Scrum.org

APRIL 26, 2024

This article explores how the MINDSPACE framework, originally developed to influence behaviour through public policy, can be pivoted towards fostering successful Scrum adoption in your teams. MINDSPACE was created by the Institute for Government and the Cabinet Office’s Behavioural Insights Team in the United Kingdom.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 12, 2022

Project governance is an important part of project management processes – even if it’s not the most exciting part of getting work done. Governance is a key part of that, and gate reviews are part of navigating through the project. Governance is a key part of that, and gate reviews are part of navigating through the project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The main takeaways will be about leveraging technologies for improved decision making, governance and risk management, and a deep dive into AI. Details are still being planned, so watch this space for more information. October to December 2024 This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 7, 2022

Worsley also excludes steering group members from ‘engagement’ saying that the governance process is enough for them. I will often not specifically ‘engage’ senior steering group members because they have already heard the information from me through our governance processes. I am more aligned to agree with that.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 26, 2024

This article explores how the MINDSPACE framework, originally developed to influence behaviour through public policy, can be pivoted towards fostering successful Scrum adoption in your teams. MINDSPACE was created by the Institute for Government and the Cabinet Office’s Behavioural Insights Team in the United Kingdom.

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Project-Management.pm

AUGUST 30, 2017

What really is project management governance? With countless articles and books in the business spectrum conveying such practice, project management governance is in the sense, subjective. In other words, a person left on his or her own device of his or her definitive understanding of governance as a whole.

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Governance Government Underperforming Technical Team Project Life Cycle 97

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2023

In this article, you’ll learn when to use a risk audit, who should do it and why, how it is different from a risk review, and lots more. Audits are part of internal controls on a project and fall under the governance arena, so if you have specific PMO team members who look at governance, they are the ones to ask.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2022

A rolling wave plan starts with knowing the major milestones or governance points. These could be anchored by project phases, major deliverables, key governance review points or simply that you have chosen to plan in three-month increments. How to create a rolling wave plan. Then review the next wave.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

In this article, we’ll explain what the performance domains are and give you some examples of what you need to know about each one. I’ll update the article when more information is available. Instead of the Knowledge Areas , we have the whole body of project management split up into 3 performance domains. Domain I: People.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 14, 2022

This type of decision making is often used when there is a large amount of information that needs to be assimilated, compiled, or assessed. The incremental decision making approach is often used in government settings, such as defining public policy. It helps you gather more information. How to make incremental decisions.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 10, 2023

By Lavaneesh Gautam , Professional Scrum Trainer In the previous article (Stakeholder Exploration: Part 1 of 4 Steps of the Stakeholder Engagement) , we discussed: “Stakeholder”- who are they? Stakeholder Analysis The definition we discussed in the previous article. Stakeholder Engagement” What does it mean? Refine as you learn.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2023

All of them are part of the project governance framework. In this article, I will provide more detail on a framework for making better decisions in an effective, rational and ethical way. Gather information – determine what information is available to help make an effective decision. Don’t skimp on this step!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Controls are the methods for management and keeping the work on track — the governance of running the project. This work ensures that the project is still viable now you have more information. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management So how do you actually make all this happen?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 2, 2022

In this article, you’ll learn the top 5 key considerations and knowledge areas under which the main criteria for managing a project portfolio can be grouped. The scope of a project portfolio usually informs the type of projects that make up the activity of an organization. A version of this article first appeared in 2017.

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Technical Review Risk Management Governance Government 355

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2024

If it’s a regular meeting, there might be a terms of reference for it, so that will outline the core purpose of the discussion and tell you what the governance needs to be (number of people available to be quorate and so on). Think about the different tools you are able to use (and there are far too many to go into in this article).

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The IIL Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Emphasis on Sustainability and ESG Practices: The year 2024 underscores an amplified emphasis on sustainability and the integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices into project management. Register here.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 24, 2020

You can leave the detailed stuff until your review is finished but having something at high level will eventually inform your detailed project planning for the next 6 months. 5: Review the governance structure. Is there a governance structure ? Who is your project sponsor? What’s the reporting schedule? 6: Review the budget.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 9, 2020

In this article, you’ll learn: Where in the world pays project managers the most How many jobs are available in top cities Which cities made it into the Global Liveability Index Which city made it on to the list… even though it hasn’t been built yet Which city tops the list for EU investment. Source: PMI; figures relate to country).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 20, 2022

As the project progressed, I began spending more of my time pulling together materials to keep him informed. To balance it out, here’s another one: Our client was a state government entity on a fixed-price contract project. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 3, 2023

If you are studying for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam, this is the article you need to help you break down and understand the contents of the exam. In this article, we’ll explain what the performance domains are in the exam content outline and give you some examples of what you need to know about each one for the test.

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Project Risk Coach

JANUARY 11, 2021

In this article, let's define emerging risks, discuss ways to identify them, and look at different ways to manage these risks. The International Risk Governance Council (IRGC) defines emerging risks as "new risks or familiar risks that become apparent in new or unfamiliar conditions." Second, there may be insufficient information.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Processes are too informal. “Oh, Informal processes cause you lots of problems. An informal attitude might tumble over into a, “I didn’t think it mattered” attitude and suddenly no one remembers why you spent £100k on something as nothing was documented about who signed it off. There’s no strict way of doing it but…”.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

They could use benchmarking from other projects, compliance to policies and procedures and lessons learned from other projects to inform their assessment. In summary… Project assurance is crucial to provide governance and credibility to your project. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

They might include providers or government regulators. Obtain unique insights and perspectives to inform decisions. See our recent article Why "no" is part of a Scrum Product Owner’s love language for more on this.) Stakeholders are people who have some kind of interest in the product the Scrum Team is delivering.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 19, 2021

All of them are part of the project governance framework. In this article, I will provide more detail on a framework for making better decisions in an effective, rational and ethical way. Gather information – determine what information is available to help make an effective decision. Step 2: Gather Information.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 25, 2024

A Project Management Office (PMO) is a centralized department within an organization that standardizes the governance of projects. This article focuses on the concept of a Project Management Office. Project Governance It oversees project governance, ensuring that each aligns with the strategic goals.

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MPUG

AUGUST 2, 2021

To help you out, here are some helpful practices for governance and security which you may want to implement when using MS Teams. The first governance tip is the obvious one—identify who will manage MS Teams for your company. If a team member shares information with a guest by accident, it will be immediately deleted.

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Governance Government 2021 PMO 52

The IIL Blog

MAY 17, 2023

We have read books and journal articles on various project management topics. The paper had to be approved first by my company’s technical writing department and then by corporate legal to make sure that company propriety information was not included in the paper. Executive sponsorship was merely eyewash for government agencies.

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The IIL Blog

JULY 12, 2023

I was the Chair for both the Sixth and Seventh Editions, and I wrote this article to help you navigate the layout of the latest edition of the PMBOK ® Guide. You can use this information by looking at the model and then tailoring it to fit your needs. Methods are the means by which we accomplish work. Meeting and Events, and Other.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 18, 2023

Lessons learned are key nuggets of information, tips and tricks, good practices and things to avoid that you pick up through delivering a project. Share that information with the team. Act on the information. And the Government Accountability Office does the same function in the USA. What are lessons learned?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2020

Worsley also excludes steering group members from ‘engagement’ saying that the governance process is enough for them. I will often not specifically ‘engage’ senior steering group members because they have already heard the information from me through our governance processes. I am more aligned to agree with that.

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Influencer Governance Government Change Management 430

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 25, 2022

This is a guest article by Dr Mike Clayton, who is the well-known author and trainer behind Online PM Courses.*. And this means three things to me: The Governance Hierarchy This is your sponsor, steering group, project board, project auditors and assessors, and anyone else who has a responsibility for the proper performance of your project.

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Kiron Bondale

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

For example, running a project in a long-standing, large organization usually involves heavier governance and oversight than that for a startup. If you liked this article, why not read my book Easy in Theory, Difficult in Practice which contains 100 other lessons on project leadership? Context (at all levels) counts. (If

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The IIL Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The DVMS-CPD Strategy/Governance Alignment Loop identifies and operationalizes business/mission objectives and high-level organizational priorities. The organization expresses its business objectives through strategic direction and integrated strategy-risk governance policies. Step 3: Create a Current Profile.

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Governance Government Innovation 2024 78

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The term scrum was introduced in a “Harvard Business Review” article from 1986 by Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka. With this information, you can identify the longest sequence of tasks to finish the project, which is called the critical path. It was initially created by the UK government for IT projects.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 17, 2023

Shall I notify you about articles like this one? Compliance and governance : In some industries, organizations must adhere to strict regulatory and governance requirements. Jira Anti-Patterns Gathering Qualitative Data on Jira Anti-Patterns I did not run a representative survey to gather qualitative data for this article.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2024

They help with prioritizing projects, providing governance guidelines and ensure that projects are beneficial to the organization by aligning with larger strategic goals. This will inform your schedule and budget. Here are a handful of links that will take you to more articles, templates and guides on business strategy.

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