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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Scrum.org

JANUARY 4, 2022

The duration of the Sprint is timeboxed to a maximum of one month, establishing a cadence within which the Scrum team works together to deliver value. Here’s why: To deal with the risk inherent in complex environments, Scrum uses an iterative, incremental approach. Below are five of the most common misconceptions about the Sprint. .

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 7, 2023

PI Planning serves as the cornerstone of the Agile Release Train within SAFe, establishing a synchronized cadence for multiple teams to work together towards a common goal. SAFe is a separate framework designed for scaling Agile practices to larger organizations.

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Added to this is the complex problem of managing multiple agile teams. It is a set of knowledge that has structured guidance regarding roles and responsibilities, work planning and work management, and core values. As a manager or a leader, getting started in SAFe® is not as complex as it seems. Sounds too common?

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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. The stand-up facilitates teamwork and risk management, boosts morale and keeps the team moving forward. #3 1 – Planning.

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International Institute for Learning

APRIL 19, 2023

The Project Management Institute acquired DA in 2019 to extend its agile capabilities. Most organizations start with Essential, which describes how to lead an agile program, or Agile Release Train (ART). Full SAFe extends the framework to Large Solutions that require coordinating many ARTs and implementing Lean Portfolio Management.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 11, 2024

This article covers the three Scrum accountabilities (formerly roles) and addresses interferences of stakeholders and IT/line management with this crucial Scrum event. Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! This habit also puts reaching the Sprint Goal at risk. Source : Scrum Guide 2020.

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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. I believe this may be of interest to other teams as well, hence this blog post. So, in our case, we do it once in 2 weeks.

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Scrum.org

MAY 14, 2020

In an effort to curb productivity leakage, some managers are turning to software to monitor their people. But, we will most surely not overcome the challenges we face by turning our management layer into the company police force. . To achieve business outcomes, managers and teams still need to know what work to complete.

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Leading Agile

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Imagine you’re a CIO, CTO, IT Leader, or Finance Manager. But being given funds doesn’t magically make skilled, trained, and experienced resources appear to do the work. You are given unfunded mandates related to risk, compliance, and cyber security. Everything after that is chaos. WHERE THE PLAN GOES WRONG. HOW DID WE GET HERE?

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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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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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International Institute for Learning

JANUARY 18, 2023

For this project there are two main deliverables, the bulletin boards and the software that manages and displays the information. Product variables include innovation, scope stability, requirements certainty, ease of change, and delivery cadence. Delivery cadence. and other pertinent information. Bulletin Board. Innovation.

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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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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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Scrum.org

JANUARY 30, 2023

Professional Scrum Master Training w/ PSM I Certificate — Live Virtual Class: February 7-10, 2023. Build a strong and diverse change management team to lead the effort. Leverage the expertise of the consulting firm but also empower employees to take ownership of the change by providing them with the necessary training and resources.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Cadence and synchronization: Teams should work in fixed iterations, known as sprints, and synchronize their work to deliver a consistent flow of value. This cadence allows for regular feedback and course correction, so that teams stay on track and deliver high-quality results.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

MAY 16, 2023

Think of the readers as the team owners/general managers who want to know if you’re going to win the Super Bowl. Upper Management: These folks will want to see the executive dashboard and maybe one to two levels below that. Be OK to raise the flag when risks and issues pop their heads up. Fight for training dollars.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

APRIL 11, 2023

Uncover gaps and whether or not training is needed right away. Project Managers are out there every day representing the PMO, so make sure they’re well prepared! Get a feel for what reports a PMO leader needs, what functional managers want to see, and metrics the C-suiters find important. Organizational Change Management.

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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

MAY 9, 2022

After running Planio for more than a decade, I’ve come to learn that managers and leaders often wear blinders. And according to studies and psychologists, it’s more important than resources, money, and training. But when you started bringing them up, your manager and new teammates gave you that look. What do you know?” ).

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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. Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! Moreover, I add some food for thought.

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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. Today’s, and tomorrow’s, market-makers are more like living organisms.

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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. Feature sets are developed by focused teams – there is no built-in cross training and overall ownership. What are the risks? Implications for Project Management.

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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

MARCH 20, 2019

Remember that Sprints are the containers for all other Sprint events and designed to provide cadence. At the same time during longer sprints risks might go uncover or stay unmitigated for longer. While this alignment sounds nice, we need to be acutely aware of the pitfalls of longer (long-ish?) The Other Extreme.

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Agilemania

MAY 17, 2021

SAFe is designed to give teams flexibility and help manage some of the challenges larger organizations have when practicing agile. These challenges make it difficult in: Managing inter-team dependencies to deliver an Increment. Provide training to employees on the agile process. Why big companies choose to go with SAFe.

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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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Agilemania

MAY 17, 2021

SAFe is designed to give teams flexibility and help manage some of the challenges larger organizations have when practicing agile. These challenges make it difficult in: Managing inter-team dependencies to deliver an Increment. Provide training to employees on the agile process. Why big companies choose to go with SAFe.

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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 the feature is complete, it can be delivered.

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Planio

AUGUST 1, 2022

Bring in ongoing training. 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.) Start with an Agile pilot project.

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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. Types of PMOs.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 25, 2022

Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! Irregular Sprint lengths: The Scrum team has variable Sprint cadences. Otherwise, transparency will suffer and flawed decisions might be made, reducing value creation and increasing risk.). Shall I notify you about articles like this one? Related Posts.

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Resource Guru

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Retainer vs. project-based contracts turnover rates According to Sakas and Company , an agency support and training program, if you’re operating a retainer-oriented agency , a client turnover higher than 20% is a red flag. Agency account managers must keep lines of communication open and clear.

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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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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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