Steve Trapps — May 31, 2018 — May 31, 2018 After delivering numerous Professional Scrum Master PSM courses I am often asked: “How do I pass the test?” People who attend the PSM course or the Professional Scrum Foundations (PSF) course are given two attempts at passing the Professional Scrum Master I assessment; provided that … Continue reading How To Prepare For The Professional Scrum Master I (PSM) Assessment
Ben Mulholland — May 25, 2018 — May 25, 2018 Have you ever had a project which never seems to end? One which you either underestimated or kept adding tasks to as you went along? That’s exactly what setting out your project scope will prevent. By analyzing the elements of your projects before starting, you … Continue reading Project Scope: How to Meet Deadlines and Keep Stakeholders Happy
Esther Cohen — May 25, 2018 — May 25, 2018 Creative project management is that particular flavor of project management that you’d use on creative projects. Whether you’re running an internal creative team or an agency, adopting better creative project management practices can transform your project success rate. Would you use the same approach to … Continue reading How To Be Unbeatable at Creative Project Management
Denyse Drummond-Dunn — May 21, 2018 Follow @Denysech — May 21, 2018 Although there is no magic bullet to transform your business into a successful powerhouse, I have witnessed similarities amongst those that grow more profitably. And what they have in common is the process steps of their business projects. Why not compare your own … Continue reading 7 Essential Steps to Successful Business Projects: A Useful Roadmap
Stefan Wolpers — May 8, 2018 Follow @StefanW — May 8, 2018 TL; DR: Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns Learn how individual incentives and outdated organizational structures — fostering personal agendas and local optimization efforts — manifest themselves in scrum stakeholder anti-patterns which easily can impede any agile transition. The Scrum Stakeholder and Organizational Excellence in Legacy … Continue reading Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns
Sylvia Gindi — May 8, 2018 — May 8, 2018 A project deliverable is any output created as the result of work done during a project. Defining, tracking, and managing project deliverables is one of the most important responsibilities of a project manager. What is a Project Deliverable? You might use the term “deliverable” casually … Continue reading The Complete Project Manager’s Guide to Project Deliverables
Andrew Conrad — May 5, 2018 — May 5, 2018 In 2001, at Utah’s Snowbird ski resort, 17 software developers got together and produced the groundbreaking Agile Manifesto. It was meant to streamline the software development process by de-emphasizing inefficient practices such as heavy documentation, excessive meetings, and rigid adherence to process. There’s no way … Continue reading What Exactly Is Agile? A Definition of Agile Project Management
Alexandra Hall — April 30, 2018 — April 30, 2018 If you’re forever fighting your project management system, Kanban boards are worth a look. “Kanban” — Japanese for “visual signal” or “card” — are card- and column-based project management systems that offer a convenient way to keep teams abreast of a project’s status, from initial … Continue reading Intro to Kanban Boards, the Highly Visual Project Management Method
Amanda Abella — April 17, 2018 — April 17, 2018 PIRO4D / Pixabay I recently announced to my email list that I’m quitting my podcast for now. Actually, I turned it into a teachable lesson where I explained how it’s okay to quit a project. I even encouraged my list to share some of the … Continue reading How to Know When It’s Time to Quit a Project
Stuart Cross — April 4, 2018 Follow @stuart_cross — April 4, 2018 In recent weeks I’ve come across several examples where leadership teams have been struggling to get important new projects off the ground. In one instance, a three-month gap had emerged between agreeing the need for a particular set of projects and any work … Continue reading How To Kick-Start Problem Projects
