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3 Predictions for What’s Next in Project Portfolio Management 

Planview

You know the saying: The only constant is change. It’s true for all disciplines and describes the project portfolio management (PPM) market for several reasons. Consider these changes faced by PMOs in recent years: The call to infuse agility and become a modern PMO. The market’s landmark evolution in 2020, which bifurcated PPM to support strategic portfolio management and adaptive project management.

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Regenerative Leadership in Project Management: Essential for 2024 and Beyond

Green Project Management

Regenerative Leadership in Project Management: Essential for 2024 and Beyond In an age where buzzwords like “Transformational Leadership”, “Servant Leadership”, and “Agile Management” dominate boardrooms and workshops, one might ask: “What about Regenerative Leadership?” Over the past year, I’ve attended several conferences where a resonating sentiment was the shift from ‘project management’ to ‘project leadership’ [&#

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How can I clarify to my Product Owner that finishing a number of PBIs is not a Sprint Goal?

Scrum.org

Join the Mastering Agility Discord community! "Please finish items 1, 2, and 3." Finishing work is good, BUT it doesn't say anything about the effect or value that the items are supposed to deliver. But then how do you clarify this to your Product Owner when they are very adamant on having this done? Someone sent this question for Evelien Acun-Roos and me to discuss.

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Ad Hoc Project Management: The Art of Chaos and Confusion

MPUG

In the world of project management, a methodology stands out like a sore thumb, and that’s the notorious ad hoc project management. Suppose you’ve ever had the misfortune of encountering a project managed in this haphazard manner. In that case, you’ll understand why it’s often the subject of derision and eye-rolling among seasoned project professionals.

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Toward a Unified Project Management Understanding

The objective of this research is to dispel misunderstandings about crucial project management terms and their definitions. It aims to accurately place these terms and facilitate a comprehensive global understanding of their meanings.

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Wild West to the Agile Manifesto — Jim Highsmith

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Hands-on Agile #52: Jim Highsmith & the Agile Manifesto On August 17, 2023, we had the opportunity to interview Jim Highsmith about the path to agile product development: From Wild West to the co-authoring the Agile Manifesto. ? Watch the video now : Jim Highsmith & the Agile Manifesto — Hands-on Agile 52. ? Get notified when the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book is available !

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Collaboration Across Departments: Breaking Silos for Improved Business Performance

Proofhub

In today’s business landscape, fostering collaboration across different departments is crucial for success. Unfortunately, organizational silos exist, hampering employee interactions, compromising productivity, and preventing progress. Many companies encounter silos in their organizations in various forms. Consider data silos: Only 22 percent of business leaders say their teams share information effectively.

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Avoid Best Effort Mentality AND Get the Agile Culture You Want

Leading Agile

“Technical agility is the underlying precondition for process agility, which is the underlying precondition for organizational agility, which is the underlying precondition for business agility. No amount of leadership attitude or mindset will change this.” — Mike Cottmeyer, CEO LeadingAgile Video Transcript We want a culture in the organization that is safe and is collaborative and does empower people and does enable the people closest to the technology and to the customers to make

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[VLOG] Use Scrum, Bash Scrum Or Ignore Scrum? 4 Steps To Help You Decide

Scrum.org

Have you found yourself sucked into those mind-numbing, soul crushing debates on whether you should use Scrum, bash Scrum or ignore Scrum? Would you like a fresh approach to help you decide which option might be best for you and more importantly, how you can get more out of your Scrum adoption if you choose to use it? In this video, I will share a 4 step approach that will help you take a fresh look at Scrum and avoid the biggest mistake I made as a new Scrum Coach in the early stages of my care

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Podcast Scrum ?? Ep. 31 - A domanda risposta: come si prendono le decisioni in maniera efficace all'interno di uno Scrum Team?

Scrum.org

In questo episodio del Podcast , rispondo alla domanda: "come si prendono le decisioni in maniera efficace all'interno di uno Scrum Team?". Esploro come i valori Scrum e l'empirismo possono aiutare le persone ed i team a prendere decisioni efficaci. Condivido la mia esperienza in materia e qualche astuzia da mettere in pratica al lavoro rapidamente per far sì che le decisioni siano prese rapidamente e aumentino l'agilità del team.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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What’s the Right Level of Detail?

Scrum.org

How much detail is enough? How much is too much? When it comes to Product Backlog Items, it can be challenging to find that “Goldilocks Point” of getting it “just right”. In this Responsive Advisors Lightning Round question, PST's Jason Malmstadt, and Gregory Crown and I tackle this issue with some disagreement among the group! Which one makes the most sense to you?

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