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Zombie Projects and How to Kill Them

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Zombie PM is a term I came up with in 2010 when I put together a project management alphabet. How to spot a zombie project. lack of governance. Read next: How to Save a Failing Project (ebook). Government PMO,” says Derek Huether, an enterprise Agile coach and trainer. They are projects that: lack structure.

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The 7 Habits of Successful Project Managers

ProjectManager.com

Some goes to your governance tiers, your boss, client or sponsor, and some goes to your team and colleagues. When you find the right levers, and learn how to work them, everything else will fall into place. Excellent projects often benefit from excellent governance, and I think there is a strong causal link.

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Reasons to Adopt AgilePM®

The IIL Blog

Since its introduction in 2010, AgilePM has fast established itself as the leading framework and certification for agile project management. Inclusion of Chance Management Activities AgilePM goes further than other project management approaches because it has a specific process for considering how what has been created will be implemented.

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How to Navigate the Project Environment Even if You’re New to Project Management

Project Pulse Journal

Compliance and Governance Awareness of regulatory requirements and governance structures ensures that projects comply with legal standards and organizational policies. Compliance and governance are not optional. As a critical point in this article, stakeholders and informed decision-making go together.

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The Scrum Team is Self-Managing

Scrum.org

I would say these topics fall under self-governance instead of self-management. Scrum does not require the Scrum Team to be self-governing, nor does it forbid it. Each organization has a different appetite for what it gives and retains control over for the governance of its people, and that's okay.

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Project Management Disasters in Enterprises

Epicflow Blog

And how can one avoid these missteps and bring project management at a company to the next level? Watch the recording of the webinar to find answers to these and other questions and learn how to improve your business outcomes with efficient project management.

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A Compendium of Works to Increase the Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Project Governance. Applying Deliverables Based Planning ® To Increase Our Probability of Success , PMI Fort Worth, Chapter Meeting, 15 July 2010. Agile Software Development for Government Software Intensive System of Systems (SISoS) , Boulder Agile Meetup, 27 July 2016. How to Develop Credible Cost & Schedule Estimate.

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