Leading Agile

AUGUST 24, 2022

What is Agile governance? Simply put, Agile governance is a way to maximize the flow of value within an organization in the fastest way possible. In small, lean startups, there aren’t a lot of legacy processes and systems in place to overcome, and your teams are small and conducive to an Agile governance model.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 31, 2024

It’s a common management tool worldwide, used across industries, including government and nonprofit organizations. The balanced scorecard measures four aspects of a business or organization: finance, customers, business processes and learning and growth.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 6, 2023

We’ll also outline the roles of those involved in strategic project management as well as best practices to help you align projects with business strategy. Therefore, the project has a goal, but that goal should also fit into the company’s strategy for success, growth and so forth. What Is Strategic Project Management?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 12, 2022

Project governance is an important part of project management processes – even if it’s not the most exciting part of getting work done. Governance is a key part of that, and gate reviews are part of navigating through the project. Governance is a key part of that, and gate reviews are part of navigating through the project.

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MPUG

APRIL 26, 2021

I came to know that there were no consistencies within risk governance parameters, such as risk appetite , or risk threshold , for example. In this article, we will explore how to manage such massive gap at an organizational level considering Enterprise Risk Management and Risk Governance. Governance and Its Elements.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 6, 2023

It can be a department in that organization or a group of professionals, either inside or outside the organization. They all share similar responsibilities, but one deals with an organization’s project and the other deals with either a program, a group of related projects or a portfolio of projects. What Is a PMO Director?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 7, 2023

It’s easy to get lost in the planning and execution as these are foundational processes that help deliver successful projects. Project management software can facilitate this process. Learn more Enterprise Environmental Factors vs. Organizational Process Assets There are many enterprise environmental factors to take into account.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 7, 2022

This book sets out a way to manage stakeholders that many project managers will recognize: Identify and document Analyze Develop strategies Plan approach Engage Watch, listen, react and review. Worsley also excludes steering group members from ‘engagement’ saying that the governance process is enough for them.

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 13, 2024

However, navigating the intricacies of virtual collaboration requires a unique set of strategies and approaches to ensure seamless communication, productivity, and alignment among all the team members. By implementing these strategies, you can empower your team members to thrive and deliver value to your organization.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 24, 2023

From examples of project activities in a business versus operational activities to strategies for balancing projects and operations simultaneously — this article will help you understand the differences and consider the similarities. Ops managers want (and seek) stability so they can manage process performance.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 9, 2022

A stakeholder is either an individual, group or organization who is impacted by the outcome of a project or a business venture. But all stakeholders can be broken into two groups: internal stakeholders and external stakeholders. Government: These stakeholders get taxes and gross domestic product from a project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 3, 2021

Project management relies on people: you need the project team to get things done, and that team might include members of different stakeholder groups. This group has high power and also high legitimacy to influence the project. This group has high power and also expects their needs to be met with a high degree of urgency.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 30, 2024

Consider a traditional organisation design where individuals are grouped based on their skills into specific functions, such as Sales, Marketing, Product, and R&D. Often, when work arrives at a function, that group is already engaged with other tasks, forcing the new work to wait. This leads to significant delays.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2024

You can focus on the process of getting the outcome you want and supporting the attendees instead of trying to get your own personal point of view into the discussion. Here’s the meeting process I use. A strategy planning meeting is going to look quite different to a project requirements workshop or a kick off meeting.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2020

Develop strategies. Worsley also excludes steering group members from ‘engagement’ saying that the governance process is enough for them. I will often not specifically ‘engage’ senior steering group members because they have already heard the information from me through our governance processes.

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Project-Management.pm

AUGUST 30, 2017

What really is project management governance? With countless articles and books in the business spectrum conveying such practice, project management governance is in the sense, subjective. In other words, a person left on his or her own device of his or her definitive understanding of governance as a whole.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

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. Action if there is no formal governance: My first point of call would be your project sponsor. Who is your project sponsor? What’s the reporting schedule?

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 23, 2023

It is a discipline that is used across industries as varied as construction, manufacturing and IT to healthcare, professional services and government. Whatever path you choose, learning to use project management software is going to facilitate that process. You never know who might be involved in the hiring process.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

Agile A methodology for project and product management, typically used to deliver software projects in an iterative way with short bursts of work called “sprints” Though initially designed as a process for IT and engineering projects, it has since been successfully applied to other industries like marketing.

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Whether you’re making the move to Agile project management in your development group or creating an Agile process for your in-house project management methodology, chances are you’re going to have to sell this change to executives in your organization. Align Agile project management with your organization’s strategy.

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Ron Rosenhead

OCTOBER 24, 2016

It covers the very important topic of project governance. Project Governance is often seen as getting in the Way. Good Governance Adds Value. But good governance is not about meddling. Project governance is an essential discipline. Good Governance Sets Direction. This is a governance role.

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ProProfs Project Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

One of the major reasons is the lack of project management governance. . This is precisely where project governance comes to the picture. . Meaning & Definition of Governance. The first of which is to have a solid understanding of what project governance is. Characteristics of Good Project Managemnt Governance.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 10, 2023

Stakeholder Persona Canvas Sometimes, I have found that Empathy Mapping can be a time-consuming and resource-intensive process. Stakeholder Mapping Stakeholder Mapping is about grouping stakeholders based on how you want to engage them. However, generally, this group hold ground-level information. Users may fall into this.

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The Strategic Project Manager

MARCH 8, 2023

This post looks at the major elements of the Project Charter and how they link back to strategy. Part 1 of 4: Project Definition and Link to Strategy The project definition is where you can provide the strongest link back to the strategic drivers of the project. It is helpful to identify the specific interests of each stakeholder.

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Project Pulse Journal

MAY 3, 2024

Program Management, as defined by the Project Management Institute (PMI), provides a structured approach to managing a group of related projects that, when executed individually, might not deliver the same level of impact.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 2, 2022

In this article, you’ll learn the top 5 key considerations and knowledge areas under which the main criteria for managing a project portfolio can be grouped. Strategies and tactics. Strategies and tactics must be articulated: they are the practical translation of the company’s goals and strategic objectives.

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PM Basics

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Stakeholder management is a set of processes and tools where you identify, understand, and engage with your stakeholders, to manage their expectations, needs and feelings. Stakeholder management refers to a series of ongoing processes where you organize, engage and improve the relationships with your project’s stakeholders.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 16, 2022

A key part of a PMO leader’s job is to develop and maintain project management standards and processes and to support the people doing the delivery – project managers, program managers , and teams. The mission statement should be easy to understand and should be aligned with the organization’s strategy. It’s a big job.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The name is apt, as the waterfall methodology is a process in which the phases of the project flow downward. When implementing the agile methodology , project planning and work management are adaptive, evolutionary in development, seeking early delivery and are always open to change if that leads to process improvement.

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The Strategic Project Manager

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

This post examines what Hassle Maps are, their usefulness, examples, and the application of Hassle Maps as a tool for strategy and project management. A mapping of these hassle factors – a Hassle Map – can help identify evolving areas where the company needs to improve its process of supporting the customer.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

A program management plan works similarly to any project plan in that it defines policies, procedures and processes to follow and reach your program goals and objectives. Therefore, the program plan, like any plan, will outline the overview and strategy for the program. Program Management vs Project Management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 14, 2022

I have a process to follow for straightforward project decisions. The incremental model of decision making is a process used to make decisions in a step-by-step manner. The incremental decision making approach is often used in government settings, such as defining public policy. When it’s most appropriate. Here’s how it works.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 27, 2019

The project sponsor is that person or group who owns the project. According to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), the project sponsor is “a person or group who provides resources and support for the project, program or portfolio for enabling success.”. Aligns project with business strategy, goals and objectives.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 27, 2019

The greater the flexibility of the funding strategy, the greater the chance the team will produce a quality product and the greater the chance that they will delight their stakeholders. But greater flexibility generally requires a more skillful approach to governance and project management. The Secure Funding Process Goal.

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Kiron Bondale

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

While the strategies provided apply to board members who are looking after the health of their companies, after reading the article I felt they could be adapted to apply to projects as well. Boards play a key governance role in the successful running of companies. Steering committees play a similar role when it comes to projects.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

MAY 2, 2019

Within the project management community, the concept of governance is seen as a fundamental project control, which is easy to grasp in principle. Getting the governance piece right requires insight and at times a few honest conversations about roles and responsibilities. Creating a smooth escalation and governance process.

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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. Action if there is no formal governance: My first point of call would be your project sponsor. Where does the project fit in the overall business strategy?

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