MPUG
OCTOBER 16, 2023
First, our last article touched on waste in the context of lean. Second, I am the father of a recent engineering graduate who is now working as an engineer, and part of the onboarding was a class on lean. The need to complete projects on time, within budget, and to the highest standards is ever-present. The overarching goal?
Scrum.org
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
To what extent, for example, is the Manifesto a reflex of “lean thinking”? There’s a clear synergy between lean and agile practice, and attempts to tease them apart can often seem contrived and artificial. Interestingly, in the published history of the Agile Manifesto, the word “lean” does not appear even once.
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Scrum.org
JANUARY 22, 2024
Standish Group data reveals a startling 58% of Agile teams struggle with delays, budget issues, and dissatisfied customers. Please create a concept for this class, comprising lectures but mainly exercises covering the previously mentioned topics. Activity: Team-building exercise focused on effective communication and trust.
Planview
JULY 26, 2022
Meanwhile, managers are bracing themselves for the inevitability of budget cuts: If we had to keep going with 10% less budget, or 20% less, what would that look like? This example underscores the fundamental flaws with the “peanut butter” approach to cost reductions: Spreading budget cuts equally across projects or business functions.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
DECEMBER 13, 2022
It helps project managers to make decisions about how to best complete a project within the iron triangle constraints of time, budget, and scope – and all the other constraints that fall outside the somewhat outdated triangle model! You could use that as a prompt to come back to your philosophy and reflection exercise later.
LiquidPlanner
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
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. When you have a proven process to lean on, it will undoubtedly lead to projects running more smoothly and successfully. Identify opportunities.
Scrum.org
MARCH 10, 2023
Set the Stage: Give people time to get centered with a quick connection exercise that can help shift the focus to the event. I equate using Velocity as a productive metric to being as impractical as balancing my checkbook using my budget and not my actual expenditures. Then, open it up for their comments.
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