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Streamlining Success: Lean Principles in Project Management

MPUG

First, our last article touched on waste in the context of lean. Second, I am the father of a recent engineering graduate who is now working as an engineer, and part of the onboarding was a class on lean. Training is only part of the solution; the work environment (culture) and methods will significantly influence it.

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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

ProjectManager.com

Kanban is from Japan, originating in the factories of the Toyota car company in the 60s as a lean manufacturing tool for workflow and inventory management. This means this methodology greatly influences how your team operates and might even require you to make hiring decisions based on it. What Is Kanban?

SCRUM 412
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Stakeholder Engagement Essentials You Always Wanted To Know (Book Review)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

There are two things I think worth pointing out about this book: The book leans heavily on PMI ways of working First, although it is very much grounded in reality and practical skills, it also heavily leans on A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide).

2023 439
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The Agile Manifesto from a Lean Perspective

Scrum.org

To what extent, for example, is the Manifesto a reflex of “lean thinking”? There’s a clear synergy between lean and agile practice, and attempts to tease them apart can often seem contrived and artificial. Interestingly, in the published history of the Agile Manifesto, the word “lean” does not appear even once.

Lean 145
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How to do customer acquisition the right way in 2024

Planio

Customer acquisition influences everything from how you prioritize features to your go-to-market strategy. For example, an accounting product may look to boost its product’s exposure by investing in its SEO rankings for the search term “Best accounting software in the US.”. Influencer marketing. Content marketing.

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The PM Skills You Can Forget About (And the Ones You Really Need to Know)

LiquidPlanner

But I think it’s more likely to be that business systems today are far more integrated, lean and systemized than ever before. We’ve moved on from the idea that a few impact and influence grids can actively manage other people’s behavior. Perhaps it is because we have a better understanding of who is affected by a project.

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How to Fix 5 Project Management Skills Gaps

Rebel’s Guide to PM

As a project manager, you are expected to have all-round skills encompassing the technical fields of project management like planning and scheduling, through to the interpersonal skills like communicating up and influencing others. And I don’t have them all – I’m aware of that. Check that you know who needs to approve changes.

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