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What is the spiral method of project management methodologies?

What exactly is a spiral module in terms of projects management methods? What does it entail? Is it a loosely formed term akin to agile as well (as there are various variants)? Finally, In which criterion would it be ideal for it's application?
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What are the benefits of getting an MBA and is it worthwhile?

I'll be interning as a Program Manager this summer. During my interview loop, I noticed that one of my interviewers had an MBA. This is considered a "technical" management role, and I hadn't realized that people in this position commonly got MBAs.…
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Do you know any companies that rotate developers between different projects on regular basis?

I work for a smallish outsourcing company of about 30 people, nearly all of them developers. At any given moment we have 6-9 projects in development for various clients. Most of the projects are developed by 3 programmers and one tester and last…
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Kanban for multiple projects

We've been using http://acunote.com to manage our work queue. It's great for the planning phase, because you can nest stories. This makes it easy to outline an MVP within a given sprint. Given that we are a startup, we frequently have to juggle…
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How can I learn to break down a big software project into more manageable tasks in terms of progress monitoring?

One thing I constantly see project management books talk about is the necessity of a method of tracking progress. One you break down the big picture into many smaller tasks, it becomes easier to see how quickly you're moving forward, which helps…
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Software for task tracking

I'm remotely managing a team of about 10 persons, and it becomes difficult to track every task and its status. I'm looking for a solution for task tracking. There are already a few of such applications which seem to respond to my…
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Looking for a project management tool that integrates with Outlook

I'm looking for an easy to use project management tool that has the following features: Multiple projects Multiple clients Multiple employees Integrated in Outlook 2007/2010/2011 (calendar, email) ‘zoom out’ to watch all projects overview Time…
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What techniques can identify missing requirements?

I am working in a Scrum team developing methods and tools for use inside our organization, although our skillset tends more towards statistics and data science than traditional software development. We have a general idea of the main requirements…
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How is refinement done in Scrum?

Scrum says: Product Backlog items that can be Done by the Scrum Team within one Sprint are deemed ready for selection in a Sprint Planning event. They usually acquire this degree of transparency after refining activities. Product Backlog refinement…
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Success factors of a Project Manager?

What are the success factors for a Project Manager? What are the best way to measure these factors? To ask the question in a different way: What does a successful Project Manager look like and how do we measure this?
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Partner suggestion to a big project, is it ok to ask for a commission?

First, let me tell that I'm a freelancer and don't belong/have a company and work on my own. The context: I have a big client that asked me for a cost estimate for a big project. The project involves technical aspects that I don't master (nor want …
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Is there a list of good kanban books?

Looking for something that provides a good introduction into the topic as well as how to introduce it to an organization and how to apply it.
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In Scrum what are the benefits of self-managing?

I am trying to learn Scrum, and these are some question I have: What are the benefits of self-managing? Increased accountability, Increased creativity... and what else? Thank you for your answers.
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Make them understand we need a DMS

I have put this in SE-PM as in my eyes, it affects Project Managers the most. I have just landed a role as a product engineer for a software product in a mid-sized company (around 100 staff across about 6 offices). After nosing about with the…
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At whose expense is the stage of preparing a contract performed?

Let's suppose a customer needs a software product and comes to a software development vendor. The customer describes the product and maybe even provides business requirements documentation (BRD). Then the customer asks when the product will be done…
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