The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

By Alan Zucker November 8, 2023 Artificial Intelligence (AI) will transform project management. Gartner estimated that AI may replace 80% of project management activities by 2030. A recent article in Harvard Business Review described “How AI Will Transform Project Management”. I say, “Bring it on!”

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Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. Risk issues that can be identified early in the program, which will potentially impact the program later, termed Known Unknowns and can be alleviated with good risk management. Effective Risk Management 2 nd Edition , Edmund Conrow, AIAA, 2003.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 31, 2023

Performed correctly, Customer Discovery is a customer-centric, scientific process that puts evidence behind an assumed product-market fit. Earlier Sprints validate the ultimate assumptions of the feature around value, usage, and risk. In 2016, Gartner created a diagram that showed how Design Thinking, Lean Startup, and Scrum combined.

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Project Management Hacks

DECEMBER 30, 2016

A news screen at the gym informed me that there are less than 30 hours left to go in 2016! In that spirit, it’s time for me to write my final article of the year. I’m going to revisit the most popular articles of the year. All of these articles attracted over 2,000 readers this calendar year. It’s true!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 17, 2017

This article, Project Management Trends (2018 Edition) , first appeared on Girl's Guide to Project Management. Project management is no different: we see trends come and go, or stay with us and develop over time. Recently I’ve been reflecting on what the shifts are and where that is taking us as project managers.

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The IIL Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

Project managers tend to focus their attention on delivering the application. Organizational change management (OCM) is the domain intended to support the adoption of new ways of working. Few organizations invest in the change management capabilities required to support new technologies and business processes.

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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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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 18, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Are you a Project Manager struggling to align your project objectives efforts with your organizational objectives? In this article, we will dive deep into organizational and project governance and systems in project management. Ready to take your project management efforts to the next level?

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 15, 2021

Atlassian Survey,2016. But the Agile development does not necessarily lend itself to the kind of dashboards and reports beloved by managers. Alongside these complementary practices, the biggest risk with this approach is that a velocity is a planning tool rather than a specific measurement. 77% practice Agile Development.

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 13, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Are you a project manager grappling with the complexities of managing virtual teams in today's interconnected world? As remote work becomes increasingly prevalent, project managers like you face the challenge of overseeing teams across different locations, working hours, and continents.

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International Institute for Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

These tools were developed in the 1950s to manage the U.S. Critical assumptions undergird this process: The project scope is well-defined and stable. Even when we can estimate the ideal time , adjusting for delays, interruptions, and competing priorities adds uncertainty and complicates the process.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 26, 2016

This is a guest article by Dr Mike Clayton, who is the well-known author and trainer behind Online PM Courses.*. I sat opposite the new project manager. I remember sitting down with a new project manager over coffee. The next thing a new project manager needs to focus on is the ‘project hierarchy’. What to tell her?

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Wrike

JANUARY 4, 2024

Similarly, for any organization looking to succeed and flourish, the solution lies in having an effective risk management process at the ready. This comes in the form of an enterprise risk management (ERM) framework, which involves mitigating risks before they wreak havoc on your company.

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Workamajig

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

As we step into 2019, what project management statistics should you be aware of? We've compiled all the latest data in this article. 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. VersionOne ).

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International Institute for Learning

APRIL 19, 2023

The Project Management Institute acquired DA in 2019 to extend its agile capabilities. Each has a “big picture” (see: DA , SAFe ) describing its components with links to detailed knowledge articles. Full SAFe extends the framework to Large Solutions that require coordinating many ARTs and implementing Lean Portfolio Management.

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International Institute for Learning

JULY 7, 2022

The success of such “new” methods relies on the fact that Shifting Customer needs are common in today´s marketplace (Graffius, 2016). We can say the Agile methods have well-interpreted the so-called Copernican Revolution in management. How Does Agile Project Management support creative projects? Agile Project Management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

This article contains affiliate links. BrainBOK: Project Management Training Online. Project management training has been online for a long time but right now it seems like there are more choices than ever before. It’s an app from Harwinder Singh, the project management expert behind the PMP® prep blog, Deep Fried Brain.

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Online PM Courses

MAY 7, 2018

A robust risk culture goes beyond having a strong basic risk management process. Some of my readers may hope to influence the risk culture of their whole organization. For you, the right aspiration is to build a positive risk culture within your project. What is Risk Culture? But these ideas scale.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 7, 2016

I ran a subscriber-only webinar recently about trends in project management collaboration tools and the barriers to adopting new technology in a project environment. Read my 5 Step Expert Guide to Choosing Collaboration Tools before you meet any vendors, and work through that process. It allows exporting of tasks into Excel.

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Reducing the Risk of Project Shortcomings. in August 2016. This validates error management routines and ensures that a software or product functions properly even when it receives invalid data. Impartial testing is all about reducing the risk of project shortcomings. The Galaxy Note Disaster. wireless group.

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Teamweek

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

If you’re looking for a step-by-step tutorial on how to make a Gantt chart in Excel, this article is for you. In this article you’ll learn: What is a Gantt chart? Project milestones make the project more manageable and risk-free. It also helps manage the workload of your team members. What is a Gantt Chart?

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2019

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a legal requirement that demands certain practices for the collection and processing of personal information from individuals who live in the European Union (EU). GDPR was adopted by the European Parliament in April 2016, which replaced an antiquated data protection directive from 1995.

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Software Review Governance Government 2016 79

International Institute for Learning

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Self-managing” and “fluid leadership” conjure up images of “ The Lord of the Flies ” or communal organizations where everyone and no one is in charge. Members feel safe taking risks and being vulnerable. In traditional environments, managers have power. Eliminating multiple layers of management approval works.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 8, 2016

. Since my book Collaboration Tools for Project Managers came out, one of the things I’m asked frequently is ‘how do I choose the right collaboration tool for my team?’. Do they already work really well together, or should this purchase also be an opportunity to shake up your processes? Step 2: Involve Users In Defining Requirements.

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Moira Alexander

JANUARY 18, 2017

To address this widespread and costly problem, on December 14, 2016, President Barack Obama signed bill S.1550 1550 -- the Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act of 2015 (PMIAA) into law. This piece of legislation was fully supported by the Project Management Institute (PMI) and garnered staggering bi-partisan support.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Instead of looking at processes, checklists or specific methodologies, let’s talk about what organizations and teams are made of: people. article , 66% of millennials have goals to start their own business. Jurgen Appelo, creator of Management 3.0, “We need to build up our teams.” “How How can we do Scrum well?” McLeod, S.A.

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International Institute for Learning

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In the past 40-50 years, there has been a great deal of literature published discussing the pros and cons of matrix management as well as step-by-step instructions on how to make it work well. The new methodologies have forced us to revisit the challenges with some established project management practices such as matrix management.

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TrustRadius Project Management

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The bigger you are the harder you fall–unless you have a powerful management structure for your team of course. If you want to ensure that your team can manage their complex projects and operations, ERP software may be the solution. An ERP goal is to make your team’s workload easier to manage with a robust set of tools.

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TrustRadius Project Management

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The bigger you are the harder you fall–unless you have a powerful management structure for your team of course. If you want to ensure that your team can manage their complex projects and operations, ERP software may be the solution. An ERP goal is to make your team’s workload easier to manage with a robust set of tools.

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Software Review Software Technical Review Artificial Inteligence 62

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 6, 2016

I’ve been following Jerry Ihejirika’s project management blog for a while now, partly because he’s interesting and writes beautifully, partly because I like to know what’s happening in project management in the rest of the world. I’ve supported (in a small way) his Project Management for Africa initiative.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 17, 2019

Here are my collected works, presentations, briefings, journal papers, articles, white papers, and essays, used to increase the Probability of Project Success (PoPS) I've developed and applied over my career in the software-intensive system of systems domain. Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management.

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LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 15, 2017

The project a skilled engineer might be working on, however, won’t be successful unless there is an equally skilled project manager involved leading and managing the engineering project. Project Management Institute’s (PMI) 2016 report The High Cost of Low Performance: How will you improve business results?

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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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Herding Cats

JULY 21, 2017

A Swashbuckler’s Guide to System Modeling With SysML," given at the 2016 International Council on Systems Engineering Great Lakes Regional Conference. These tips are then applied to managing projects in the presence of uncertainty. You must be able to walk the walk of a project manager as well as talk the talk of a project manager.

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LiquidPlanner

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Because project management is such a multifaceted role that works with many different stakeholders, we’ve included both PM and non-PM resources. Alpha Project Managers: What the Top 2% Know That Everyone Else Does Not by Andy Crowe. Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager by Kory Kogen.

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Project Management Hacks

APRIL 14, 2016

Winning a promotion is a key discipline in career management. For example, you can state $10,000 earned in 2015, $40,000 earned in 2016 and so forth. Second, top performing managers frequently train a “second in command” person who is capable of performing many of their functions. Take thoughtful risks.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 14, 2022

Davis, MSPM, PMP and Project Management Superhero. Davis, MSPM, PMP and Project Management Superhero. The S in SPERT offers superpowers to all project managers. If project managers can harness that power, they can address the two chief reasons why anyone estimates anything. I caught up with William W. OK, I get it.

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