Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 12, 2020

Regular readers will know that I’m not an expert in Agile, by any means. If you work with Agile methods , you will likely be attending standup meetings every day. Some teams that don’t use Agile still do standups because they are a good way to catch up with everyone, especially on fast-moving projects. Elisa, over to you….

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 4, 2024

In this Responsive Advisors Lightning Round, Professional Scrum Trainers Robb Pieper , Jason Malmstadt and I explore Agile principles like maximizing the work not done, eliminating unnecessary features, and setting clear Sprint Goals to keep your team focused.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 15, 2020

Here are 15 task management tips for effectively doing your work. 15 Tips for Task Management. Some Agile teams are set up this way, with team members having the flexibility to allocate tasks to themselves. Thanks to our sponsor, Toggl , for making it possible to bring you this article on task management tips.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 25, 2022

What Is Agile Project Management? Agile project management is an iterative approach to delivering a project through short planning cycles called sprints. By using incremental steps towards completing a project, agile teams can easily adjust their project plan or product development plan to better meet their customer requirements.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 10, 2024

I’ll share tips learned from my 10+ years of chairing meetings, from the time I burst into tears of frustration to the workshops where we’ve all left the room on a high. What about if I work in an Agile team? How many meetings have you sat in, wondering why you are even there?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2019

To do so requires business agility. What Is Business Agility? Business agility is just as it says, a way for businesses to remain agile when markets fluctuate, as they have a tendency to do. Business agility then is an organizational method to help businesses adapt quickly to market changes.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 6, 2025

What about if I work in an Agile team? Why learn with me? I’m the author of Managing Multiple Projects , and I’ve been leading business and tech projects for over 20 years. Most of the other people who have taken this course are early or mid-career professionals working in project delivery/project management roles.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Teams meanwhile are able to manage their backlog and collaborate when planning agile sprints. Tips to Improve Team Collaboration. Tools & Tips for Team Collaboration appeared first on ProjectManager.com. Gantt Charts. Gantt charts are the foundation of traditional project management. Collaboration doesn’t just happen.

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NimbleWork

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

In this article, we’ll explore the 10 best project management tips specifically tailored for marketing teams. Implement Agile Methodologies Agile methodologies, such as Scrum and Kanban, are effective in managing marketing projects. Agile practices emphasize flexibility and iterative progress.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 6, 2025

Cross-functional agile teams are common. If a cross-functional team mixes specialists from different fields, agile teams take this a step further. Also, agile demands self-organizing teams, which dovetails nicely into the way a cross-functional team works. More on that later.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 7, 2023

It’s hard to know what they are looking for in the Sauce & Spoon case study, so if you’re working through the course, here are some tips as you prepare to submit your capstone assignments. For more general tips on how to earn the Google project management certificate quickly, read the story of how I passed the certificate in a week.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 21, 2021

When running an agile project, you need tools to support your sprints. Plus, 5 Tips for Effort Estimation appeared first on ProjectManager.com. Check task progress, hours worked and assignees, all from the project dashboard, kanban boards or task lists. The post What is Level of Effort (LOE)?

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 2, 2024

It can work in a traditional methodology, agile environment or hybrid, whether that project is small or large and complex. Looking for an affordable alternative to GanttProject, one that has collaborative features and can handle all the project needs? GanttProject can’t, but ProjectManager can.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

This is where agility comes into play and is on everyone’s lips these days. The Agile Manifesto will soon be 20 years old, and Scrum was first introduced 25 years ago. Yet, many people and companies still struggle to increase their agility. Agile teams are likely to face change during the development of a solution.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 1, 2022

My most successful projects have one thing in common; I used an agile approach to deliver them. Tips for agile delivery: If you plan to use a predictive (waterfall) project approach, the charter will contain detailed scope and high-level requirements. In my experience, agile project teams typically combine these two phases.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 24, 2020

And why focus on improving agile retrospectives? Jordan, what’s happening with the Agile world at the moment? The agile market is growing in size and diversity for a number of reasons, and principle among them is the rise in popularity of the agile way of working itself. This growth has seen a huge rise in agile tools.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Agile teams often struggle with how to size and forecast upcoming work. In fact, flow metrics can provide more accurate planning and forecasting than using points or hours—and they keep things agile, not bogged down in endless debates over estimates. Over time, this data allows you to forecast future delivery.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

In this video I share my top picks for books on Agile, especially for those of you new to Agile or considering moving your organisation to Agile ways of working. These are my current favourite books on agile for project managers. A practitioner guide to Agile. Agile Project Management for Dummies.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Here are 15 task management tips for effectively doing your work. 15 Tips to improve your task management skills 1. Some Agile teams are set up this way, with team members having the flexibility to allocate tasks to themselves. But managing your personal tasks and managing the tasks across the team are two different things.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Read on for tips for how to earn PDUs fast. Here are some of mine to get you started: Tips for managing multiple projects What it takes to be a successful project manager Practical strategies for managing your work. Tip: Use wifi headphones to play podcasts while you do other things. PDUs with the Agile PrepCast.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 17, 2020

TL; DR: Remote Agile, Part 1: Practices & Tools for Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, and Product Owners. Agile has always been about colocation, about direct communication, physical boards, and all the other haptic and analog moments to create value in the digital realm. General Tips. However, times are changing.

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Scrum.org

MAY 23, 2021

In an agile context, we use metrics to set performance goals, measure current conditions, define small improvement experiments and measure the effectiveness of the experiments in order to inspect and adapt goals and determine the next steps. This article aims to give you a couple of tips to become more aware of your metrics.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Of course, we’re not worried about Scrum tipping the scales physically. But, in terms of for example process and role complexity, Scrum weighs much less compared to most “agile” methodologies. From Cambridge Dictionary: Lightweight “Weighing only a little or less than average” … euh… Scrum is lightweight.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 31, 2023

In agile, this is called a user story, which is the general explanation for a feature from the perspective of the customer. It is a term that comes from working in an agile, iterative environment. Check out these backlog grooming tips for help. Here’s a shot of the whiteboard for your reference!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 19, 2023

Read on for tips on how to earn PDUs fast. PDUs with the Agile PrepCast $129 Earn 30.5 PDUs by listening to The Agile PrepCast and learning more about agile tools and methods. Tip: Use wifi headphones to play podcasts while you do other things. Earn PDUs PDUs with the Agile PrepCast $129 Earn 30.5

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Scrum.org

MAY 21, 2021

This year was the 20th anniversary of the Agile Manifesto for Software Development, and in many sectors, agile ways of working have long since become the standard. There are also many explanations of what agility really means, but there is agreement on the core meaning: focus on customers and their needs.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: How Should Organizations Treat Agile Consultants? Today's question is about how contractors and consultants are treated in Agile organizations. Long story short, treat agile consultants like people. It's a great question that brought up a lot of past stories for both Todd and Ryan.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 10, 2024

Agile frameworks hold such promise. But there are a lot of myths out there about what Agile teams should be like. Misunderstandings and resistance to change can lead to many companies adopting Agile in name only. So, how do you know if your company has adopted Agile in name only? And what should you do about it?

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Scrum.org

APRIL 19, 2023

Here are some tips on how Scrum Masters can balance team psychology safety with management pressure on estimation: Build trust with the team Building trust is essential to team psychology safety. They can also help Scrum Masters communicate the complexities of Agile estimation to management and build their credibility.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 4, 2024

TL; DR: How to Deal with the Agile Job Crisis While the current Agile job crisis is apparent, there is also hope for practitioners willing to refine their skills, share knowledge, and network with peers. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 42,000-plus subscribers. ?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Mike Cohn is a well-recognized author and expert on agile and Scrum project management topics, and the owner of a large and engaged Twitter account with over 42,000 followers. He writes consistently on his blog about software development and lean, Kanban and agile development principles. Bernardo Tirado. He also has over 4.8K

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The design and agility of these teams enables them to respond quickly to evolving market situations, while improving employee engagement and effectiveness. Leading a team that is self-managing – 3 practical tips. Watch ‘ Agile Leadership Nutshell ’. Self-managing teams are a key tool in creating such organizations.

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Scrum.org

MAY 10, 2024

Ever felt like your agile game is more of a sluggish shuffle? Imagine you’ve just rolled out what should be a game-changing agile transformation. Here’s the truth: keeping the agile flame alive can be a real headache. But here’s some good news: reigniting that agile spark doesn’t require reinventing the wheel.

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Scrum.org

JULY 25, 2022

Here are a few tips to get the knowledge you need: . Scrum Open / Product Owner Open / Agile Leadership Open / Evidence-Based Management Open. Here are a few tips for completing the certification: . Nevertheless, the PSPO I certification is primarily a validation of knowledge. Read the Scrum Glossary carefully .

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 5, 2023

Are you looking for tips on how to pass the Google Project Management Certificate ? In this article, I’ll share my top tips for working out the answers to the graded quizzes, how to plan your time and how to get the certificate for the lowest possible cost (not free, but very cheap). Read on… 1. Most tests require 80% or more to pass.

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Project Risk Coach

JANUARY 31, 2022

Let's look at eight tips for implementing a PMO. Eight Tips to Building a PMO 1. Agile Center of Excellence)? The post Eight Tips to Build a PMO appeared first on Project Risk Coach. People have ways of undermining the PMO's effectiveness. Consequently, our best efforts may be in vain. Will the PMO be layered?

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Hier ein paar Tips zum Erlernen des benötigen Wissens: . Scrum Open / Product Owner Open / Agile Leadership Open / Evidence-Based Management Open. Hier ein paar Tips zur Durchführung der Zertifizierung: . Dennoch die PSPO I Prüfung ist in erster Linie eine Validierung von Wissen. Scrum Glossar aufmerksam durchgehen .

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