Kiron Bondale

JUNE 16, 2018

A key enterprise partner is the Finance department and the organization’s model for project funding will have significant influence over successful agile delivery. Even in those cases where a funding tranche approach is used, the expectation is that the estimate for the current funding request will be at a high level of confidence.

Agile 179

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Wrike

APRIL 7, 2021

When managing a team, it’s essential to be able to estimate how long it takes to complete a task. Chances are you’ve had an experience where your estimates turned out to be wrong; the project took longer than expected, or your product team couldn’t deliver in time. How to use the Fibonacci estimation in Agile.

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Estimate Agile Software Review Influencer 41

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

This post is for anyone who wants to inspire, change or influence others through their efforts as professionals, with emphasis on the latter. Perhaps you’ve read many blog posts about how horrible SAFe is, or how useless estimation is, or what the optimal size of a team is. What is the optimal size of a team?

Agile 183

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LiquidPlanner

MAY 24, 2022

How does the reconciliation of known and emerging risks impact the project team’s estimate of the remaining contingency plan? “A Risk management is of limited worth if treated as a checkbox exercise. All project team members must do everything they can to manage uncertainty within their sphere of influence.

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Planio

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Your product’s unique selling proposition (USP) Next, most competitive analysis exercises include a detailed view of your own product - specifically, what makes it unique? Good competitive analysis exercises should also focus on existing customer insights, including NPS, customer satisfaction, and current customer complaints.

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Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Estimate Influencer 88

Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 16, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Embarking on project estimations can often feel complex - where the path forward is unclear, and the potential for missteps is high. This is where the concept of T-shirt sizing shines as a simple estimation technique. What is T-shirt Sizing?

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Henny Portman

AUGUST 10, 2023

– Influencer How can I align people to do what is best for the product? Influencers get things done without exercising formal authority over a person or team. Influencer Stakeholders are key. Great influencer product owners do: Be honest. Experimenters explain what we know AND what we don’t know.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Influencer Governance Government 52

MPUG

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Their influence was believed to be essential for the creation of great works and the advancement of civilization. Collaboration between project sponsors and stakeholders to develop the scope and best strategy is required for success, including estimations of time and costs. If you are interested in exploring this exercise, let us know.

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Underperforming Technical Team Innovation PMI Cadence 52

Scrum.org

JUNE 23, 2019

First of all, let’s have a look at the current issue of the Scrum Guide on the Product Backlog: “Product Backlog refinement is the act of adding detail, estimates, and order to items in the Product Backlog. More precise estimates are made based on the greater clarity and increased detail; the lower the order, the less detail.

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Development Team Review Technical Review SCRUM Estimate 171

Scrum.org

JUNE 23, 2019

First of all, let’s have a look at the current issue of the Scrum Guide on the Product Backlog: “Product Backlog refinement is the act of adding detail, estimates, and order to items in the Product Backlog. More precise estimates are made based on the greater clarity and increased detail; the lower the order, the less detail.

Development Team Review 159

Development Team Review Technical Review SCRUM Estimate 159

Project Pulse Journal

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Reasons You Need to Know Monte Carlo Simulation in Project Risk Management Monte Carlo Simulation in project risk management is a skill that is not just an academic exercise but a practical necessity in a world where project outcomes are increasingly unpredictable. Marketing Costs: Estimated to be between $20,000 and $40,000.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Risk Engineering Estimate 52

The Strategic Project Manager

MARCH 12, 2022

Here are three specific areas in the realm of project management – estimating and scheduling, organizational structure, and negotiating – where these ideas can be applied: Estimating and scheduling: Estimating and scheduling are as much art as science.

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Estimate Construction Risk Management Risk 97

Scrum.org

APRIL 11, 2022

The Product Owner may influence the Developers by helping them understand and select trade-offs. Everything is detailed and estimated: All Product Backlog items are entirely detailed and estimated. Remember: Refining Product Backlog items is a team exercise. Attributes often vary with the domain of work.

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Technical Review SCRUM Lean Agile 240

Planio

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The activity of planning is a collaborative team exercise led by the project manager. Then, use the 3-point estimating technique to estimate how long each one will take. They work through creating a WBS before estimating and mapping the work to create a schedule.”. The planning process naturally leads to a project plan.

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Planning Risk Management Software Review Defining 78

Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 15, 2024

Methods vary depending on the project description and scope, ranging from data gathering and analysis techniques to estimation and planning approaches, including collaboration techniques and workflow optimization. The project objectives, the nature of the tasks involved, and the preferences of the project team influence the method choice.

Artificial Inteligence 52

Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team 2024 Lean 52

nTask

JANUARY 4, 2021

Investors may not be relevant in every project, but investors like venture capitalists have a considerable influence and often have a deciding vote in the decision of whether a project should be terminated. Mitigation cost is the estimate of the cost that would be required to preclude or minimize the effect of the risk.

Technical Review 148

Technical Review Risk Management Risk Software Review 148

Planio

JANUARY 31, 2022

Roadmaps are an exercise in prioritization. However, there are a few common exercises you can use to get started: Feasibility, desirability, and viability. The feedback from Q1 will influence your roadmap for Q2 and so on. The Agile product roadmap is an exercise in balancing chaos and order. Source: Jeff Gothelf.

Development Team Review 148

Development Team Review 2022 Technical Review Software Review 148

Planio

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Pro Tip: Use “Story points” to properly estimate tasks. Is up-to-date in context (to the larger product roadmap) and estimate (of complexity). This including a proper description, priority, status, estimated time, and even acceptance criteria. Pro Tip: Use “Story points” to properly estimate tasks. as the estimate units.

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Software Review Planning Technical Review Development Team Review 107

Wrike

JULY 29, 2021

With about 28% of projects failing due to imprecise cost estimates, it’s clear that your project plan deserves time and attention. Inaccurate forecasts about costs, resources, benefits, and estimated durations can bring project risks that could impact your organization’s profitability and growth opportunities.

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 7, 2017

Macroeconomics is the study of how people make decisions influenced by tax rates, interest rates foreign policy, and trade policy. Software development is an exercise in microeconomics, since it deals with limited resources - time, cost, and what value is produced in exchange for the time and money. No Estimates?

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Software Developers Software Development Software Software Engineering 40

Planio

JULY 22, 2020

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion. However, while this book covers basics like estimating and planning projects, where it shines is in covering the soft skills of project management. The Culture Code is a guidebook for working with the people on your team that doesn’t rely on cheesy exercises, motivators, or team-building events.

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2020 Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software Review 148

Planio

AUGUST 22, 2018

It covers everything from your goals and deliverables to the timeline, resources you’ll need, estimated budget, and the risks and rewards of seeing it through. More than just another exercise in bureaucratic nonsense, a proper project proposal is as much for you as the project manager, as the stakeholders who are approving it.

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Underperforming Technical Team Budget Risk Management Consulting 68

International Institute for Learning

MAY 10, 2019

They’d paired with other candidates three times, working together on a shared exercise. Understanding you can influence your own team and company. How do you influence your customers? Our interview process itself is not an interview, but a group audition that simulates the work environment. ALL THE TIME!! Thanks for asking.

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Technical Review Software Review Leadership 2019 69

Workamajig

MAY 17, 2018

Modern creative projects are rarely, if ever, isolated exercises. It helps justify your estimations - for deadlines and for budgets. This will improve the quality of your estimations. Harmonizer: The harmonizer is the calming influence on the team. You have to work with senior execs to create a more collaborative culture.

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Technical Review Monitoring Closing Budget 90

PM Basics

JULY 31, 2018

Though I would exercise extreme caution here. So, unless you are entirely sure, continue to explore the factors influencing the stakeholder. Likewise, you may want to reduce the involvement and influence of a stakeholder. It will be a great addition to your skills that help to influence stakeholders and build lasting relations.

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Underperforming Technical Team Influencer Fractional CTO Risk Management 61

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

So with PSPO-A, you will be taking some steps in your growth from Scribe to Entrepreneur, by being challenged and getting exercises that might just happen in your own company’s office. In order to aid in this journey, modern complementary practices will be introduced through discussions, case studies, and exercises.

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Influencer SCRUM Agile Closing 14

MPUG

AUGUST 1, 2021

Unfortunately, many projects to the detriment of the people executing them, are delivered late and it’s not usually anything to do with estimating or project execution. It’s got nothing to do with poor estimating, poor execution or even risks that occurred or did not occur.

Risk 40

Risk Software Review Estimate Underperforming Technical Team 40

Online PM Courses

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

You also need to be an excellent communicator, able to: forge strong relationships, motivate people to play their part in your project, secure collaboration and co-operation, influence stakeholders at all levels, and. Creating a project plan is an exercise in continual problem-solving. Time, budget, and cost estimation.

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PMI Leadership Governance Government 68

MPUG

MARCH 3, 2022

Michael Dennis: And secondly, APIs can be heavy users of the system and can bring it down if not exercised properly and with forethought and understanding of, “Well, I just had this query and it seemed like it was going to give me back everything I want.” Some sort of estimation. That functionality is in Jira Roadmaps.

Software Review 52

Software Review Technical Review Software Software Developers 52

MPUG

MAY 6, 2021

And the last one is, if you can’t influence it, then don’t measure it. You can’t influence that project. You can’t influence Joe’s measurement, so don’t measure them, don’t report on them. Don’t eat as much and exercise more will show up on the scale days or a day or two later.

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Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Governance 52

Leading Agile

MAY 13, 2022

Framing is a way to communicate the context they want to shape and influence how the organization perceives reality. A frame is a set of one or more related ideas that influence or structure how one thinks about a topic. Work is estimable with precision. It defines the boundaries of what is relevant or acceptable to talk about.

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