Productivity Land

JULY 19, 2023

Today, hotels are utilizing data-driven insights and advanced technologies to tailor the welcome experience to individual preferences. Hotels leverage guest data, including past booking history, preferences, and social media profiles, to create tailored experiences catering to guests’ needs.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Preorder the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book now for delivery in January 2024! ?️ Scrum’s fast-feedback-loop approach to risk mitigation, for example, during the Daily Scrum or Sprint Review, avoids loss aversion or falling victim to the sunk cost fallacy. And then there are others — the Scrum trap.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 4, 2020

When I saw the book “Art of doing twice the work in the half time,” Dr. Jeff Sutherland wrote, my reaction was like how someone can claim that? I went through the book and loved it. It is not only because the book is good, but I felt connected with one of the case studies. Bad technical practices.

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Scrum.org

MAY 15, 2023

Get notified when the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book is available ! Suggest how to help the Scrum team balance technical debt and new feature development. Balance technical debt and new feature development based on: [Your work item list]. Compare [tech A] and [tech B]: performance, ease, scalability.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 15, 2024

Each methodology is relevant in its own right, unlocking potential, driving innovation, and ensuring that your projects meet expectations. Feedback Loops – Incorporate regular meetings to review and adapt your workflow based on feedback. Columns might include "Ideation," "Design," "Approval," "Execution," and "Review."

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Get notified when the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book is available ! ? Short-term Wins over Long-term Value : The focus on velocity could lead teams to prioritize work that will ‘score points’ now at the expense of activities that contribute to long-term success and value creation, such as refactoring or tackling technical debt.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2024

Book quality checks Now you know what project quality measures you are trying to hit, book some quality checks in. Also, if you have internal auditors or a Quality Assurance function, or someone in the PMO who can do an informal (or formal) project review, book that in as well. Training could include technical skills.

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Wrike

JANUARY 12, 2024

Jeff Kinney’s hit children’s book series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid , was first released in 2007 and is still rolling out installments each year. Today, we’re going to discuss the ins and outs of the NPD process, an effective method that can accelerate innovation, bring new ideas and designs to market, and propel you to success.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

He is the author of Reinventing Communication by Routledge, a book on how to design, lead and manage high performing projects. You can see Mark’s book, and all the other experts’ books on Amazon here. Whatever your level of commitment to this vital task, please review how you can do even better.

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The Strategic Project Manager

MARCH 11, 2024

Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne in their book “ Blue Ocean Strategy.” By plotting these factors and the corresponding value offered by the company and its competitors on the canvas, businesses can gain insights into their competitive positioning and identify areas where they can innovate and differentiate themselves.

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Technical Review Innovation Sustainability Retail 105

Leading Answers

JUNE 21, 2019

In my last article on  Incubating Innovation , we explored the culture and mindset of accountable experimentation. Teams spend too much time recording viewpoints and information—but not enough time reviewing or planning experiments. However, innovation and learning take conscious effort, forward planning and accountability.

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The IIL Blog

APRIL 24, 2024

Companies innovate and develop new products. But customers validate those innovations by “voting with their wallets.” They learn from their customers and continually innovate. Their teams are more productive, creative, and innovative. It is easier to prove one page than a chapter, let alone an entire book.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 23, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Are you overwhelmed by the rapid shifts in industry demands and the swift pace of technological progress? This method has driven companies to new heights of efficiency and innovation, enriching every facet of project execution - from planning to evaluation - and boosting effectiveness and adaptability.

Technical Review 52

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The IIL Blog

JANUARY 31, 2024

This game-changing technology not only streamlines operations but also opens doors to unprecedented creative and strategic possibilities. AI technology advances quickly AI technology is advancing at a breakneck pace. Diving into AI can feel overwhelming due to the sheer speed of its evolution. Register today.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 7, 2023

You could also interview experts, review lessons learned or innovative solutions from previous projects, research what the rest of your industry is doing or consult customers on what they’d like to see. Choose the creative approach that gets you a range of options to review. There are no silly ideas at this point!

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Most of the project managers were engineers with advanced degrees in a technical discipline. The two criteria most often considered at that time when selecting someone to be a project manager were a command of technology and writing skills. This freed up the PMs for more involvement with the technical and business community.

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The IIL Blog

MAY 17, 2023

We have read books and journal articles on various project management topics. When the Department of Defense (DoD) decided to expand the need for more technical projects following World War II, pressure was placed upon the aerospace and defense community to develop expertise in project management. degree in a technical discipline.

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Aerospace Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Governance 147

International Institute for Learning

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Nowadays, companies are very conscious that if they want to be competitive, they have to innovate. It is worth quoting a sentence of the father of the Open Innovation concept, Henry Chesbrough: “Most innovation fails. And companies that don’t innovate die” [1]. And companies that don’t innovate die” [1].

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Henny Portman

AUGUST 15, 2021

In the book Successful Digital Transformation – A Survival Guide for Managers and Executives by Marc Beijen, we get a nice and practical overview of different possible and mutually reinforcing digital transformations that you can use when formulating your own digital transformation. The book is a smooth read. Conclusion.

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NimbleWork

JANUARY 4, 2024

Startups are all about flexibility and innovation and that spills over into how they structure their work. Consider a tech company with a hybrid setup. Performance reviews consider the nature of work – sales teams might have different metrics than developers. Imagine a technology startup with a hybrid work culture.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In most cases, the technology needed to support the requirements was also known and available. These smaller strategic projects, such as those involving creativity, R&D, and innovation, were usually assigned to functional managers who were allowed to use any tools they desired and any leadership style they were comfortable with.

Technical Review 88

Technical Review Risk Management Executing Governance 88

Leading Agile

JULY 3, 2023

But as companies scale, as the market shifts and more parts of the business become software-focused, there’s been an increase in demand for an end-to-end solution to help large organizations build infrastructure around sound technical practices. I’m Matt VanVleet, the Chief Technology Officer for Leading Agile.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In March 2023, Google launched Bard , and Baidu , the Chinese multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services, introduced ERNIE Bot. With these chatbot applications, we can easily maintain that every technological field is destined to be invested or at least touched by AI. Action Taker.

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The IIL Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

To begin, let’s break down some of the most important fundamental keywords and provide some definitions: Artificial Intelligence (AI): this is the broadest term, encompassing all the technologies and methods that enable machines to simulate human intelligence. View all of Cyndi’s books here. Check out IIL’s New AI Course!

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The IIL Blog

JANUARY 3, 2024

To begin, let’s break down some of the most important fundamental keywords and provide some definitions: Artificial Intelligence (AI): this is the broadest term, encompassing all the technologies and methods that enable machines to simulate human intelligence. View all of Cyndi’s books here. Check out IIL’s New AI Course!

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Henny Portman

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Oleg Skrynnik wrote the book DevOps a business perspective. The book is built around 6 chapters. Reduce technical debt (the debt occurs when a programmer chooses a non-optimal way to solve a problem in order to shorten the development time). The first chapter explains DevOps in general.

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Henny Portman

MAY 25, 2020

The book Team topologies – Organizing business and technology teams for fast flow , by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais, will help you to design a team organization structure that helps you to become more agile. The book is divided into three parts. The book explains the seven core ideas behind team topologies: Conway’s law.

Software Review 111

Software Review Technical Review Agile Innovation 111

Planio

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Every great company–from the billion-dollar tech behemoths to innovative and scrappy startups–has one thing in common: talented people motivated by a shared vision. Step 10: Do your due diligence before you make the offer. Book extra one-on-ones in the first few months. But it’s one worth fighting.

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The IIL Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

This could be due to bias in the coding – who is at fault legally–is it the software owner, developer, purchaser, or project team for not doing appropriate assurances and testing? This proactive step aligns with the narrative of this article, emphasizing the existence of inherent risks when engaging AI technologies.

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Scrum.org

JULY 7, 2020

On many occasions in the recent past, working with distributed agile teams has amplified existing organizational, technical, and cultural challenges in many organizations. Frederick Brooks stated in his 1975 book The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering that “adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.”.

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Technical Review Agile Software Review Software Engineering 132

International Institute for Learning

MAY 24, 2023

While a hybrid approach may seem appealing due to its combination of structure and flexibility, the decision ultimately hinges on understanding the broader stakeholder needs and the organization’s ability to be responsive to multiple frameworks.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Despite pioneering digital technology, Kodak's inability to pivot from film-based photography to digital saw the company filing for bankruptcy in 2012. BlackBerry: Stagnation in Innovation BlackBerry, the once-dominant smartphone maker, lost its grip on the market due to a failure to deliver continued value.

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Technical Review 2012 Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 140

The Strategic Project Manager

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

This post reviews the Four Actions Framework, first providing a simple definition and describing what makes it different and appealing. The Four Actions Framework, also known as the ERRC framework, is a ‘blue ocean’ strategic management tool introduced in the book “Blue Ocean Strategy” by W.

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Sustainability Transportation Innovation Aerospace 97

Leading Agile

APRIL 21, 2021

Innovators have already changed how we all view transportation in the past decade, including the shift from gasoline to battery-electric and from car ownership to transportation-as-a-service. We will now look at the forthcoming threat to existing car manufacturers due to this shift in perspective.

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Transportation Manufacturing Software Review 118

Henny Portman

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Ard-Pieter de Man, Pieter Koene and Martijn Ars wrote the book How to survive the organizational revolution – A guide to agile contemporary operating models, platforms and ecosystems. In this book you get an overview of the new organizational design landscape. The book is divided in three parts. Internal is out; external is in.

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Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Governance 82

Planview

JANUARY 21, 2021

If science is the place where curiosity, discovery, and innovation meet up to have coffee, lab management is the process of making sure the doors are open, lights are on, and grounds are brewing. It is easy for any stakeholder to see exactly where a project is at any given time, what is coming due, and what has been successfully completed.

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Velociteach

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

She understands the challenges of dyslexia due to navigating two of her three sons through the school system with a diagnosis of dyslexia, dysgraphia, and ADHD. I’ve worked with a lot of project managers that have dyslexia, and they are so innovative and bring a unique perspective to the solutions that others don’t even think about.

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