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5 Tips for Scrum Masters: Collaborating with Project Management for success in a transforming landscape

Scrum.org

During a dinner conversation after the conference, you further discover that PMO (Project Management Office) can support you in leading an Agile transformation and successful Scrum adoption, by covering governance and ensuring alignment across the enterprise. More ideas (e.g.

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How to take over an existing project [Free checklist]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

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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Stakeholder Analysis and Mapping: Part 2 of 4 Steps of Stakeholder Engagement

Scrum.org

Pro Tips for Stakeholder Analysis: Don’t do it alone. Matrix of Influence Source: Book Product Mastery by Geoff Watts Image Created By Lavaneesh Gautam. High Influence High Interest: This is the most important group and you need to collaborate with them. They don’t have influence in decision-making for the Product.

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The Death of Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Leadership is that branch of management concerning the development, nurturing and utilization of influence as way of motivating others to some end or objective. If leadership is concerned with influencing and motivating people then project managers need to be skilled leaders, not just successful administrators.

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The Definitive Guide to Project Sponsors

Rebel’s Guide to PM

You’ll learn tips and techniques for engaging senior leaders in the role so you can build effective working relationships and act as a team. They will articulate the project objectives and goals to the PMO and anyone else who will listen! Without trust, influence is almost impossible.”. Every project needs a sponsor.

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Too Many Project Reports? Here’s How to Write Fewer!

MPUG

In this article, I’ll share a few tips from my book, Managing Multiple Projects , about how to streamline your reporting process if you’re leading more than one initiative. The first tip is to make sure you are being informative at all times , in meetings, in casual conversations, and in emails.

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A Cheat Sheet for Project Manager Knowledge Transfers

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Project Governance. Identify any key stakeholders, their influence and expectations on the project. Who has influence over the project outcome? Project Governance. Are there any formal milestones, gate review or PMO expectations for the project? Related: Project Governance for Distributed Teams.