International Institute for Learning

APRIL 5, 2023

By Mike Griffiths Welcome to part four, the last installment of this series introducing basic leadership ideas that any project manager or Scrum master can employ. Be sure to see articles one , two , and three , which cover topics including how leadership differs from management, servant leadership, and team motivation.

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Leading Agile

MAY 11, 2021

In today’s blog, a continuation of the first in this two-part series, we’ll talk about building trust and influence, and initiating the trust-influence loop. But before we get to that process, let’s talk about common failure modes that get in the way. . Without trust, you are not going to get permission to influence.

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The IIL Blog

JANUARY 17, 2024

In 2024, project managers are expected to possess advanced skills such as leadership, emotional intelligence, and proficiency in Agile and hybrid methodologies. Many senior and leadership roles in project management require or prefer candidates with relevant certifications. In 2024, seek out ways to exercise more leadership.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 15, 2024

A gradual decline in their effectiveness can be a subtle, insidious process heavily influenced by the size and culture of an organization. For example, the program to introduce Scrum is rolled out in a traditional top-down process when it should use Scrum itself for the purpose.

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International Institute for Learning

MARCH 29, 2023

By Mike Griffiths Welcome to part three of this four-part series introducing basic leadership ideas that any project manager or Scrum master can employ. Be sure to see article one and two , which explain leadership for project managers, outlines the five leadership roles, and reviews servant leadership.

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Leading Answers

JUNE 9, 2017

April’s theme at ProjectManagement.com where I write a monthly column was “Consulting,” and in this article, I examine the world of Agile Consulting and coaching. Getting Started Personally, I was hesitant to get into agile consulting and coaching. Consultants help clients by working with them to bring meaningful improvements.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

The consultant business model has become increasingly popular in recent years, providing professionals with the opportunity to utilize their expertise in various industries and offer valuable insights to businesses. Companies are faced with complex challenges and are often in need of specialized knowledge and expertise to overcome them.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

Project managers must take an active role in influencing and educating project sponsors in these best practices to get the leadership support the project requires. Our book is a step in reducing these factors by providing the best practices for sponsors and arming the project manager with strategies to influence.

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Velociteach

MARCH 6, 2024

The challenge is to create a fair, efficient, effective, and transparent process for our teams and stakeholders. Making better decisions requires understanding the organization and establishing context-sensitive processes. Organizations have a culture that influences the project team’s sub-culture. What role should they have?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2022

The best short answer is to appreciate what is within your realm of control and influence in order to create an action plan. That may give you an opportunity of influence outside the unit. Alternatively, you may see the senior management adopting a disrespectful tone and exhibiting poor leadership skills. Is it fair, safe?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 11, 2021

I caught up with Lloyd Skinner, CEO at Greyfly , a consultancy specializing in improving project outcomes through the application of AI tools and experienced professionals, to talk about how AI is changing the way we lead projects. The impacts of artificial intelligence in project management. Lloyd seems to feel the same.

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Scrum.org

MAY 8, 2021

Concentrate on Your Arena of Influence . Instead of becoming frustrated or feeling victimized about the particular situation, you need to focus on ways to influence the circumstance seriously – here lies the importance of your arena of influence. tryScrum is a professional coaching and consulting company. About tryScrum.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 22, 2024

A clear, actionable framework that simplifies stakeholder prioritization and analysis and enhances your ability to engage effectively with each stakeholder according to their influence and interest would help address this dilemma. Let us begin transforming how you manage stakeholders today with a structured and strategic framework!

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

DECEMBER 10, 2023

AI will impact every industry and influence jobs for years to come. Leadership. Leadership is your ability to influence and guide people and teams to accomplish a common goal. The key word there is influence, because you probably don’t have authority. Processing… Success! Taking notes? Let AI do it!

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The IIL Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

By Jorgelina Bross-Puglisi February 28, 2024 Project Managers Have One Key Goal: Project Success By integrating risk management into project management processes, project managers can anticipate and respond to potential challenges, increasing the likelihood of project success. We are somewhat familiar with AI algorithms.

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Planio

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

A 3-part stakeholder management process for keeping everyone happy. Get buy-in by consulting early and often. Create and enforce transparent processes for communication. Project team members: The group working on the project and following the project manager’s leadership. What exactly is a project stakeholder?

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Scrum.org

MAY 9, 2020

However, the organisation has a policy that allows the team release their increment only after a painful process that is governed by external approvers and only as a part of a monolith code base in sync with other teams, on a specific date. Does that process help anyone or does it just sub-optimise the whole? Can we improve it?”.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The buck stops with me but there are very few ways I can influence the direction of travel. Time management, risk management, influencing organizational culture and having a positive impact on the people around you — these are all qualities that hiring managers look for, regardless of job title.

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The IIL Blog

JULY 12, 2023

There was a big change in the Standard as the content shifted from being focused on Process Groups to project management principles. Previous editions of the PMBOK ® Guide organized content by Knowledge Areas and processes. It provides a framework for applying the Standard. I’ll start by describing the Standard.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 16, 2023

Regardless if you’re an Agile Coach or Scrum Master, servant leadership is the desired mindset, behavior, and attitude. Servant Leadership Here’s how I describe servant leadership in the paper “ The 6 Stances of a Scrum Master ”. But also to intervene in order to protect the Scrum process and the health of the team.

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Epicflow Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

This guide aims to overcome the uncertainty of the Epicflow implementation process and to help our clients deploy the software smoothly and achieve positive results as quickly as possible. Stages of Epicflow Implementation The implementation embraces several essential processes that are described below in more detail. Proof of Concept.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The PO needs to build the right leadership style that positively influences the stakeholders and engages (not manages) with them respectfully to optimize the chances of influencing their choices. . Building consensus by doing regular consultation is essential to ensure that the agreed delivery solution. . Conclusion.

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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. That makes transformation big and complex. I was hooked.

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Scrum.org

JULY 10, 2021

The motive of providing coaching is to improve the thought process. A great leader-as-a coach does not always provide direct answers to ease the process. Then, provide the necessary feed to fulfil it so that you can collaborate to facilitate the process. . Above all, True leadership is an attitude. Self-awareness.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 17, 2018

the “how”), and the Scrum Master is accountable for the health of the empirical process and the team (i.e. servant leadership or the “care and feeding” of others). For example, perhaps a team has clear boundaries for when they must consult the legal department or the security team for specific types of product decisions.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 26, 2021

A Master’s degree in project management will give you a deep insight into the theory and technical skills required to work in a strategic project leadership role. You’ll learn the project management processes inside and out, the practical skills of leading project work and gain the knowledge to work in complex projects.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 20, 2023

Engage Leadership : Influence organizational leaders to recognize and value the strategic role of Scrum Masters, comprising coaching leaders or inviting them to participate in Scrum events to see firsthand the benefits of the Scrum framework.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

Leadership – ethical, authentic leadership is what helps get work done and set you apart from your peers. Mark Phillips runs a consultancy focused on high performing projects. Successful project managers are those that embrace the mantle of leadership. Let’s jump in. And in no particular order we start with…. Bill Dow.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

Brush up on your virtual leadership skills. Virtual Leadership: Practical Strategies for Getting the Best Out of Virtual Work and Virtual Teams. Six videos covering tools and techniques, the process and more. What you can do. Assume trust in a remote team, but consciously try to build it as well. Recommended Training.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

But it’s not just applying to personnel, processes are also included. The idea was codified by Masaaki Imai, an organizational theorist and management consultant, over 30 years ago with the publication of this book, Kaizen: the Key to Japan’s Competitive Success. Everyone is part of the process. That’s where you want to be.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

Strong leadership in projects is important for success, so getting your project board and/or project steering group set up as soon as you can is a good start. For example, on one project, I had the CFO steering group, and attendees were all SLT (senior leadership team members). Who will get you access to the resources you require?

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Business Analysis A process in which an individual identifies business needs, defines solutions and facilitates change to meet organizational goals. Change Control A formal process of documenting, reviewing, approving, and managing a change to a project’s scope, schedule, budget, or quality parameters.

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The IIL Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

In my consulting practice, I see development teams struggling with their users. Few organizations invest in the change management capabilities required to support new technologies and business processes. Misalignment can occur within the leadership team, and between leaders and their staff. The development team was devastated.

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Velociteach

AUGUST 3, 2023

In my consulting practice, I see development teams struggle with their users. Few organizations invest in the change management capabilities required to support new technologies and business processes. Misalignment can occur within the leadership team, and between leaders and their staff. The development team was devastated.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

How does this story relate to Authority vs. Influence? Johnny But when Johnny caught the ball bare handed to prove a point, the pitcher got the message and changed his approach for the duration of the game (influence). That That type of influence is what made Johnny an amazing player. Influence without authority is not easy! Here

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 29, 2019

It’s a process, a mindset and a shift to keep our global economy sustainable, innovative and engaged. We start with the influencers in leadership thinking such as Amy Edmundson with her latest book The Fearless Organization , Susan Cain with her book Quiet and Theresa Amabile and her book The Progress Principle.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

You look at the one or two small things you can do to influence the issues you’ve got now. How would you say…what do you think the difference is between the project management and the project leadership? Carole: And about not only that, but what do I have to be doing to influence all of this?

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