Scrum.org

AUGUST 11, 2021

Of late, I've been noticing an interpretation of the Scrum Master role - the Scrum Master as An FFFCDO for Developers - a Fierce, Ferocious, Fearsome Chief Defense Officer! What is the Scrum Master protecting the Developers from? Who are the persecutors the Scrum Master protecting the Developers from? SCRUM VALUES.

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Leading Agile

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The fallout of making a poor decision about the product you’re building can get costly from both a human and financial perspective, so it behooves us to figure out some way to get it right. We look bad by comparison, and it seems to be a sticking point in most of my calls. Are All Product Assumptions Good or Bad?

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LiquidPlanner

APRIL 5, 2022

Using up all of your emotional energy during the workday means that you have no energy left for yourself or your family. It may seem impossible to do both at times, which can quickly lead to burnout and underperformance. And organizations need to foster a healthy working environment for their teams to thrive.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Estimation is a complementary practice Scrum Teams use in Product D evelopment. Story points are usually assigned by the team members using a scale such as the Fibonacci sequence (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc.) Some other teams may use animal sizes (Rat, Cat, Dog, Horse, Elephant etc.) or T-shirt sizes (XS, S, M, L, XL, etc.).

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Project Risk Coach

MAY 24, 2021

Imagine yourself as a more productive project manager, one with greater capacity and energy to complete each day’s tasks. Susan, the project manager, had a gnawing feeling that the network team might fall behind schedule on a high profile project. I find exercise and sleep save me time by giving me greater energy. Guess what?

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Planio

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Define your scope, break it down into manageable tasks, and assign them to your team. How do you engage and get the most out of your underperformers? So, what’s the secret to maintaining your heavy workload without your team feeling overwhelmed? Team vs. personal workload management. Workload management.

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Project Risk Coach

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

PMOs are shifting from being project watchdogs to orchestrating conversations between senior leaders, business unit heads, product owners, and project teams. Identify the most significant strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of project management in the organization. PMBOK® Guide, Seventh Edition, p.214. Ask for Feedback!

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Planio

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

People don’t leave bad jobs - they leave bad managers. So, it only makes sense that to keep your team together and happy (and avoid project failure ), you need to level up your leadership game. Servant leadership is a leadership philosophy that focuses on empowering and supporting team members. Be a team protector.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 24, 2020

For much of the early 2000’s, large companies would shudder at the thought of operating a team in an agile way. The value derived from holding a retrospective is proportional to the talent of the facilitator, and the intimacy of the team. If the facilitation is poor: it’s going to be a bad meeting.

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Project Risk Coach

DECEMBER 31, 2019

schedules permitting, to leverage greater energy in the mornings. A bad habit is using the round-robin every meeting. Perhaps you and the team have been trying to resolve a problem and you’ve met three times. Undertake a team-building exercise. Wise leaders know how and when to inject team-building exercises.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

In this blog post, I share some tips and tricks that may help you facilitate strong Sprint Planning outcomes, so that your Scrum Team will have a great start into their Sprint. Your team needs to overcome the Groan Zone to avoid weak outcomes that lead to a poor Sprint! What is facilitation? What is Sprint Planning?

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Underperforming Technical Team Planning SCRUM 2022 226

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 22, 2021

As work evolves to include hybrid teams that are located in different places with a wide range of skill sets, successful businesses need to connect everyone to keep them productive. Perhaps the best solution would be to develop hybrid work processes that allow for a variety of work styles. Every team needs a leader. No problem.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Many of us find it difficult to ask for help at work, which is a problem if you are part of a Scrum Team. That’s especially true for teams working in organizational cultures that value independent players, standing out and personal accomplishment. Interdependence also promotes greater accountability.

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Scrum.org

JULY 18, 2023

This article describes an A-type ecosystem for (software) product development, the prevalent dynamics in it, and the solutions to improve performance using Org Topologies™ mapping. At the A-level, as per the Org Topologies™ map, the work is done by the teams at the Feature level. These teams work with Scrum.

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Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Agile Transportation 141

International Institute for Learning

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Friday, September 23, 2022, 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM EST. PDD 2022 Ignite your future with new skills, add to your professional network, and develop as a leader. Adaptive development frameworks commonly use points for estimating size based on complexity, not duration or hours. The Science of Focus: Unleashing the power of focused teams.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 7, 2019

Part 1 intends to focus on the Scrum Team, Part 2 will be released shortly after our Webinar on April 29th and will focus on the “Epic” challenges agile leaders are facing. For example, it is recommended that members of the development teams do not spend more than 10% of their capacity on Product Backlog refinement.

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Energy Estimate 168

LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 15, 2017

cited that $122 million was wasted for every $1 billion invested due to poor project performance. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, however, if it isn’t bolstered with legitimate study of project management fundamentals, then it can become a bad thing in the right situation. Benefits of Developing Project Management Skills.

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Planio

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Working in an under-resourced team, receiving little support from your manager, and caring for a sick relative are long-term pressures that can come with consequences. Fight or flight reactions require a lot of energy and aren’t sustainable over time. More energy for hobbies. Healthy optimism and enthusiasm. Ignore the “what if?”

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Project Risk Coach

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

schedules permitting, to leverage greater energy in the mornings. A bad habit is using the round robin every meeting. Perhaps you and the team have been trying to resolve a problem and you’ve met three times. Undertake a team-building exercise. Wise leaders know how and when to inject team building exercises.

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Underperforming Technical Team Energy Innovation Monitoring 218

Planio

JANUARY 15, 2024

While there’s no “perfect way” to lead a team, data shows that many leaders are still doing it wrong. To build better team connections and deliver great results, the best project leaders match their leadership style to the team and situation around them. Jump to a section: What is Fiedler’s contingency theory of leadership?

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LiquidPlanner

MAY 14, 2019

Building high-performing teams isn’t easy, even though teamwork and project management go hand in hand. Poor-performing teams get stuck in the Storming phase, and by the time these teams reach a Norming or Performing stage, the project is already behind schedule and wracked with problems. Performing. The Speed of Trust.

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Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Energy Sustainability 109

Scrum.org

AUGUST 9, 2023

Finally, as the development of facilitation skills is a fairly new subject in companies, it's a fairly easy first step for new Scrum Masters to take. Nothing could be further from the truth, as the Scrum Master must always have the development of team self-management in mind. He limits the space for learning and experimentation.

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Leading Agile

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Rather, it takes a team of consultants performing their duties at multiple levels of the organization. In this post, we’ll look at the attributes this team of people should possess and how these attributes tend to manifest for Agile Transformation Consultants based on their level of professional maturity. Doing this builds trust.

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Inloox

AUGUST 5, 2018

On the other side are the so-called “Underperformers” – organizations with 60% or fewer projects being completed on time, on budget, meeting business intent, and having low benefits realization maturity. Sustainable development, climate change, and renewable energy. Success is greater when teams listen, learn, and are adaptable.

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Susanne Madsen

JANUARY 5, 2020

What better time to consider how you can continue to develop as a project leader and sharpen your saw. It will give you renewed energy for the year ahead. The feedback you received shouldn't be seen as negative but as an opportunity to grow and continue to develop. ​A new year is upon us.

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Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Technical Review Energy 122

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 5, 2020

The latter requires that leaders be globally fluent and defend against biases, strive to build more cohesive teams, be proactive, scout opportunities for the individuals they lead and help them grow. Modern organisations and the leadership gap. Recommended Reading: The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness (Lolly Daskal).

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 26, 2021

I noticed high energy and openness as the room's buzz showed me signs that this team was genuinely collaborative. As the Scrum event came to a close, an eerily familiar pattern became clear: the team had not agreed to any improvements for the next Sprint. The development practices we use are not capable of high-quality delivery.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 21, 2022

We can do nothing else if we want our teams to behave well and deliver for us. You cannot look after your team and your stakeholders unless you are in robust physical, mental and emotional health. A couple of poor nights’ sleep in a row can damage your judgment and emotional stability just as much as an excess of alcohol.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Sofia Hess says: Virtual meetings are essential for geographically dispersed teams. This is incredibly important for our team. 3: Understand The Strengths of Your Team. In turn, my team developed a deeper understanding of their strengths. In turn, my team developed a deeper understanding of their strengths.

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Resource Guru

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Team burnout is more present than ever. It might translate into team members repeatedly calling in sick, doing the bare minimum (a.k.a. Before we go into how you can prevent team burnout, let’s take a closer look at what it is and the actual cost of not managing your team’s health and well-being. Bad sleep habits.

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Underperforming Technical Team Lean Healthcare Controlling 98

ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2022

Are there benefits to developing a capital improvement plan? The sustainability of the project and how it rates in terms of energy efficiency improvements can also be looked at. Benefits of Developing a Capital Improvement Plan. Having a capital improvement plan avoids poor planning which can be expensive and time-consuming.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 14, 2023

This time we are focussing on the following Agile principle – “At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjust its behavior accordingly.” As a developer, if you wanted to do it you had to work covertly and build time into your estimates to improve things. Motivation levels increase.

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Project Risk Coach

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

schedules permitting, to leverage greater energy in the mornings. A bad habit is using the round robin every meeting. Perhaps you and the team have been trying to resolve a problem and you’ve met three times. Undertake a team-building exercise. Wise leaders know how and when to inject team building exercises.

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Underperforming Technical Team Energy Innovation Monitoring 150

Ganttic

MARCH 30, 2021

While we all have a couple of bad Mondays, hard weeks, and even bad quarters, a toxic work environment is like reliving a challenging Monday every single day without rest. Poor Communication Feel like you're left out of the loop regarding important information? So, how can you tell that your workplace has poor communication?

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Planio

DECEMBER 19, 2019

So how can you squash harmful scope creep and keep your project team agile, productive, and motivated as you handle changes? Scope creep isn’t just bad for project managers. It’s bad for everyone involved in your team and project. Learn the proper ways to communicate with stakeholders and your team. No big deal.

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Project Bliss

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

If you’ve been in the workplace for several years, you’ve most likely encountered a bad boss. Here’s how a bad boss can create a negative environment and impact the team and workplace: 1) Increased stress. 6) Poor team building. Read this: Creating Psychological Safety for a High-Performing Team.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 29, 2018

But in truth jargon has a precise meaning; it’s not fluff but an efficient way to communicate and collaborate with your team. You might be too young to remember this sitcom that was developed from the hit movie American Graffiti , which followed the humorous trials and tribulations of teenagers in the rock-and-roll 1950s. Deliverables.

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