Musings on Project Management

JANUARY 21, 2018

The introverted leader: is this an oxymoron? In my experience: definitely not. And, my experience aligns well with Susan Cain's popular book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. And by introverted, we mean: Someone who gets more energy out of quiet time--loner time, even if in an open plan--than they do mixing in a group.

Energy 170

Energy Planning Leadership 170

Kiron Bondale

JANUARY 21, 2018

If your organization is in the midst of an agile transformation, ideally this change was justified through a business case which articulated expected benefits and the means by which those benefits would be measured. But we rarely live in an ideal world. So how could you assess whether the initiative is delivering value or not? You could look at a metric like average time to deliver scope but this has limitations.

Agile 120

Agile Sustainability Leadership Initiating 120

Digite

JANUARY 21, 2018

In a recent post on a technical forum, a Dev manager had the question (paraphrased here) – My organization wants to operate in a Kanban way but maintain the structure of sprints and burn down charts to keep track of progress. Is it ok to do? Is Scrumban the correct methodology? If so, what is the best way to implement it? This is a fairly common question a lot of Agile teams that are starting to look at Kanban have.

Software Review 88

Software Review Technical Review SCRUM Defining 88

Binfire

JANUARY 21, 2018

In 2016 we did a very small study and surveyed around 100 project managers to find out more about where they work and other details about their work. We published our findings here. For 2018 we have done a much more comprehensive study of the project manager’s profession. Specifically, we wanted to know what PMs feel about their professions, their salaries and which methods they use at work, and what issues keep them awake at night.

2018 106

2018 2016 Technical Review Construction 106

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