Leading Answers
JUNE 19, 2019
If success goes to those who can innovate the fastest, how do we nurture innovation? To innovate faster than our competitors, we need to maximize our learning potential. Developing new products or services is a maze-solving exercise.
The IIL Blog
JANUARY 11, 2023
Five exercises to get you started with mentalization. There are many tools and exercises that enable the development of mentalization. Below, I will walk you through five exercises you can use in your own workplace. Exercise 1: Coaching or supervision. By Mario Ebro.
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ProjectManager.com
AUGUST 20, 2018
Everyone in business is talking about innovation, but how does one actually innovate? Jennifer Bridges, PMP, shows you practical steps you can take to innovate by using co-creation and project management techniques. In Review – Project Management Best Practices for Innovation and Co-Creation. An innovation, she said, is a new method, idea or product. Pro-Tip: There are many ways to promote innovation on your project.
International Institute for Learning
JANUARY 11, 2023
Five exercises to get you started with mentalization. There are many tools and exercises that enable the development of mentalization. Below, I will walk you through five exercises you can use in your own workplace. Exercise 1: Coaching or supervision. By Mario Ebro.
Inloox
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Research and development, innovation management and new product introduction On the way to becoming an innovative company and what role project management can play in this process What is remarkable about innovations is their multiple ambivalence. Instead of a clear definition of the term, there is a collection of innovation characteristics. The majority of organizations want to be innovative, but admit that they need to do more. Innovation requires effort.
International Institute for Learning
JANUARY 4, 2023
Working with psychological safety and trust in companies has been a fluffy topic of trust exercises and experimentation over the past decades. Already, massive amounts of training, courses and exercises exist within the space of mentalization – just not aimed at the corporate leader.
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. The post The Effective and Innovative Virtual Team Leader appeared first on The IIL Blog. By Frank P.
Project Bliss
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
Learn how to think better by using productive thinking approaches with Tim Hurson’s book Think Better – An Innovator’s Guide to Productive Thinking. Everybody talks about creativity and innovation these days, but very few actually know how to put them into practice.”
Scrum.org
JULY 13, 2020
And more importantly, where developers can learn, innovate and experiment to become better at his craft? For example, our Definition of Done exercise can work for this. Without skilled developers, the Scrum Framework is no more than lipstick on a pig. Having to create?—?and
Inloox
JANUARY 29, 2019
Even a few simple exercises in the morning can help you become more creative - by getting the two halves of your brain to work together better. Another good exercise is this: Stand upright and raise your right knee to hip level. If these employees also have specific subject matter expert ise , there is even greater innovation potential. Creative workshops can also be introduced with a lateral thinking exercise to warm up the grey cells.
International Institute for Learning
MARCH 15, 2023
The image below shows how team member productivity contributions can vary from net-negative Undermining or Resistance on the left-hand side all the way to Passionate Innovation on the right. Using the product box exercise, we quickly resolve key project issues.
PM That Works
AUGUST 15, 2020
When we were done with this exercise, the first thing I asked them to do was let's go ahead and rank our existing projects against this criteria. To get to the web page of the radio show, click here. To download the mp3 file, click here. To subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, click here. This transcription was completed through an automated service. Please excuse any typos or misrepresented words.
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.
International Institute for Learning
MARCH 22, 2023
So, don’t have just one vision exercise at project kick-off and then assume you are done. Celebrations and recognition are momentum building exercises.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Delivering innovative products on time, on budget. In one company, a team of leaders self-nominated themselves to take part in the exercise. I wouldn’t recommend a two-day offsite for this exercise for your PMO. Innovation.
LiquidPlanner
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
We do a lot of projects that are innovative (for us), and my development colleagues always seem reluctant when it comes to project planning. You might not need to document this granularity on your work breakdown structure, but your team could go through the exercise to split out tasks into their component parts. If the work is unique and innovative, your appetite for contingency is likely to be higher. Dear Elizabeth: I work in a technical team as a project manager.
Agilemania
JANUARY 19, 2022
Implementing SAFe Student Workbook: materials and exercises from Lesson 1. Implementing SAFe Student Workbook: materials and exercises from Lessons 2 and 3. Implementing SAFe Student Workbook: materials and exercises from Lesson 3. Innovation and Planning Iteration.
International Institute for Learning
MARCH 8, 2023
Creating, innovating, and adapting are not come-and-go exercises you just pull out of a file in a pinch and can count on to work. Innovating becomes part of your fundamental way of operating. IIL’s Leadership & Innovation Online Conference is now available On- Demand!
Project Risk Coach
SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
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. Rather than using meetings to report status, use the time to plan, to solve problems, and to innovate.
Growing Agile
OCTOBER 15, 2021
While there are differences between them, invention, innovation and creativity are part of the same WhatsApp group, and all of them are becoming increasingly necessary in a disruptive world. Innovation is about stopping, collaborating and listening. The first exercise is so simple.
International Institute for Learning
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
And I love this description by Idris Motee in “Design Thinking for Strategic Innovation”: Design thinking is the search for a magical balance between business and art; structure and chaos; intention and logic; concept and execution; playfulness and formality; and control and empowerment.
International Institute for Learning
JANUARY 25, 2023
Optimism abounds as people write down their goals: “Lose 20 pounds by the summer”, “No more junk food”, or “Exercise at least 4 days a week”. By Joe Pusz This is the time when many people make New Year’s resolutions.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
JUNE 23, 2021
Each section comes with a practical exercise and tips on how you will know when you’ve managed to fix a particular aspect of meeting culture at your workplace, which makes it super easy to implement these ideas.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
MAY 12, 2020
Because after a few weeks I realized that the energy levels weren’t what they should be for such a creative, innovative agency. If you are wondering how to start a standup meeting, try this exercise. Regular readers will know that I’m not an expert in Agile, by any means.
Project Risk Coach
SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
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. Rather than using meetings to report status, use the time to plan, to solve problems, and to innovate.
The IIL Blog
APRIL 27, 2018
Building High-Performance Teams necessitates that we utilize innovative tools and techniques to engage the audience. Tuckman model of forming-storming-norming-performing), they can benefit from a Simple Interactive Meaningful Practical Learning Exercise (SMILE). Evolution of Learning Exercises for Collaboration. No one author or source can take credit for the evolution of learning exercises for virtual teams. Types of Interactive Exercises. By Dr. Willis H.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
APRIL 1, 2022
I expected a book about leadership theory but what I got was a hugely practical guide to actually doing leadership with plenty of stories, examples and exercises. In the past I have interviewed Susanne Madsen on the topic of project leadership and her book, The Power of Project Leadership.
Scrum.org
JANUARY 31, 2022
You will also learn about the 5 Dimensions of innovation, the core framework that drives any product innovation. The workshop was an interactive learning experience full of practical, real-world techniques and hands-on exercises.
Inloox
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
The shorter the innovation cycles can be kept, the faster adjustments can be made and changes that pose risks can be responded to. Force majeure Force majeure is defined as an external event that has no operational connection and cannot be averted even by exercising the utmost care. Know the risks in your project! Risk management plays an enormously important role in project management. The task here is to identify, analyze, control and ultimately minimize risks.
Epicflow Blog
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
April 6 — The Hottest Innovations in Talent Management aims to provide those engaged in talent management with recent innovations on the following topics: compensation and incentives, technologies and compliance, managing performance of an organization, department or employees, and more. .
International Institute for Learning
JUNE 22, 2022
In a high-performing team, we set each other up to succeed , use humor and innovation to find solutions. Check-in exercise with faces : In the storming and norming phase, use emojis to do a check-in exercise. By Marianne Rimbark.
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.
Brad Egeland
AUGUST 11, 2022
Representative Jim Langevin, outgoing Chairman for HASC’s Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems (CITI) subcommittee recently stated , it’s time to move “from admiring the problem of cybersecurity to providing actionable solutions.”
ProjectManager.com
APRIL 29, 2022
Carry out scenario analyses and pre-mortem exercises, to ensure your decision-makers can assess the potential impacts of their decisions. Projects like anything that involves a lot of people working together need governance.
ProjectManager.com
DECEMBER 19, 2019
In fact, in some lean or agile organizations, over-reliance on documentation is seen as a clear impediment to innovation and collaboration. Now, it’s not just an exercise to appease senior leadership.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
AUGUST 18, 2020
Creativity is the cornerstone of innovation. Instead, start with some team exercises to warm up people’s brains and help them realize that they are in a safe space where it’s OK to make suggestions. Thinking creatively is what takes your work from average to outstanding.
Scrum.org
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Losing the Ability to Innovate You often see companies that grow successfully to the point where it seems their ability to innovate stalls. This affects product innovation as well as GTM innovation and other key business processes. .
Scrum.org
OCTOBER 1, 2018
Innovators showcase their ideas or products and gather meaningful feedback in short cycles. This blog post will describe how we’ve experimented with a twist in this exercise during a recent Scrum.org PSM II class. As a facilitator and/or Scrum Master, you can use this exercise during your Scrum events as well: use your creativity and imagination! In the first part of the exercise the participants generate a list of all must-do and must-not-do activities.
Teamweek
MARCH 30, 2022
Job simulations are exercises designed to replicate a real-life working environment and may include tasks such as answering calls, completing a skills test, or presenting a report.”. In-Basket/In-Tray Exercises. Live Exercises.
Scrum.org
MARCH 8, 2021
Instead, they will reorganize themselves around autonomous teams to deal with the complexity and pace of innovation of the 21st century. Join us on April 20, 2021 , for a live virtual workshop on driving product innovation with the Zones of Value framework. TL; DR: Peer Recruiting.
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