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How to Recover A Troubled Program

Rebel’s Guide to PM

There’s only one thing worse than being told bad news, and that is being told about bad news late. His ‘Managing and Saving Programs in a Changing World’ webinar covers 5 steps for project recovery. Using an outside assessment team creates objectivity. Bring in technical specialists as required.

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Episode 180 –  Fuel Your Project with the Power of Dynamic Documentation

Velociteach

Will your project’s documentation pass the test of time once the project is done and the people are gone? Documentation is at the intersection of information management, organizational design, and personal productivity. Accurate documentation makes teams more efficient and effective. She’s based in Calgary, Alberta.

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Managing Multiple Projects: The Research

Rebel’s Guide to PM

“New work is being assigned without being reviewed for priority or as part of the long term strategy/plan,” wrote one project manager, and many others added similar comments about the lack of organizational portfolio management, like these: Poor strategy planning hence poor implementation in order to realize benefits sought.

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Managing Multiple Projects: The Research

Rebel’s Guide to PM

“New work is being assigned without being reviewed for priority or as part of the long term strategy/plan,” wrote one project manager, and many others added similar comments about the lack of organizational portfolio management, like these: Poor strategy planning hence poor implementation in order to realize benefits sought.

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Ad Hoc Project Management: The Art of Chaos and Confusion

MPUG

There is a pretense of planning or control, with documents, artifacts, and processes at the would-be project manager’s disposal. Team members can do whatever they want, whenever they want, with no consequences. Team members are left in the dark, wondering what’s happening and who’s in charge.

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Fixing Your Scrum: A Forensic Product Backlog Analysis (Part 1)

Scrum.org

Garbage in, garbage out: No matter whether your team chose Scrum for the right purpose—solving complex, adaptive problems. No matter whether your Scrum Team’s product quality is top-notch or whether your teammates embrace self-management to the fullest. Engage the team in a further inspection of the items in question.

SCRUM 199
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21 Sprint Retrospective Anti-Patterns — Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide 2022

Scrum.org

Hence, learn more about 21 common Sprint Retrospective anti-patterns that will hold back your Scrum team. ???? The Scrum Team inspects how the last Sprint went with regards to individuals, interactions, processes, tools, and their Definition of Done. The Scrum Team identifies the most helpful changes to improve its effectiveness.

SCRUM 178