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13 Reasons to Choose Agile Project Management Methods

LiquidPlanner

You improve the quality of work life A survey by the Scrum Alliance shows that 85% of respondents believe Scrum continues to improve quality of work life. You create a delivery cadence Timeboxing in agile is a way of wrapping up work into a clearly defined iteration (or sprint).

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Project Decision-Making

Velociteach

In a McKinsey survey , only 20% of respondents stated their companies excelled in decision-making. Spending decisions, authorization to deploy, or sign-offs may be defined by corporate policy. Decision-making processes need to be tailored and define the steps, participants, roles, and timing. Is there consistency with the past?

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Project Communication Management: What is it all about?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Communications management occurs in a well-defined and repeatable cycle. A direct conversation or survey can be helpful to understand if needs are being met and any area(s) that may need adjustment. THE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT PROCESS. In this step the project manager seeks input from the team and stakeholders, along with feedback.

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Navigating 3 Common Challenges of PPM Transformation (Part 3) 

Planview

In the first two posts of this blog series, we shared how one large biotech company defined its pain points and business goals for its PPM transformation process and the five steps it took to beat the transformation odds. (If The team used surveys to understand better when people would be ready to go live with the changes.

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What Are Feedback Loops and How to Implement Them in Your Business?

nTask

In this step, you have to identify and define the key metrics against which you will analyze the data and measure your performance. To gather credible data from the people in question, you can organize interviews, conduct anonymous surveys, ask for reviews, etc. Let us take a look at each cadence and how it works: 1.

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Do We Need Risk Management in Agile Projects?

MPUG

We learn as we go and take small steps with defined budgets, resourcing, and time-boxes. What agile adds to this, therefore, is a distinct cadence of its own iterations or drawdowns of tasks into the Work in Progress part of the Kanban Board. Typical agile frameworks do not include a clearly defined risk owner or risk manager.

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Building Consensus with Agile Working Agreement

Wrike

These elements may include: Clear communication channels and expectations: This defines how team members should communicate with each other, whether it’s through regular meetings, instant messaging platforms, or email. Set a cadence for reviewing the agile working agreement, such as during sprint retrospectives or team meetings.

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