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Managing Project Assumptions & Risks

Velociteach

We make hundreds of assumptions and take small risks daily. Recovering from these risks may be inconvenient but not horribly impactful. Project assumptions and risks are not as casual. Project assumptions and risks are not as casual. Thoughtlessly making assumptions or ignoring risks can lead to critical problems.

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Managing Project Assumptions and Risks

The IIL Blog

By Alan Zucker We make hundreds of assumptions and take small risks daily. Recovering from these risks may be inconvenient but not horribly impactful. Project assumptions and risks are not as casual. Project assumptions and risks are not as casual. Our risks were identified, but a response strategy was never created.

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Everything You Need to Know About Release Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Do you have a release manager on the team? It wasn’t until I worked in IT as a project manager that I had a lot of contact with the release management process. In this article, I’ll explain what a release manager does and what skills you need to make a success of this role. What does a release manager do?

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The Forgotten Scrum Event

Scrum.org

And yet, the Sprint serves a pivotal role in Scrum by setting the cadence for feedback, inspection and adaptation in Scrum. However, it's crucial to recognize that the Sprint sets the cadence for all of the other events. A shorter Sprint is better to reduce risk. There’s no meeting for “The Sprint”, you see. Consistency is Key.

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Stakeholder Communication Strategy: Part 3 of 4 Steps of Stakeholder Engagement

Scrum.org

As not all stakeholders are the same, the product owner or manager needs to communicate with them differently as well. Are they part of our Definition of ‘Done’? My role was to coach product owners and managers. The majority of those conversations were about progress updates, key risks, timelines and immediate next priorities.

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The Three — Wait: Four — Elements of Empiricism

Scrum.org

Retrospective : Inspects the Sprint at the team level, the Definition of Done, and creates improvements. Artifacts that have low transparency can lead to decisions that diminish value and increase risk.”. Provide access to artifacts from your Product Backlog to the Definition of Done. Transparency enables inspection.

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Your Strategy Planning Meeting Agenda (with Template)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

There’s no fixed cadence for strategy conversations. Think about the values, skills, culture and risks that might block your progress. One thing that should definitely be on the action list is how you are going to communicate the decisions made today to everyone else in the team. When do strategic meetings happen?

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