Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

They let you know whether you can go overspent or what risk mitigation actions are the right ones for this point in the project. Often an internal senior department manager, client account manager or supplier project manager/representative. Project manager: the person leading the project (you).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 11, 2022

There’s no fixed cadence for strategy conversations. Think about the values, skills, culture and risks that might block your progress. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management. When do strategic meetings happen? Some businesses use quarterly meetings. 2.30pm: Revise plans.

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Scrum.org

MAY 27, 2021

We’ve already discussed the importance of decentralised command and decision-making in an earlier blog, outlining how managers need to be able to train, mentor and teach their teams. Nothing erodes trust and performance as fast as being treated as if you are not trusted. “ We know Agile is not just for software teams. 1 – Planning.

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International Institute for Learning

MAY 16, 2022

For the Agile community practitioners, managing change and uncertainty to deliver on strategic goals is nothing new. The former grows by adding scale and complexity, which must be managed. ” Hence, as practitioners, now is the time to be prepared. Realizing Benefits with “Roughly Right” vs. “Precisely Wrong” Data Analysis.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

APRIL 11, 2023

Whether considering standing up a new PMO or revamping an existing, doing an assessment is a key initial step to setting one up. Project Managers are out there every day representing the PMO, so make sure they’re well prepared! Also, look at communication cadence and means by which to share this information.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 30, 2023

We thought that AI might initially come after simple office jobs. Once the initial answer is available, follow up with additional questions to guide the bot in a more suitable direction or to receive information on the rationale of the response from the LLM’s algorithm. I am no longer sure about that. Make the approach more agile.

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Leading Agile

MAY 12, 2020

Professions such as Medicine, Law, Beauty, Teaching, Transportation, Security, Accounting, Engineering, and Project Management all have one thing in common; certifications and internal governance. Teams delivering on a predictable cadence earn the trust of the business. It involves more than just IT. Delivery-level to Leadership).

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The Strategic Project Manager

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

From a strategic project management perspective, this post examines some key agile methods and there impact of strategy and project management. To provide an initial taste of agile methods, consider the following list: Scrum – Scrum codifies the ‘pillars and values’ of transparency, inspection, and adaptation.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 21, 2019

Even so, this can all ring hollow when organizations are slow to change, and the avoidance and allocation of blame continues to be valued as an important management skill. The critical thing about a Sprint Goal is that it has to give team members a reason to work together during the Sprint, and not to drift apart on separate initiatives.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Many organisations are investing in people, processes and structure to create teams focused on strategy execution, often by establishing project management offices (PMOs). As a senior project manager or head of a PMO, it is important to assess teams for any skill gaps that may be inhibiting or preventing project success.

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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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MPUG

JUNE 28, 2021

Now, you might be thinking what exactly a dance has to do with cadence in Agile? Let’s start first with the definition of cadence. Cadence – Definition and Basics. One can define cadence in Agile as follows: Cadence is a regular, predictable pattern of development work in Agile. Working with Single Cadence.

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Leading Agile

MAY 11, 2021

In today’s environment, organizations are striving for business Agility, or else they risk being put out of business. In today’s blog, a continuation of the first in this two-part series, we’ll talk about building trust and influence, and initiating the trust-influence loop. Delivering on a regular, predictable cadence.

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Now imagine that a senior executive starts off his day and decides first to have a quick look at the project dashboard expecting to see metrics such as the current status of projects, earned value indices in terms of money and performances, and top risks. Welcome to the concept of the Project Management Office or PMO.

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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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Planio

AUGUST 9, 2021

Move onto task management and list out milestones and steps. But like everything in project management, a project schedule needs to find the sweet spot between simple and complicated to be helpful. The schedule will also help you see if you’re overloading your team or putting people at risk of burnout. Stakeholder management.

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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. A project progress report can be created solely for your manager, your entire team, or your client. The issue with spreadsheets is that they aren’t designed for project management.

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Wrike

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Project management will undergo significant changes this coming year. Worldwide physical and cultural events are shaping every new project management trend happening in the industry. They may even be transforming the entire project management discipline. What are the current trends in 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. Here are the Agile ceremonies that most teams use and why they’re essential: Sprint planning: These sessions are what initiate each sprint. When does it take place?

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Proofhub

APRIL 8, 2020

COVID-19: Work From Home Tips for Managers from Experts across the Globe Here are the best and expert Work from home tips to follow from CEOs and managers around the world There are uncertain times. We asked experts their WFH tips for managers during coronavirus. We use ProofHub , our own tool, to manage work and stay connected.

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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. This is a loss to the company.

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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. This is a loss to the company.

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Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Cadence Software 66

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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Leading Agile

MARCH 31, 2020

In this week’s episode, LeadingAgile Chief Methodologist, Dennis Stevens, sits down with Mike Cottmeyer to discuss Capability-based organizations, Systems of Delivery vs Systems of Transformation, managing dependencies, and more. – Talk about project management and things like that. – That’s right. – Yeah.

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Digite

AUGUST 21, 2017

In 2015, in a blog post called Kanban Cadences , David Anderson laid out a set of 7 Kanban cadences or meetings that provide comprehensive opportunities for feedback, planning, and review in an enterprise. In my experience, 3 of these are critical for ensuring that a Kanban initiative gets off the ground successfully.

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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? And so, the mental model is, is the business brings this initiative to the table, I want to do this in the software stack. This is what’s fascinating.

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Digite

AUGUST 17, 2017

David Anderson is a thought leader and pioneer in the field of Lean/ Kanban for Software Development and managing effective software teams. While Kanban was meant to be initiated at the middle management level, Enterprise Services Planning is meant for executives and senior management.

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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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Leading Answers

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Many traditional project management deliverables have agile alternatives. Yet we rarely see agile communications management plans. Why We Have Communication Management Plans Projects can be time-consuming and costly, and tie-up valuable employees for long periods with no guarantee of the outcome initially hoped for.

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Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The Define the End State—or Discovery Step—validates the hypotheses created in the initial step and engages the broader organization. There should be a regular cadence with the leadership team to formally review intermediate deliverables, challenge assumptions, and identify risks.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 25, 2022

The Scrum Guide characterizes the Sprint Planning as follows: Sprint Planning initiates the Sprint by laying out the work to be performed for the Sprint. A good Scrum team can handle that in ten to 30 minutes before moving on to the decomposition tasks and the initial planning of how the Developers intend to accomplish the work of the Sprint.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 28, 2022

Welcome to the Sprint anti-patterns article from my series on Scrum anti-patterns, covering the three Scrum roles—pardon me: accountabilities—and addressing the contributions of stakeholders and the IT/line management. When a Sprint’s horizon is too long the Sprint Goal may become invalid, complexity may rise, and risk may increase.

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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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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. All work is divided into short bursts called "sprints".

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Planio

AUGUST 1, 2022

Instead, you’re likely to find an army of managers and VPs whose job is to connect the dots and make sure you’re all working towards the same goals. Structure: The focus shifts away from a top-down hierarchy (Executives, SVP, VP, Manager, etc.) Agile transformations are challenging for both team members and managers.

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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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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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