Epicflow Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Though government organizations are not facing a threat of rivalry, one of the biggest challenges is meeting citizens’ requirements and bringing better results with smaller expenses and amount of time. Microsoft’s Vision of Government’s Digital Transformation Journey . Authorizing Government Employees . Engaging People.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

Here’s an introduction to these important groups as part of the governance framework so you can get yours set up and working on your project. A project board provides oversight and governance for the project. What you need is adequate governance for the project. What is a project board? Call your meetings anything you like.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 19, 2024

While it was designed for software development, other industries such as finance, professional services, engineering, IT and even government agencies have started to use scrum because it helps their teams establish clear roles, responsibilities and procedures, which improves their overall productivity.

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The Strategic Project Manager

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

While businesses, organizations, and markets have evolved, the Experience Curve concept survives and can be very useful for informing decisions, shaping strategy, and guiding implementation. Using the Experience Curve in Strategy Formulation. Strategy of cutting prices – Cut prices earlier to discourage the competition.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 24, 2020

5: Review the governance structure. Is there a governance structure ? Action if there is no formal governance: My first point of call would be your project sponsor. For other areas of governance such as reporting and approval levels, talk to your PMO and get these in place. Who is your project sponsor?

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Leading Agile

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Imagine you’re a CIO, CTO, IT Leader, or Finance Manager. It is possible to plan finances for the year while being crystal clear on strategic objectives and achieving them. One definition of strategy is the alignment of necessarily finite resources against potentially unlimited aspirations. Everything after that is chaos.

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Leading Agile

DECEMBER 7, 2022

They lurk inside your organization, just waiting to sabotage your product, and they can come from many different locations: sales, marketing, Ops, finance, you name it. The Product Strategy You Want & Need. The work flows through some tiered governance model. But product assumptions are, in fact, red herrings, though.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 10, 2023

This matrix has four different groups: High Influence High Interest e.g. Sponsor of Your Product High Influence Low Interest e.g. Governance such as Audit Low Influence High Interest e.g. Users Low Influence Low Interest e.g. People who want to know how things are going You will require a different engagement style for each group.

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The Strategic Project Manager

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Then it focuses on strategy and project management as careers that can lead to CIO – but with a careful strategic approach. Broadening Experience – In addition to technical expertise, acquire a broad understanding of business operations, strategy, and industry trends.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 8, 2018

These courses tend to be no longer than half-a-year in duration and teach how to define, measure and sustain a planned program, while covering topics like program governance, stakeholder engagement and strategies related to managing a program of projects. Determine strategies to achieve objectives. Program Manager.

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Planview

JANUARY 8, 2019

Now, let’s get into the first two process areas by examining why it is crucial for your organization to align strategy, financials, and execution. This becomes unrealistic if the plan is disconnected from Finance and operations. Process Area 2: Aligning Strategy and Operations. Process Area 1: Strategic Planning and Funding.

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Leading Agile

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Today, we’re exploring what it looks like to transform the way your company finances itself in a new, agile world. But you can’t just wave a magic wand and expect the finance team to forget everything they know and start trusting that you’ll deliver what you say you’re going to deliver based on just a wink and a handshake.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Our free template helps you define the strategy, process and actions necessary to create your final deliverable. The spreadsheet is divided into three, first where you show the strategy, then the process and finally the actions you’ll take to fulfill that strategy. Work Order Template. Project Budget Template.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 14, 2023

However, noticing the benefits of collaboration, you merged them into a unified 'Go-to-Market' team, aiming to harmonize their strategies and communication. Culture over strategy The saying "Culture eats strategy for breakfast" wasn't coined without reason. In these situations, even the most revolutionary strategies can falter.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Selecting and adopting tools that best align with our organization and strategy will be key. The future of AI in project management will depend on how we implement, use, and govern it! Eugene is a Strategy and Management Consultant with three decades of Information Technology and Program Execution experience.

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Productivity Land

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Have you ever imagined stepping into a world where traditional finance meets cutting-edge technology, and the potential for financial success knows no bounds? Governments and regulators are also working on clearer guidelines for crypto usage. Understanding what you want to achieve will help you shape your business strategy.

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WorkOtter

JULY 12, 2023

The points below will assist you in carving out a PMO strategy that’ll make a difference for you. Some of the resources that you’ll need to hash out include budget and finance, staffing needs, PMO timeline management, tangible resources, and other details.

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The Strategic Project Manager

JANUARY 9, 2024

This post digs into this ambitious career objective, the required skills and attributes, strategy and project management as steppingstones to the CEO role, and attractive alternative career objectives. Strategy As a Stop on the Path to CEO There are many paths to the CEO role. A career in strategy can certainly be a good one.

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Productivity Land

MAY 31, 2023

They are employed across diverse sectors such as technology, finance, healthcare, and e-commerce. As a statistician, you can work in various fields such as healthcare, government agencies, market research, finance, and academia. Data scientists are pivotal in driving innovation and solving complex business problems.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 29, 2021

Monitoring the project’s finances and cost throughout the project lifecycle is a key responsibility. Governance risk. Certain industries have specific governance requirements. It’s hard to come up with mitigation strategies for catastrophic events. There may be times when issues come from the team members themselves.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 2, 2024

Imagine possessing the ability to seamlessly integrate the intricate web of internal stakeholders and external factors into your project strategy. Envision your projects thriving amidst the chaos, fortified by adaptive strategies and an unparalleled understanding of every variable at play. Compliance and governance are not optional.

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Henny Portman

JANUARY 3, 2024

The perspective competence elements are strategy, governance, structures and processes, compliance, standards and regulations, power and interest and culture and values. For each competence element we get the purpose, description, knowledge, skills and abilities and related key competence indicators (measures).

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Leading Agile

JULY 22, 2022

Teams don’t own the risk around finance, technology, brand, and so on, so how can we reasonably expect the Teams to make it all come together? Inadequate Strategy Articulation. We find that Strategy for many organizations can be summarized by platitudes and slogans regarding who the organization wants to become.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JULY 4, 2019

In recent years, portfolio management has evolved from an administrative process, in which projects are selected and prioritised, to one of the key ways in which organisations can focus on strategy implementation. Effective Portfolio Management. Portfolio Management and Risk Management.

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Agilemania

MARCH 16, 2023

For thousands of global organizations and government agencies, SAFe® has become integral for adapting to change, building resiliency, and thriving as a modern, digital business. Meeting the new realities of the marketplace requires SAFe® to evolve continuously.

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Productivity Land

APRIL 6, 2023

The process includes collecting information on human traffickers, corrupt government officials, terrorists, drug dealers, and others who pose a threat to their customers. It requires financial institutions to file Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) when they suspect that a transaction may be related to money laundering or terrorist financing.

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Techno-PM

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

To run your business successfully, you have to look over multiple operations simultaneously such as finance, marketing, human resources, technology, equipment, etc. A risk management framework consists of five components: Identification, Measurement and Assessment, Mitigation, Reporting and Monitoring, and Governance.

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Planio

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Along with other inputs, such as customer research , a business case helps organizations assess the actual need for their projects, creating a firm foundation for effective product strategy and decision-making. Get to know your market by completing some market analysis and determining your market strategy.

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Planview

JANUARY 2, 2020

Even in organizations where teams were already practicing Agile, it was common for senior leadership to favor the more traditional portfolio management due to their comfort with detailed project plans and heavier governance. Agile teams are largely self-governing. Read the Lean Portfolio Management: Lean-Agile Governance Blog.

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Leading Agile

JANUARY 30, 2022

The fact is, teams don’t own all the responsibilities and capabilities within the organization, for example, around things like finance, tech, and compliance. Strategy Articulation. Strategy articulation in many organizations is often made up of platitudes and slogans. Strategy isn’t about “Who do I want to become?”

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Agilemania

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The Product Manager connects the business strategy, design, and Product potential to the user’s needs to build a relevant, feasible, and valuable product for its customers. Because the program level connects business strategy and product development, it’s no surprise that most product management activities reside here.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 6, 2018

If you’ve done the due diligence after asking yourself the above questions, and you’re ready to scale the business, Jennifer suggests following these six steps: Evaluate and Plan: You need a strategy, so evaluate the situation fully and plan thoroughly. Get a strategy. And then number six, finance. Number one, evaluate and plan.

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International Institute for Learning

APRIL 12, 2023

Dr. De Acutis is the Finance & Portfolio Strategy Lead for Confectionery R&D and leads a team of highly qualified individuals managing the Finance budgets for R&D Confectionery.

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The Strategic Project Manager

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Finally, the post discusses several impacts to consider in the practices of strategy and project management. Most companies fall in the broad middle, testing a range of hybrid work strategies such as allowing employees to mix time at home and in the office, or mandating that employees come in several days a week.”

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Digital transformation can be something as narrow as deciding to go paperless, or as wide as impacting entire segments of society, such as governance, mass communications, art, medicine and science. But if you want to take the driver’s seat, then it’s important to have a strategy. How to Apply Digital Transformation.

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Planio

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Project sponsor: The person or group who is financing the project. They direct the company’s strategy and also have a large interest in its outcome. This could mean partners, users, competitors, or even government groups who will be impacted by what you’re doing. Stakeholder Buy-In and Strategy.

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Planview

MARCH 6, 2020

Success requires becoming a more “Adaptive PMO,” evolving how you plan, govern, and empower delivery teams to do their best work. With this in mind, here’s your roadmap to becoming an Adaptive PMO: One that is more flexible and resilient as business requirements, goals, and strategies rapidly shift. Provide ‘just enough’ governance.

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