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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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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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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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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Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

In this article, we will delve into the various strategies to boost work performance and elevate productivity both at an individual and team level. Identifying Factors that Affect Work Performance Before implementing strategies to enhance productivity, it is crucial to identify the factors that influence work performance.

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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

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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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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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The need for a business case is that it collects the proposal, outline, strategy and marketing plan in one document and offers a full look at how the project will benefit the organization. Compile the data and present your strategies, goals and options. Marketing strategy. Compare and finalize your approaches. Financial plan.

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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. Best of all, these meetings don’t just have to be about providing status updates only.

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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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Inloox

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Although some risks can be eliminated with a suitable solution strategy, certain risks can never be completely avoided in the project context. Often the root of the problem lies in insufficient leadership or in the unavailability or poor quality of resources provided. Agile methods can help minimize operational risk.

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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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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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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 15, 2024

Possessing a toolkit that makes complex project management easier to handle and raises the success rate of the project and its leadership is undoubtedly advantageous. Incorporating models, methods, and artifacts can transform your approach, thus promoting agility, informed decision-making , and effectiveness.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Scrum defines some boundaries for the exercise of figuring out Scrum Teams. While the Scrum Guide does not explicitly talk about anyone outside of the Scrum Team, Scrum assumes organizational leadership and support. . That success relies on the right culture/environment which requires partnership with Leadership. . Stakeholders.

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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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Scrum.org

JUNE 29, 2020

Last week, 30-plus attendees of the 24th Hands-on Agile meetup ran a virtual Barcamp experiment w/ MIT’s Unhangout, an open-source platform for organizing attendee-driven virtual open space events. Join the 25th Hands-on Agile meetup on August 20, 2020, to explore the virtual Ecocycle Planning. Unhangout’s Promise.

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Leading Agile

AUGUST 15, 2019

Last week, the biggest conference in the Agile industry took place in Washington DC at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. Creating a Culture that Supports Agility w/ Rachel Howard. We’ll talk about how to create a culture that not only supports Agility but also helps people thrive.

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Leading Agile

APRIL 20, 2021

For this email, it is assumed that the organization’s technical strategy has been defined and a governance model has been implemented. If neither is true, this email will still be valuable, it will just illustrate that strategy and governance are missing. Solve those problems with your leadership, let me know if I can help.

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Leading Answers

JUNE 29, 2018

I am excited to be presenting on the Enterprise Agile track at the Agile 2018 conference in San Diego, August 7. This workshop introduces strategies for structuring teams to reduce hand-offs and dependencies that create blocked work and delays. Share implementation patterns and strategies to maximize team throughput.

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This is true whether our organization uses a stage-gate approach, an agile approach, or some hybrid of the two. The project manager and the organization’s leadership must create the environment. Still, some things can repeat; exercising poor judgment and making poor decisions can produce failure repeatedly. Deadlines loom large.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 7, 2022

OKRs aim to help you execute effectively on what matters most (your strategy), while overcoming silos, politics and turf wars , the ongoing grind (aka whirlwind ), and other management challenges. David L Marquet talks about Intent-based Leadership. Disconnect/confusion between OKRs and agile ways of working.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 17, 2020

If you are looking to fill a position for a Scrum Master (or agile coach) in your organization, you may find the following 47 Scrum Master interview questions useful to identify the right candidate. Then sign up for the Food for Agile Thought newsletter and join 26k other subscribers. Question 02: Success Factors of “Agile”.

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Leading Answers

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

This is the first in a multi-post series about emotional intelligence (EI) as the foundation for team leadership. The material comes from my Beyond Agile book and explains why a firm basis of EI is critical to becoming an effective Scrum Master, team lead, or project manager. This first post introduces EI and explains its significance.

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nTask

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Being an Agile team is all about adopting the Agile frameworks to the core – both in project management and team collaboration. But whether you adopt Scrum, Kanban, XP or any Agile framework, in the end, it all depends on the teams involved, the leaders managing the project and the customers at the receiving end.

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The IIL Blog

JULY 19, 2023

Agile Team Engagement is Not Always Easy Here are a few tips for engaging stakeholders and team members in product development: Involve stakeholders in the planning process. Use facilitation techniques such as design thinking exercises, affinity mapping, or innovation games to encourage active participation and creativity.

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Leading Answers

JUNE 29, 2018

I am excited to be presenting on the Enterprise Agile track at the Agile 2018 conference in San Diego, August 7. This workshop introduces strategies for structuring teams to reduce hand-offs and dependencies that create blocked work and delays. Share implementation patterns and strategies to maximize team throughput.

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International Institute for Learning

JANUARY 25, 2023

For example, the marketer has to create the marketing strategy, and the development teams have to design and build the product. For instance, the marketing strategy, the user experience (UX) design and technology choices have to align to successfully acquire new users, increase conversion, or meet another product goal.

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LiquidPlanner

MAY 9, 2022

For much of the last century, business plans, strategies, and economic theories were predicated upon the behavior of rational actors. He would review his observations with his colleagues, and they were all very confident that they understood each candidate’s character and leadership skills.

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nTask

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Stand up meetings have been an integral part of the agile Scrum and Extreme Programming methods. However, now that agile project management is used in every field, daily stand-ups have also become an integral part of most organizations. When using an agile methodology, projects are always changing. Having Unified Leadership.

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Epicflow Blog

MAY 14, 2020

Agile in the Program Management Office. Besides, PMI suggests passing not only this one but also the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner and Certified Associate in Project Management examinations online. You can choose from the following PM topics: Agile Project Management. Project Leadership. Business Analysis.

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Epicflow Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Lectures and practical exercises will provide an opportunity to gain knowledge and skills in various areas of project management. . is the largest regional conference in Central Europe that will cover two areas of focus – Agile Software Development and Product Design & Management. Pricing : information not yet available.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 2, 2024

Imagine possessing the ability to seamlessly integrate the intricate web of internal stakeholders and external factors into your project strategy. Envision your projects thriving amidst the chaos, fortified by adaptive strategies and an unparalleled understanding of every variable at play.

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International Institute for Learning

JUNE 22, 2022

Transforming organizations to become Lean and Agile while maintaining high levels of performance within its teams requires a strong focus on people. I believe that to drive successful transformation, you need to focus on these key areas: vision, leadership, people, management, skills & capabilities, communication, processes and tools.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 25, 2022

It is also the reason why the principles of the Agile Manifesto can create such motivating environments. If the team is facing a stressful situation, what strategies will you apply to make the situation less stressful? A good example is to get everyone together to diagnose the issue and identify strategies together.

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Leading Agile

MARCH 5, 2021

Effective strategy execution isn’t (just) about alignment, however, cascading goals through common frameworks like OKRs to create alignment to the strategic priorities is the first step towards effective strategy execution. A smaller percentage believed it was the wrong strategy. Clearly, something was missing.

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