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A Digital Service Canvas for Government and Enterprise

Scrum.org

The original is Alex Osterwalder’s Business Model Canvas , proposed in 2008. If there is to be a game-changer, it will have to come from the market, or from government, or both. For example, the UK Government’s Digital Service Standard has promoted digital services as an enabler for “Government as a Platform”.

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Project Boards and Project Steering Groups: An Introduction

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Here’s an introduction to these important groups as part of the governance framework so you can get yours set up and working on your project. A project board provides oversight and governance for the project. What you need is adequate governance for the project. What is a project board? Call your meetings anything you like.

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A Real-World Success Story: New Zealand Government Improves Project Delivery

Planview

Meeting the demands of ever-changing priorities within a government can lead to inconsistent processes, departments with limited visibility into what is being worked on, and no ability to monitor investments. The New Zealand Government Case Study. The New Zealand government serves approximately 4.7 million people.

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Unlocking ITIL4: Defining Value and Navigating Career Growth

The IIL Blog

You may choose not to adopt certain aspects; those that you do adopt will continue to mature as you refine your internal processes and governance. The ITIL certification scheme provides a defined learning path benefiting the individual at each designation. Continual improvement is the key. Browse IIL’s ITIL Courses here!

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What is IT Service Management?

The IIL Blog

As governments and organisations began to utilise IT to run their organisations, the concepts of ‘services’ began to evolve. ITIL was partly in response to the UK government’s desire to standardise how we deliver IT services and became the de-facto approach to what became known as ITSM.

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Beware of the Unintended Consequences of Incentive Plans.

Scrum.org

More examples of poorly aligned incentives that contributed to the boom then bust financial crisis of 2008-2009: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac using their implicit government backing to take on significant mortgage risk with little capital backing.

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How has project management changed?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

At least, the 1950’s were when project management emerged as a discipline to help manufacturing, construction and government initiatives deliver more reliably and with greater repeatability. Project management has been around since just after World War 2. Collaboration tools.

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