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Project Gates: The Janus-like Guardians of Product Development

MPUG

Quigley, “Project Management of Complex and Embedded Systems, Ensuring Product Integrity and Program Quality,” Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2008, p. Quigley, Risk Management, Boca Raton: Auerbach Publications, 2024. [4] References [1] K. Pries and J. Alleman and J. General Motors Corp.,

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Clarifying Misconceptions of the Big Launch

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In 2008, the Democratic Party made the decision to move Obama’s speech at their convention in Denver from the Pepsi Center (capacity 18,007) to the larger outdoor venue of Invesco Field (capacity 76,125). While that seems a bit extreme, the popularity of “Lazy Sunday” certainly catalyzed YouTube’s growth.

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The Power of Sleeping on It: Why Taking Time Leads to Better Decision-Making

The IIL Blog

His Global Program Management team provides Project-Program-Portfolio Management, Change Management, Agile support, and Business Analytics support for nearly 2,000 projects enterprise-wide. Jeff has been a member of the PMI Global Executive Council since 2014.

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Nudge Theory and Cognitive Bias for Change Management

The Strategic Project Manager

More recently, Nudge Theory has been formalized in modern times by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein, scholars at the University of Chicago, in their book, “Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness” (2008). Status Quo Bias – This is a bias that frequently impacts change management initiatives.

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Stop Blaming Frameworks, Improve Adoptions

Scrum.org

Most Change Initiatives Barely Scratch the Surface. In his book Diagnosing Change: the organizational undercurrent, Van Es (2008) states that the main reason for change initiative failure is that the change is being made too quickly or too superficially. Essential Activities For Any Successful Change.

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Lean Change Management – 4 Years Later

Agile Coach

That’s the reader’s digest of my life from 2008 to 2014. What started with the intent of telling a great story, spawned a global movement: ~10,000 copies of Lean Change Management have been sold factoring in all distribution channels. The inclusion of Lean Change Management in Harrisburg University’s change course.

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Can the Words “Innovation” and “Project Management” Be Used In The Same Sentence?

The IIL Blog

According to management guru Peter Drucker, there are only two sources for growth: marketing and innovation [Drucker, 2008]. Innovation forces companies to adapt to an ever-changing environment and to be able to take advantage of opportunities as they arise. Wall of ideas with post-it notes. Prototyping, perhaps continuously.