LiquidPlanner

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Think your project management clients are your business’ bread and butter? Without a harmonious project team, your project could be at risk of unhappy stakeholders and clients, delayed timelines, and every PM’s greatest nightmare … scope creep. Think again.

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nTask

OCTOBER 13, 2021

When it comes to user statistics, it has been estimated that integrating customer experience can generate $700 million in 3 years for companies that earn $1 billion. In Kanban methodology , there are seven cadences and each of them is implemented via a meeting. Let us take a look at each cadence and how it works: 1. Risk Review.

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Herding Cats

JULY 16, 2017

The GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide has 12 steps. Either a Cadence Release Plan or a Capabilities Release Plan. Uncertainty creates risk. Risk Management is how Adults Manage Projects - Tim Lister. Conduct Schedule Risk Analysis. Uncertanty creates Risk. Capture All Activities.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 12, 2016

Neil Killick posted a good question, what's the common ground for talking about estimates. All estimates have two attributes - accuracy and precision. The values of these two attributes are what those needing the estimates are after. That request comes from those asking for the estimate. 100M, 200M, 500M?

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MPUG

MARCH 8, 2021

Many project managers utilize a Lean-Agile approach when there is high change or churn in project requirements, significant lack of clarity in scope, high complexity to their projects, and/or a larger number of risks associated with such. It’s usually based on a cadence. When Inaccurate Estimation Results in Delayed Delivery.

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Leading Answers

MARCH 7, 2019

These days, new project managers are exposed to conflicting guidance. When our projects undertake defined, repeatable work using technologies and approaches our organizations have experience in, then uncertainty and change rates are typically low and manageable. Here, traditional project management approaches work great.

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Velociteach

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The project management plan (Plan) is a powerful tool. Plan Elements The Plan is like a book with three main sections: Execution Parameters establish how the project will be managed along with the approach, required lifecycle phases, and governance procedures. It describes how the project will be executed.

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Leading Agile

MAY 17, 2021

Velocity, while seemingly a simple measure of team output, is quite often one of the most misconstrued metrics by organizations new to Agile ways of working – by both managers and the teams themselves. The sum of those estimations gets locked in as the committed points for the iteration and should be in the ballpark of the team’s velocity.

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Planio

AUGUST 9, 2021

Move onto task management and list out milestones and steps. Estimate task time and effort. But like everything in project management, a project schedule needs to find the sweet spot between simple and complicated to be helpful. At a minimum, you should know what type of person you’re basing your estimate on.

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Introduction: First, I am not writing this to be highbrow; besides technical and project management topics, I have enjoyed history and mythology for years. I recently watched an old Greek mythology movie from the early 80’s, and I had a revelation: the muses and project management.

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Planio

JULY 4, 2022

But what if you’re not entirely comfortable managing and running Agile ceremonies? Working this way reduces the risk that you’re building the wrong software. They’re responsible for managing themselves and determining how much work they can complete in a sprint. Update user stories to properly estimate tasks.

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Teamweek

OCTOBER 4, 2022

But there was a noticeable difference in how projects were managed when we started creating reports for the more complex projects. They also helped to show the team exactly how projects were progressing compared to time and cost estimations. The issue with spreadsheets is that they aren’t designed for project management.

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Herding Cats

JULY 29, 2017

IT Risk Management. Why Guessing is not Estimating and Estimating is not Guessing. Estimating Processes in Support of Economic Analysis. Herding Cats: Capabilities Release or Cadence Release. Estimating and Making Decisions in Presence of Uncertainty. Making Conjectures Without Testable Outcomes.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

And this is precisely the point: The Product Owner miraculously identifies what is the best way to proceed as a Scrum Team by managing the Product Backlog. I do believe that a separation between product discovery on the one side (product management), and product delivery (Scrum teams) on the other side is no longer a viable approach.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 30, 2023

Build a strong and diverse change management team to lead the effort. Follow-up question : Your answer is too much focus on traditional project management. ChatGPT : “You’re right, my previous response focused primarily on traditional project management methods. Just ensure the minions comply and don’t ask too many questions.”

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Leading Agile

APRIL 20, 2023

As the world of business increases in complexity, it will take more than user stories, estimation, and OKRs to build a trustworthy system that management can delegate into. But if managers want a trustworthy system, it’ll be up to them to create it. Why is it hard for managers to empower teams they want control?

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Planio

MARCH 20, 2020

While we’d love to say it’s the project management tool you use the truth is it’s something else: Communication. A great project manager knows the true risks of miscommunication and plans accordingly. Not only that but finding the right cadence of communication can feel like a Goldilocks situation.

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Digite

MARCH 17, 2017

As the PI has 5 iterations with multiple teams working in cadence to achieve a common vision, it is important for these teams to assemble and plan out the course of action for the entire PI duration. The meeting also helps the teams understand any dependencies amongst themselves and any risks to be addressed.

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Wrike

JUNE 15, 2023

A well-laid plan can go a long way in project management , as you have a clear roadmap that you and your team can follow. In the case that you can’t create a plan from scratch, having pre-made project management templates on hand can be a useful safety net. Project management can also be useful on the ground level.

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Herding Cats

JULY 27, 2017

So when you hear Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) as buzzwords , ask can you show me your Product Roadmap and Release Plan (either Capabilities release plan or Cadence release plan). IT Risk Management. Why Guessing is not Estimating and Estimating is not Guessing. Related articles.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 23, 2016

The Plan for the delivery of value is shown in the Product Roadmap and implemented in the Cadence Release Plan, or sometimes in the Capabilities Release plan. Integrated Master Plan and Department of Energy Program Management. IT Risk Management. Why Guessing is not Estimating and Estimating is not Guessing.

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Digite

MARCH 2, 2018

It is then up to them – or some business function like sales or support – to have the conversation with your customers that they need to accept new releases at a certain frequency or they may be at a risk of not getting the support they might need on an old version of the product. At the other end as well, there can be two issues.

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Digite

MARCH 2, 2018

It is then up to them – or some business function like sales or support – to have the conversation with your customers that they need to accept new releases at a certain frequency or they may be at a risk of not getting the support they might need on an old version of the product. At the other end as well, there can be two issues.

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Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Cadence Software 66

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Lastly, there is an overlap with the product manager role. Process-wise, the Product Owner is accountable for effectively managing the Product Backlog, thus “owning” the product on behalf of the organization. Product Owner Theses: Internal Stakeholder Management. The role requires that Product Owners act like product managers.

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Planio

APRIL 24, 2023

Creative features, successful product ideas, wild marketing stunts, full rebrands, or massive IT projects — none of them work without the project managers that tirelessly make sure everyone’s on the same page and making progress towards a shared goal. Assessing and mitigating project risks 7. But there’s a problem.

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Digite

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

In this article, he outlines the similarities of the two as WIP Limiting, Pull-based systems – with cadences and a focus on learning – while also explaining their differences. They are attempting to advance the state of the art in work management predominately (but not only) in the area of knowledge work. Similarities.

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Herding Cats

AUGUST 5, 2017

Managing Cost, Schedule, & Technical Performance Risk Is The Basis Of Good Project Management. Risk management is essential to the success of any significant project. The emerging risks that can be identified early in the project that impact the project later are often termed “known unknowns.”

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Scrum.org

APRIL 25, 2022

Too much estimating: The Developers even estimate sub-tasks. Remember: the purpose of estimating is to identify misalignment among the Developers regarding the What and How of items from the Product or Sprint Backlog. Read more : Estimates Are Useful, Just Ditch the Numbers.). So don’t waste your time on that.

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Leading Agile

AUGUST 19, 2020

And they’re counting on the fact that all of the planning processes, all the project management, or all the Agile or all whatever, is going to help them make promises, okay? We typically want to have those stories estimated, right? It’s not a dependency management problem. And then I reduce the risk.

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Workamajig

JANUARY 11, 2021

Project management terminology can be complicated. It doesn’t matter whether you’re working towards your PMP certification or simply managing projects casually in your organization, knowing core project management terms always helps. All Project Management Terms. Actual dates are different from planned or estimated dates.

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Leading Agile

JUNE 29, 2023

Managers are evil. But is it possible that there may be reasonable and rational behaviors behind the actions of those executives, managers, and people who obstruct what we’re trying to do? In fact, at conferences, we often talk about how managers are bad and executives are foolish people who want to derail the company.

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Leading Agile

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

And you’ll hear us talk about the way that you deliver that is by designing your organization so that the governance — the way that we manage the flow of value through the organization and make economic trade-off decisions — is defined effectively. The first one is the one around risk, around scope rather.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management Briefings and Presentations. Management Processes (#MP). Project Performance Management (#PPM). Agile Project Management (#APM). Risk Management (#RM). Cost, Schedule, and Technical Performance Management (#CSTPM). Management Processes.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 5, 2016

He was not a program manager of engineered to order software intensive system of systems. This is the basis of the Agile Product Roadmap and Product Release Plan (either cadence or capability based). IT Risk Management. Risk Management is How Adults Manage Projects. Hayek was a social scientist.

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Ben Howard’s session, Power BI for Business Users and Project Managers – Part 1: Introduction to the Power BI Suite, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may watch the live recording of this webinar at your convenience. Ben Howard: Brilliant.

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Software Review 2020 Risk Management Governance 52

Leading Agile

OCTOBER 3, 2023

They maybe estimate them using new story points, planning, poker, they burn them down, they produce a working test and increment of software at the end of every sprint. I came out of project management, like I said, PMI ACP, all that kind of stuff. There’s managers and there’s hierarchy in that regard.

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Leading Agile

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

High WIP levels and failure to recognize delivery capacity, identify scarce resources, and consider estimates led to intense pressure to deliver late in the project schedule. These individuals then form personal management fiefdoms competing with one another for recognition and opportunities for career advancement. Business Impact.

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