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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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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. Furthermore, neither agile or scrum contemplates how the agile team should be connected to a larger organization and to external partners who will likely have differing development processes and cadences.

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Streamline Your Business Processes with Workflow Software: A Comprehensive Guide

Wrike

By automating and streamlining your business processes, workflow software can help you save time, reduce errors, and improve overall productivity. By optimizing business processes, companies can save costs, increase customer satisfaction, and gain a competitive edge. Business Process Management is not a new concept.

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Become a Modern PMO That Empowers Your Organization

Planview

This webinar shows you how adaptive portfolio planning enables your organization to: Increase customer satisfaction Reduce time to market Improve responsiveness to change Keep funding and governance aligned with company priorities. 3 Positive Side Effects of Enhanced Visibility and Streamlined Governance.

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All form and no (agile) substance?

Kiron Bondale

We might have done away with heavy project governance, premature or excessive planning, and documentation for documentation’s sake, but if we don’t remind ourselves why our team performs specific agile ceremonies, we are no better than our brethren toiling under the burden of traditional, one size fits all delivery practices.

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6 Reasons Why Projects are Late

Planview

This is why the Six Sigma SIPOC model for process improvement initiatives begins with Suppliers, and includes Inputs, Process, Outputs, and Customers. A process should be in place for mid-stream projects that usurp existing initiatives, and rescheduling should be done accordingly, and a new baseline set for the impacted project.).