article thumbnail

9 Project Communications You Should Send This Year

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The current status is Use regular project status reports to create a cadence, manage expectations and standardize how information is communicated. (OK, not that many.) You can cut through a lot of conflict and office politics with a well-placed, sincere apology.

Cadence 369
article thumbnail

What you need to know about project communication management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Here are the top communication skills for project managers: Active listening: really hearing what people are saying in the room Consistency: follow through when you say you will and create a cadence for the team Clarity: use short sentences and jargon -free language in your communications Accessibility: make sure comms are delivered in a format that (..)

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

APOM State of Play - Part 3: 6 Guiding Principles for Product Portfolio Management

Scrum.org

Transparency, cadence, and clear ownership are required I remember a conversation with Ken Schwaber the co-creator of Scrum, about a realization one of the early adopters of Scrum had and how it reframed their use of Scrum. This allows organizations to build in a regular cadence around planning based on transparency.

Cadence 122
article thumbnail

“OKRs S&%k, but we don’t know anything better” – Scaling Founder Mode by Fixing OKRs (Leveraging EBM)

Scrum.org

Calling work in different names but still being involved in the details as if it were still early days in the lab/garage/WeWork shared space – instead of providing clarity about the mission and staying at the right altitude—choosing strategically what check-in cadence and involvement is appropriate where.

Cadence 195
article thumbnail

Benefits of the Sprint Timebox

Scrum.org

Predictable Progress: The regular cadence of Sprints provides a predictable schedule for delivering increments of work, enhancing transparency and trust with stakeholders. Conclusion The Sprint timebox in Scrum is a powerful tool that creates a sense of urgency, driving teams to deliver consistent, high-quality results.

Cadence 194
article thumbnail

How to make value flow without interruptions in SAFe

Scrum.org

Such elements might include handoffs (specialization or authorization), queues (describing the same work at different levels), groups of teams not working in the same cadence, etc. Proposed remedial actions: Try to match the size of the work realistically to the cadence (do the stories fit in the iteration, and the features in the Pis?).

Cadence 195
article thumbnail

Everything You Need to Know About Release Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We had a fortnightly release (and therefore a giant scrabble to try to get your changes in before the cut-off and presented to the CAB in time), but your company might have monthly releases or use a different cadence. Key roles and responsibilities of the job. The role involves planning the release scope (the contents of what’s going in).