The IIL Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

The application was delivered on time, on-budget, and with the documented scope. The development team was devastated. In my consulting practice, I see development teams struggling with their users. A primary reason is poor stakeholder engagement. Poor alignment with project objectives and expectations.

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Velociteach

AUGUST 3, 2023

The application was delivered on-time, on-budget, and with the documented scope. The development team was devastated. In my consulting practice, I see development teams struggle with their users. A primary reason is poor stakeholder engagement. Poor alignment on project objectives and expectations.

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ProProfs Project Management

AUGUST 7, 2020

Agile methodologies currently have the attention of businesses, and you will be surprised to know that 71% of companies have already adopted agile methodologies. What Is Agile Planning? . What Are the Major Advantages of a Perfect Agile Project Management Plan? Are Agile Planning And Scrum Planning the Same?

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 22, 2024

The job market is currently challenging for many agile practitioners, particularly Scrum Masters. Many are looking for new opportunities, while an increasing number of organizations consider the benefits they contribute to a team’s overall success. Exciting news for Agile enthusiasts! a game-changer in the world of Agile.

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Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Learn technical skills to accelerate your projects through requirements development How big of a deal are project requirements? The Project Management Institute says, “47% of unsuccessful projects fail to meet goals due to poor requirements management.” There will likely be adverse impacts to the schedule and to the budget.

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Project Risk Coach

APRIL 9, 2018

Learn technical skills to accelerate your projects through requirements development How big of a deal are project requirements? The Project Management Institute says, “47% of unsuccessful projects fail to meet goals due to poor requirements management.” There will likely be adverse impacts to the schedule and to the budget.

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Agilemania

MAY 5, 2021

These are standards that help the scrum team monitor how effective they are as a team. Hence, focusing on the wrong metrics can distract the team from the scrum or make the team less effective. You could choose the specific metrics that bring value to you and your team. Let’s dive into the details.

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Planio

AUGUST 15, 2022

Yet, beneath that stat is the real problem: Teams focus too much on functional requirements (what the system does) and forget about the non-functional aspects ( how the system does it). Unfortunately, too many product teams ignore non-functional requirements (NFRs) until it’s too late. How NFRs help development teams.

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Project Pulse Journal

MAY 20, 2024

Everyone dreams of working on a project where every team member is in harmony, there are fewer misunderstandings, and progress is communicated clearly and consistently through well-established communication channels. Are you tired of project delays and misunderstandings caused by poor communication?

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The Strategic Project Manager

JANUARY 9, 2024

While CEO’s can sometimes have a bad reputation in terms of politics and ethics, most – and the best – really do not. They need to inspire, motivate, and guide their teams toward a shared vision while fostering a positive and productive work culture. A career in strategy can certainly be a good one.

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Planio

MARCH 28, 2022

All good (and bad) things must come to an end, especially in project management. For most teams, an official project closure process feels like a waste of time. For most teams, an official project closure process feels like a waste of time. Project closure is the final stage of the project lifecycle. What is project closure?

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Resource Guru

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In fact, it’s nearly impossible to stay within budget if you miss multiple deadlines. Yet only about 34% of PMs say they regularly complete projects on time, according to a Wellingtone survey. The result is a schedule that looks good on paper but isn’t based on what your team is actually capable of. Project team members.

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ProProfs Project Management

MAY 16, 2019

When we talk specifically about IT project management, app development companies or DevOps teams are responsible for managing various software development projects. Among other things, DevOps team members rely heavily on information analysis. Work on the pain points to improve team performance. One word – AI.

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Planview

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Assemble a strategic planning team that includes key resources from IT, the business, and the enterprise architecture team. Ensure it is budgeted in the annual plan. They ultimately stifle agility. Employees are unaware as to how they are actually developing and delivering on strategy. I’m glad you asked.

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Epicflow Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Budget issues. The Wellingtone survey on the state of project management in 2019 has shown that . 40% of the surveyed note that projects are never completed on budget, . The most popular PM methodologies re as follows: Agile . For example, when using Agile, apply Scrum or Kanban principles. . Ambiguity .

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Online PM Courses

AUGUST 6, 2018

This could equally fit under ‘weak leadership’ However you classify it, if your people aren’t committed to your project’s success, they may as well be committed to its failure. It would be easy to conclude that projects fail because of poor Project Management. Poor Project Skills. Poor Quality Control.

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Agilemania

JANUARY 3, 2022

Digital transformation enables enhanced agility, innovation, and digital culture. Agility is among the top 3 things that companies desire from digital transformation. . It develops powerful leadership and synchronization within and between different departments. Develop a plan of action. Form a change team.

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

We surveyed MPUG members asking, “What is your biggest frustration, issue, bug, or pain point with the Microsoft Project tool?” Not the best for Agile! You are better served by more specific agile PM tools. That is a strength – but also a weakness. Compatibility Issues! MS Project files (.mpp)

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LiquidPlanner

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Results Without Authority: Controlling a Project When the Team Doesn’t Report to You by Tom Kendrick. Leading a project team that doesn’t report to you is a whole new challenge in itself. Kendrick walks through how to motivate a team to contribute to a project’s success. Cost: Coursera: Agile Development Specialization.

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Wrike

JULY 1, 2020

For instance, attracting new talent, launching and executing training and development programs, completing annual performance and salary reviews are all projects that HR teams need to complete. Executing team bonding events . Training and development programs. Optimizing virtual onboarding for dispersed teams.

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Epicflow Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Budget issues. The Wellingtone survey on the state of project management in 2019 has shown that . 40% of the surveyed note that projects are never completed on budget, . The Wellingtone survey on the state of project management in 2019 has shown that . The most popular PM methodologies re as follows: Agile .

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The Squad Report

JULY 18, 2018

A KPMG survey of 100 businesses reported 70% of organizations faced at least one project failure in the year 2010 alone. An effective project manager is one who will always look for ways to streamline the project, team collaboration, and its outcomes. He/she creates a bond with the team members separate from deadlines and launch dates.

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Wrike

JUNE 24, 2021

But how can you develop a project plan that’s actionable and easy to implement? More than 28% of projects end up failing due to inaccurate estimates and poor project planning. In the United States alone, project failure costs about $50 billion in poor performance and revenue loss. Project milestones. Project deliverables.

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MPUG

MAY 6, 2021

He is responsible for the implementation of enterprise project management solutions for Edwards’ clients as well as overseeing the custom application development performed at Edwards around enterprise solutions and Microsoft Project for both desktop and server as well as SharePoint. So, that’s what a hybrid is.

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Workamajig

JUNE 14, 2018

Planning : This is where you use your PM knowledge to develop a detailed plan for the project's execution. Let’s look at a few answers: Changing project scope: Although you define the scope in the Initiation stage, new developments, learnings and change requests through Planning and Execution can change the scope drastically.

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Planio

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Define your scope, break it down into manageable tasks, and assign them to your team. How do you engage and get the most out of your underperformers? So, what’s the secret to maintaining your heavy workload without your team feeling overwhelmed? Team vs. personal workload management. Workload management.

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Scoro

MARCH 11, 2024

There are lots available—each varying in features and complexity, but each helps you keep your team organized and on schedule. In this guide, we’ll highlight a list of project management tools and software that help you manage tasks, collaborate with your team, and manage resources. 11 Best project management tools to consider 1.

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MPUG

MAY 14, 2021

By education and training, I’m actually a software developer. Well, because according to PMI, the Project Management Institute, 45% of projects experience scope expansion, 32% failed on their budgeting, and 16% were deemed complete failures. At the red line, the budget we should’ve spent was $3.8 million.

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Online PM Courses

DECEMBER 18, 2017

How to Manage a Great Project: On budget. 20:20 Project Management: How to Deliver on Time, on Budget and on Spec. Andy Crowe has created a thorough survey and deftly extracted large amounts of gold from the data he’s mined. And this time, I am not going to be coy. Mike Clayton. Tony Marks. Alpha Project Managers.

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Teamweek

JANUARY 4, 2024

MIT Technology Review Insights conducted a survey in 2023 that revealed 64% of respondents believe candidates for their IT and tech jobs lack the necessary skills or experience. Look for candidates with an agile mindset and curious nature — the ones with experience (or at least an interest in) tech stacks beyond Java and Python.

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Workzone

JULY 13, 2021

Airtable will bring order to your projects, increase your team’s effectiveness, and provide the added bonus of a database that serves as a CRM. If your projects become more complex or your team grows, you’ll find that Airtable can only take you so far as a robust project management tool. It may not be cost-effective for smaller teams.

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MPUG

APRIL 15, 2022

Melanie, here with team MPUG. Melanie: Jeff is currently the Lead Course Developer for Edwards Performance Solutions, as such he oversees the production and maintenance of courses on project management, systems engineering, software development, business process improvement, and cybersecurity. Melanie: Hello, welcome.

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MPUG

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Melanie: Okay, Melanie here with Team MPUG. Tim Runcie: But today, as we get in and really talk about what we’re going to dig into, we actually have part of the Microsoft engineering team here. Tim Runcie: So, number one is Project’s not an Agile tool. So, I wouldn’t say Project’s an Agile.

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MPUG

JANUARY 4, 2021

I’d like to begin by sharing a brilliant quote that puts the latest project management fashion, Agile, into humbling perspective: “ A Waterfall project is just an Agile (Scrum) project with one huge sprint! An Agile project is just a Waterfall project almost entirely implemented using Rolling Wave Planning! your project team).

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MPUG

JULY 8, 2021

I like what Charles Wasson says in his book, Systems Engineering Analysis Design and Development. It might be from internal company records or it could be externally through market research techniques, such as surveys and analysis of secondary data, including statistical data. Let’s take a look at some examples of weak verbs.

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Planio

MARCH 7, 2018

The humble meeting gets a bad rap. Regular, fast, and efficient meetings are one of the surest ways to keep a project moving (and are an integral part of Agile and Scrum project management ). Step 4: Keep the meeting focused (and stop being a bad influence). Bad meetings aren’t just lost time. But somehow they have.

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Epicflow Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2020

A project manager is responsible for communicating with clients, stakeholders, and team members. Every project manager should have a strong understanding of project theories and methodologies, and be able to apply them in his or her work: Agile, . Project scheduling; Allocating resources; Tracking project and team performance; .

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