nTask

APRIL 28, 2021

A study by BCG/MIT finds that 90% of executives deem sustainability to be important, yet only 60% of companies incorporate sustainability as part of their business strategy, and even less (25%) integrate sustainability into the core of their business model. At the core of every business are business processes.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A Scrum Master's accountability, therefore, goes well beyond just managing processes. Emphasising Customer Focus : Besides focusing on the team and processes, the Scrum Master ensures that the end goal of delivering value to the customer is always at the forefront. The Scrum Master works with the team to focus on delivering value.

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The Strategic Project Manager

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Finally, it looks at the impact and application of the Buyer Value Equation framework for developing strategy and managing projects. The “Buyer Value Equation” is a concept used in marketing and business strategy to quantify the value proposition that a product or service offers to potential buyers.

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The Strategic Project Manager

MARCH 11, 2024

This post explains what the Strategy Canvas tool is, and how to create a basic Strategy Canvas. Finally, it details the use and benefits of the tool for practicing strategy and project management. What is the Strategy Canvas Tool? The Strategy Canvas tool is a management tool introduced by W. Value: Moderate.

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Technical Review Innovation Sustainability Retail 105

Scrum.org

JULY 15, 2021

TL; DR: Sustainable Agility at the Enterprise Level w/ Jorgen Hesselberg — ACB21. Organizational Equanimity: Sustainable Agility at the Enterprise Level. Too often, organizations implement processes, frameworks, and such without recognizing the organization’s unique operational needs. Learn more about Jorgen Hesselberg.

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Velociteach

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Projects are instrumental in defining an organization’s vision for a more sustainable future. Dr. Joel Carboni talks about Sustainable Project Management, and the goal to achieve a stated objective while considering the project outcome’s entire lifecycle to ensure a net positive environmental, social, and economic impact.

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Wrike

JULY 7, 2023

The role of sustainability has evolved beyond being a mere buzzword. A sustainable operations strategy not only helps companies reduce their environmental impact but also drives efficiency, enhances social responsibility, and improves overall economic viability.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 17, 2024

Enhanced Transparency and Accountability: EBM promotes transparency in the decision-making process. By basing decisions on evidence, managers can clearly justify their actions and strategies to stakeholders, including employees, board members, and investors. EBM helps in identifying strategies that offer long-term benefits.

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The Strategic Project Manager

MARCH 14, 2024

It defines it, compares and contrasts it from similar approaches, and then looks at the impact of leveraging Value Innovation in the practice of strategy and project management – developing a Value Innovation Strategy. What Is a Value Innovation Strategy? “Value innovation” is a concept introduced by W.

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LiquidPlanner

MAY 21, 2020

Sustainability is a critical business focus and a key driver of change in the way that organizations operate, and in the way, that project managers approach their work. This presents the project manager with huge opportunities to drive sustainable thinking in project management and become instrumental in achieving sustainable outcomes.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 25, 2022

How sustainable is your pace as a developer? What is a sustainable pace? The notion of “sustainable pace” is closely tied to Extreme Programming practices. But that recommendation was updated to “sustainable pace” by Ron Jeffries later. Pace should be sustainable over a long time. .

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 31, 2024

The balanced scorecard measures four aspects of a business or organization: finance, customers, business processes and learning and growth. By looking at performance from these different lenses, a business or organization can put its strategy in context. This perspective can help you run the business or organization more effectively.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

They don’t waste time looking for stuff or trying to work out how to get things done because there are systems, tools and processes that support them. So we’re looking for next level strategies to get more productive. Let’s look at some practical strategies for bringing new habits into your team’s culture.

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Underperforming Technical Team Influencer Sustainability Leadership 319

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 14, 2024

It’s more a collection of best practices, real-world advice and tried-and-tested strategies for speedy and stress-free change management. Module 2: Process and planning In this lesson you’ll learn about 6 different change management approaches including Lewin, Kotter and BEE. I’m sorry to say there isn’t a secret exactly.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 23, 2024

Continuous improvement equips you with the tools to achieve this, helping your strategies evolve with every project, quickly adapting to new obstacles, and setting industry-leading standards. It represents the ongoing effort to enhance products, services, or processes through incremental and breakthrough improvements.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review 2024 Innovation Sustainability 52

Wrike

JANUARY 30, 2024

For ambitious companies, the solution lies in process improvement, a method of bettering your processes and aligning them with your business growth strategy. In this article, we will delve into the art of process improvement, which, if done correctly, can take your organization to unprecedented heights.

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Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

With so many moving parts and tasks to manage, a well-optimized process flow can make all the difference in maintaining smooth and successful marketing operations. We’ll also discuss overcoming challenges and explore how to measure the impact of process flow optimization on marketing operations.

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The Strategic Project Manager

JANUARY 20, 2023

This post explores a change process that can help, regardless of your role. It looks at the various organization situations, how the change process steps can help manage risk, and the strategic and project management impacts for having such a process. Why a Change Process Work Flow? Change is complex and can be messy.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

In today’s fast-paced and interconnected world, businesses are constantly looking for ways to achieve sustainable growth. The concept of sustainable business growth goes beyond just increasing profits; it involves finding a balance between economic, environmental, and social responsibilities.

Sustainability 36

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Moira Alexander

MAY 2, 2017

Think of the strategy and PM connection in construction terms, where the step of pouring footings and foundations needs to adequately support all other work that follows and ultimately the final structure -- in this analogy the final structure are the end goals. The first component is building the institutional IT strategy.

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The IIL Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This transformation signifies a need for adaptive strategies and mindsets to navigate the evolving project management landscape effectively. These innovative tools are poised to revolutionize project processes, augment decision-making capabilities, and optimize resource utilization.

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Productivity Land

JUNE 19, 2023

Unfortunately, this isn’t necessarily conducive to team morale or sustainable productivity. You need to implement strategies that sustainably improve your team’s performance while igniting an appetite for excellence, fostering harmonious collaboration , and improving key performance indicators with unprecedented speed.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 23, 2024

Evidence-Based Management: The Game Changer EBM harnesses the power of data, research, and factual evidence to guide decision-making processes. They inspire their teams by modeling how to base strategies on solid evidence and encouraging innovation through validated learning and experimentation.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 10, 2024

EBL leaders use evidence to guide their strategy, improve organizational performance, and enhance employee engagement. EBL empowers leaders to adapt by grounding decisions in real-time data and trends, ensuring responsive and relevant strategies. Why Do We Need Evidence-Based Leadership?

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Proofhub

AUGUST 9, 2023

Process Improvement Methodologies Whether you have defined it or not, every business has processes. The scale and complexity may vary, but the essentials are the same —  all businesses have processes. What is business process management?

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Process Manufacturing Lean Monitoring 78

The Strategic Project Manager

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Then it looks at how the framework can be applied in devising strategy, and managing project, programs, and portfolios. The Four Actions Framework, also known as the ERRC framework, is a ‘blue ocean’ strategic management tool introduced in the book “Blue Ocean Strategy” by W. What Is the Four Actions Framework?

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Sustainability Transportation Innovation Aerospace 97

The Strategic Project Manager

MARCH 13, 2023

Organizational strategy – What is the current direction for the organization? What is its vision, strategy, or objectives? Feasibility – Rate the ability to execute is key areas, such as technology, people, processes, and assets. What is the history, and how did it get here?

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Scrum.org

JULY 6, 2023

The role of a Professional Scrum Master involves facilitating the Scrum process, removing impediments, and coaching the team toward self-organization. The process of promoting an outcome-driven mindset assists the Scrum master with ensuring the team's efforts are aligned with the desired outcomes and not just on completing tasks.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Short-Term Focus : Driven by quarterly results or immediate performance metrics, these organizations push for quick deliveries, often at the expense of long-term value or sustainable development. Exercise Empirical Process Control : In your Retrospectives, identify instances where the feature factory mindset prevailed.

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Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Sustainability 185

Inloox

APRIL 16, 2024

How to perform a SWOT analysis Once the SWOT analysis is completed: 5 key approaches for strategy development Concrete example: SWOT analysis in a software development project Conclusion 1. This knowledge enables the project team to develop and implement risk management strategies to avoid potential obstacles or mitigate their impact.

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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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Process Software Review Energy Influencer 111

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 6, 2023

Business Resilience: A practical guide to sustained progress delivered at pace is a book by an impressive authoring team. It’s a different take on implementing strategy and would feed into a PMO mission statement. The tone is set immediately with the powerful introduction: this is not a book for the faint-hearted! Who is this book for?

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The Strategic Project Manager

MAY 8, 2022

This post looks at what the PDCA cycle is, dives into the specifics of the four steps, looks at pros and cons, and enumerates where it can enhance strategy and project management efforts. The Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) process or method was developed by William Edwards Deming, one of the prime creators of the quality movement.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, having an effective innovation strategy is crucial for organizations looking to stay ahead of the curve and unleash their full potential. They can differentiate themselves from competitors, attract top talent, and build a sustainable competitive advantage.

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The Strategic Project Manager

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

What is a VRIO framework analysis in strategy? When other firms possess similar resources or capabilities, a firm cannot achieve a sustained competitive advantage. Factors that can make imitation difficult include legal protections, unique historical conditions, or complex organizational processes.

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Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Sustainability Innovation 98

The IIL Blog

MARCH 20, 2024

I’ve witnessed in these relationships the subtle, yet profound impact language and process has on our understanding of ‘evolving’ an organisation from one form to another. To some, the formal term, ‘change management’, often carries a weight that suggests a more top-down and directive process.

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Wrike

JULY 21, 2023

Organizations strive for efficiency and effectiveness in their operations, and one critical aspect of achieving this goal is through the optimization of process flows. When processes are well-designed and smoothly executed, companies can improve productivity, reduce costs, and enhance customer satisfaction.

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