Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Books that cover ways of working, technical project management, leadership , power skills, soft skills for the workplace, business acumen and also strategic and business management topics count. Retrospective Antipatterns is a great book for those in agile project management – especially if you’ve read all the classics.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The SM influence extends to fostering an empirical mindset, managing complex relationships, and guiding the team through continuous growth. They advocate for business agility, promoting agile principles and practices beyond their team, therefore influencing the broader organisational culture.

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SCRUM Process 2024 Influencer 142

Scrum.org

AUGUST 15, 2023

Professional Scrum facilitation skills are crucial tools for effective Agile team facilitation, and these skills empower Scrum Masters and team members alike to direct conversations and decision-making processes effectively, thus fostering a high-performing Agile environment.

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Agile SCRUM 2019 Leadership 141

Velociteach

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Projects are instrumental in defining an organization’s vision for a more sustainable future. Dr. Joel Carboni talks about Sustainable Project Management, and the goal to achieve a stated objective while considering the project outcome’s entire lifecycle to ensure a net positive environmental, social, and economic impact.

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Sustainability Underperforming Technical Team Construction Certification 98

Scrum.org

JUNE 20, 2023

TL; DR: Employing Agile Coaches next to Scrum Masters? Often, when organizations employ agile coaches and Scrum Masters, we can observe that agile coaches work at an organizational level. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 47,000-plus subscribers. ? ??

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SCRUM Agile ChatGPT Sustainability 151

Scrum.org

JANUARY 15, 2024

TL; DR: Sunsetting Scrum Masters In this article, I uncover indicators that a Scrum Master’s or Agile Coach’s journey is coming to a close; they are sunsetting Scrum Masters. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 49,000-plus subscribers. ? Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

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SCRUM Influencer Sustainability Agile 152

NimbleWork

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In this dynamic environment, the distinction between leading and managing is pivotal, as skilled project managers with strong leadership capabilities not only navigate projects toward success but also foster a collaborative atmosphere where individuals thrive. Leadership in this context becomes a driving force for success.

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Leadership Sustainability Energy Innovation 52

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

It’s too bad that this shift undermines Agile principles and hampers long-term success and innovation. Short-Term Focus : Driven by quarterly results or immediate performance metrics, these organizations push for quick deliveries, often at the expense of long-term value or sustainable development.

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Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Sustainability 178

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In this blog, we'll unravel how embedding a learning perspective within your transformation strategy can lead to more meaningful, lasting change, particularly in the context of Agile methodologies and digital transformation. It is a continuous, dynamic process that profoundly influences decision-making and strategy formulation.

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Technical Review Sustainability Agile Initiating 163

Scrum.org

MARCH 8, 2021

And if you subscribe to the natural alignment of feminine leadership qualities with what we seek to enable in agile and the future of work, then you must agree women agilists are uniquely positioned to dynamically change the world and make it a better place. A song lacks luster when it maintains a sustained volume.

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Agile Sustainability Energy Consulting 144

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Too many OKRs are set without any respect/consideration of the ability to deliver them sustainably while dealing with other work in the organization. OKR Theater has the potential to become a member of a big family – Scrum Theater, Agile Theater, SAFe Theater, Lean Theater, Six Sigma Theater; you get the picture.

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SCRUM Agile Sustainability Lean 168

Scrum.org

JUNE 29, 2019

A number of people inside and outside Scrum.org collaborated with me in 2018 and early 2019, to talk about 21st-century executive leadership. The conversations strongly influenced what the reader will see in the coming posts in this blog series. 21st-century executive leadership, what to stop doing . Why agility?

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Exclusively on my Substack Newsletter : The Importance of Quality for Agility — An Excerpt from the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide (7). ? You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 49,000-plus subscribers. ? Preorder the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book now for delivery in January 2024! ?️

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

It’s a predictive methodology, although PRINCE2 Agile ® allows for agile frameworks. PRINCE2 Agile ® came along in 2018 to enable PRINCE2® to work with agile concepts like timeboxing and Kanban. It’s the practice that enables the project leadership, effective communication, and team empowerment. Because it works.

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Prince2 Technical Review Governance Government 358

Inloox

APRIL 16, 2024

The SWOT analysis is a strategic planning tool and provides a framework for evaluating internal and external factors influencing the success of a company or project. Strategic planning The SWOT analysis supports strategic planning by providing a structured overview of the most important influencing factors. What is a SWOT analysis?

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Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Development Team Review 100

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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Sustainability SCRUM Software Developers Software Development 150

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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Consulting Underperforming Technical Team Agile Energy 131

Kiron Bondale

JANUARY 28, 2018

Changing mindset is all the rage in the agile community. Years of failed transformations which started with practice, methodology or tooling changes are convincing many that changing the hearts and minds of all stakeholders involved in value delivery provides a more safer road to organizational agility. You have to see it for yourself.

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Agile Sustainability SCRUM Influencer 120

Agilemania

JANUARY 24, 2022

What is Scaling in Agile? Agile is a set of values and principles. Agile is an umbrella term for a group of iterative product development frameworks. Most organizations started their Agile journey with one of the frameworks mentioned above, and Scrum is the most popular one. Scaling Agile Frameworks. What is SAFe?

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Learn from Daniel Stillman how designing powerful questions helps you coach, create, connect, and lead from the 35th Hands-on Agile meetup of October 5, 2021. ?? Watch the video with Daniel Stillman now: Hands-on Agile #35: Designing Powerful Questions to help you Coach, Create, Connect and Lead. ??

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2021 Sustainability Innovation Influencer 180

Scrum.org

MARCH 10, 2023

Mike Cohn describes a high-performing team as one that “sustainably exceeds expectations in achieving clear goals. You feel your Product Owner understands and honors the concepts of sustainable pace, the importance of setting the vision and Product Goal, and the radical collaboration that Scrum encourages.

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SCRUM Technical Review Sustainability Software Review 145

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Requirements also help you cover off other success criteria like quality expectations, sustainability requirements, and more. Stick with what you can influence: you know broadly what the objectives and goals are. If you work in an agile team , this happens through backlog grooming and sprint planning. Be consistent.

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Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Budget Software Review 402

The Strategic Project Manager

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

When other firms possess similar resources or capabilities, a firm cannot achieve a sustained competitive advantage. It helps to identify areas where they have a sustainable competitive advantage. This enhances long-term profitability and sustainability. Management expertise and leadership qualities are critical.

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Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Sustainability Innovation 98

The IIL Blog

MARCH 22, 2018

I feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to present at this year’s 2018 Agile and Scrum Online Conference , hosted by the International Institute for Learning (IIL). To build a support system that you will need to achieve sustainable success, people’s feelings and concerns require the respect and attention that is too often trivialized.

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Agile 2018 Sustainability Consulting 110

Inloox

JULY 1, 2021

Agility should no longer be a new term for most project managers. High flexibility, adaptability and increased communication are just a few of the benefits that have led to significant improvements through the introduction of agile work processes in organizations. So agility in itself is nothing new for many companies.

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Technical Review Lean 2011 Cadence 100

Agilemania

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Agile is in the news yet again. In the 15th State of Agile Report, 94% of the respondents reported that their company is using Agile while 65% report that their organization has significant experience with Agile. The percentages must surely have piqued your interest, so let’s understand today’s topic, Agile.

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Productivity Land

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Project management is a complex discipline requiring technical skills, leadership abilities, and effective communication. The relationship between organizational culture and project management is significant because the success of a project is heavily influenced by the organization’s culture in which it is being executed.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 16, 2023

Some time ago, I had an interesting conversation with an Agile Coach from a large car manufacturer in Germany. As an Agile Coach, he’s responsible for about 50 Scrum Masters. Regardless if you’re an Agile Coach or Scrum Master, servant leadership is the desired mindset, behavior, and attitude.

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SCRUM Leadership Consulting Defining 189

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 35,000-plus subscribers. ?? September 27, 2022 : Join 200-plus peers at the 45th Hands-on Agile Meetup: FAST: An Innovative Way to Scale with James Shore. Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! ?? ?? ????

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2020 2022 SCRUM Cadence 188

Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 2, 2024

For example, projects such as the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan (ULSP) have shown the industry that fast-moving consumer goods companies have that “it” factor in sustainability projects. And the dynamics allowed the industry to act and improve its sustainability.

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Influencer Governance Government Technical Review 40

The Strategic Project Manager

MARCH 11, 2024

Environmental Impact: XYZ Electronics prioritizes sustainability and uses eco-friendly materials in its smartphone production, appealing to environmentally conscious consumers. Community Engagement: Starbucks engages with local communities through initiatives like ethical sourcing, environmental sustainability, and charitable donations.

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Technical Review Innovation Sustainability Retail 105

Leading Agile

MARCH 28, 2022

From a leadership perspective, you may not even know that people are worried about these things personally. So how do we influence change while supporting the people making the changes? The ones implementing the change—leaders, influencers, or stakeholders— need to have a vision or a hypothesis for the change when it’s complete.

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Influencer Sustainability Change Management Executing 125

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

But is there a unifying theory of improvement, and if so, can it be sustained? It’s been around in Japan since after World War II, though influenced by quality management ideas from the United States. ” In this context, it’s about leadership and knowing what is happening at every level of the organization.

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Manufacturing Lean Healthcare Software Review 301

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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Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team 2024 Lean 52

Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 8, 2024

The desire for a project management framework that sustains deliverability, supports the required cadence, and remains faithful to an adaptable methodology is now within reach. Cadence adjustment optimizes the flow of deliverables and enhances the project's agility and responsiveness to change.

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Underperforming Technical Team Cadence Development Team Review Technical Review 52

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. Let’s begin.

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Agile Technical Review Sustainability SCRUM 89

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

It’s a lot to read, so here are some spoilers drawn from common themes I heard time and time again in the interviews: Agile – if you don’t know enough about it, you need to start learning. Leadership – ethical, authentic leadership is what helps get work done and set you apart from your peers. Find her on Twitter. John Estrella.

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