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Why do projects fail? (Includes examples!)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The Airbus A380 took its maiden transatlantic voyage in March 2007, silencing the critics and proving it could use runways shorter than other smaller jets. These examples show that defining what we mean by success has a significant impact on whether we believe a project has ‘failed’. How would you define success on projects?

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In-Depth: How Coherence And Cohesion Are Critical To Scrum

Scrum.org

It defines Scrum teams as “a cohesive unit of professionals focused on one objective at a time, the Product Goal”. A bit further, it defines Sprint Goals as something that “creates coherence and focus, encouraging the Scrum team to work together rather than on separate initiatives”. 2007, August). Whitworth, E., & Biddle, R.

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Product-Market Fit: What Is It & Why Is It Important?

ProjectManager.com

The idea of a product-market fit is straightforward and even simple to define, but hard to achieve. The obvious one is the Apple iPhone, a device that wasn’t unique but captured the imagination of customers so effectively that it’s hard to believe it was only introduced in 2007. Related: A Quick Guide to User Story Mapping.

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In-Depth: Stable Or Fluid Teams? What Does The Science Say?

Scrum.org

What defines fluid and stable teams? There is also the Dynamic Organic Transformation (DOT) team model for high-performance teams (Courtney, Navarro & O’Hare, 2007) or Kozlowski’s process model for team development (1999). The wish behind fluid teaming risks becoming the father of its thought. 2007, August). Courtney, H.

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Deciphering Goals

Scrum.org

Risks, politics, personal agendas often subvert the original goal either by design or unwittingly, turning high impact outcomes into mediocre outputs. In contrast a Sprint Goal fulfills all the criteria of SMART as a Sprint is more complicated and less complex, happening in a short defined time frame. Risks of absent or bad Goals.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. Risk issues that can be identified early in the program, which will potentially impact the program later, termed Known Unknowns and can be alleviated with good risk management. Effective Risk Management 2 nd Edition , Edmund Conrow, AIAA, 2003.

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Implications of Artificial Intelligence on Project Management

The IIL Blog

He served on the Global Board of Directors Project Management Institute Global Board of Directors from 2007-2012 and was elected Board Chair in 2010. With over 25 years of experience working with clients in the technology, media, and telecommunications sectors, he has helped them define strategies, execute vision, and achieve business value.