Musings on Project Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Is this the worst news possible in project management?All All the money has been spent, and nothing has been delivered. nothing has been earned!Yikes! What happened to get the project to this point?Did Did you fear the data?Were Were you fearful of the data, unwilling to measure or unwilling to believe the measurements of value attainment?Or

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LiquidPlanner

DECEMBER 18, 2018

The post Stop Setting News Year’s Resolutions—Set Sprints Instead! Accomplishing the tasks in your weekly sprint plan will provide small amounts of success, which will further motivate us throughout the year. Happy Sprinting! appeared first on LiquidPlanner.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 7, 2023

To help us study for exams more effectively , we can trick our brains into marking everything as new, unusual, and needing to be stored away by associating it with the unfamiliar. (Be Be the bridge to success for others) The good news is you will find recall much easier.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

There’s only one thing worse than being told bad news, and that is being told about bad news late. When a program is failing, you should define the problem and potential solutions, and alert stakeholders at the first sign of trouble, according to LeRoy Ward, Executive VP at ESI.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 30, 2023

Excited voice: This could convey that you’ve been hoping the project would be delayed because that fits much better for the launch plan and actually it’s good news for everyone. Stress on the ‘2’: Perhaps your boss expected you to say that it would be 4 weeks late so your sharing factual news but it’s better news than they were expecting.

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Velociteach

AUGUST 7, 2012

My boss, a straightforward and serious individual, cut straight out of a bolt of IBM-blue cloth, used to tell those of us in his department “bad news does not get better with age.” It took a while for that advice to […] The post The Good News About Bad News appeared first on PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training - Velociteach.

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Online PM Courses

APRIL 18, 2022

This project seems to be constant bad news. How is it best to communicate bad news to my Project Board? The post Agony Angels: How to Give Bad News – with Hélio Costa appeared first on OnlinePMCourses. And I’ve been saving it up. Welcome to my guest, Hélio Costa.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 30, 2020

It doesn’t matter whether it’s good news or bad news, it really is better to keep them in the loop. Communicating problems. The trick here is to communicate quickly. It’s not really a trick, it’s a good practice – sponsors don’t like surprises.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 28, 2023

It’s very unlikely you will be able to resolve them satisfactorily by yourself, without the sponsor finding out, and then all you are doing is delaying telling them the bad news until later… potentially so late that they can’t help you put it right. No one likes surprise bad news.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 26, 2022

There’s only one thing worse than being told bad news, and that is being told about bad news late. When a program is failing, you should define the problem and potential solutions, and alert stakeholders at the first sign of trouble, according to LeRoy Ward, Executive VP at ESI.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

type questions and you’ll start to receive a whole ton of news you didn’t know you needed to know. Be Honest Make sure you’re clear and honest with feedback or with project news and updates. But begin asking, “What do you think about…X?”-type Treat your team like your trusted peers and communicate the truth whenever you can.

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Project Bliss

AUGUST 17, 2020

And it’s important to help your team be as successful as possible in this new normal. Read on to learn how to keep your team happy and productive in this new era of remote work. First, the Good News. Right now, we could all use a bit of good news.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 10, 2023

Sugarcoating reality isn’t going to help anyway, but try to pepper in good news with any bad news. Explain the process and let them know where they are: It’s key to be honest here. Clients can be sensitive, but you’ll still need a good relationship to get anything done.

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Kiron Bondale

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

First, allow yourself a little private time to feel the frustration, fear, stress or anger which are normal emotions when we are surprised by unpleasant news. Just as you needed time to work through the initial strong reactions to the news, they will need to do the same.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Sometimes we have to communicate the bad news, and if you don’t speak up you won’t ever see improvements. Well, the great news is that you can start communicating more and tailoring your messages to your stakeholders right now. That didn’t meet my expectations of…. It’s not personal. You had expectations, they didn’t meet them.

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Online PM Courses

MARCH 22, 2023

No one wants to be the bearer of bad news. Let's see how to give bad news to your client, sponsor, or boss. The post How to Give Bad News to Your Client, Sponsor, or Boss | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses. But, sometimes you have to.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 8, 2022

The good news for project managers is that the Project Board are clearly advised by PRINCE2® that their role is to endorse the Stage Plans as realistic representations of the work required to achieve the deliverables.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It's a necessary step to create space for new ideas to emerge. The good news is that if you successfully reinvent yourself, a world of new possibilities opens up! ? It requires you to reinvent yourself and to let go of old behaviors and activities. Maybe even activities that once were valuable.

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Musings on Project Management

JULY 27, 2022

I have.And, there have got to be many more out there.Now this is not an endorsement or a commercial, but the recent news is that as of mid-2022, satellite-based internet is available at modest cost for mobile platforms. Have you ever had a project where a test unit, pre-production unit, or training exercise involved a mobile platform?

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

As part of the Scrum Tapas video series, Professional Scrum Trainer Roland Flemm explores the myth that a Daily Scrum is status meeting and reveals in tow minutes how to make your Daily Scrum event more valuable.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 3, 2024

People who report to them tell them the good news (the stuff they want to hear) and not the bad news (the fires that are currently being put out). As I left the room, he told me he appreciated my straightforward style and that he looked forward to my findings and recommendations.

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Project Accelerator News

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Once you have a brief explanation that will answer the question, ensure that you also add an example to explain it fully, for example: If the costs of a project are under what the planned costs were expected to be, then this is good news. The post APM PMQ Exam Questions & Tips appeared first on Project Accelerator News.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

A very interesting (and sad) piece of news made headlines in Spain recently that provides some lessons about agile product development and incremental delivery. Through its national rail line Renfe, Spain paid €258 million to design 31 trains.

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Leading Agile

MARCH 7, 2024

That’s good news, though. They get introduced by how you staff teams. They get introduced by how you bring work into the organization, by how you create roadmaps, and by how you sell changes to your customers. Because dependencies are primarily self-inflicted, most of them can be broken with enough time, money, and attention.

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Musings on Project Management

OCTOBER 30, 2021

First: we are living in a time of scarcity, and so strategies for allocating scarcity come to the fore.Second, demand for the scarce drives price -- no news there -- but demand itself may color supply and thereby schedule. What can I say here that you've not heard before?First: Supply will not be directly correlated with price.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 20, 2021

That is all great news, but the chances your IT team or IT organization interfaces with other parts of the organization is very high. Larger IT organizations will most likely have more than 1 Scrum team. If organizations need to scale up to multi-team product development, they can also apply Nexus. What if those channels become the obstacles?

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Communicating decisions that respect stakeholders’ perspectives is essential, thus maintaining a positive and open relationship even when delivering negative news. It’s vital to frame conversations constructively and positively, even when delivering unfavorable news.

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LiquidPlanner

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

You’ll also want to regularly update team members on business performance by sharing good and bad news. If you run a remote team, ensure you use the proper medium to deliver the news. However, a face-to-face video call is the best approach if you deliver good or bad news impacting a specific individual. Don’t panic.

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Binfire

OCTOBER 27, 2022

It can be used to connect with team members, share information and resources, and stay up-to-date on industry news. You can use Twitter to follow industry news and learn about new construction techniques. Stay up-to-date on industry news. It’s important for project managers to stay up-to-date on industry news.

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PM Times

JANUARY 24, 2023

I recently read a news story about how to keep our New Year’s resolutions. The article was about the use of simple time management techniques, the center of which was setting SMART goals. SMART is an acronym that’s been around for decades and stands for goals that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable Relevant, and Time-bound.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 4, 2020

Old habit but the new game. Good news for the startup; this doesn’t apply to you. If you are an old establishment, bad news for you, you have to invest a lot to be like a startup. I know how difficult it is to say NO, but it is easy to say NOT as of now :).

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Productivity Land

JUNE 20, 2023

News and Information Apps A CEO must stay updated on the latest news around the world, especially financial news. News aggregator apps like Flipboard or Feedly curate personalized news feeds based on the CEO’s interests and preferences.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The good news is, none of these items require specific personality traits. This is of course not an exhaustive list, but it provides a baseline to assess if Managers can adopt the Scrum Master accountability successfully. If they can check most of these boxes with some confidence, you are probably in good shape.

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International Institute for Learning

AUGUST 29, 2022

Thought Leadership News Insight and Expertise for Individuals, Teams, and Organizations. IIL’s Thought Leadership News publication is a weekly digital newsletter for individuals, teams, and organizations. Presented by: International Institute for Learning, Inc. Intelligence. Innovation.

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GanttPRO Project Management

JULY 19, 2022

We have recently shared the news about G2 summer 2022 awards. GanttPRO continues to win industry awards and professional recognition in prestigious categories. This time the Gantt chart maker was […]. The post GanttPRO Gets Awards as the Best Product Roadmap and Strategy Planning Tool first appeared on GanttPRO.

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International Institute for Learning

JULY 22, 2022

Thought Leadership News Insight and Expertise for Individuals, Teams, and Organizations. IIL’s Thought Leadership News publication is a weekly digital newsletter for individuals, teams, and organizations. Subscribe to Thought Leadership News Video by Jody Michelle Solis, Editor of IIL’s Thought Leadership News.

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