The Lazy Project Manager

AUGUST 1, 2017

It is not just about the provision of a ‘lean’ framework for these sponsors and project managers to work to – and by ‘lean’ I mean that every part should add value and not create unnecessary waste. Tailwind Project Solutions was formed in 2014 to provide a bespoke approach to project leadership development.

PMO 186

PMO 2014 Lean Leadership 186

LiquidPlanner

MAY 25, 2017

The cost of purchasing and operating a robotic spot welder, for example, went from $182,000 in 2005 to $133,000 in 2014, and will drop to $103,000 by 2025, according to a report by the Boston Consulting Group. Document what you do and how you do it, as well as any process variations. still needs to have Lean at its core,” he says.

2025 95

2025 Manufacturing 2005 Lean 95

Digite

JANUARY 29, 2018

Scrum.org describes it as “a management and control process that cuts through complexity to focus on building products that meet business needs”. In other words, can service teams benefit from Kanban’s visual management, controls on work in progress, collaborative, feedback-driven process improvement, etc, etc? Many can and many do!

SCRUM 75

SCRUM 2012 Lean 2014 75

The Strategic Project Manager

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Lean Innovation – Build adaptive processes to learn and build business around the hotpots for customers and markets. BCG Classics Revisited: The Growth Share Matrix , 2014. Dynamic Capabilities – Build a whole new competency within the organization based on adaptability. It goes further, however, than just adaptive approaches.

2012 98

2012 2014 2013 Consulting 98

Meisterplan

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Like a pproximately half of all existing hospitals, Munich Hospital was in the red for a long time, which is why they decided to reorganize and re-strategize hospital projects in 2014 to avoid impending insolvency. We imagine hospitals operating with rigid and formalized processes and procedures. About Marco Weidemeier.

2014 54

2014 Agile Healthcare PMO 54

Agile Coach

JANUARY 16, 2020

I started running my Lean Change Agent workshop in 2014 and have never offered a certification. Why I created Certified Practitioner and the feedback I got when asking if people were against certs due to the term, or the process of getting them. Lamest blog post title ever. What I get out of it. some name-calling and snark.

Certification 78

Certification Lean 2012 2014 78

Scrum.org

AUGUST 28, 2020

The mechanical perspective draws attention to the structure and processes of organizations. In the following century, it would give rise to modern-day practices like lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and Gantt-charts. From the mechanical perspective, change is defined in terms of modifications to structures and processes.

2012 155

2012 2006 2011 Influencer 155

Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

This quote demonstrates a lack of understanding of making decisions in the presence of uncertainty and the processes and events that create uncertainty. There is naturally occurring variability from uncontrolled processes. Aleatory uncertainty is expressed as a process variability. First, let's establish a principle.

2003 46

2003 2014 2015 2011 46

Sudipta Lahiri

MARCH 16, 2014

The Pune Chapter Meet of the Limited WIP Society was held on Mar 8, 2014. This session objective was to address challenges faced by Lean-Kanban practitioners in their projects. The following Positives were identified when applying Agile/Lean methods to these projects: Positive Contributors. The result looked something like this!

Lean 20

Lean Development Team Review Budget Software Review 20

Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

“A Taxonomy of Threats for Complex Risk Management,” Centre for Risk Studies, Research Programme of the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies, University of Cambridge, Judge Business School, June 2014. “A Project Risk Management: A Combined Analytic Hierarchy Process and Decision Tree Approach,” Prasanta Kumar Dey, Cost Engineering , Vol.

Risk Management 38

Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 38

Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

“A Taxonomy of Threats for Complex Risk Management,” Centre for Risk Studies, Research Programme of the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies, University of Cambridge, Judge Business School, June 2014. “A Project Risk Management: A Combined Analytic Hierarchy Process and Decision Tree Approach,” Prasanta Kumar Dey, Cost Engineering , Vol.

Risk Management 35

Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 35

Proofhub

DECEMBER 2, 2019

In 2014, only 126 companies were into work remotely, but the picture has changed. Not only increased throughput but cost-cutting is another big reason why businesses are leaning towards hiring virtual teams. “We Make sure they are trained on company processes, culture and expectations during their initial weeks.

2014 78

2014 Influencer Lean Leadership 78

Planio

JULY 22, 2020

Project management is as much about people as it is about processes. To make a complex practice like project management simpler, the most recent version of the PMBOK breaks the core project management processes down into five sections: Initiating : Defining a new project or a new phase of an existing project. Author: Brett Harned.

2020 148

2020 Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software Review 148

Wrike

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Having a knowledge transfer process in place boosts the chance of project success by over 20%. [6]. Most Popular Agile Tools and Processes: Scrum – 43%. Lean & Test Driven Development (TDD) – 11%. Poor purchasing processes: 23%. 18% use word processing documents. Popular Methodologies: 41% use PMBoK.

2015 60

2015 Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 60

Leading Agile

JANUARY 28, 2019

Ultimately, that can lead to poor results for the “external” customer, as the underlying systems and processes we use to provide value become ineffective. In a 2014 blog post, I wrote: –start– …anything we do has an outcome. So, I’m not arguing; I’m just making a statement. life-altering.

Agile 107

Agile Underperforming Technical Team Development Team Review Engineering 107

Resource Guru

AUGUST 10, 2023

Whether you’re an indie agency or a global agency group, this list will make the evaluation process a lot easier. It has straightforward reporting: “ The reporting process is also incredibly straightforward, enabling me to have a snapshot view of resources or produce a full report.”

Software Review 52

Software Review Technical Review 2010 Closing 52

Herding Cats

MAY 7, 2019

So start here to build your academic foundation, that can be put to work to build a foundation of validated experience of making estimates in the presence of uncertainty and protect yourself from fallacious claims that estimates are a waste, not needed, and produce bad resulting in the decision making process for those paying you to produce value.

Estimate 40

Estimate Software Review Software 2012 40

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

The result was a safety stand down for everyone on the site (5,000 Steel Works), including all us office workers, to get the message about health, safety, and safeguards of the materials and processes on site. . Analytical Hierarchical Process . Some Model-Based Systems Engineering process. The Design Structure Matrix .

Estimate 42

Estimate Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 42

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

The same process for estimating is applied to multi-billion dollar projects we work. And the same process is applied to the Scrum development processes on those projects. . Here's some materials that provide the tools and processes needed to learn how to estimate. Armour, Communications of the ACM , January 2014, Vol.

Estimate 64

Estimate 2006 2005 2013 64

MPUG

JANUARY 9, 2020

So we move kind of, basically through the process of looking at one of the tools that are available. And the intent is to make sure that as you bring in the tools together, that if you want to build reports, or workflow, or you want to create process that allows you to kind of interact with other technologies, you could do so very easily.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Engineering Software Review Development Team Review 52

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Jim Carrey, Commencement Address, Maharishi University, 2014. That change was first on display at this speech for the graduates of Maharishi University in 2014. Brené Brown, the Power of Vulnerability, 2014. From the sublime to the ridiculous, even comic actors like Jim Carrey can find inspirational words to motivate.

2008 324

2008 2004 2014 2005 324

Leading Answers

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

When we read through this list anyone familiar with the agile mindset will likely see connections to agile and lean values. The recognition that people bring value and the need to respect, attract and engage people is central to the process. Agile approaches encourage engaging the team in the recruiting process. Agile Teams.

Underperforming Technical Team 133

Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Agile 2001 133

Leading Answers

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

When we read through this list anyone familiar with the agile mindset will likely see connections to agile and lean values. The recognition that people bring value and the need to respect, attract and engage people is central to the process. Agile approaches encourage engaging the team in the recruiting process. Agile Teams.

Underperforming Technical Team 60

Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Agile 2001 60