Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. Making these decisions in the presence Uncertainty ?

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WorkOtter

JUNE 14, 2022

Ultimately, program managers are judged on results. Creating a positive program culture that facilitates excellent project management should produce excellent results. Having the correct program manager attributes, knowing how to manage stakeholders, implementing the most e?ective ©2014 by McGraw-Hill Education.

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The Lazy Project Manager

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Your portfolio reporting process and solution needs to be a good ‘fit’ for the purpose you wish to put it to, practical, usable, understandable, with the right data in it. Tailwind Project Solutions was formed in 2014 to provide a bespoke approach to project leadership development.

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2014 Leadership Software Review Finance 186

The Lazy Project Manager

APRIL 25, 2017

You can read more about this at SME www.smeweb.com/sme/how-mismanaging-change-is-the-biggest-risk-of-all – where Peter describes the four-year study by LeadershipIQ.com which found that the number one reason CEO’s got fired was …. We expect more from our project managers – we expect them to inspire, lead teams and be more confident.

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2014 Finance Leadership Risk Management 222

The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This range accounts for the many factors that could affect the pace at which adoption occurs, including regulation, levels of investment, and management decision making within firms [3]. Risk Management. Effective risk management has to be proactive. Human Capital Optimization. Active Assistance.

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WorkOtter

JUNE 14, 2021

Ultimately, program managers are judged on results. Creating a positive program culture that facilitates excellent project management should produce excellent results. Having the correct program manager attributes, knowing how to manage stakeholders, implementing the most e?ective Project risks and dependencies were e?ectively

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2014 Executing Risk Management Process 78

Epicflow Blog

APRIL 29, 2022

Project management goes hand in hand with uncertainty and risks. The present-day disruptions caused by the pandemic bits and pieces, military conflicts, and geopolitical tensions can only increase the number of risks that projects will be exposed to. . Risk Register: Definition and Purpose . Risk description .

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Risk Technical Review Software Review 2008 52

Scrum.org

AUGUST 1, 2022

Some find the process of creating them “childish” or “a waste of time”. Illustration by Thea Schukken The process of creating a skill matrix and having an open and honest conversation about the skills and what each of the member's needs from others are probably more important than the work agreements that come out of it. C., & Lei, Z.

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WorkOtter

JUNE 14, 2021

Ultimately, program managers are judged on results. Creating a positive program culture that facilitates excellent project management should produce excellent results. Having the correct program manager attributes, knowing how to manage stakeholders, implementing the most e?ective Compliance with the process.

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2014 Executing Process Risk Management 78

The Lazy Project Manager

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

And do the sponsors interact and engage on a regular, bi-directional manner with the project managers? If you don’t declare a complete and utter ‘No’ then the next step of the ‘ESP’ test is to consider any weak points in this ‘Executive board to Sponsor to Project Manager’ relationship. One point here.

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Underperforming Technical Team 2014 Executing Leadership 186

The IIL Blog

AUGUST 8, 2023

Stress and burnout have been recognized as serious project management problems for years, but until recently companies have been reluctant to face the problems head on. 2014), and Jugdev et al., Some project managers thrive on stress and seem to avoid burnout.

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The Lazy Project Manager

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

On that basis now is the time for you to ‘do the math’ and work your change portfolio investment out, an example was covered in ‘Challenge 1 – Invest in the right portfolio management’ – so you can reference that if you wish. Tailwind Project Solutions was formed in 2014 to provide a bespoke approach to project leadership development.

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2014 Finance Leadership Estimate 186

The Lazy Project Manager

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

Without management and control and accountability, alongside that maturity in change delivery, it will be wasted – perhaps not truly burnt but money used a little here and a little there, a resource ‘borrowed’, and a little help provided over there on that other important activity. Now we come to the ‘so what’ part. is the ‘I’ for investment.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 22, 2024

Malinawan, PMP Do you need help managing a diverse array of stakeholders in your projects? This tool lets you visualize who needs your attention most and how to approach them, turning a complex web of relationships into a manageable plan. By: Meredith G. Does balancing varying interests and powers within a project confuse you?

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Software Review Influencer Healthcare 52

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 15, 2017

A popular toss off aphrase in some agile circles is process reduces agility. In this domain today, Agile processes are the basis of engineering those systems. IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW ACQUISITION PROCESS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS. IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW ACQUISITION PROCESS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 17, 2019

Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management. Managment Processes. Nine Best Practices of Project Management , Software Program Managers Network (SPMN). Top Habits of Successful Project Managers. The Nine "I's" of Program Success ," College of Performance Management.

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 20, 2024

by Meredith Malinawan, PMP In the fast-evolving landscape of project management, one cannot merely rely on a one-size-fits-all approach. Even as an experienced project manager looking to improve your methodology, it can be challenging to tailor your approach to meet the unique needs of every project. What is Tailoring?

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Governance Government Technical Review Software Review 52

Epicflow Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Regardless of your skills, background, and experience, you probably have asked yourself a question at least once: what kind of knowledge do I need to be a competitive expert in project management? And in this publication, we discuss the role of industry, product, and technical knowledge in the work of a project manager. .

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Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 2027 Risk Management 102

The Lazy Project Manager

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

TAKE THE TEST: If you recognise this behaviour inside your organisation then you definitely have an attitude issue and your organisation needs to do a whole lot of Organisational Change Management [1] (OCM) and generally get out there making people realise that this stuff is important.

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2014 Leadership Finance Initiating 186

The Lazy Project Manager

AUGUST 1, 2017

And how can you Invest in great project management skills? And how can you Invest in great project management skills? You can see that is not just a matter of recruiting the best project managers. That helps of course, as does developing the best project managers. Perhaps we might begin with the PMO.

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PMO 2014 Lean Leadership 186

PM Times

APRIL 7, 2021

It will discuss why the Core IT Complexity model is a good approach for most IT organizations and why it is important to determine project complexity as an ongoing and integral part of the Change Management and Risk Management process. It can also indicate potential risks to existing projects. Introduction.

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2016 2014 PMO Software Review 52

Ron Rosenhead

MARCH 15, 2016

. · TfL’s external auditors, KPMG, conducted a lessons learned review that found that TfL’s procurement process was not well thought out. · TfL seemed to change its procurement process as it went along. The Assembly experienced this first-hand. Related Posts: How good are you at starting off your project?

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The Lazy Project Manager

JULY 3, 2017

We will come on to the definition of this term in one moment but to begin we need to clearly differentiate Challenge 1 – Invest in the right portfolio management, which was all about knowing what your true portfolio value is. In all aspects, the project demands the intelligent project manager.

Technical Review 186

Technical Review 2014 Executing Leadership 186

The Lazy Project Manager

JUNE 7, 2017

The following is an extract from my new book ‘How to get Fired at the C-Level: Why mismanaging change is the biggest risk of all’ in association with my friends at Tailwind Project Solutions – the extracts follow a series of 5 Challenges that I think every organisation should consider, and consider very carefully: ‘Change is the law of life.

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Finance 2014 Leadership Executing 186

Henny Portman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Based on an audit objective related to the position in the life cycle, you get the main risks to consider, the audit approach including a set of questions and a conclusion. Conclusion: This easy to read book focusses on projects with an agile delivery team using Scrum, Unified Process or XP. A case study is included.

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Governance Government Agile Project Life Cycle 63

The Lazy Project Manager

JUNE 22, 2017

If you think about CEO’s being most often fired for mismanaging change then it is a ‘no-brainer’ you would have thought if your portfolio is a significant one and – based on Challenge 1 – Invest in the right portfolio management – it is often more significant than you might think (see previous blog). Reports to the executive team.

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PMO 2014 Finance Leadership 130

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. The risk is created when we have not accounted for this natural variances in our management plan for the project.

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The Strategic Project Manager

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Lean Innovation – Build adaptive processes to learn and build business around the hotpots for customers and markets. Check out the new Project Management Handbook (paid link): —————————————-. BCG Classics Revisited: The Growth Share Matrix , 2014.

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Root Cause is the fundamental initiating cause on a causal chain leading to a failure of a process which results in a recurrence of the problem. Root Cause Analysis is a systematic documented approach to arrive at the true Root Cause of the process problem. 02202, The Aerospace Corporation, 30 May 2014. 02163, May 8, 2014.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

MAY 28, 2020

The recent UK Government’s enquiry into the management of major projects was cut short by world events, but the interim report and oral evidence make for interesting reading. [1] 2] Easy to say, harder to do: use a rigorous estimating process and remember that the best estimators incorporate benchmarking within their processes.

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Controlling Estimate 2014 Underperforming Technical Team 59

Meisterplan

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Traditionally, hospitals operate through highly formalized approaches to project management. The strict adherence to traditional project management makes it difficult for hospitals to even consider other types of project management, particularly the Agile method and Agile project portfolio management.

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2014 Agile Healthcare PMO 54

Scrum.org

AUGUST 28, 2020

The idea of the organization as a machine has become so ingrained and pervasive in management practices and theories in the past fifty years, that it is hard to even be aware of it. The mechanical perspective draws attention to the structure and processes of organizations. and attributes much of it to scientific management.

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Workamajig

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

As we step into 2019, what project management statistics should you be aware of? The field of project management is changing, and it’s changing fast. To answer these questions, we’ve compiled a comprehensive list of the latest project management statistics. Project Management Adoption Statistics. Wellingtone ).

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Underperforming Technical Team PMI 2018 PMO 127

Wrike

OCTOBER 9, 2019

But a seven-year digital transformation process brought the retail giant back to life — and boosted its stock a whopping 198%. Microsoft began its digital transformation in 2014 with the installation of a new CEO. Digital transformation and project management. 4 ways digital transformation is changing project management.

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ProProfs Project Management

JUNE 25, 2019

Managing risks as and when they are encountered? Stakeholder Management. Change Management. Change Management. Risk Management. Communications Management. So, let’s check why is it essential to use a project management software for IT teams and its key benefits. Stakeholder Management.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Software Risk Management 53

Wrike

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Traditional development processes no longer cut it — IT teams must adopt dynamic ways to maintain current infrastructures while improving their workflows and systems to address changing market demands. Bimodal IT is a concept that was first introduced by leading global IT research firm Gartner in 2014. So, what is bimodal IT?

Technical Review 36

Technical Review Infrastructure Innovation Software Review 36

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

This method is the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). Brown and his book The Handbooks of Program Management: How to Facilitate Project Success with Optimal Program Management and my review of the same book. This decision model for software development projects addressed: performance, cost, time, and risk.

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