International Institute for Learning

JUNE 22, 2022

Is there a dark side to agility? The approach many Agile “purists” will expound on is that you must do things a certain way, or if that way of working does not work, you have failed, and it’s your fault. The opposite of agile, thus agilists impose anti-agility practices termed, “agile fragility.”

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Agile Lean PMI Innovation 59

International Institute for Learning

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Servant leadership and self-organizing teams are foundational Agile characteristics. Formal Definitions of Agile Teams. Disciplined Agile favors semi-autonomous, self-organizing teams. The definition recognizes that most Agile teams operate in an interconnected enterprise environment. By Alan Zucker. Founding Principal.

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Agile Leadership PMI Innovation 59

The IIL Blog

MAY 31, 2023

By Alan Zucker The Milestone-Kanban Schedule (MKS) is a hybrid project scheduling and management technique that combines traditional and agile best practices. Monitoring and reporting processes are complicated and become lagging indicators. Agile projects use iterative and incremental delivery, which enables flexibility.

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Software Review PMI Estimate Monitoring 89

Leading Answers

AUGUST 29, 2017

Next week the PMI launches the 6 th edition of its Guide to the PMBOK. Changes for this edition include an Agile Appendix and Agile Introductions to each of the Knowledge Areas. I believe some agile approaches can be used on every project. From August to December last year we wrote the new Agile Practice Guide as a team.

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Agile PMI 2016 Executing 84

The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Context and environmental factors should govern process requirements, specificity, and formality. Large, complex projects will require more highly structured processes than smaller ones. Risk and Assumptions Logs The assumptions and risk logs are primary tools for managing these processes. Are there new items? Project Team.

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Risk Management Risk Cadence 2016 89

Wrike

JANUARY 5, 2016

2016 is brand new, and now that you’ve started a fresh calendar, you’re probably eager to find exciting events to fill it with. Look no further than our list of top project management conferences for 2016. Agile and Beyond. PMI Global Congress – North America. PMI Global Congress – Europe.

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2016 PMI Leadership PMO 52

Workamajig

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

68% - more than 2/3rd - of organizations in PMI's annual survey said that they used outsourced or contract project managers in 2018. ( Between 2017 and 2018, the percentage of organizations using spreadsheets to manage their agile projects dropped from 74% to 67%. 33% use standardized practices, but not across all departments.

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Underperforming Technical Team PMI 2018 PMO 127

The IIL Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

Few organizations invest in the change management capabilities required to support new technologies and business processes. Build Left-to-Right Incremental and iterative delivery is a core agile practice. Demonstrating the end-to-end business process should drive planning. Create a map outlining the business process flow.

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Underperforming Technical Team 2023 Software Review Leadership 78

The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Collaboration tools with self-reporting capabilities could free the project manager from the process. Project team members must actively participate in the process and provide information, which they often do not. He also holds multiple Agile certifications from Disciplined Agile, Scrum Alliance, and Scaled Agile.

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Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team Generative AI Technical Review 89

International Institute for Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Even with these powerful tools, only about half of all projects are completed on time, as reported in the PMI Pulse of the Profession.® Critical assumptions undergird this process: The project scope is well-defined and stable. The process of planning forces us to comprehend the project’s context. The same is true for projects.

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Underperforming Technical Team PMI Estimate Construction 59

International Institute for Learning

JUNE 15, 2022

Written By Alan Zucker, PMP, PMI-ACP. The Sender-Receiver Model describes the process of sharing ideas with others. Communication is a closed-loop process. The process is closed when confirmation of understanding is received. Alan Zucker, PMP, PMI-ACP. Classes with no video are a hollow experience.

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Underperforming Technical Team PMI 2016 Certification 59

Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 13, 2024

Agile Adaptability Dynamic work environments online, hybrid, and virtual project teams offer flexibility and agility, allowing for rapid adaptation to changing project requirements and market conditions. By providing clear directions, the PMO helps virtual teams operate cohesively and align with strategic objectives.

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PMO Technical Review Governance Government 52

International Institute for Learning

JUNE 22, 2022

We simply need to start judiciously applying the principles of lean-agile management. The foundational practices of Lean, Kanban, Scrum, and SAFe (Scale Agile Framework) were designed to create the space for us to focus on “real work.”. Both traditional and agile project management measures progress by creating items of value.

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Technical Review Software Review Lean PMI 52

MPUG

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

The Project Management Professional (PMP®) examination offered by Project Management Institute (PMI) is changing by the end of this year. PMI made this announcement in June of 2019 and has made the new Examination Content Outline (ECO) available for aspiring PMPs. PMI understands the shifts taking place in project management.

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2019 2015 Technical Review PMI 89

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

This is an edited version of a white paper I wrote with some colleagues for the PMI EMEA Summit in Barcelona. Project management practitioners are looking for new lean and agile project management tools to support their day-to-day work and often seek them outside the tools that their organisations offer them. Implementation Issues.

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Software Review Software Technical Review PMI 150

International Institute for Learning

JANUARY 4, 2023

At work, it is a multilateral process between an employee, their manager, and team members. Being flexible creates goodwill in the process. As a manager, I had employees with medical issues, childcare challenges, and in the process of earning college or graduate degrees. Alan Zucker, PMP, PMI-ACP. Explain your situation.

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Transportation PMI 2016 Certification 52

Online PM Courses

JULY 2, 2018

The PMI has titled its 2018 Pulse of the Profession report: Success in Disruptive Times. And, as we have done with the 2016 and 2017 Pulse of the Profession reports, we will take a selective look at the aspects that catch our attention, and encourage you to read the full report for yourself. Success in Disruptive Times.

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2018 Technical Review PMI 2017 65

International Institute for Learning

JUNE 28, 2022

At work, it is a multilateral process between an employee and their manager and team members. Being flexible creates goodwill in the process. Kanban boards are increasingly used to manage the flow of work on agile teams. Alan Zucker, PMP, PMI-ACP. Set Reasonable Boundaries and Expectations. Explain your situation.

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Transportation PMI 2016 Certification 59

Online PM Courses

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Should I Join the PMI/APM etc and Take their Qualifications? But, equally, there are many employers who either value qualifications in their selection process, or make them mandatory. There's more to membership of PMI, APM, IAPM and other than the qualification, of course. The PMI is the Biggest Player, Globally.

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PMI 2016 PMO Software Review 81

Moira Alexander

JANUARY 18, 2017

PMI's Pulse of the Profession report shows "only 64 percent of government strategic initiatives ever meet their goals and business intent -- and that government entities waste $101 million for every $1 billion spent on project and programs.". Related story: Agile project management: A beginner's guide ].

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Governance Government 2015 2016 100

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. Much credit should be given to organizations like the PMI Institute. 2016)” as explained by Chapman.

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2016 2014 PMO Software Review 52

LiquidPlanner

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Sigmon gives project managers a defined process to not only break bad news, but also improve communication over the long-term. He explains how to succeed or fail fast for projects that are too uncertain to use waterfall project management and too complex to succeed with agile project management. PMI: Essentials of Project Management.

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Technical Review 2018 Certification Underperforming Technical Team 113

Herding Cats

MARCH 17, 2019

Managment Processes. Five Immutable Principles of Project Success , PMI Spring Seminar, 2021, Austin TX. Making the Impossible Possible: Applying Heliotropic Abundance for creating Program and Project Management Processes. Five Principles of Project Success , PMI, Northern Utah Chapter, Professional Development Day, 2012.

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 18, 2024

We will explore how the project management control process and systems are the backbone of project success, providing structure, oversight, and direction to ensure that projects are executed and aligned with organizational goals and values. The project team should collaborate to identify and manage risks.

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Governance Government Risk Management 2015 52

Leading Answers

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The term “Fourth Industrial Revolution” was coined by Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the WEF in 2016, and refers to how technological changes are drastically altering how individuals, companies and governments operate. It implies there is an ordered process to it—and best practices to apply in our environment.

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Transportation Healthcare 2016 2019 78

Wrike

AUGUST 22, 2018

Project management is a discipline loaded with acronyms: PMP, PRINCE2, CPM, WBS, PMBOK, PMI… and about 150 others. The percentage of companies with a PMO has nearly doubled since 2000, according to The State of the PMO 2016. . You do not have a standardized process for initiating and executing projects. What is PMO?”

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PMO Artificial Inteligence 2016 2018 64

International Institute for Learning

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

During the process of deciding the aim and main objective of my PhD research [1] , an important element was to create a model that could support project managers, estimators and practitioners when dealing with project complexity. The process of researching the complexity factors (a.k.a. Let’s start by the definition of stakeholder.

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Technical Review Influencer Estimate Project Life Cycle 59

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

It’s a lot to read, so here are some spoilers drawn from common themes I heard time and time again in the interviews: Agile – if you don’t know enough about it, you need to start learning. In 2018, it might seem like we could let our increasingly agile, multi-disciplinary, and highly collaborative teams just get on with it.

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2018 Artificial Inteligence Consulting Underperforming Technical Team 300

Ganttic

JANUARY 6, 2021

Or even guidance on the process of becoming a PM. As well as giving access to those interested in PMI® Certification. With topics ranging from staying agile, to project governance, and ways to deal with stakeholders. A blog which has been around since 2016. Either way, there’s no better time than the present!

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2021 Technical Review Artificial Inteligence 2017 218

International Institute for Learning

JULY 7, 2022

A trusted advisor can lead you through a critical review of your thought process. Alan Zucker, PMP, PMI-ACP. In 2016, Alan founded Project Management Essentials to share his passion for and experience in project management, leadership, and Agile. This may uncover unconsidered pitfalls. Founding Principal. Website: [link].

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Underperforming Technical Team PMI 2016 Certification 52

Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Management Processes (#MP). Agile Project Management (#APM). Agile Software Development (#ASD). Integrating Agile and Earned Value Management (#AEVM). Agile and Earned Value Management Bibliography of papers, books, and thesis (#Biblio). Management Processes. Project Performance Management (#PPM).

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Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Governance 42

ProProject Manager

JANUARY 22, 2019

When I experienced this, the most efficient process was to train the PR person on how to post press releases in the CMS. About the Author: Mary Rownd, PMI-ACP and DPM. After 20 years of city living in Chicago, Mary Rownd traded the Great Lakes for the Rocky Mountains, relocating to Denver in 2016. Keeping it simple.

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Retail 2016 SCRUM PMI 59

Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to assess risks, their impacts, and handling strategies for software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Project Risk Management: A Combined Analytic Hierarchy Process and Decision Tree Approach,” Prasanta Kumar Dey, Cost Engineering , Vol. 3, March 2002.

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Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 38

MPUG

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Tim Runcie’s Agile Series Part 1 webinar being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Kyle: Hello everyone and welcome to today’s MPUG training series, part one, Understanding and Incorporating Agile Project Management. It’s not all or nothing.

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Agile Technical Review Lean Underperforming Technical Team 40

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. Project Risk Management: A Combined Analytic Hierarchy Process and Decision Tree Approach,” Prasanta Kumar Dey, Cost Engineering , Vol. 5, September/October 2011. 3, March 2002.

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Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 35

Wrike

AUGUST 7, 2019

In their article, they reference the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) 2016 Pulse of the Profession report, which states that out of every $1 billion invested in projects, $122 million is wasted due to poor execution. Your team needs processes that empower members to be project management experts effortlessly.

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Technical Review 2016 2027 2017 61

Planio

JULY 22, 2020

Project management is as much about people as it is about processes. Author: The Project Management Institute (PMI). Why you should read this: Once you master the materials inside the PMBOK you’ll have a process for initiating and successfully running any project. These aren’t just how-to guides and step-by-step instructions.

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2020 Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software Review 148