International Institute for Learning

MARCH 15, 2023

By Mike Griffiths Welcome to part one of a four-part series introducing basic leadership ideas that any project manager or Scrum master can employ. This first article explains how leadership differs from management and outlines five core leadership attributes for managing projects. We use leadership skills to do this.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In this article, you’ll learn how to develop a leadership philosophy for your projects and what skills are useful to underpin your chosen ways of working. Agile projects? The Agile Manifesto is a kind of philosophy, and it’s inspiring to read. How do you develop a personal leadership philosophy? Cutting-edge products?

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International Institute for Learning

JANUARY 11, 2023

Five exercises to get you started with mentalization. There are many tools and exercises that enable the development of mentalization. Below, I will walk you through five exercises you can use in your own workplace. Exercise 1: Coaching or supervision. Exercise 2: Collegial sparring. Exercise 3: Check-ins.

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The IIL Blog

JANUARY 17, 2024

As we step into 2024, the dynamics of project management continue to shift, demanding professionals to be agile, skilled, and strategically focused. Develop Advanced Project Management Skills The skillset required for project management has expanded beyond traditional and predictive vs. agile boundaries.

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International Institute for Learning

MARCH 22, 2023

By Mike Griffiths Welcome to part two of this four-part series introducing basic leadership ideas that any project manager or Scrum master can employ. Be sure to see article one that explains leadership for project managers and outlines the five leadership components covered in the series.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Courageous Leadership. Given the prevalence of disruption, my first priority has to be exemplary leadership. I don’t think you’ll find many countries today where there is a consensus that national leadership fits this description. Agility and Certainty. Fix your sleep schedule to improve your productivity.

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Scrum.org

MAY 8, 2023

So let’s have a look at some typical agile negotiation scenarios. ?? Zur deutschsprachigen Version des Artikels: Agile Verhandlungen – Das Leben ist Verhandlungssache; warum sollte Scrum anders sein? ? You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 46,000-plus subscribers.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 7, 2023

The courses cover foundations and initiation, planning and execution and the final one is on agile. I do not have a background of Agile , so it was helpful to get a real deep dive into the different tools and techniques as well as Scrum ceremonies. This is aimed at beginners, so give it a miss if you already have some experience.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 31, 2023

Teamwork builds leadership skills It’s common to think that in every teamwork there must be a team leader who ensures that project tasks run smoothly. However, you’ll find that in cooperatives, and self-organizing agile teams , the role of “leader” is less clearly defined. Lead your area. Lead your tasks.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 7, 2023

Since I became a Professional Scrum Trainer in November, I have been asked a lot about the current state, and the future perspectives, for Scrum and agile development in Japan, where I’ve worked for the last six years. Yet, Scrum and the principles of agile development are not as common in Japan as they are in other parts of the world.

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Kiron Bondale

OCTOBER 7, 2018

I’m seeing increased similarities between online hype surrounding agile and the marketing of weight loss products. Losing weight or being agile are being promoted as the main objective when both of these are just a means to an end. This exercise might help to avoid misalignment issues at a later stage of the transformation.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 8, 2022

This was change from what was initially called servant leadership. Other misinterpretation is turning the Scrum Master as a junior Agile Coach who have a narrow knowledge about agile. We do not need to put an additional noun infront of "leadership". We do not need to put an additional noun infront of "leadership".

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Some exercises across the courses are the same e.g., create a RACI matrix , but the templates are different – that’s weird. For example, in the Intro to Agile Development and Scrum course. Some of the exercises were the same, for example, creating a RACI or a RBS, but they had different templates. It’s also not very agile.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 15, 2020

TL; DR: Remote Agile Transitions. Since the pandemic has forced many of us to work remotely, this unique capability has been kicked into overdrive regarding remote agile transitions. Here are my top-10 challenges of organizational change that remote Agile has made more urgent to address than ever before. ??

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Leading Agile

JULY 3, 2023

Today, Agilists must have a plan for incorporating DevOps practices into the early stages of Agile Transformation. But what if we told you there’s a whole class of DevOps considerations that no one is talking about that’s secretly killing your ability to unleash the potential of Agile? We’ll also discuss the lack of automation.

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International Institute for Learning

APRIL 5, 2023

By Mike Griffiths Welcome to part four, the last installment of this series introducing basic leadership ideas that any project manager or Scrum master can employ. Be sure to see articles one , two , and three , which cover topics including how leadership differs from management, servant leadership, and team motivation.

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Leading Agile

DECEMBER 7, 2021

An Agile Transformation Consultant who wants to lead a successful Transformation is going to need more than a deep understanding of Agile. In a recent blog post, we discussed the various types of Agile Transformation Coaches needed to run a sustainable Transformation. Agile Transformation Consultant: Team Attributes.

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Scrum.org

MAY 22, 2023

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 46,000-plus subscribers. ? The most popular discussion on LinkedIn this week was : Agile Failure Patterns in Organizations. ? ? ?? Retromat.org – a tool offering numerous exercises to spice up your Retrospectives.

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Techno-PM

MARCH 15, 2022

The agile scrum master certification provides a way for people to get trained in the latest project management techniques. The training includes everything from hands-on exercises to lectures to prepare participants well when they take the exam at the end of the course. Learn More About the Course ! What is scrum?

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Scrum.org

APRIL 17, 2023

TL; DR: Jira Anti-Patterns If you ask people to come up with popular attributes for “Agile” or “agility,” Scrum and Jira will likely be among the top ten featured. Moreover, in any discussion about the topic, someone will mention that using Scrum running on top of Jira does not make an organization agile.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 5, 2023

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 47,000-plus subscribers. ? The most popular discussion on LinkedIn this week was : Agile Metrics — The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. ? ?? Your goal is to identify knowledgeable candidates among applicants who know about Scrum or agile product development.

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Leading Agile

APRIL 19, 2023

And would you be able to guarantee those actions would lead to greater Business Agility? A lot of people believe that Agile Transformation starts with culture because it feels like a culture problem. It feels like there’s resistance to change, and that command-and-control leaders won’t let the teams be Agile.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 26, 2021

Leaders and managers are critical enablers in helping their organizations be successful, yet the role of leaders and managers in an agile organization can be quite different from what they are used to. The workshop provides a foundation for the role that leaders play in creating the conditions for a successful agile transformation.

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Scrum.org

MAY 9, 2019

When organizations begin their journey toward agility, they think the business outcomes will become instantaneous. Moving towards agile from a more traditional way of working changes so many things about how we work. Agile teams need to learn new skills?—?both Agile is a new game with new rules.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 21, 2023

Explore a series of carefully curated collections of essential books, newsletters, podcasts, and tools to elevate your agile expertise. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 48,000-plus subscribers. ? The Minimum Viable Library — Leadership Edition.

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Leading Answers

JUNE 9, 2017

April’s theme at ProjectManagement.com where I write a monthly column was “Consulting,” and in this article, I examine the world of Agile Consulting and coaching. Depending on where people are in their careers, their agile adoption and their corporate culture, some people want a consultant, others a coach and sometimes they want a blend.

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Stepping Into Project Management

AUGUST 25, 2020

This was first published on projectmanagement.com Agile teams are being tested. While the demand for deliverables and work continues, the roles, responsibilities and efficiency of agile teams come into question. An agile team can, in most cases, work around the uncertainty and still get things done. Encourage leadership.

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Scrum.org

MAY 4, 2023

The Scrum.org PSM II class contains multiple exercises that make visible where improvement is needed in order to use Scrum more effectively. In particular the exercise “Management in Scrum”. But their responsibilities and actions shift towards empowering Scrum teams and maximizing business agility.

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Project Bliss

AUGUST 17, 2020

Team building exercises are a fantastic way to build that essential esprit de corps , even when you’re not sharing the same physical space. Telecommuters can easily begin to feel isolated from their colleagues and their leadership. Team Building. It’s up to leaders to help their teams make it as successful as possible. .

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Leading Agile

MAY 16, 2023

What if, instead of focusing on all the Agile practices, we started applying some of the things we know about systems engineering to help large companies become the kind of organization that can leverage those practices? Video Transcript Agile is a way of enabling work cells in that factory. How does workflow across the Agile world?

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Scrum.org

JULY 19, 2021

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 31,000-plus other subscribers. ?? Join us on August 10, 2021 : Hands-on Agile #33: Adapt How You Lead for Agile Success—Johanna Rothman. The Lack of Agile Leadership Qualities — Making Your Scrum Work #15. What could go wrong?

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Kiron Bondale

AUGUST 1, 2016

As companies begin the journey of transforming their delivery practices from traditional to agile approaches, role transitions can be challenging. Some might argue that project managers are no longer required once an organization has fully institutionalized agile. But let’s not ignore the role of the project manager.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 2, 2019

Courageous Leadership. Given the prevalence of disruption, my first priority has to be exemplary leadership. I don’t think you’ll find many countries today where there is a consensus that national leadership fits this description. Agility and Certainty. Fix your sleep schedule to improve your productivity.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

It’s too bad that this shift undermines Agile principles and hampers long-term success and innovation. This approach stifles agility and innovation, leading to a feature factory mindset that focuses on executing predefined plans rather than adapting to change.

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Leading Agile

JUNE 28, 2021

Covey’s “ The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” as it relates to Agile Transformation. With Habit 2, we concluded that it’s essential for an organization to begin with the end in mind, their end state vision, for an Agile Transformation to be successful and that they must be proactive (Habit 1) in support of that.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 10, 2023

To do this, team members engage in participative leadership, use minimal process, collaborate well, respect each other and their differences, trust one another, work with urgency and focus, manage healthy conflict, share a high sense of morale, and succeed or fail as a team.” Then, open it up for their comments.

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Leading Agile

MARCH 15, 2023

Companies that adopt Agile never do it just for the sake of adopting Agile. They do know that Waterfall wasn’t working, so Agile will fix those problems, right? They think if they do the “Agile stuff,” they will make quicker progress to achieve their goals.

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