Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

He is the author of Reinventing Communication by Routledge, a book on how to design, lead and manage high performing projects. You can see Mark’s book, and all the other experts’ books on Amazon here. He is author of 13 best-selling books, including four about project management. XP, scrum, lean, etc.)

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2023 Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team 418

LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 24, 2017

To compile this list, we dug through Amazon listings, forums, blogs, and review websites to identify the best project management books specifically for those in the manufacturing and engineering industries. Who said business books have to be a bore? Further Reading: 5 Reasons Engineers Need to Learn Project Management Skills].

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Manufacturing Engineering Aerospace Critical Chain 112

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 19, 2024

Kanban is from Japan, originating in the factories of the Toyota car company in the 60s as a lean manufacturing tool for workflow and inventory management. For one, both are ideal for lean and agile projects, limiting work in process and favoring a continuous scheduling flow as opposed to pushing through a schedule. What Is Kanban?

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SCRUM Manufacturing 2001 Agile 440

The Strategic Project Manager

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Lean innovation management originated from startups, but is applicable in helping bring a startup mentality to a variety of types of organizations. Let’s start be defining lean innovation. What is lean innovation, and why is it important? That is the domain of lean innovation. What is Lean Innovation Management?

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 28, 2018

There has been some backlash against Six Sigma over the recent years, some of which is warranted and will be discussed, but overall the process proves a valuable tool in reducing defects in product manufacturing, especially when paired with Agile thinking, lean manufacturing and capable project management tools. Lean Six Sigma.

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Lean Manufacturing Transportation Sustainability 417

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In addition to coaching, Jimmy holds courses, writes books and blogs on all things agile and lean such as agile leadership, large scale agile, team dynamics, visualization and facilitation. Jimmy is the author of the book Visualization Example and creator of the Jimmy Cards. Learn more about Jimmy Janlén.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Moreover, experienced Scrum Masters also contribute to the community's collective wisdom by sharing their insights through books, blogs, and videos. These are the kinds of issues that lean-agile practitioners adore and many professionals find challenging. NKDAgility can help!

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SCRUM Consulting Lean Initiating 202

Scrum.org

JANUARY 31, 2024

You will need to understand the fundamentals of Scrum in order to see how it can work together with Lean UX, without undermining either approach. Jeff was the co-creator of the course so the material in this book covers many of the concepts covered in the assessment. Refresh your knowledge of Scrum. Download our free Scrum 1 Pager.

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SCRUM Lean Certification Agile 167

Growing Agile

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Nilesh only became friends with us through our lean coffees which are virtual events held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month. On this particular Grow Day, one of the many conversations was around writing blog posts and how nice it would be for each of us to share thoughts or insights via this medium. Find out more here.

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Lean Agile Closing 114

LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

So much of what you might have read about online or in project management books, or even be taught on training courses, is simply not aligned the skills we need to use every day. Courses, coaches, blogs, and websites try to give us a rounded view of what project managers need, and some skills and tools do still have value in some situations.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 11, 2021

Your goal therefore should be to be reading at least 1-2 books per month that help you get better at being a Product Owner. Here is a solid list of books to get you started in the right direction. The Lean Startup: How Constant Innovation Creates Radically Successful Businesses. Professional Scrum Team.

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Lean SCRUM Certification Development Team Review 228

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

There is a chance that processes lean too far in the other direction too. If they don’t realise they have to use the room booking process for sorting out meeting rooms, they will continue to circumnavigate the process and go directly to the office manager: causing problems on both sides, I expect. Processes are too bureaucratic.

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Process PMO Risk Management 2017 391

International Institute for Learning

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Dr. Kerzner is the author of bestselling books and texts, including the acclaimed Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, Thirteenth Edition. His latest book, Project Management Next Generation: The Pillars for Organizational Excellence , co-authored with Dr.

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2023 Certification Information Technology Lean 81

NimbleWork

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Elizabeth is also a prolific author, having published seven books on project and change management. Her book, Shortcuts to Success: Project Management in the Real World , was shortlisted for the prestigious Management Book of the Year Award in 2014, further cementing her status as an influential voice in the field.

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2025 Influencer Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 107

International Institute for Learning

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Dr. Kerzner is the author of bestselling books and texts, including the acclaimed Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, Thirteenth Edition. He is a globally recognized expert on project, program, and portfolio management, total quality management, and strategic planning.

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2023 Certification Information Technology Lean 85

The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Even outside the SAFe framework, value streams are still popular as this concept is central to lean methods and lean has a global popularity. I too am an enthusiast of this new view and love Lean methods whether in combination with Six Sigma and Scaled Agile or without.

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Process Software Review Technical Review Transportation 78

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

He focused his theory on project management with another book, Critical Chain , which came out in 1997. How the Theory of Constraints Works with Lean Manufacturing. Both the theory of constraints and lean manufacturing are methods to improve the effectiveness of your project. Goldratt, an Israeli business management expert.

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Underperforming Technical Team Manufacturing Lean Critical Chain 351

International Institute for Learning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Dr. Kerzner is the author of bestselling books and texts, including the acclaimed Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, Thirteenth Edition. and Elissa Farrow, Ph.D. and Elissa Farrow, Ph.D. Elissa Farrow, Ph.D. Senior Consultant and Facilitator International Institute of Learning Dr.

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Artificial Inteligence 2023 Certification Information Technology 98

International Institute for Learning

JULY 13, 2023

Dr. Kerzner is the author of bestselling books and texts, including the acclaimed Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, Thirteenth Edition. and Elissa Farrow, Ph.D. and Elissa Farrow, Ph.D. Elissa Farrow, Ph.D. Senior Consultant and Facilitator International Institute of Learning Dr.

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Artificial Inteligence 2023 Certification Information Technology 98

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 19, 2022

According to the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK), ROM estimates are -25 percent to +75 percent accurate, though others say its range is +/-50 percent. You can do it with established estimation techniques, which we’ll discuss a bit further down the blog. But how accurate is a ROM estimate?

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Estimate Software Review Budget Project Cost 393

Scrum.org

JULY 2, 2024

This blog has been produced in collaboration between Patricia Kong , Glaudia Califano and David Spinks. We discuss in our book, Facilitating Professional Scrum Teams , how we’ve experienced numerous Sprint Reviews and found common reasons why Sprint Reviews are not as effective as they could be.

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Technical Review Software Review SCRUM Cadence 162

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 7, 2019

It’s not solely about the decisions of executives though, it’s also about great project leaders learning to run fast and lean while developing high performing teams that can deliver value to their organization. Behaviors and competencies for lean and fast teams can differ in many ways. Competencies. Commitment. Accountability.

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Underperforming Technical Team Artificial Inteligence Lean Technical Review 294

Wrike

AUGUST 6, 2014

Enter Lean project management. As a more recent PM methodology, the term “lean startup” is credited as first appearing on Eric Ries’ blog in 2008. The #1 priority of running Lean PM is to eliminate wasted resources , known as mura. Finding your MVP is not the end of the Lean PM. The Lean Startup.

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Lean 2008 Energy Initiating 37

The IIL Blog

JUNE 20, 2024

Adopt a Lean Mindset. Implement Lean principles to streamline processes and eliminate waste. Provide regular training on best practices, new technologies, and methodologies such as LEAN, ITIL® and Agile. Analyse the feedback to identify areas for improvement and track the impact of implemented changes.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Process Sustainability Lean 78

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 4, 2022

It’s often used in lean construction management to reduce waste and costs. Each contract uses a unit price book to set the price for each job and this is done across a multi-year umbrella contract. A unit price book is a detailed and defined scope of work and estimate of costs for the job based on labor, materials and equipment costs.

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Construction Risk Management Risk Closing 341

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 25, 2023

The book Quality Control Handbook, published in 1951 and written by quality expert Joseph Juran, defined cost of quality as having both tangible and intangible costs. It’s also part of Lean Six Sigma, a philosophy of improvement built on the prevention of defects over defect detection.

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Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Manufacturing Controlling 361

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The idea was codified by Masaaki Imai, an organizational theorist and management consultant, over 30 years ago with the publication of this book, Kaizen: the Key to Japan’s Competitive Success. The idea of always making small improvements is not dissimilar to lean manufacturing, especially with the emphasis of eliminating waste.

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Manufacturing Lean Healthcare Software Review 334

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

I couldn’t fit it all in this blog post. He is the author of Reinventing Communication by Routledge, a book on how to design, lead and manage high performing projects. Ben Aston runs the blog The Digital Project Manager , the weekly Digital Project Manager podcast , and is – surprise – a digital project manager in real life too.

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2018 Artificial Inteligence Consulting Underperforming Technical Team 311

Wrike

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Instead of browsing the bookshelves at your favorite local bookshop and choosing one at random, take a look at our list of the best product management books and product marketing reads for tried-and-true recommendations from the PMM community. Product Managers Why read product management books?

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Henny Portman

JULY 26, 2020

Levine wrote with People Over Process – Leadership for Agility a very pragmatic and down to earth book about leadership and agile projects. The book is divided into four sections. On the corresponding website www.TheTalesofAgility.com you can find some information about the author’s Lean and Agile Software trilogy. Conclusion.

Software Review 93

Software Review Process Lean Cadence 93

Scrum.org

APRIL 17, 2022

First, in a blog series about the upcoming book: Creating Agile Organizations - A Systemic Approach by Cesario Ramos & Ilia Pavlichenko. ?. In Lean, these are activities that are either necessary but non-value-adding waste (temporarily necessary waste) or unnecessary activities that could be eliminated (pure waste).

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Agile Software Developers Software Development Consulting 192

Scrum.org

JANUARY 6, 2022

Her book, Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital describes the last 200 or so years in terms of 5 technology revolutions. . Jerry Neuman, the forward-thinking venture capitalist describes the outcomes of the Deployment Phase in his blog. I realized this after reading Jeff Gothelf and Josh Seiden’s book titled Lean UX.

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Underperforming Technical Team Innovation 2001 2011 233

The IIL Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

Successful IT leaders need to develop and lean into a set of power skills. In 2023, Lucy moved into the freelance space – giving her time to work on co-authoring her first book as well as being involved in various thought leadership projects. Connect with Lucy here: [link] Browse IIL’s Information Technology Courses here!

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Leadership Retail 2023 Innovation 156

Scrum.org

JUNE 27, 2022

I read the three books and I went to Bas Vodde’s class a few years ago and my head was exploding. I actually wrote a blog post, 50 light bulb moments , five zero, after training, with Bas Vodde. It’s got lean agile in a box, which I don’t mean in a complimentary way. It’s a buffet so pick what you want and guideline oriented.

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SCRUM Agile Underperforming Technical Team Lean 146

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 4, 2018

I like the metaphor that Malcolm Gladwell uses in his popular science book, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. It seems to me that Gladwell’s book leans heavily on the work of research psychologist, Gary Klein. Any serious project manager would do well to read his books. Thin-Slicing. That’s intuition.

Lean 285

Lean Risk Management Controlling Risk 285

International Institute for Learning

MAY 24, 2023

Dr. Kerzner is the author of bestselling books and texts, including the acclaimed Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, Thirteenth Edition. He is a globally recognized expert on project, program, and portfolio management, total quality management, and strategic planning.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Agile 2009 Certification 52

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

In Lean and Agile we’ve known for a very long time that our measure of progress is completed work that meets the needs of a user. A few years ago, Pawel Brodzinski wrote two highly influential blog posts on the “ myth of 100% utilisation ” (2012) and the “Economic Value of Slack Time” (2015). Blog] The Busy Bee Paradox by Håkan Forss.

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