Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2024

The basics: defining quality Knowing how you are going to manage quality feeds into your quality plan (obviously). The APM BOK defines project quality as: “The fitness for purpose of the degree of conformance of the outputs of a process, or the process itself to requirements.” The options are: Once (i.e. Tip: Avoid scope creep!

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The IIL Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It is your powerful assistant for experimenting, augmenting your decision-making, and fueling innovation. This includes: Setting clear goals and parameters: Guide the AI towards desired outcomes by defining clear goals, constraints, and ethical considerations. Analyze them critically, considering your project context and expertise.

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The IIL Blog

JANUARY 17, 2024

You can craft a roadmap that guides your career trajectory over the years by conducting a thorough self-assessment, defining clear goals, identifying educational and training requirements, and staying adaptable to change. Registration for IIL’s Leadership & Innovation Online Conference is open!

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International Institute for Learning

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Nowadays, companies are very conscious that if they want to be competitive, they have to innovate. It is worth quoting a sentence of the father of the Open Innovation concept, Henry Chesbrough: “Most innovation fails. And companies that don’t innovate die” [1]. And companies that don’t innovate die” [1].

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 31, 2021

There are good consultants out there that want to understand the value that they are bringing to their customers so they can inspect and adapt as well. That is why I went to Boston last month to complete the training and assessment to become an Evidence-based Management Consultant with Scrum.org. Ability to Innovate Metrics.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Let's define what it is, and also what is not. Think about something along the lines of: - H1 Business as Usual - H2 Sustaining Innovation - H3 Disruptive Innovation Both Ryan and Sander work as consultants, so we realize that theory and practice are two vastly different things.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 31, 2023

As a method, it can be traced back to the book by Japanese organizational theorist and management consultant Masaaki Imai, Kaizen: The Key to Japan’s Competitive Success. There are several other key features to kaizen as defined by Imai. Kaizen is a compound word made up of two Japanese works, kai meaning change and zen meaning good.

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The IIL Blog

MAY 22, 2024

But let’s not use this as an excuse not to do something innovative–we must weigh the risk of NOT doing something that pleases our customers and balance that with the risk OF doing something! Showcase Innovation and Continuous Improvement Service management is about innovation as much as maintenance. What do you think?

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In this highly engaging talk at the Agile Camp Berlin 2021, Jimmy Janlén addresses the core element of “Agile,” it’s key to speed, innovation, and success: team autonomy. Modern organisations are convinced that autonomous empowered teams are one of the core concepts of agile and key to speed, innovation and success.

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International Institute for Learning

JULY 13, 2023

Traditionally, project management practices predominantly revolved around well-defined requirements and followed the Waterfall approach, with improvements centered around management control concepts. She has over 25 years of experience in research, organizational innovation, design, adaptation, and benefit realization.

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Artificial Inteligence 2023 Certification Information Technology 81

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Command-and-Control Culture : A culture rooted in traditional management methods, leading to top-down decisions without team consultation​​. This misalignment encourages developers to add features they consider valuable without consulting the Product Owner or stakeholders, leading to wasted efforts on unneeded functionalities.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 24, 2023

Innovative projects, where the deliverable or new product is unique and pioneering, and the exact project scope is being progressively elaborated or managed through agile techniques. Your PMO might have definitions for each of those to help you define and refine your estimates at the early stages of the project. How do you define ROM?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 7, 2023

So it probably sounds a bit odd to want to define problem solving before we go any further. You could also interview experts, review lessons learned or innovative solutions from previous projects, research what the rest of your industry is doing or consult customers on what they’d like to see. Still got a question?

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The IIL Blog

MAY 8, 2024

If you repeatedly hide and find caches with Geocaching, you will realize that it is similar to the value delivery cycle where BAs define problems and PMs solve it. Peter Drucker defined the roles of CEOs and middle managers as follows: Leadership is doing the right things. If either one is missing, it will not be a good solution.

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The IIL Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

As organizations strive for efficiency, productivity, and innovation, project managers must adapt to this new reality. Gen AI PMO Template Define Project Goals and Objectives Prompt for Generative AI: “Analyze the following project brief [insert your project brief]. The Project Management Office (PMO) is no exception.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Digital solutions are providing companies with new innovations and creative ways to tackle old problems more efficiently. Digital transformation is a way to get more innovative and take something beyond what a tweak of traditional methods might offer. Should I Consult a Digital Transformation Agency?

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Technical Review Healthcare Consulting Software Review 249

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 14, 2021

Innovative projects, where the deliverable or new product is unique and pioneering, and the exact project scope is being progressively elaborated or managed through agile techniques. Your PMO might have definitions for each of those to help you define and refine your estimating at the early stages of the project. How do you define ROM?

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Estimate PMO PMI Budget 460

The IIL Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

This process includes establishing clear communication channels, defining accountabilities, developing conflict resolution protocols, and creating a culture of engaged learning. With 15+ years in the corporate world, he has held Executive positions (COO, Director) in Consulting and Multinationals. Register here.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 29, 2022

It defines the activities of an organization and who is responsible for what. Project governance stands on three pillars that describe the three areas that define it. Now we’ll define each of these more fully. The challenge that we face is that we cannot simply define a good decision as to the right decision.

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Velociteach

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This article highlights some common issues I have encountered in my consulting and coaching practice. Creative and Innovative. People are encouraged to develop solutions to serve customers and define how the team operates. The problem is not with the values, principles, and practices. Empowerment. Team members are empowered.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 4, 2023

7️⃣ Organizations are addicted to fast food consultancy ?. This is the type of consultancy that feels good in the short term but is actually unhealthy in the long term. The first step is to define this purpose together. It invites the creative destruction of activities and behaviors that limit innovation and productivity.

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International Institute for Learning

APRIL 20, 2022

Risk Management is a complex discipline because it deals with the uncertainty, more scientifically, the risk is a measure of the probability and consequence of not achieving a defined project goal. In the paper, a risk identification life-cycle is defined, and in it, one of the key phases is the interviewing phase.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 17, 2023

SWOT stands for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, which can then be defined within and outside of your organization. RACI is another acronym, this one stands for responsible, accountable, consulted and informed. It helps businesses set long-term goals and stay innovative. There are many uncertainties.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Products are rarely defined. How the company is organized, structured, and how they define their delivery flow has a tremendous impact on many aspects. Inability to innovate. Agile Consultants are not heard, Scrum Masters are not empowered. There is a strong attachment or maybe a habit to conventional project management.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 7, 2019

A high-performing team refers to a group of multi-talented individuals with specialized expertise and harmonious skills who collaborate, innovate and produce consistent, top-quality results. We have many influential authors, speakers and consultants in our agile community. What Is a High Performing Team? Principles. Competencies.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Improving these factors offers an immense opportunity to fortify successes and minimize failures for the project management community, where innovation and growth are becoming as crucial as prioritization and execution. Steve is a Managing Partner and consultant at The Ackert Group, based in Silicon Valley.

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Scrum.org

MAY 14, 2020

So online tooling doesn’t guarantee productivity, let alone innovation or creativity. Management Innovation. In our consulting work we frequently train, mentor and coach our clients to use Scrum as a management framework. So if it’s not just tools… what is it? Classical clockwork. Turn to classical approaches?

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Scrum.org

JULY 17, 2023

It's about creating a conducive environment for teams to innovate, collaborate, learn, and grow. Fractal Systems is an Agile consultancy with a difference; we’ve worked with hundreds of managers, leaders and teams, helping them successfully implement Agility in their organisations. In the Agile world, this couldn't be truer.

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International Institute for Learning

MAY 24, 2023

The traditional PMM, often referred to as the waterfall approach, follows a sequential process and is suitable for projects with well-defined requirements. The authors, Harold Kerzner, Ph.D., She has received several awards, including the PMI Fellow Award in 2018 and PMI’s Distinguished Contribution Award in 2009.

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Productivity Land

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Get ready to explore a world where innovation reigns supreme, regulations evolve constantly, and incredible opportunities await. The confluence of these factors sets the stage for substantial growth and innovation in 2023. In 2023, this volatility remains a defining feature. Define your short-term and long-term goals.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 27, 2021

His innovations in industrial engineering, particularly in time and motion studies, paid off in dramatic improvements in productivity. They wanted to remove thinking from the work since thinking creates ideas, and ideas create deviations from the pre-defined optimal way of working. We need to remove thinking! US Textile Mill.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 14, 2023

It has also made it to the large market thanks to large consulting firms. Your organization will become agile by defining value areas and creating autonomous fast to deliver teams working in them. And there are cases like the one of ING that seem to prove that it works great to create a culture of delivery and innovation.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Other viewpoints are not considered, and the roles and tasks are clearly defined by the manager, without question. Some people work best in this environment, where there’s little uncertainty, defined roles and clear expectations. Variations: Consultative, Participative and Collaborative. Variation: Delegative.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Agile A flexible and dynamic approach to project management that allows for iterative updates during defined time blocks, which allows for incremental value. Business Analysis A process in which an individual identifies business needs, defines solutions and facilitates change to meet organizational goals. it is finite).

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Scrum.org

JUNE 7, 2021

Besides business cards, the business analysts are now Product Owners, not much has changed, except for the inevitable “agile playbook” created by a well-reputed consultancy that the lower ranks are asked to “roll out.”. Join more us on July 6, 2021, for the Hands-on Agile #32: How to Win with Agile Resistant Teams—Scott Weiner.

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Scrum.org

MAY 9, 2020

Let’s make it clear, it does not necessarily mean the team would not consult anyone outside of the team to deploy their code to the target environment. Is the manager role defined by the head-counts reporting to them or by their capability to create space for the growth of their people and teams? . Not only business people.

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The IIL Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Need for Government Intervention Organizations in both the public and private sectors, as well as the general public, have already recognized the immense risks of improper use of AI and are asking for federal regulatory agencies to take the lead in establishing laws that clearly define the correct and incorrect use of AI.

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