Inloox

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This type of risk is easier to control, since the project team can exert a direct influence on the project environment. External risks, on the other hand, originate outside the sphere of influence of the project team. If such an event occurs, the budget framework is blown.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Suppose a project manager has an upcoming project for website development and design. The project has a defined timeline of six months, and the resources involved are developers, testers, UI/UX designers, analysts, etc. Without proper resource forecasting tools, firms are caught off-guard in the event of sudden surprises.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 14, 2023

This time we are focussing on the following Agile principle – “At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjust its behavior accordingly.” As a developer, if you wanted to do it you had to work covertly and build time into your estimates to improve things.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

And in no particular order we start with: Mark Phillips Mark Phillips High performing teams are motivated by an exceptional vision. The vision becomes a touchstone for difficult discussions with stakeholders, a path to unity for all project participants and a guide post for decision making with your team throughout the project.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

My dictionary defines luck as, “Events beyond our control that seem to be subject to chance.” ” As project managers, we seem to deal with more than our fair share of “events beyond our control.” So, if certain events seem to be outside of our control, then how can we make our own luck? Re-frame Bad Luck.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In many large organizations, Scrum teams fall into the ‘feature factory’ trap, focusing more on churning out features than creating real value. It’s too bad that this shift undermines Agile principles and hampers long-term success and innovation.

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Project Bliss

MAY 12, 2020

If you’ve wondered how to develop empathy, it is possible. People with well developed emotional intelligence do better in their careers and even make more money. But knowing how to develop empathy doesn’t come naturally for everyone. Related: How to Develop Emotionally Intelligent Leadership Skills.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The Successful Scrum Masters Evaluating a Scrum Master’s effectiveness involves several major indicators: Sprint Goal Achievement Consistency : Assessing the Scrum Master’s impact can be done by observing how consistently the team accomplishes the Sprint Goals, contributing to the overarching Product Goal.

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Scrum.org

JULY 11, 2022

What if, for example, not all of your Scrum team’s members feel enthusiastic about the Sprint Retrospective, the critical event when the Scrum team inspects itself? Page 10: The Scrum Team inspects how the last Sprint went with regards to individuals, interactions, processes, tools, and their Definition of Done.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 19, 2021

A traditional or Waterfall software development lifecycle includes a long and detailed planning period to define requirements before beginning development. I have little experience or high time pressure; therefore, the estimate is influenced. But teams still need to estimate their work to forecast releases.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 5, 2022

As a community, we excel at putting our fingers on the sore spots of what teams and organizations do wrong. Some examples of good Scrum versus bad Scrum we all seem to agree on…. But how useful is it for members of a Scrum team or an organization that actually wants to succeed with Scrum? Why does it matter?

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 20, 2022

Create a Collaborative Project Team Environment 3. Second, be respectful to your team members, vendors, end-users, customers, and other stakeholders. And third, care about the project and your project team, as well as the project's impact on external stakeholders. And if you don't care about the project and team, who will?

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Inloox

MAY 27, 2021

Another reason can be the influence of the project environment or a high number of stakeholders. A good project manager knows that some developments are out of their control. When unexpected events occur, it is natural to feel stressed. Augustine's Law: "A bad idea executed to perfection is still a bad idea."

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MPUG

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

There may be some measure of formalism, but little tracking or attempts at interventions to control or influence the project. Every seemingly “emergent” event results in course change without consideration for other potential emergent events. Ad hoc is a degradation further. Random number in, random number out.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 18, 2022

Typical Scrum Master anti-patterns run from ill-suited personal traits to complacency to pursuing individual agendas to frustration with the team itself. Read on and learn in this post on Scrum anti-patterns how you can identify if your Scrum Master needs support from the team. ???? Source : Scrum Guide 2020.

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Scrum.org

MAY 16, 2022

What event could better embody Scrum’s principle of empiricism than the Sprint Retrospective? Hence, learn more about 21 common Sprint Retrospective anti-patterns that will hold back your Scrum team. ???? The Scrum Team identifies the most helpful changes to improve its effectiveness. TL; DR: Sprint Retrospective Anti-Patterns.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 29, 2019

Stevens is a podcaster, author, speaker and works with women in project management to reinforce within themselves their true value to their team, company and industry. This year, I’m going to spotlight an initiative called #CelebratingWomeninProjectManagement launched by Elise Stevens , CEO of FixMyProjectChaos. Invest in your network.

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Velociteach

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

By shifting events earlier (left), later (right), or consistently doing others throughout the project (middle), outcomes can be improved. For large and complex projects, engage them during the pre-initiation stage when the business case is being developed. This allows the team to “build quality in” and reduces costly rework.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2021

Did you know that 56% of your project budget might be at risk due to poor communications? One of the most valuable resources in a project is the people (developers, engineers, subject matter experts, etc.) One of the most valuable resources in a project is the people (developers, engineers, subject matter experts, etc.)

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 20, 2017

This way you begin to define the boundaries of your project and figure out what responsibilities you will task your team with, and the process by which that work will be verified and approved. You’ll be using this documentation throughout the project as a means to for you and your team to stay focused on task. Train your team.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 26, 2021

The second stage refers to gathering data so that the Scrum Team can have data-informed Retrospectives. As I have observed in practice, many Scrum Teams either limit the data gathering part of the Retrospective, thus lacking vital information. The Scrum Team identifies the most helpful changes to improve its effectiveness.

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Project Risk Coach

MARCH 6, 2017

Extraordinary project managers know how to relate to others when things are going as planned as well as on days filled with undesirable events. Perhaps you’ve faced situations like these: A team member constantly treated other team members with disrespect. Your team was in trouble, but your sponsor was unavailable to help.

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Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

It is essential for marketers to have a robust business continuity plan in place so that a company can continue its operations smoothly in the face of unexpected events or disruptions. They may develop a risk management strategy that includes relocating these assets to higher ground or investing in flood-resistant infrastructure.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 29, 2022

Do you start a new Scrum team by explaining the roles, artifacts, and events? And not because frameworks are categorically bad (they aren’t). In our practice, we understand them as an overview of roles, events, artifacts, and principles. It shows the events and the artifacts, as well as the roles. red & yellow).

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Scrum.org

JUNE 3, 2021

If your Scrum Team strives to make your customers’ lives easier Sprint after Sprint, beware of the oversized Product Backlog. Join more us on July 6, 2021, for the Hands-on Agile #32: How to Win with Agile Resistant Teams—Scott Weiner. It is the single source of work undertaken by the Scrum Team. Source : Scrum Guide 2020.

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

However, it is their responsibility to get the team effectively engaged. Risk management is essential, but as we will see, emerging and sudden risk events (Black Swan events) do not necessarily fit nicely into this formal approach. Track – constantly monitor these identified risks (metrics) and look for emerging events.

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Proofhub

APRIL 20, 2021

However, once in a while it’s ok for some of your team members to appear off the mark. My center of attention in this article is some team members who are notorious for doing things not on time but after it. Want ultimate control over projects and teams from a single location? Switch to ProofHub NOW and get what you want!”

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Their influence was believed to be essential for the creation of great works and the advancement of civilization. Similarly, Thalia, the Muse of Comedy, reminds project managers of the importance of fostering a positive team culture and maintaining morale, even in challenging times. This is genuinely what diversity means.

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The Strategic Project Manager

JANUARY 17, 2024

I became curious about a broader approach as I read “Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Wit & Wisdom of Charles T. Then I will broaden to look at more formal psychology principles and then explore how these are important in developing strategy and managing projects. Let’s go right to Charlie Munger!

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

What event could better embody Scrum’s principle of empiricism than the Sprint Retrospective? The Scrum Master encourages the Scrum Team to improve, within the Scrum process framework, its development process and practices to make it more effective and enjoyable for the next Sprint. TL; DR: Sprint Retrospective Anti-Patterns.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 25, 2022

The Sprint Planning is a core event that defines how your customers’ lives will improve with the following Product Increment. Scrum’s Sprint Planning aims to align the Developers and the Product Owner on what to build next, delivering the highest possible value to customers. TL; DR: Scrum Master Anti-Patterns.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 6, 2022

The early majority of organizations already embrace business agility, team self-selection, and mob/ensemble programming.). Too bad, when nowadays, diversity, autonomy, mastery, and purpose become the driving factors in a highly competitive environment where more of the same for everyone is no longer creating value.

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Velociteach

AUGUST 3, 2023

The development team was devastated. In my consulting practice, I see development teams struggle with their users. A primary reason is poor stakeholder engagement. Poor alignment on project objectives and expectations. Misalignment can occur within the leadership team, and between leaders and their staff.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 27, 2020

Sprint Planning is a core event, defining how your customers’ lives will improve with the next Product Increment. The purpose of the Sprint Planning is to align the Development Team and the Product Owner on what to build next, delivering the highest possible value to customers. Diagram source: Scrum.org.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Using the budgeting process as a Stage-Gate® to exercise control through the back door : The budgeting process is hard to align with agile requirements like the longevity of teams. Instead, the management ought to provide the teams with goals and guidance on how to achieve these, along with funding sufficient to meet the objectives.

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The IIL Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

The development team was devastated. In my consulting practice, I see development teams struggling with their users. A primary reason is poor stakeholder engagement. Poor alignment with project objectives and expectations. Develop mitigation strategies. This experience is not unique.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Walker discovered that the most successful sports teams that ever existed all shared one single element: They all had a team captain with 7 overlapping traits that made them extremely successful. In this blog we will explore what Agile Leaders can learn from these extremely successful team captains.

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