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Which estimation methods are favored for adaptive delivery?

Kiron Bondale

For every person who adamantly insists that estimates are needed to support proper governance, someone else will argue that the inherent wrongness of an estimate and how estimates are abused will wipe out any benefits of defining them. Throughput and Monte Carlo received 11% of the votes and #NoEstimates only received 5%.

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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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How to get the best from your sponsor

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Certified in both project management and business analysis, she provides a broad view to support project governance and processes. Today she provides private consulting to government and private industry clients in addition to writing and presenting on all things project.

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Top 11 Cities for Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The Australian government has granted two initiatives close to Brisbane major project status. Over A$10bn has been committed by the Australian government to fund the upgrades. The majority of the work is government based and there is an exciting start up scene,” she adds. Source: PMI; figures relate to country).

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Book review: Turn The Ship Around

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Control can be done in a number of ways, and on a project strong governance principles fall in here. This book review first appeared on ProjectManagement.com during August 2012. Control, competence and clarity are the three things Marquet picks out as essential for organizational excellence. ” Buy Turn the Ship Around!

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Earned Value Management (EVM): A Roadmap to Project Success

MPUG

government. Over the years, the significance of EVM has only amplified, becoming an ANSI standard by 1999 and being adopted by various government agencies, including the Department of Defense.[1] 1] At its core, EVM integrates project scope , schedule, and cost elements, offering a holistic perspective of a project’s status.

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Is Kniberg’s Aligned Autonomy matrix still relevant?

Scrum.org

He worked at Spotify around 2012 when they were pushing the boundaries of scaling agile and experimenting with new organizational designs. The management discussion on team mandate has shifted toward determining the degree to which teams are self-organizing, self-directing, or self-governing. You've probably heard of Henrik Kniberg.

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