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Government Lessons in People Over Process

Leading Answers

I was working for IBM at the time and was able to persuade my account manager to pitch the approach on one of our government projects. We were all set for a big client success and who better than the British Government for good publicity! As it turns out, plenty due to my ill-advised approach. My enthusiasm was about to be tested.

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Government Lessons in People Over Process

Leading Answers

I was working for IBM at the time and was able to persuade my account manager to pitch the approach on one of our government projects. We were all set for a big client success and who better than the British Government for good publicity! As it turns out, plenty due to my ill-advised approach. My enthusiasm was about to be tested.

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8 Project Management Methodologies Made Simple

Proofhub

Because people are coming up with new approaches, trying new combinations, and even inculcating their leadership styles to manage projects in the best possible way. A sprint consists of four parts: sprint planning, daily stand-up, sprint demo, and sprint retrospective. This is an exciting time in the project management world.

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Using IT Portfolio Management Software to Empower Executives

Planview

Kirsten Laaspere, Head of Strategic Governance & Communication at Akamai. She acts as a deeply embedded strategic partner to the CIO, CSO, and IT Leadership Team. She used Planview’s solution in a way that met the needs of IT while also empowering executive leadership. Better Data Empowers Executive Leadership.

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How To Implement Lean Portfolio Management?

Agilemania

The lean portfolio leadership team creates the goal of your company. To synchronize and coordinate the planning and feedback loops, the leadership team makes choices at a fixed cadence that is followed by both the operations (the tasks they carry out) and the governance (the reviews they conduct). LPM operations.

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Review People Over Process

Henny Portman

Levine wrote with People Over Process – Leadership for Agility a very pragmatic and down to earth book about leadership and agile projects. The classic formulation of agile in the Agile Manifesto has no role for leadership. As stated, the facilitative leadership model contains the triangle rigor, efficiency and alignment (REA).

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Maximizing PMO Value During Economic Uncertainty

Planview

That can feel overwhelming – especially if you’re used to working in a certain way that relied on rigor and governance to achieve success. Move away from command-and-control style leadership where team members are constantly seeking approval for deliverables. Adjusting your relationships outside of the PMO is also important.

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