ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 3, 2018

But when you look online for creativity exercises to help breakthrough those blocks, artists dominate the conversation. With this in mind, I’ve come up with a list of imaginative exercises modified for us office-types. When you just can’t seem to figure out what you need to figure out, here are 13 creativity exercises that make sense for knowledge workers. The Exercise : This one is easy; come up with as many ideas as possible — good and bad. See Exercise #10).

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The Scrum Mythbusters exercise helps you address the common myths and misunderstandings about Scrum and helps teams discover how Scrum is intended as a simple, yet sufficient framework for complex product delivery. . When to use the Scrum Mythbusters exercise?

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LiquidPlanner

JANUARY 16, 2018

Based on the classroom exercises, you’re excited to try new concepts and apply the magic cure-all that will solve all waterfall-based project problems. Adopting Agile is an Exercise in Change Management. Adopting agile is an exercise in change management for a number of reasons: Software isn’t an order by number model. The post Adopting Agile is an Exercise in Change Management appeared first on LiquidPlanner.

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2018 Change Management SCRUM Consulting 69

Planio

MAY 2, 2018

Goal-setting exercise 1: Effective goal-setting starts at the top and cascades down. Goal-setting exercise 2: Get clear about your culture of goal-setting. Goal setting exercise 3: Use OKRs to choose the right goals for your engineering team. Goal setting exercise 4: Use MMOM metrics to measure your goal progress. Goal-setting exercise 5: Make sure team goals and individual career goals connect.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 12, 2019

Switching from a spreadsheet to social media doesn’t count as exercise at work. Why Is Exercise Important? Exercise is important, especially so for those of us working sedentary jobs. But it’s not just for us desk jockeys; all people, regardless of their age, can benefit from exercise. According to the National Institute of Health , the benefits of exercise are many. Improves Sleep: Exercise helps you fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

As I mentioned we've been doing a number of small changes to the game, so here's how we play it: Agile Chair Exercise. Start the exercise. If you've been at an Agile conference, been a Scrum Master for quite some time and joined an Agile meetup group (here in The Netherlands there are several), then you probably found that games can be very quick ways to energize any meeting and to drive learning through fun.

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Project Bliss

JANUARY 15, 2018

?. Book Review for Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain. Ratey goes in-depth with research and the science behind how exercise makes you smarter. . You might be wondering why I’m reviewing a book about exercise for a project management and leadership blog. Even better, there are tons of benefits to exercise – many you already know, but many will surprise you. As it turns out, exercise makes you smarter.

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Fix my Project Chaos

JUNE 1, 2017

The post How to exercise strong stakeholder engagement during business transformation appeared first on Fix My Project Chaos. To celebrate the launch of our new eCourse, we’re releasing a brilliant new podcast each week which focuses on stakeholder management. Tune in each week for the next FREE instalment (view all previous Podcasts in the series here). If you are already subscribed to our mailing list, we’ll email you a simple recap of posts each […].

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Fix my Project Chaos

JUNE 1, 2017

The post How to exercise strong stakeholder engagement during business transformation appeared first on Fix My Project Chaos. To celebrate the launch of our new eCourse, we’re releasing a brilliant new podcast each week which focuses on stakeholder management. Tune in each week for the next FREE instalment (view all previous Podcasts in the series here). If you are already subscribed to our mailing list, we’ll email you a simple recap of posts each […].

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Project Risk Coach

AUGUST 9, 2021

For example, for the team exercise, the project manager may conduct a risk identification exercise or facilitate a work breakdown structure (WBS) exercise. […] The post How to Conduct a Killer Kickoff Meeting appeared first on Project Risk Coach.

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Runrun.it

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The post Leadership and motivation: 3 exercises to bring out your best appeared first on For Managers | Personal Development Hacks. There are some foolproof tips for people who want to become good leaders (and since you’re reading this…), but others aren’t quite so clear. It’s the case with decision-making: which path should you follow? Joanna Barsh and Johanne Lavoie, who both work with the consultancy McKinsey, have released a book called Centered Leadership: Leading with […].

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Project Risk Coach

MAY 24, 2021

When asked about his exercise, Tom says, “I don’t have time.” Busy, productive individuals make time to exercise. Consider some of these exercises and find something you enjoy: walking, swimming, biking, jogging, or doing upper body workouts.

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 28, 2021

Encourage collaboration early by facilitating team discussions, problem-solving, and brainstorming exercises. Lastly, as you plan your next project meeting, use a facilitation technique such as a problem-solving exercise that will improve your team’s interaction.

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PM Times

JUNE 2, 2021

Project Management can at times feel like an exercise in the tedium. A pursuit of an end goal with a trail of bread crumbs that seem to never end. Over the years I have come to respect the profession even more as it has expanded and evolved to try and address every type of scenario […].

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Project Risk Coach

MAY 3, 2021

She facilitated the round robin exercise asking each participant for their top three. Do you ever feel like the Lone Ranger when working on cost estimates? Actually, you're not alone; you have a team.

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Project Risk Coach

MARCH 22, 2021

Turn Conflict into a Problem-Solving Exercise You can help stakeholders resolve the conflict by reframing the conflict as a problem-solving exercise.

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Leading Answers

AUGUST 11, 2020

The program works as follows: Read a chapter of my PMI-ACP Exam Prep book each week and work through the exercises. Exclusive study plan and exercise schedule. Additional LinkedIn group exercises and engagements.

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Growing Agile

JANUARY 22, 2021

I did the exercise a few years ago, now that I’m in a different frame of mind I found this exercise much harder. 2020 has been a tough year for many, myself included. This pandemic has shifted our lives completely. I haven’t seen my friends in a year.

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Trello

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

I’ll just say it: I hate exercising. Productivity

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Project Management Essentials

APRIL 3, 2021

In one of my training classes, there is an exercise to conduct a daily stand-up meeting. Disruptive and unproductive meetings are common and just do not happen in practice exercises. The meeting should be no longer than 15-minutes and be well structured.

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Project Risk Coach

AUGUST 24, 2020

They facilitate risk identification exercises that result in a boatload of risks. Some project managers wait until things are out of control before they exercise risk management. Mike was a functional project manager in an organization where I managed a PMO.

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Project Risk Coach

APRIL 18, 2021

One of the most powerful tools for this exercise is the work breakdown structure (WBS) which is a hierarchical decomposition of the scope of work. One of the reasons that project managers fail to properly estimate their projects is they miss key activities when developing their schedules.

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Girl's Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

You can use the checklists and exercises to assess yourself and improve your skills. Madsen outlines six steps for you to work through as part of a self-coaching exercise: Create your vision Benchmark current skills Get feedback Create an action plan Review guiding practices Review progress.

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Girl's Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

You could also use it as an onboarding exercise for new team members who are working on a project team for the first time. There are some elements, like the drag and drop exercises, that might be fiddly on a small screen. Download the free templates and do the exercises.

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Project Risk Coach

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Undertake a team-building exercise. Wise leaders know how and when to inject team-building exercises. Facilitate a problem-solving exercise, develop a work breakdown structure , or identify ways to improve project communication.

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Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

In this exercise, we should consider: What deliverables must be created to achieve the project objectives? Project managers are pressured to deliver projects quickly. Sponsors think their project managers are magicians. And in a way, we are.

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Arras People

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

There’ll be exercises, discussions, and questions that you’ll be expected to take part in, just like in a real classroom (but on Zoom). Training has always been an important part of working as a project professional.

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Project Bliss

AUGUST 17, 2020

Team building exercises are a fantastic way to build that essential esprit de corps , even when you’re not sharing the same physical space. This is a guest post by Adrian Johansen. In a matter of months, COVID-19 has impacted pretty much every aspect of our normal daily lives.

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International Institute for Learning

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

We shall see below, where we can begin this exercise. It is fine to make rough estimates, this is not an accounting exercise, the idea is to understand whether the tasks you complete reflect your level of salary and more importantly the salary you are ambitioning to attain.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 15, 2017

Periodically break up the participants for group exercises and activities such as an affinity diagram. Changing the teams for each exercise provides good networking opportunities. Ask for volunteers for an exercise. Provide handouts/exercises to take home. Give participants a template or an exercise to complete. John, Sally, and Bill just left a full-day project management workshop. John said, “Am I the only one who felt like I just wasted a day?”

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2017 Risk Management Energy PMI 153

International Institute for Learning

MAY 15, 2020

One more tip I have for you is implement “enjoyment time” for each meeting, demonstrate your trust in your team, and exercise some creativity in your meeting management. By Frank P. Saladis, PMP, LIMC MCCP, PMI Fellow.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 16, 2021

This exercise a deeper dive into the problem and its causes, rather than accepting the first answer, and brings you closer to what is actually causing the problem. Issues arise in almost every project. But knowing there is an issue is one thing; figuring out how to resolve it is another.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 15, 2017

Periodically break up the participants for group exercises and activities such as an affinity diagram. Changing the teams for each exercise provides good networking opportunities. Ask for volunteers for an exercise. Provide handouts/exercises to take home. Give participants a template or an exercise to complete. John, Sally, and Bill just left a full-day project management workshop. John said, “Am I the only one who felt like I just wasted a day?”

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2017 Risk Management Energy PMI 150

Project Risk Coach

APRIL 10, 2017

During the workshop, the exercises could be used to actually develop some of your project requirements. Encourage collaboration early by facilitating team discussions, problem-solving, and brainstorming exercises. Lastly, as you plan your next project meeting, use a facilitation technique such as a problem-solving exercise that will improve your team’s interaction. Ever watched what happens when a new team is formed?

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Girl's Guide to PM

MAY 12, 2020

If you are wondering how to start a standup meeting, try this exercise. This is a good exercise to kick start the week, so opt to do this one on a Monday, or when you are back at work after a long weekend or other break.

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 22, 2020

Gain buy-in and better definition by engaging stakeholders in a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) exercise. Why do so many projects come in late and over budget? Poor estimates are often a major factor in these projects. So, let's look at 7 ways to improve project estimates.

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Project Bliss

JULY 2, 2020

This includes eating a healthy breakfast, planning your day intentionally, and doing some exercise: Eat a healthy breakfast. Exercise. Exercise helps get your body moving and your blood flowing. Practicing mindfulness exercises is a great way to actively reduce stress.

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2020 Energy Planning 156

Project Bliss

OCTOBER 8, 2021

When carrying out the prioritization exercise, include different representatives from different stakeholder groups (users, developers, etc.) The Moscow Prioritization method can help you and your product team decide what you need to focus on for your project.

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International Institute for Learning

MARCH 20, 2020

Don’t forget to exercise. As we face the current societal and organizational struggles of a worldwide health crisis, many employees and teams are finding themselves working from home for the first time, or for the first time on a daily basis.

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