Scrum.org

JANUARY 30, 2023

This article is another excursion into this nascent yet fascinating new technology of generative AI and LLMs and the future of knowledge work. I was interested in learning more about a typical daily challenge many agile practitioners face: How shall we successfully pursue an agile transformation? I am no longer sure about that.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 1, 2023

Today, I want to share with you the biggest inspiration in my life - the Theory of Constraints. Before we delve into the topic, let me surprise you with something. Before we delve into the topic, let me surprise you with something. I talk about it during trainings, meet-ups, and so on. Why am I telling you this?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 9, 2021

Are you looking for a robust, scalable PPM solution that can manage the whole project life cycle and show you what’s being worked on at any one time? In this review of Sciforma, I’ll share the pros and cons of this enterprise-centric project and portfolio management tool. Product: Sciforma. Pricing: Licenced per user, per month.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 6, 2022

This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management. The projects that you read about in the media are often high profile, with budgets in the multimillions or even billions. When faced with that view of projects, you might wonder how people ever got started.

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Velociteach

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As we adapt to the current dynamics, we should challenge standard paradigms and reevaluate when to execute project processes. Timing is crucial for successful project outcomes. By shifting events earlier (left), later (right), or consistently doing others throughout the project (middle), outcomes can be improved.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

This article, How To Make 2018 A Successful Year for Your Projects , first appeared on Girl's Guide to Project Management. Would you like to make 2018 a successful year for your projects? Amongst them I count my virtual mentors and project delivery professionals who inspire me. So I made you an ebook.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 1, 2018

There are lots of routes into project management, as I explored recently in an article on how to become a project manager. But reading about what you should do to break into project management isn’t the same as hearing real stories of people who took that leap and got that project management job.

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Planio

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

If it takes a village to raise a child, then it’s safe to say it takes a whole city to run a project. No matter how agile and lean you try to run your projects there are inevitably going to be a lot of people involved in getting you from project proposal to launch day. What exactly is a project stakeholder?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 1, 2019

It seems like more and more of the projects we’re working on as project managers are tricky in non-conventional ways. In my mentoring group we often talk about how projects don’t quite work the way the textbooks make you think they should. Carole, let’s start at the beginning. Or the political situation changes.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 26, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Are you struggling to manage complex projects in an increasingly fast-paced and digital environment? Do you find yourself overwhelmed by the demands of integrating new technologies and leading remote teams? Digital project management is a skill requiring competency in our technology-driven workplace.

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LiquidPlanner

JULY 7, 2020

Projects can get delayed for many reasons from third party suppliers failing to deliver on time, to poor communication between project stakeholders sometimes the deliverables are simply not realistic within the project constraints. The project may have to start again as something completely new,” says Reynolds.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Digital solutions are providing companies with new innovations and creative ways to tackle old problems more efficiently. The transformation from traditional to digital work platforms has been disruptive but has also opened new opportunities for businesses. Let’s start by understanding what digital transformation means.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 15, 2020

When I regularly traveled into London, I’d be at my desk by 7.45am. I was often one of the first people in, and I know others noticed. In reality, I did it because I left work at 4.30pm, and that meant I could do my commute there and back and always get a seat on the train.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

JANUARY 26, 2024

Over the past year I’ve written considerably about PMOs, from setting them up to keeping the lights on to sound operational processes. Hell, Hell, I even wrote a book (with a lot of help from AI)! I I went through pages of notes and highlights. Throughout Projects are all about Change. The first theme is change. Implementing

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Scrum.org

APRIL 30, 2021

People frequently ask me – if I don’t secure a job, how will I gain experience? In the last seven years, I have assisted several interested and enthusiastic professionals to become Scrum Masters. In fact, in my first job, at Hewlett Packard, I was a Software Engineer. A known devil is better than an unknown angel. .

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The Strategic Project Manager

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Then it focuses on strategy and project management as careers that can lead to CIO – but with a careful strategic approach. This post queries whether a Chief Information Officer (CIO) position might be a good and realistic goal for a project manager. Let’s just start by looking at a typical career path to CIO.

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Do you wish to become a master but don’t know where to start? . Before we get to the benefits of Professional Scrum Master Certification Training, let’s quickly explore the fundamentals. Before we get to the benefits of Professional Scrum Master Certification Training, let’s quickly explore the fundamentals. Don’t worry.

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Susanne Madsen

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Whenever I train, coach or consult in project management, it always surprises me how few people plan in a truly collaborative manner. I’ve trained senior project professionals with fifteen to twenty years of experience who don’t appreciate the importance of fully engaging the team in the planning process.

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Velociteach

MARCH 4, 2024

The podcast by project managers for project managers. Are your projects truly delivering the promised benefits? He explains why so many projects miss the mark on delivering measurable benefits and shares strategies to implement to maximize value. 04:34 … Why Projects Fail to Deliver?

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International Institute for Learning

APRIL 5, 2023

By Mike Griffiths Welcome to part four, the last installment of this series introducing basic leadership ideas that any project manager or Scrum master can employ. Be sure to see articles one , two , and three , which cover topics including how leadership differs from management, servant leadership, and team motivation.

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The IIL Blog

MAY 17, 2023

and Cynthia Snyder Dionisio, MBA, PMP We have all attended project management workshops, conferences, and symposiums. We have read books and journal articles on various project management topics. What we ended up learning was about the present state-of-the-art of project management and what the future might look like.

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Scrum.org

MAY 14, 2020

3) How do we handle a new distributed world? Getting infrastructure and remote working tools is a good start. The NY Times ran a piece which suggested that demand for online monitoring tools have surged. Even before Covid-19, teams struggled to deliver under such conditions. It is a time of unprecedented challenge.

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Velociteach

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The podcast by project managers for project managers. Constance Dierickx lays out a new paradigm for leadership that offers a way to synthesize thinking, emotion, and behavior. Don’t say, “I’m a people person.” WENDY GROUNDS: Welcome to Manage This , the podcast by project managers for project managers.

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MPUG

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Organizations that perform IT projects may select a project management methodology that follows the same system of practices, policies, procedures, techniques, and rules as others developing new projects within their organization. A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.

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The Lazy Project Manager

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Before you start how big do you think your Portfolio is right now and how big do you think it really might be? OK – start with your Portfolio value. Assuming that you do have that number to hand now all you need to know now is the ratio of Compliance projects versus Growth projects. How simple is that to discover?

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 25, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Are there projects missing deadlines, going over budget, or failing to meet expectations within your organization? Imagine having a centralized hub in your organization that keeps your projects on track and aligns them perfectly with your strategic goals. What is a Project Management Office?

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The Lazy Project Manager

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

Let’s start with the simplest form of this test by asking ‘Is there one?’. Does the executive team interact with project sponsors on a regular basis, perhaps are they even the executive sponsors themselves? And do the sponsors interact and engage on a regular, bi-directional manner with the project managers? One point here.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

JANUARY 12, 2023

That’s a hell of a question to ask when you’re the consultant asking a client why they want to start a Project Management Office (PMO). But, it’s one I felt necessary because thus far their reasoning wasn’t sound. I had a list of questions jotted down to ask the leadership team.

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Teamweek

APRIL 19, 2024

Project managers often struggle to calculate project ROI and communicate a project’s financial value to stakeholders as they might not have the right tools or processes to do so. This guide has everything you need to start calculating the ROI of your projects, avoid scope creep, and improve project efficiency.

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Resource Guru

JANUARY 29, 2024

So which one is the best for your team? Resource Guru’s most popular features Resource Guru offers a 30-day free trial (no credit card required), giving you plenty of time to test drive the product and evaluate it alongside your team members and other stakeholders. Resource management has a direct impact on revenue. Let’s take a look.

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The Lazy Project Manager

DECEMBER 6, 2017

This book is not the book to advise you on what portfolio reporting or dashboard solution to choose and it is not about how you should go about implementing such a solution (I did suggest one specific dashboard view you might ask for from any supplier and/or solution though so make sure you lock that one down).

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Scrum.org

MARCH 8, 2019

The imperative everyone faces is to complete projects "faster and cheaper". People, I suppose, can be right about certain things for the wrong reasons. In truth," I said, "agile transformation is about learning to build the right thing at the right time". An unforeseen vista had rent the air and stretched out before him.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 11, 2018

In this video I talk to Simon Harris about how to thrive as an accidental project manager. Simon: I can’t see anything counting down. Elizabeth: Well, I can, so we’re live! Elizabeth: Hello everybody, and welcome to Project Management Cafe and our normal Facebook Live slot. Transcript. Simon: Fantastic.

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Velociteach

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The podcast by project managers for project managers. I think it’s something we’re missing in this world quite a bit. And I find also that most people would rather have the authority and accountability that these power skills support. And I think it’s been nearly 10 years that we’ve been working with Neal.

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The Lazy Project Manager

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Not stages of the project lifecycle you understand but stages of even getting to the project lifecycle, in getting the project started – despite the business case being approved and the project being well and truly ‘in the portfolio’. Kick off meeting (party) fueled by marketing spend is completed.

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Velociteach

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The podcast by project managers for project managers. Projects are instrumental in defining an organization’s vision for a more sustainable future. So when we look at green projects, it’s are you taking a total asset lifecycle focus? We’re talking about Green Project Management. And that’s what we have to do.

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Velociteach

JULY 3, 2023

The podcast by project managers for project managers. Will your project’s documentation pass the test of time once the project is done and the people are gone? WENDY GROUNDS: Welcome to Manage This , the podcast by project managers for project managers. Let me start with the legal stuff first.

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