Scrum.org

JULY 4, 2019

Esta mañana estaba preparando una megamaleta para viajar durante las próximas semanas a Japón, México, Portugal y Alemania cuando me he encontrado el tuit que puedes leer más arriba. Desde el aprecio y el cariño que le tengo a José Manuel Beas , al que en muchas ocasiones he referenciado desde mi blog y esta newsletter, me he preguntado: ¿Qué lleva a una persona que tiene muchos años de experiencia en Agile a pensar que en Scrum se hace planificación por lotes?

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Henny Portman

JULY 4, 2019

Peter Block is the author of Flawless consulting – A guide to getting your expertise used. Starting point are the following three consulting goals. Establish a collaborative relationship. Solve problems so they stay solved and ensure attention is given to both the technical/ business problem and the relationships. To achieve this, you have to follow four phases and you must make sure you complete the requirements for each phase before you move into the next phase.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JULY 4, 2019

In recent years, portfolio management has evolved from an administrative process, in which projects are selected and prioritised, to one of the key ways in which organisations can focus on strategy implementation. This is achieved, in the most part, through the enhancement of strategic dialogue amongst the management team and, most crucially, the alignment of projects around the most critical strategic initiatives.

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Lynne Cazaly

JULY 4, 2019

There you are about to start a new project or task. You're ready to go. You're ready to start. but do you know when or where you will stop? Might you end up working on this task, idea or project and it has no known end? How do you know where the end is? I've learned much working with software developers these past 10 years; they work out the 'definition of done' before they even get started.

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Musings on Project Management

JULY 4, 2019

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Lynne Cazaly

JULY 4, 2019

I’ve posted recently on productivity, quality and getting out of your own way. My new book ’ish - The problem with our pursuit for perfection and the life changing practice of good enough’ is out now. A fear I’ve heard is: if we 'ish' anything it will mean the ‘crapification’ of everything. People will care less, do less and not bother about anything anymore.

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Scrum.org

JULY 4, 2019

If you can create a vision for your Scrum team, and you find them all aligned in the right direction, your work has a reasonably good chance at success. Where is your Scrum team's compass leading you? Every single soldier must know, before he goes into battle, how the little battle he is to fight fits into the larger picture, and how the success of his fighting will influence the battle as a whole." - Bernard Law Montgomery, a great leader of troops during World War II.

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Lynne Cazaly

JULY 4, 2019

Not a perfectionist, just going for high standards. High standards are important. Need to keep working on this thing, tweaking it, making it 'better'. This article in Yahoo Finance identifies four signs of perfectionism: 1. ‘Not good enough, yet’ 2. There’s no end in sight to a project or task. 3. Keep tweaking and tinkering. 4. Working late or long hours Is this you or someone you know?

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Lynne Cazaly

JULY 4, 2019

Next time you’re preparing for a job role interview, think carefully. If a potential employer asks the classic question about weaknesses, what will you say? Many people offer in response to the ‘What’s your greatest weakness?’ question that they're a perfectionist. They think it still sounds positive, not too bad a weakness. Saying you're a perfectionist can sound like you're a hard worker and that you have high standards.

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Lynne Cazaly

JULY 4, 2019

In fact you don't need to be the 'perfect' anything: friend, parent, partner, colleague, companion. Setting yourself an expectation to be perfect at anything is a journey to disappointment. And that's what disappointment is : it's the gap between what happens and what your expectation is. Ease off. You don't need to try so hard, work so hard or work so long.

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Lynne Cazaly

JULY 4, 2019

Good leadership means knowing when to go for 'good enough' - for yourself and your team. An article in CEOWORLD magazine explains how increments and iterations are the new perfect. How do you do it? 1. Set a course for good enough rather than the pointless pursuit of perfection. 2. Stop expecting or requiring perfection. Accept first drafts, rough cuts and mock ups.

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Lynne Cazaly

JULY 4, 2019

You could be working too long and hard on that thing. True. Shocking but true. Working too hard for too long can lead us to burnout. The World Health Organisation recently categorized, called out and flagged that burnout is an actual thing, not just a cliched word or simple behaviour that could be remedied if we’d only manage our time better. So why are we burning out?

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Lynne Cazaly

JULY 4, 2019

And likely a waste of time. I think it’s crazy that we would try to get to the bottom of our email inboxes and empty them as a priority. Yes there are are fans of it, religious fanatics of getting to 'zero'. It’s an accomplishment indeed. and damn it if we humans aren’t fired up, inspired and encouraged by progress we make. It makes us feel neat and tidy and organised and we know what's going on.

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