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Agile Beyond IT: Lean Thinking

The IIL Blog

It traces its roots to Lean, which is also foundational to other modern management theories. Lean’s primary focus is delivering value quickly and eliminating waste. Toyota was a Lean pioneer. Lean is a set of principles. The “House of Lean” is often used as a metaphor. Value Value is the roof of our House of Lean.

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Runn Software Review

Rebel’s Guide to PM

And if you can’t simply lean over the desk to ask Fred if he’s free next week to do something new, it’s hard. Summary review of Runn: If you find managing resources a headache because you never know who is free when, then check out what Runn can do. Resource management is one of the biggest challenges for project professionals.

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Enhancing Stakeholder Engagement in Scrum Sprint Reviews

Scrum.org

When it comes to Scrum Sprint reviews, one fundamental question often emerges: What do my stakeholders care about? This alignment is not just about ticking off tasks or discussing technical details like API changes or database trigger updates. Understanding this is the cornerstone of effective stakeholder engagement.

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How To Make 2023 A Successful Year for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Mark Phillips runs a consultancy focused on high performing projects. Whatever your level of commitment to this vital task, please review how you can do even better. XP, scrum, lean, etc.) Second, the use of lean and agile tools and methodologies beyond IT, software and manufacturing. You can follow her on Twitter here.

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Getting the Outcomes You Want From Technical Spikes

Leading Agile

the senior director leaned over to me and asked during the 7 team demo of the day. She had just taken over this part of the organization, and I was the technical consultant tasked making her dreams come true: working-tested product in the demo. “Are these volleyball games or demos?” It is not a research paper.

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Develop Better High Performing Teams

ProjectManager.com

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. percent of every dollar is wasted due to poor project performance — that’s $99 million for every $1 billion invested.”

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From Predictive to Agile – How to Choose the Right Project Management MethodologyBy Harold Kerzner and Cyndi Snyder Dionisio

International Institute for Learning

While a hybrid approach may seem appealing due to its combination of structure and flexibility, the decision ultimately hinges on understanding the broader stakeholder needs and the organization’s ability to be responsive to multiple frameworks.