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How to Estimate the Effort of Backlog Items With Points Using Planning Poker and Magic Estimation
5. March 2023The effort of backlog items in Scrum should be estimated so that a Scrum team knows how many of them it can implement in the next Sprint. The developers estimate the effort in the estimation meeting. This can be done with different methods. In this article I will show you how to estimate with points and you will learn one of the most popular estimation methods in agile projects, Planning Poker [more ...]SharePoint or Confluence – Which Is the Better Software for Managing Projects?
22. February 2023In many companies SharePoint and often Confluence are in use. They are probably the most used software tools in projects. One question I often hear is: Which is the better tool for projects and to support project management, Confluence or SharePoint? There is no clear answer to this from my point of view. It all depends on the situation. This article will give you some hints on what the two [more ...]Avoid the Risk of Believing in Things Confidently Without Verifying Their Accuracy
8. January 2023Have you ever believed in something in your business life or during project execution that you were sure would happen? You were so confident, the situation was so clear, that you didn’t give it any more thought and made decisions on this basis. And when something went wrong, you asked yourself, why didn’t we invest more time before we decided? Read on and learn how you can reduce such [more ...]How to Use SharePoint Groups and Permissions Effectively in Your Project
21. December 2022If you have read my article SharePoint Groups and Permissions Explained, then you already know relatively well about SharePoint Groups and Permissions but also their difference to Microsoft 365 Groups. In this article, you will learn how to use them effectively and specifically. But you will also learn what your responsibility is as a site owner regarding SharePoint Permission. Deepen your [more ...]
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"It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.“
(Marc Twain)
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