Rebel’s Guide to PM
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Scope creep is the more common term but you might hear both, especially if you are working in software development. Ultimately, it isn’t the project manager coming up with new requirements and asking the team to “just do it”. What’s so bad about scope creep anyway? It takes its toll on team morale.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
OCTOBER 4, 2021
The most recent version was released in June 2009, which has split the manual into two, covering project managers and project sponsors. And what are the weak points? Emphasis on people, teams, leadership and the so-called soft skills required to truly operate in a strategic leadership position has only increased since then.
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Scrum.org
JULY 21, 2021
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. Suppose our teams don't have autonomy and are not aligned with our vision or strategic goal.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
JANUARY 28, 2022
Berkun’s Microsoft background means a lot of the book is aimed towards software development projects, but that’s no bad thing – if you don’t work on software projects just ignore then 10% that is specific to that, like how to plan a code review. Virtual teams are very much the norm now. Section Two looks at skills.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
. Project teams communicate and collaborate by default, don’t they? That certainly hasn’t been the case for all the teams I have worked on. Don’t assume your project team will know how (or even want to) communicate well and collaborate with each other. Susan Stamm: Superstar Press, 2009. 42 Rules of Employee Engagement.
Project Pulse Journal
OCTOBER 7, 2023
It's the ability to see potential threats not simply as an abstract concept but as actionable metrics that gives project managers and teams the power to predict and prepare confidently. Meredith & Mantel, 2009). Converting these uncertainties into a measurable understanding is the art and science.
The IIL Blog
MAY 17, 2023
When the Department of Defense (DoD) decided to expand the need for more technical projects following World War II, pressure was placed upon the aerospace and defense community to develop expertise in project management. Unfortunately, the same PMs often were quite poor at writing reports. degree in a technical discipline.
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