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9 Steps to Managing Risk for Your Projects

LiquidPlanner

Risk and uncertainty are inherent parts of all project work, making project risk management an important topic for teams to address. When studies tell us that easily half of all IT projects run over budget and past deadline , we see how easily risk turns into real trouble for projects and their organizations.

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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.

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Risk-aware Product Development (a.k.a. Scrum)

Scrum.org

Dealing with Technology Uncertainty - The Waterfall Passive/Buffered Risk Management Style. Dealing with Technology Uncertainty - The Agile/Scrum Active Risk Management Style. In the Lean Startup movement, we typically talk about the " Build it and they will come " fallacy. The Risk Burndown Exercise.

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The Three — Wait: Four — Elements of Empiricism

Scrum.org

Let’s start with what the Scrum Guide says about empiricism: “Scrum is founded on empiricism and lean thinking. Lean thinking reduces waste and focuses on the essentials.”. Artifacts that have low transparency can lead to decisions that diminish value and increase risk.”. Empiricism. Transparency enables inspection.

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Tips for Women Entrepreneurs

ProjectManager.com

She noted that the women who can benefit from her video are those who fit the following description: They’re ready, which means they’ve advanced to the point at which they are prepared to take on the risk inherent in any new venture. Know when to “lean in” or “lean back.” When should you be aggressive? Practice self-care.

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Dynamic Planning in the Face of Uncertainty

Planview

But failing to plan for that reality could come at the risk of jeopardizing the activities, people, and processes that are holding your business together. The answers to these questions, and others like them, are rarely conclusive, because they are based in a hypothetical reality. The problem with “peanut buttering” cost reductions.

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Project Management Artifacts: Essential Tools to Enhance Project Management

Project Pulse Journal

Process improvement strategies and lean principles like Just-In-Time (JIT) Production and 5S Methodology might be some methods that project managers would be familiar with. The selected methods must offer a systematic approach to reaching project alignment, enhancing productivity, and mitigating risks.