Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Agile , lean, predictive methods, iterative approaches – and the guidance from professional bodies like APM, PMI, and the Standard for Project Management now all includes content on values, and soft skills that underpin how we work. Define your values. Define your vision. The second step is to define your vision.

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Leadership PMO Defining Agile 366

The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Clear, structured learning path with defined certification levels, from Foundation to Practitioner. Certified professionals are well-prepared to support end-to-end value delivery in a Lean-Agile enterprise. This role involves managing product backlogs, defining user stories, and ensuring value delivery to the end-users.

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2024 Certification Prince2 PMI 166

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.

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Development Team Review Project Life Cycle Underperforming Technical Team Estimate 148

Project Pulse Journal

MAY 1, 2024

A problem-solving strategy is your most powerful tool, and it will help define how a project manager supports and leads the way in removing roadblocks. An example would be the knowledge of Lean Six Sigma methodology, which encapsulates critical aspects of reducing waste and variation, which contribute to possible defects or inefficiencies.

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2024 2015 Lean Technical Review 52

The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Well-defined and standardized processes are the backbone of effective project management. We’ve taken many different and evolving approaches to driving lean into our processes. Our team leans into this philosophy, strives to innovate, and reduce waste, while delivering more value to business partners of the PMO team.

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MPUG

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Forget about creating a project plan, defining objectives, or setting realistic timelines. Spontaneity Over Strategy Ad hoc project management relies on impulsive decision-making and last-minute changes instead of carefully thought-out strategies and well-defined goals. Let’s look at this from the perspective of Lean.

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Underperforming Technical Team Lean Risk Management Manufacturing 105

Velociteach

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Defining it is hard. Services are harder to define because the outcome is not physical. Project Manager According to PMI, the project manager “leads the team that is responsible for achieving the project objectives.” Titles are static and define stature in the organizational hierarchy. Projects are unique.

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SCRUM PMI 2023 Agile 72

Teamweek

AUGUST 27, 2020

Lean Project Management can fix this. In this article, we’re going to explore: What is Lean Project Management? The Lean Methodology The 3 Types of Waste & How to Fix Them. What is Lean Project Management? What is Lean Project Management? As a concept, Lean originates from the Toyota production floor.

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Lean Manufacturing Software Review Risk Management 52

The IIL Blog

MAY 31, 2023

The underlying assumption that the work is well-defined, and the required effort can be easily estimated is a shortcoming of these approaches. Defining the scope and deliverables establishes specific and measurable performance expectations. Defining quality expectations through a definition of done decreases rework.

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Software Review PMI Estimate Monitoring 88

The Strategic Project Manager

DECEMBER 30, 2021

PMI Perspective on the Low Code No Code Opportunity. The PMI is embarking on a program of setting the standards for low code no code development, offering training, and building a community of practitioners. The PMI is responding to the need – to the “job to be done” – with its unique capabilities.

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Software Review Technical Review Infrastructure PMI 97

Leading Answers

MARCH 3, 2020

These days, the PMI  Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures  defines a WBS as  “…a hierarchical decomposition of the total scope of work to be carried out by the project team to accomplish the project objectives and create the desired deliverables. ” Both help us define and discuss scope.

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Aerospace PMI Agile Defining 125

nTask

MAY 3, 2019

The Project Management Professional certification is accredited with the Project Management Institute (PMI). The PMI has also mandated a 4,500 hour work experience directly, or indirectly related to heading projects, being part of a Certified Project Manager’s Team, and at least a 35 hour basic level project management education.

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Certification 2019 PMI Technical Review 159

International Institute for Learning

APRIL 19, 2023

They build on lean-agile thinking, and standard Scrum, Kanban, and DevOps practices. Full SAFe extends the framework to Large Solutions that require coordinating many ARTs and implementing Lean Portfolio Management. DA defines “process blades” to describe common enterprise capabilities.

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Agile Cadence Certification Lean 59

International Institute for Learning

JUNE 22, 2022

We simply need to start judiciously applying the principles of lean-agile management. The foundational practices of Lean, Kanban, Scrum, and SAFe (Scale Agile Framework) were designed to create the space for us to focus on “real work.”. On our traditional projects, we decompose work into small, well-defined work packages.

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Technical Review Software Review Lean PMI 52

Henny Portman

JANUARY 2, 2020

It is designed around flow-thinking, Lean-thinking, the theory of constraints, and organizational development integrated with how people learn and change habits. These are systems-thinking, shifting from frameworks to the work itself, focusing on flow, and attending to organizational development with Lean.

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Technical Review 2019 Lean PMI 71

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. She has received several awards, including the PMI Fellow Award in 2018 and PMI’s Distinguished Contribution Award in 2009. The authors, Harold Kerzner, Ph.D.,

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Technical Review Agile 2009 Certification 52

International Institute for Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Even with these powerful tools, only about half of all projects are completed on time, as reported in the PMI Pulse of the Profession.® Traditional project scheduling follows a logical, linear set of operations: Define the project scope. Critical assumptions undergird this process: The project scope is well-defined and stable.

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Underperforming Technical Team PMI Estimate Construction 59

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 30, 2022

Issues can be agreed, status discussed, priorities defined and customer satisfaction scores obtained in a 15–minute phone call. Newtown Square: PMI), Janice Thomas and Mark Mullaly identified two types of project management culture. This is not a problem – conference calls can be used successfully.

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Online PM Courses

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

Major Project Management organizations with Agile Certification programs These include the PMI and other national and international project management professional associations. It is promoted by Scaled Agile , who offer its own set of qualifications: SAFe for Teams For Lean-Agile team members in a SAFe Agile Release Train (ART).

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Certification Agile Prince2 PMI 111

iZenBridge

JANUARY 11, 2020

SAFe® support Lean-Agile Programs, Lean-Agile Program Portfolio Management, and Scaling Leadership. Should I go with PMP® or PMI -ACP® Certification? PMI-ACP ® certificatIon is a “Pragmatic Certification”. PMI-ACP® Certification. PMI-PMP® Certification- Project Management Programmer. PMP® Certification.

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SCRUM Agile Certification PMI 52

Epicflow Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2019

It’s rather difficult to define what makes a project manager worthy of a dream position. PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) certification is a superior idea for you if you want to work with stakeholders in defining requirements and forming project outputs. Pricing: Member: US$225.00. Non-member: US$300.00.

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Technical Review Certification Project Life Cycle PMI 87

International Institute for Learning

MARCH 29, 2022

Become a Learning Organization , says Scott Ambler , Vice President and Chief Scientist, Disciplined Agile at Project Management Institute (PMI). Agile Release Plans with Jeffrey Nielsen will equip you with the necessary knowledge to bridge the gap between product vision and ‘product backlog’ as defined in the Agile approach.

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2021 Fractional CTO Agile SCRUM 98

International Institute for Learning

DECEMBER 7, 2022

How does the Community define success? If the CoP still struggles with what to discuss at this first session, use a Lean Coffee format and allow the members to come up with topics to discuss or actions the CoP would like to take. Working agreements should cover topics such as: How often will the Community meet and at what time?

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Agile 2022 PMI 2016 59

International Institute for Learning

AUGUST 17, 2022

The shape of beauty always changes with the surrounding environment and the mind of the viewer, so the ultimate beauty cannot be defined. Ko Ito, PMP, PMI-ACP, DASSM. By Ko Ito. Don’t Be Agile. You can keep improving your project by discovering another form of beauty. A Garden in London; and a Garden in Japan.

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Agile Technical Review Lean Manufacturing 69

International Institute for Learning

MAY 4, 2021

Become a Learning Organization , says Scott Ambler , Vice President and Chief Scientist, Disciplined Agile at Project Management Institute (PMI). Agile Release Plans with Jeffrey Nielsen will equip you with the necessary knowledge to bridge the gap between product vision and ‘product backlog’ as defined in the Agile approach.

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2021 Fractional CTO Agile SCRUM 87

nTask

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Project Task Defined in a Nutshell. A task is defined as a specific activity with specific expected goals and outcomes. PMI recommends assigning 20-80 hours to each task for efficacy. Lean: Lean aims to create a well-organized, efficient, clean, and effective workplace. It eliminates waste at every step.

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Agile 2021 Lean SCRUM 78

MPUG

JANUARY 16, 2023

The book defines a performance domain as “critical for the effective delivery of project outcomes.” Everything you do as a project manager involves leaning into the domains to a greater or lesser extent, as you keep all the project’s balls in the air. In other words, something you must focus on. Development Approach and Life Cycle.

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Planning Risk Management Lean PMI 69

Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 25, 2024

High-level View of the PMO Functions The PMBOK 6th Edition defines the Project Management Office (PMO) as having functions to standardize and improve project management practices. Paper presented at PMI® Global Congress 2014—EMEA, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. References Aziz, E. Project Management Institute.

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PMO Governance Government 2014 52

LiquidPlanner

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Sigmon gives project managers a defined process to not only break bad news, but also improve communication over the long-term. Drawing from his years leading technology projects at Microsoft, Berkun offers readers field-tested philosophies and strategies for defining, leading, and managing projects. Cost: Free. Start date: On-Demand.

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Technical Review 2018 Certification Underperforming Technical Team 113

Leading Agile

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

It kind of got the certification out to the masses and it opened up the doors for the relationship with the PMI and the PMIACP. There’s a certain group of people that define culture really as the environment, how people feel, how they interact, do they feel safe, do they feel empowered, things like that.

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Agile Cadence PMI Certification 62

International Institute for Learning

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Throw in the rich taxonomy of terms such as Waterfall, Lean, Agile, Scrum, XP, Sprints, phases, increments, and releases, and it’s easy to get lost in the terminology. Source: The Agile Practice Guide, PMI and Agile Alliance. Adding to the confusion, there is no shortage of technical papers elaborating on the various methodologies.

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Agile Technical Review Construction 2001 84

Binfire

AUGUST 27, 2017

The reason for this surge in popularity is quite understandable, the majority of projects benefit when managed using lean concepts promoted by Agile project management methodology. It was obvious to the group that iterative and incremental development based on lean principles is the best way to develop software applications.

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Agile Technical Review Software Review Development Team Review 97

Leading Answers

MAY 30, 2021

It has been 10 years since the PMI-ACP exam was created, and I published my PMI-ACP Exam Prep book. Since then, the exam has been updated a couple of times based on Role Delineation Studies (RDS) and Job Task Analysis (JTA), which is how PMI surveys practitioners and asks what techniques are commonly used.

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PMI Agile Lean Leadership 148

MPUG

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Satya Narayan Dash’s PMI PMBOK Guide 7th Edition Standard – What’s New? Kyle: Hello everyone, and welcome to today’s MPUG webinar, What’s New With PMI PMBOK Guide’s 7th Edition Standard. Now, coming to PMI specifically. Satya: Thank you, Kyle.

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PMI 2020 Risk Management Risk 98

Epicflow Blog

MAY 14, 2019

Christine Basson , a Project Director at INEOS, says that you should “never underestimate the power of a well defined business case. Poorly defined business objectives are translated into a poorly defined project, lots of changes, [and an] unstable project platform. Discussion in PMI Project, Program and Portfolio Management.

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Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 2002 Software Review 75

LiquidPlanner

MARCH 20, 2018

Project governance is more than an oversight function aligned with an organization’s governance model over the project life cycle as Project Management Institute (PMI) defines it. For the LEAN process types, this allows you to continuously improve your project management.

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Governance Government Project Life Cycle Energy 89

Velociteach

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

And you’ve probably heard her name around PMI circles. Defining Dyslexia WENDY GROUNDS: So we’re going to jump right in. You talk about being able to lean into discomfort. Of course, your listeners can also use the PMI website and look for Carlene Szostak, and I can take it from there. We have two sisters joining us.

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Technical Review Software Review Innovation Construction 91