The Strategic Project Manager

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Agile and lean are not the same thing but are closely related. This post looks at the idea of ‘lean agile’ and its application to project management and strategy. What Is Lean Agile Project Management? Apply Lean to Agile Projects. A good approach is to apply lean thinking to your agile process.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 29, 2023

It's about leveraging these tools to support the idea of DevOps, not letting the tools define it. These are the kinds of nuanced understandings that lean-agile practitioners relish, and many find perplexing. Request a free consultation with my team or enrol in one of our upcoming professional Scrum classes. NKDAgility can help!

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Software Engineering Lean Engineering Influencer 154

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Given its subjective nature, defining value can be multifaceted. These are the kinds of issues that lean-agile practitioners love and most folks hate, and if you struggle to understand when things will be done with Story Points, my team at NKDAgility can help you or help you find a consultant, coach, or trainer who can.

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Techno-PM

MARCH 24, 2022

A Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt is someone who has completed the six-sigma certification process. This certification shows your commitment to the Lean Six Sigma methodology and process improvement. Lean Six Sigma is a set of business practices that can be used to improve efficiency and reduce errors.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Joanne discusses the concept of "Wicked Problems" - complex issues that cannot be easily defined or solved. These are the kinds of issues that lean-agile practitioners love and most folks hate. You can request a free consultation with my team or sign up for one of our upcoming professional Scrum classes. NKDAgility can help!

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Joanne discusses the concept of "Wicked Problems" - complex issues that cannot be easily defined or solved. These are the kinds of issues that lean-agile practitioners love and most folks hate. You can request a free consultation with my team or sign up for one of our upcoming professional Scrum classes. NKDAgility can help!

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Agile Sustainability Consulting Lean 148

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 7, 2019

It’s not solely about the decisions of executives though, it’s also about great project leaders learning to run fast and lean while developing high performing teams that can deliver value to their organization. Behaviors and competencies for lean and fast teams can differ in many ways. Project Performance Affects the Bottom Line.

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Underperforming Technical Team Artificial Inteligence Lean Technical Review 273

Agilemania

DECEMBER 20, 2022

It is critical to understand that Lean value does not include the price the client would pay. Although specific processes in mapping a Lean value stream may not immediately benefit the consumer, they can assist in guaranteeing that the end product or service is provided. ” Step 5 – Define the Basic Value of Stream.

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Underperforming Technical Team Lean Software Review Certification 111

Scrum.org

AUGUST 15, 2022

One challenge I see is the team composition to define the product delivery, specifically, the [development] team. He is the co-author of the award-winning book Lean UX and the Harvard Business Review Press book Sense & Respond. Hands-on Agile 42: Lean Roadmapping and OKRs with Janna Bastow.

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Agile Planning Software Review 2022 191

Velociteach

MAY 10, 2023

The project management profession has had a similar quest—defining a methodology, set of practices, or principles that could successfully guide any project. Understanding the definitions is helpful: Principles define the fundamental beliefs that guide decision-making and behaviors. Which methodology(ies) or framework(s) should be used?

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In this talk Jimmy explores how to define autonomy in the context of a team: Which are the promised benefits? He’s a freelance consultant located in Stockholm. Modern organisations are convinced that autonomous empowered teams are one of the core concepts of agile and key to speed, innovation and success. Learn more about Jimmy Janlén.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 3, 2019

RACI (say: racy) is a way of categorising stakeholders to define their roles and responsibilities on a project. Consulted: These people would like to know about the task and we would seek their opinions before a decision or action. Now add the Consulted, Informed and Supportive (if using). Now add the Accountables.

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Prince2 Consulting Lean Influencer 327

Techno-PM

AUGUST 6, 2021

The lean system was mostly used in manufacturing. If you're a project manager, a team leader, or even a regular employee, you need to know the core principles behind lean project management. Principles Concept and Purpose of Lean Project Management Despite its growing adoption across industries, lean methodology isn't new.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Saddest is that given decades of UCD and HCD as our key processes, SAFe picked “Lean UX” to add to their model. Lean UX is neither Lean nor UX; don’t be fooled by the name. But you can see why SAFe liked Lean UX. Lean UX is a model where UX has no real power to do much or make decisions. Better risk identification.

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Lean Software Review 2022 Technical Review 188

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. what is and is not included).

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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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Leading Answers

MAY 30, 2021

In addition to an agnostic understanding of Lean, Kanban, Scrum and other agile approaches, we also agreed people should know about the basics of servant leadership, conflict management, team decision making, and coaching. So our scope included more than just Lean and agile; it had a little leadership and emotional intelligence.

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PMI Agile Lean Leadership 148

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. and Elissa Farrow, Ph.D. and Elissa Farrow, Ph.D. Elissa Farrow, Ph.D.

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Artificial Inteligence 2023 Certification Innovation 79

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

So we thought it would be a great idea to take a look at what core qualifications are required of project managers and define their responsibilities and the common job descriptions for several PM roles. This involves creating a project schedule, securing the resources, defining the project goals, among many other things. Manage budget.

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Certification Prince2 Monitoring PMI 441

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Saddest is that given decades of UCD and HCD as our key processes, SAFe picked “Lean UX” to add to their model. Lean UX is neither Lean nor UX; don’t be fooled by the name. But you can see why SAFe liked Lean UX. Lean UX is a model where UX has no real power to do much or make decisions. Better risk identification.

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Lean Software Review 2022 Technical Review 157

Scrum.org

APRIL 28, 2020

A number of weeks ago I was chatting to Jeff Gothelf the co-author of Lean-UX and co-creator of our Professional Scrum with User Experience class. It sounds more like a self-help book for consultants. Does this contradict your experience as a consultant? I wanted to share some of this discussion with you. Is this still relevant?

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Agilemania

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Have you heard everyone else is going agile or embracing lean, and you’re not sure what it means? Product Manager is a role in Product Management that defines the role as a strategic to Product and is market driving. The SAFe® method allows huge enterprises to organize their product development in a lean, start-up-like manner.

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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. Businesses run lean and mean if they want to stay in business. There are many uncertainties.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 18, 2020

They consider Agile, Scrum and Lean to be things that might improve delivery and teams' productivity. Products are rarely defined. How the company is organized, structured, and how they define their delivery flow has a tremendous impact on many aspects. Agile Consultants are not heard, Scrum Masters are not empowered.

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Agile Technical Review SCRUM 2010 253

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Consultancies saw the potential for total organization transformation by combining process consulting services like scrum implementation, dev ops, kanban, lean, with technology offerings like work management systems, cloud data, quality engineering, AI, chatbots and more. Most of us don’t. We can do a little bit of a lot.

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Certification 2023 Agile Technical Review 187

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Depending on the situation, attending to this work without consulting the Product Owner may undermine the Product Owner, who is accountable for deciding the most valuable thing to do next. The Scrum Master is accountable for establishing Scrum as defined in the Scrum Guide. Focus is also essential for the Scrum Master.

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SCRUM Software Review Technical Review 2020 212

Planio

JANUARY 29, 2024

Clearly defines roles and responsibilities. This helps define roles, responsibilities, and expectations — both for tasks and decision-making. Enables lean operations. The ultimate benefit of process mapping is its ability to drive lean operations and financial savings for organizations.

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Process Software Review Risk Management Defining 88

Velociteach

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Success Factors and Acceptance Criteria After defining the problem space, we should define the solution space. Well-defined, clear, and measurable goals are key to project success. Construction projects have well-defined regulations and standards. Otherwise, we are destined to be disappointed with the solution.

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Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Construction 74

Agilemania

MARCH 21, 2023

defines the eight properties of flow and, with an updated SAFe Principle #6, introduces eight related ‘flow accelerators’ that can make value flow faster. Eight common flow properties describe how SAFe defines flow, as illustrated in Figure below. The third theme among the six primary themes of SAFe 6.0

Lean 52

Lean Technical Review Software Review SCRUM 52

Agilemania

MARCH 10, 2022

It takes the help of principles from different knowledge of bodies such as lean thinking and system thinking. . Lean Startup cycle . The SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager Certification is for SAFe Product Owners and Product Managers who want to develop the skill sets that are necessary to deliver value within the Lean enterprise.

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Certification Lean SCRUM Agile 105

Agilemania

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Rosanna Von Sacken, IAF Regional Director in Canada, defines facilitation as a set of four actions that the facilitator needs to complete to call it facilitation: Plan, prepare and design a facilitated session, applying the appropriate methods and processes, and developing the session materials.

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Agile Lean Certification Software Developers 102

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 7, 2019

Mark Phillips runs a consultancy focused on high performing projects. XP, scrum, lean, etc.) Second, the use of lean and agile tools and methodologies beyond IT, software and manufacturing. Visual, lean tools that truly engage all team members are going to become essential in 2019. Helena Lui. Helena Lui. Vasily Klimko.

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2019 Technical Review PMO Consulting 291

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A well-defined Sprint goal sparks intrigue, questions, and enthusiasm among both stakeholders and developers. OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) are a goal-setting framework that helps organizations define and track objectives and their outcomes. Lean-agile practitioners thrive on these kinds of challenges, but most teams find daunting.

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Infrastructure Monitoring SCRUM Cadence 184

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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Technical Review Agile 2009 Certification 52

Agilemania

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Lean-Agile Enterprises accomplish these goals by applying Design Thinking, an iterative solution development process that ensures solutions are desired by customers and users while also ensuring the solution is feasible, economically viable, and sustainable throughout its lifecycle. SAFe® Lean Portfolio. Advanced Scrum Master.

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Agile Sustainability Certification Lean 111

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 23, 2016

RACI (say: racy) is a way of categorising stakeholders to define their roles and responsibilities on a project. Consulted: These people would like to know about the task and we would seek their opinions before a decision or action. Now add the Consulted, Informed and Supportive (if using). Now add the Accountables.

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Prince2 Consulting Software Review Defining 260

Velociteach

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Defining it is hard. Services are harder to define because the outcome is not physical. Titles are static and define stature in the organizational hierarchy. Generically, it is easy to label someone a project manager, but defining expectations in the constellation of the project stakeholders defines them.

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SCRUM PMI 2023 Agile 71