Questions tagged [visualization]

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Mindmaps for project management

What are some practical, everyday uses for mindmaps for project managers? Please don't reply with a list of what could be done with them, but what you really use them for. Why a mindmap? Why does it work for you?
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How do you visualize projects progress?

What reports do you use to track progress of several projects? In particular, what progress visualization techniques do you use?
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Can we use only one Scrum board for a team with multiple projects?

I am doing research for school. My research is covering how we could have one Scrum board for one team that works on multiple projects simultaneously. Scrum methodology is not just for working on one project. Scrum tells us what kind of work we have…
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Portfolio Reports from Microsoft Project files

How can I take schedule information from multiple (40+) Microsoft Project files and create portfolio dashboards and reports. Specifically, I'd like to see Gantt charts for all projects in a stack.
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Diagram for mapping project dependencies or relationships

Is there a particular diagram established for the mapping of projects that are related? The goal here would be to find a way to make ties between related projects either based on dependencies or requirements. I've found some things on brain mapping…
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How to export the Network Diagram View to an image in Microsoft Project 2010

Is there a way to export the Network Diagram View in Microsoft Project 2010 to an image format including all the image contents, not just what's rendered in the screen? I've tried the Task, Copy, Copy Picture but only copy what fits in the screen,…
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What's a good diagram time to model systems that are time dependant

I was trying to create a simple workflow diagram to visualize a process in our business that relies very heavily on how much time has elapsed. For example: if an order is placed, and the order is made for a partner store, and 5 minutes has elapsed…
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How to visualize communication work?

I have a QA team report directly to me, their day to day tasks are: Correct the new specifications together with tech leads/PM Write test plan Discuss with teammates during implementation phases Review automated test from teammates Workflow stuff,…
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Group not finding value in using a visualization board

I am assisting a group of people (not exactly a team, since they're not working together towards a common goal, they're rather trying to manage projects around them), to use a visualization board to make their job visible. It's not exactly a Kanban…
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Give visibility to work being done by a subcontractor

My company has subcontracted a project and the subcontractor is using their own instance of JIRA to manage their work. Because we use a different tool I opted to let them use the tools they know and work instead of giving them access to our tool and…