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Think top-down and bottom-up for agile transformations

Kiron Bondale

A common approach for major organizational changes is to start at the top with executive leadership, creating a coalition of commitment and support towards a shared vision for the future. Without changing existing portfolio intake practices and performance measures (e.g.

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Helping functional managers through an agile transformation

Kiron Bondale

As Tony Robbins would say, “ Where focus goes, energy flows “ If we haven’t updated performance measures for functional managers and their staff, it will be much harder to encourage them to change. Metrics aren’t the sole driver of behavior but they do draw a lot of focus.

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A Strategic PM’s Guide to the Satir Model for Change

The Strategic Project Manager

The Satir Model for Change provides a very personalized approach to the stages that we as individuals, teams, and even organizations pass through during times of change. This post examines what the Satir Change Model is, how it is an important consideration for strategy, and how project managers can leverage it to provide leadership.

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125 Project Management Buzzwords

The IIL Blog

Change Control A formal process of documenting, reviewing, approving, and managing a change to a project’s scope, schedule, budget, or quality parameters. Change Management The approach to plan and implement strategies that guide individuals and organizations through a change (e.g.,

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ITIL® 4 Strategist: Direct, Plan, and Improve: Advantages and Disadvantages of ITIL® 4 Strategist: Direct, Plan, and Improve

Techno-PM

The first level is ITIL® Practitioner, which covers service management best practices and processes and a general understanding of how these apply across different contexts - such as process improvement or change management. It will help you prepare for leadership roles within organizations that need strong strategy skillsets.

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What are the tipping points for your agile transformation?

Kiron Bondale

While such milestones won’t help them forecast how much longer it might take to reach their ultimate goals, it can provide a leadership team with proof that things are continuing to move in the right direction. Such evidence is critical if there is to be sustained commitment and investment in the transformation.

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Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

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