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Questions to ask a project management mentor

Rebel’s Guide to PM

How should we review progress? At regular meetings You’ll find a regular cadence and probably settle into a regular agenda or routine with the check in sessions. What’s it like running big projects/a PMO/working in X field? These are my areas of focus, do you think you can help with these?

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Troubleshooting in Lean-Agile Development

MPUG

It’s usually based on a cadence. As shown in the above figure, there is no regular timeboxed iteration, but incremental delivery can happen in cadence. The PO can be the business owner or in some other structure, the PO can be paired with the business owner directly or via the Agile Project Management Office (PMO).

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Project Boards and Project Steering Groups: An Introduction

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Have as many layers as fits within your PMO methodology. It’s fine to have a different cadence at different points in the project lifecycle. Action review and next steps. Do I need a project board or a steering group? What you need is adequate governance for the project. Call your meetings anything you like. Key decisions.

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The Transformation Journey: Lessons Learned

Planview

A continuous planning cadence – quarterly, monthly, or even weekly – enables organizations to be ready to move fast when change occurs, or new opportunities appear on the horizon. Read on to review some answers to questions asked during the webinar along with a few of our other recommendations. Cultivate Business Agility at Scale.

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Do We Need Risk Management in Agile Projects?

MPUG

As we will see, agile methods are, to a degree, a response to the kind of risks that software development projects face. Often, this is through its Project, Program, or Portfolio Management Office (PMO). However, to illustrate with Scrum, let’s consider the Sprint Reviews and Sprint Retrospectives of Scrum.

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What does a project manager do?

Planio

Updating project management software to keep their team on track 9. Then, he works with technical software development experts to estimate the duration of each task and plots it onto a Gantt chart. Real-world example: Now that James has his Gantt Chart completed, he works with his PMO to plan the resources he’ll need for the project.

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How Charles Byrd Gets It Done: Project Management & Networking Tips

Project Management Hacks

Out of college with a BBA in information technology I started on a help desk providing 2nd and 3rd level support for Cadence, a Silicon Valley software company. I was then promoted to be a project manager and founded our company’s PMO. I’d also recommend keeping in mind Pareto principle (i.e.