article thumbnail

Overcoming bias in project management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Since good decision-making is critical for good leadership and guidance, project managers need to know how heuristics (mental disposition) and biases (personal inclinations) influence a project manager’s decisions. What are heuristics? The performance improvements will bring real benefits to the individual and the organization.

article thumbnail

The Scrum Master Role is Misunderstood

Scrum.org

If your Scrum Master (or if you're a Scrum Master who) has limited experience, limited scope, limited authority, and limited influence regarding organizational designit will help you to consider the historical context of Scrum and the role of the Scrum Master.

2005 155
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

What Is a Site Analysis for Architecture Projects? Checklist & Steps

ProjectManager.com

They will be important documents during the design process and will influence the programmatic realities but also the structural and even aesthetic decisions. Some useful tools are Google Street View but keep in mind that the tool only dates back to 2007. That is, the shape, form and materials used.

article thumbnail

A History of PMI & Its Role in Project Management

ProjectManager.com

Given its vast influence, it’s important to have a basic understanding of PMI and its history. In 2007, PMP was accredited by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and as of July 2018 over 876,000 people hold this certification. The Project Management Institute also sets the standard for ethics in the field.

PMI 381
article thumbnail

Thinking By Sprinting: What Cognitive Science Tells Us About Why Scrum Works

Scrum.org

A while ago, I received an interesting scientific article from Gunther Verheyen titled “Getting Things Done: The Science Behind Stress-Free Productivity” (Heylighen & Vidal, 2007). Good examples are wikipedia and open-source projects (Heylighen, 2007). 2007): Getting Things Done: The Science behind Stress-Free Productivity.

2002 225
article thumbnail

In-Depth: Stable Or Fluid Teams? What Does The Science Say?

Scrum.org

There is also the Dynamic Organic Transformation (DOT) team model for high-performance teams (Courtney, Navarro & O’Hare, 2007) or Kozlowski’s process model for team development (1999). The influence of shared mental models on team process and performance. 2007, August). In Agile 2007 (AGILE 2007) (pp.

article thumbnail

Deciphering Goals

Scrum.org

This classification is important as it has an influence on communication and measures. . Mary Boone and Dave Snowden, 2007, A Leader’s Framework for Decision Making, Harvard Business Review Press. You can register here. Goal Categories. Figure 1 Product Management Onion with Goals and their Categories.

2007 230