Project Management

Project management terms

42 Project Management Terms You Need to Know

With the evolution of traditional to digital project management, new challenges, solutions, and tools have resulted in a slew of new terms. As these lexicons continue to grow longer and longer, it has become harder to keep track. We’re here to help.

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The User Story: What It Is and How It’s Used

Want to find out what happens when you mash story time with software development? Learn the definition of the user story, get some examples, and find out how they’re used as a launchpad for development work.

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KPIs: What They Are and Why You Need Them

How do you know that you’re hitting your goals? Sometimes, you need some kind of metric to track progress. That’s what KPIs are for.

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The Retrospective: What It Is and How To Run One

Ever get to a point where your team is asking “what the hell just happened?” That means it’s time to run a retrospective. Find out what a retrospective is, how it’s run, and the best tools for doing so.

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When to Prioritize Structure and When to Go All-in on Flexibility

Should you be putting your energy into having a rigid process for everything? Or should you equip your teams with the flexibility to keep trucking no matter what comes their way? Well actually, a bit of both.

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How Backlog Grooming Helps Your Dev Team Get More Done

Heart palpitations. The trickle of cold sweat down the back of your neck. The clawing sense that you’re drowning under a wave of unfinished tasks. You realize the one thing that was supposed to keep you organized is now the source of your anxiety: your product backlog has gotten out of control. What do you do now?

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What Is a Minimum Viable Product?

Heard the term minimum viable product (or MVP) and not sure what it means? Find out what it is, what it’s used for, and what you need to know before creating your own.

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9 Tips To Better Manage Your Projects in 2024

No matter how tough the last year has been, there are always new challenges ahead. As we go into 2023, it’s still important we take some of last year’s crucial lessons with us.

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Tool Silos: What They Are and How to Smash Them

With the explosion of SaaS tools, businesses, departments, and even individual workers are using multiple tools to get work done. This has created a new collaboration problem: tool silos. Find out what they are and what you can do about them.

Project scope

Project Scope: An Essential Part of Project Management Success

Have you ever gone to the grocery to pick up one or two things and ended up leaving with a cart full of impulse purchases? This all-too-familiar experience is a simple example of what happens when you don’t stick to your project scope.

What is project management?

What is Project Management? A Guide for Beginners

If someone asked you, “What is project management?”, would you find it easy to answer? Of course it’s about managing projects but what exactly does that entail?