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Overcoming bias in project management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Anchoring occurs when a project manager adjusts an estimate closer to a number she previously heard or saw. ” Even if the project manager disbelieves the two-week estimate, she would be unlikely to stick to her two-month plan. Belief bias in project management. Finally, a project manager should heed the belief bias.

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Agile Negotiations — Life Is a Negotiation; Why Would Scrum Be Different?

Scrum.org

Product Backlog refinement : The Product Owner and Developers collaborate to refine, estimate, and order the Product Backlog items based on value, risk, and dependencies. Technical decisions : Developers negotiate architectural choices, design patterns, and code practices to implement the best technical solutions.

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9 Steps to Managing Risk for Your Projects

LiquidPlanner

Which is why so many projects—especially large technology projects—run into trouble. When studies tell us that easily half of all IT projects run over budget and past deadline , we see how easily risk turns into real trouble for projects and their organizations. an estimate of three or more on the scale mentioned in No.

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What Is Cost Overrun? How to Prevent It

Wrike

With about 28% of projects failing due to imprecise cost estimates, it’s clear that your project plan deserves time and attention. Inaccurate forecasts about costs, resources, benefits, and estimated durations can bring project risks that could impact your organization’s profitability and growth opportunities.

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Could a Scrum GPT Challenge Scrum Masters?

Scrum.org

Besides the exciting market opportunity for many people with specific knowledge, data, or content, the question is what implication this new technology will have on the job market for agile practitioners when their roles are partly based on “knowledge” now available from a machine? Emphasis on refining and estimating Product Backlog items.

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Jira Anti-Patterns and How to Overcome Them

Scrum.org

So in March 2023, I embarked on a non-representative research exercise to learn how organizations misuse Jira from a team perspective as I wanted to understand Jira anti-patterns. After all, one purpose of any organization is to exercise resilience in the face of change.

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What Do Companies like Apple, Amazon and Google Look for in Project Managers?

Epicflow Blog

Besides the specific requirements in the technical background, all employers bank on soft skills. Therefore, you should be able to communicate effectively and build trust with multiple technical and non-technical business units, as well as across other cultures and geographies while managing multiple projects. . Soft Skills.