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Using Multi-Product/Portfolio Level Product/Agility Practices To Support Your Project To Product Operating Model Journey

Scrum.org

Back in 2012 or so, I met an SVP responsible for a 1000-person delivery organization that was working in a traditional waterfall. Theyve been told, You cant scale whats broken, so they wait until they nail agile at the team and product group level. Critical Chain optimized waterfall. Component Teams.

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Which estimation methods are favored for adaptive delivery?

Kiron Bondale

For every person who adamantly insists that estimates are needed to support proper governance, someone else will argue that the inherent wrongness of an estimate and how estimates are abused will wipe out any benefits of defining them. Throughput and Monte Carlo received 11% of the votes and #NoEstimates only received 5%.

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Project Boards and Project Steering Groups: An Introduction

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Here’s an introduction to these important groups as part of the governance framework so you can get yours set up and working on your project. A project board provides oversight and governance for the project. What you need is adequate governance for the project. What is a project board? Call your meetings anything you like.

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A Digital Service Canvas for Government and Enterprise

Scrum.org

If there is to be a game-changer, it will have to come from the market, or from government, or both. For example, the UK Government’s Digital Service Standard has promoted digital services as an enabler for “Government as a Platform”. W]e will transform many existing Government transactions in this way”.

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We are Not Alone: The Intersection of Project Management and Content Strategy

The IIL Blog

As you translate your interpretation into a work plan, workflow, or schedule, remember that content requires not only a development cycle but also some kind of governance of its life after it is published. An existing reuse strategy?) How much maintenance will the content require in the future? How long a life will the content have?

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Sustain Your PMO: Nine Easy Lessons

The Lazy Project Manager

It addition it is noted in the PM-Partners: PMO Trends 2012 report: When a PMO is expected to work across the organisation at all levels, oversee significant investments and facilitate senior decisions – it is surprising that a high number of organisations either put the wrong person in the job or don’t support them when they are in place.

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How to get the best from your sponsor

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Certified in both project management and business analysis, she provides a broad view to support project governance and processes. Today she provides private consulting to government and private industry clients in addition to writing and presenting on all things project.

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