ProjectManager.com

MARCH 27, 2019

But greater flexibility generally requires a more skillful approach to governance and project management. An important business agility principle is that context counts. Next, decide how the team will go about accessing the funds being provided to them (this is usually chosen by your organization’s finance group).

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Leading Agile

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Imagine you’re a CIO, CTO, IT Leader, or Finance Manager. It is possible to plan finances for the year while being crystal clear on strategic objectives and achieving them. ESSENTIALS FOR AGILITY: TEAMS, BACKLOGS, AND WORKING TESTED PRODUCT. We define the Governance rules that control how value flows through that Structure.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

” This doesn’t mean every project or program manager needs to be an accounting whiz but having a handle on project finances is indeed a make or break, “You have to try to keep within your numbers to deliver successfully,” Sol adds. Iterating the Budget in an Agile Environment. 5 Tips for Managing a Project Budget.

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Leading Agile

JANUARY 30, 2022

Once we get started on the journey toward becoming Agile—whether we’re at the start or further along in the process—we often notice there’s conflict between different parts of the organization. This is usually because we start with team-level Agility thinking that’s all we need. Ultimately, our goal isn’t just to be Agile.

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Leading Agile

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Today, we’re exploring what it looks like to transform the way your company finances itself in a new, agile world. Annual funding, long wait times for approvals, and all the read tape that goes along with that, aren’t as agile as the teams are. You still have ROI, you still have budget and actuals. So it’s very similar.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

For example, project management doesn’t have a specific method that we all use for document filing, different to, say, the way marketing or finance do document filing. Not something you’ll use on every project but your business might routinely need to use EVA if, for example, you do government contract work in the US. Story points.

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Planview

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Santander UK, one of the world’s largest retail and commercial banks, has been on an Agile and digital transformation journey for some time. This included incorporating Agile processes and other work methodologies into its traditional project portfolio management (PPM) processes, to help speed delivery of new products and services.

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Planview

JANUARY 2, 2020

We facilitated a roundtable discussion of our customers at the 2019 Planview Horizons Customer Conference where enterprise agility in financial services organizations was discussed. Challenges arise when senior leadership has yet to adopt an Agile mindset, even if their teams have. Agile teams are largely self-governing.

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Kiron Bondale

JUNE 16, 2018

In one of my previous articles I’d written about the need for change across multiple areas of an organization when undertaking an agile transformation. A key enterprise partner is the Finance department and the organization’s model for project funding will have significant influence over successful agile delivery.

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Planview

MARCH 26, 2020

Agile teams don’t report time!”. All of this capitalization stuff is being pushed very hard by finance.”. “[So Or, do they provide critical data to finance and accounting (and by that, I mean data that can increase profits and allow for increased investment funding)? Automatic timesheets in Lean/Agile organizations (i.e.,

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Planview

MARCH 6, 2020

The answer may not surprise you: “Organizational agility.” Success requires becoming a more “Adaptive PMO,” evolving how you plan, govern, and empower delivery teams to do their best work. Since every organization is different, you need to find your PMO’s optimal path to facilitate agility and deliver strategic outcomes faster.

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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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MPUG

JULY 30, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Rich Murphy’s showcase session, Triskell Software for Enterprise Governance, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Kyle: Hello everyone, and welcome to today’s MPUG vendor showcase session, Triskell Software for Enterprise Governance.

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MPUG

JULY 30, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Rich Murphy’s showcase session, Triskell Software for Enterprise Governance, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Kyle: Hello everyone, and welcome to today’s MPUG vendor showcase session, Triskell Software for Enterprise Governance.

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Leading Agile

AUGUST 19, 2020

Agile isn’t ever really about Agile. In our Business Drivers of Agility webinar series hosted by LeadingAgile CEO, Mike Cottmeyer, Mike dives deep into six key business drivers to uncover how Agile can enable organizations to connect these drivers to better business outcomes. It’s about creating business outcomes.

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Agilemania

MARCH 16, 2023

Copyrights: © Scaled Agile, Inc. offers the newest and most effective Lean-Agile practices, enabling forward-thinking enterprises to navigate today’s rapidly changing challenges and opportunities. The power of the Agile Team has never been more critical in achieving this. We are delighted to announce that SAFe® 6.0

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The Strategic Project Manager

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Specialization and Expertise – Consider developing expertise in specific areas of IT such as cybersecurity, cloud computing, data analytics, enterprise architecture, or IT governance – not particularly project management. Develop technology roadmaps, assess new technologies, and provide guidance on IT strategy and governance.

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 2, 2017

One of the principles of agile development is self-organizing teams. So for projects that spend other people's money in the presence of uncertainty - Governance is a means to establish those shared principles. Governance is about Decision Rights. You don't need governance, a Product Roadmap, and Release Plan.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

It is the empowerment of Scrum Teams to manage their work towards a common goal that gives organizations more agility when solving complex problems and producing high-quality results. I would say these topics fall under self-governance instead of self-management. Self-management is the minimum bar. Remember, Scrum is a framework.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 1, 2022

These can, for example, be representatives from the sales or finance departments if these teams are impacted by the change. It determines how you define a quorum, what rules govern your activities on the change control board, the power the manager of the board has and if decisions made by the board need to be ratified by a higher authority.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Larman's Laws of Organizational Behavior are profound insights derived from years of studying how large organizations react and adapt to change, particularly when transitioning to Agile practices. Agile-ity is here to help. Partner with Agile-ity to make strategic, impactful organizational changes. Ready to take the next step?

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Henny Portman

APRIL 11, 2019

The book An executive’s guide to disciplined agile – Winning the race to business agility written by Scott W. Ambler and Mark Lines give a good overview of Disciplined Agile. DA provides the process foundation for business agility. DA provides the process foundation for business agility. Disciplined DevOps.

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Agilemania

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Do you use the Scaled Agile Framework in your firm or organization? Have you heard everyone else is going agile or embracing lean, and you’re not sure what it means? We’ll also explain how they might assist you in incorporating an agile environment into your product development. Who is a Product manager?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 11, 2023

They are the owner, who is the one commissioning the work and funds or finances it; the architect or engineer, who is responsible for the design of the project; and the general contractor, who is the person overseeing the day-to-day operations of the project as well as managing the subcontractors.

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Henny Portman

AUGUST 10, 2023

Collaborator Product owners are affected by agile governance. It’s the collaborator product owner who does the product budgeting in an agile way and create contracts that enable great product ownership and teamwork (fixed-price, time-and-material, two-stage, Joe’s bucket, agile contracts). Influencer Stakeholders are key.

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Herding Cats

MAY 12, 2018

This quote is typically the basis of proposing agile software development over traditional software development. But if the development work is a Project is a fixed period of performance, for a fixed (with margin) budget, and a fixed set of Capabilities, then the question is can agile be used to develop the software?

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 2, 2024

Compliance and Governance Awareness of regulatory requirements and governance structures ensures that projects comply with legal standards and organizational policies. Compliance and governance are not optional. It is one core aspect of business agility, project management, and the organizational environment.

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The Strategic Project Manager

JANUARY 9, 2024

Adaptability and Agility – Strategists often navigate dynamic environments and changing market conditions. CEO’s must be agile and adaptable – the ability to pivot – in responding to market shifts, emerging trends, and competitive challenges.

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LiquidPlanner

JULY 7, 2020

The finance department took five months to provide the analytical data,” she says. We use the agile development method for most projects, which focuses on getting core features built first,” she explains. Now, more than ever, it is important to go beyond agility, and to be gymnastic in a business setting,” says Prashara.

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Planio

JANUARY 16, 2023

Lay your cards out by creating a solid governance structure. Plan in an Agile way. Agile templates. First, get to know the right people in the finance team - they’ll become your best friends when it comes to managing your project budget. Lay your cards out by creating a solid governance structure. Be patient.

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Leading Agile

DECEMBER 7, 2022

They lurk inside your organization, just waiting to sabotage your product, and they can come from many different locations: sales, marketing, Ops, finance, you name it. And how do we do these tests and get the feedback at scale without losing our ability to be Agile? The work flows through some tiered governance model.

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Leading Agile

MARCH 23, 2022

Mike Cottmeyer was recently a guest on the Agile to Agility podcast with Miljan Bajic where he discussed Transformation, Business Architecture, and Scaling. Agile to Agility Website. So, I’m the CEO of a company called Leading Agile, started about 11 years ago, I’m based in Atlanta, Georgia. Listen now.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Digital transformation can be something as narrow as deciding to go paperless, or as wide as impacting entire segments of society, such as governance, mass communications, art, medicine and science. You want to carefully plan each stage and every task to make sure that you have the resources and finances available to complete the stages.

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Planio

MAY 8, 2023

By the end of the planning phase, you’ll have a detailed project and risk management plan and establish a governance structure between you, your team, and your sponsor. In the agile world, you’ll start your daily standups and complete your first sprints. Get that right, and you’ll have nailed IT project management.

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 26, 2016

When Agile development moves beyond a single scrum team and into the Enterprise IT domain, several considerations must be addressed. For Scrum (or most other agile methods) focus on the team is paramount. Governance is about decision rights. PM Chapter on Agile IT Project Management Methods from Glen Alleman. .

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Lynne Cazaly

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

As Steve Denning in ‘The Age of Agile’ explains, new and agile ways are a vast global movement that have been changing the world of work. And these ways are moving beyond software and technology where they became known, finding keen supporters in other fields like health, government, education, marketing and finance.

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Planio

APRIL 24, 2023

Planning sprints and running agile ceremonies 8. During this phase, there’s a lot of box-ticking and governance to ensure everyone understands their ongoing requirements. He confirms the benefits outweigh the investment and puts the business case to the Finance Director for approval. Getting approval for new projects 4.

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