Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

And in no particular order we start with: Mark Phillips Mark Phillips High performing teams are motivated by an exceptional vision. The vision becomes a touchstone for difficult discussions with stakeholders, a path to unity for all project participants and a guide post for decision making with your team throughout the project.

2023 455

2023 Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team 455

Scrum.org

APRIL 1, 2022

Long has spoonfeeding solutions and off-the-shelf feature descriptions prevailed in many development teams. Although some issues might have been fixed, I rarely see the full potential of a Scrum Team being achieved. You can’t bully your way into innovation. The requisite level of innovation is incredibly complex.

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Innovation Leadership 227

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Long has spoon-feeding solutions and off-the-shelf feature descriptions prevailed in many development teams. Although some issues might have been fixed, I rarely see the full potential of a Scrum Team being achieved. You can’t bully your way into innovation. The requisite level of innovation is incredibly complex.

Underperforming Technical Team 202

Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Innovation Leadership 202

Scrum.org

AUGUST 22, 2019

Early September a new book will be added to the Professional Scrum Series : Agile Leadership Toolkit - by Peter Koning. Traditional management and leadership practices were developed to manage work, to build the process, and to provide the intelligence for work to be done. In numerous cases I’ve seen these teams.

Leadership 117

Leadership Agile 2004 Underperforming Technical Team 117

Scrum.org

APRIL 17, 2025

Product management has always been about understanding customer needs, fostering innovation, and delivering value efficiently. The integration of AI tools across the product lifecycle presents unprecedented opportunities for increased efficiency, better decision-making, and faster innovation.

Software Review 115

Software Review SCRUM Artificial Inteligence Technical Review 115

Scrum.org

JUNE 22, 2019

For years, I’ve fulfilled the role of Scrum Master for many different organizations and Scrum Teams. These teams were mostly focused on software development. These organizations were able to attract the smartest developers and create products customers loved. Examples of a Developer Culture.

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Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software Review Development Team Review 184

Leading Answers

JUNE 21, 2019

In my last article on  Incubating Innovation , we explored the culture and mindset of accountable experimentation. Within agile frameworks, the team retrospective is the primary workshop for planning and evaluating experiments. Yet most team retrospectives I see are broken. This is a more useful format.

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Innovation Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 2015 109

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 4, 2020

When I saw the book “Art of doing twice the work in the half time,” Dr. Jeff Sutherland wrote, my reaction was like how someone can claim that? I went through the book and loved it. It is not only because the book is good, but I felt connected with one of the case studies. You can read the original post here.

Software Review 254

Software Review Technical Review SCRUM Underperforming Technical Team 254

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 17, 2021

One thing you can do is to ask the project sponsor to make an introduction to you to the team. Second, after you are introduced, it’s important to meet with every single person on the team. We go into execution mode and don’t really consider that we have a team of volunteers from the organisation to help you succeed in the project.

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Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Initiating Artificial Inteligence 397

The IIL Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The bad news is that this complicates the decision on which to choose. Clear Deadlines and Roles Each team member’s deadlines are listed clearly next to their tasks and they can see how those deadlines impact others’ deadlines [3]. It also makes it easier for the team to understand their tasks [4].

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Artificial Inteligence Leadership Software Review 2024 78

Inloox

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Rarely have I enjoyed reading a book that was recommended to me by a colleague from the IT department with the words: You can learn something from this. While the book primarily focuses on IT and operations, its lessons transcend technical teams and offer universal – and more importantly practical - insights into effective project management.

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Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Retail 100

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. . What does that mean for organization structures, team models, and the day-to-day actions of people? . Neuman also discusses the role of innovation in the Deployment Phase.

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Underperforming Technical Team Innovation 2001 2011 252

Scrum.org

APRIL 7, 2019

Part 1 intends to focus on the Scrum Team, Part 2 will be released shortly after our Webinar on April 29th and will focus on the “Epic” challenges agile leaders are facing. For example, it is recommended that members of the development teams do not spend more than 10% of their capacity on Product Backlog refinement.

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Energy Estimate 192

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Estimation is a complementary practice Scrum Teams use in Product D evelopment. Story points are usually assigned by the team members using a scale such as the Fibonacci sequence (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc.) Some other teams may use animal sizes (Rat, Cat, Dog, Horse, Elephant etc.) or T-shirt sizes (XS, S, M, L, XL, etc.).

Estimate 194

Estimate Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Innovation 194

Scrum.org

MARCH 8, 2019

It's really about becoming a learning organization.one that's innovative enough to survive. If a technical team estimates each piece of work before doing it, and gives it a notional size in points, then team members will roughly know how much they're taking on when planning to meet a goal. Yet it's also the sticking point.

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Agile Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Executing 195

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

High performing teams are motivated by an exceptional vision. The vision becomes a touchstone for difficult discussions with stakeholders, a path to unity for all project participants and a guide post for decision making with your team throughout the project. Mark Phillips runs a consultancy focused on high performing projects.

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2018 Artificial Inteligence Consulting Underperforming Technical Team 341

Planio

MAY 6, 2024

Despite a busy workload and multiple responsibilities, the best managers find a way to blend their hard and soft skills to deliver on their goals while providing support, direction, and guidance to their team. Get to know your team's strengths and weaknesses 2. Make time to support team members and give feedback 5.

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Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Lean Agile 152

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Project failure – and preventing it – has been the subject of countless academic studies, surveys and books over the years. Poor project management practices might stand out as a reason for businesses with low project management maturity, but is it best addressed by sending team leaders on a PRINCE2 course? Poor risk management.

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Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Prince2 Budget 308

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The core responsibilitie of the agile leader is creating the right context for the agile teams so they can thrive and self-manage. In my book ‘Agile Leadership Toolkit’ I dedicate a whole part to this important topic. These teams are proactive and have the passion and energy to really make an impact for the users of their product.

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Agile Underperforming Technical Team 2004 Energy 194

Scrum.org

MARCH 8, 2021

Instead, they will reorganize themselves around autonomous teams to deal with the complexity and pace of innovation of the 21st century. In such an agile world, recruiting will become a team decision, and the “human resources” department’s role will change into a supportive one. Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

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SCRUM Underperforming Technical Team Agile Engineering 218

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Can we or should we change Scrum, or is it a sacrilege to tweak the ‘immutable’ framework to accommodate our teams’ and organizations’ needs? Not so fast; don’t just dismiss augmenting Scrum as leaving the path, contributing to the numerous Scrumbut mutations, giving Scrum a bad name. Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

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SCRUM Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 192

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 3, 2016

Regardless of how much project management experience you have, at a certain point you will still want or need to make a decision as a team. Anytime you involve your team in project decisions, the complexity you have to deal with increases exponentially. Bad Practices. Step 1: Deciding Whether You Need Your Team.

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Underperforming Technical Team 2008 Energy Consulting 150

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Preorder the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book now for delivery in January 2024! ?️ As set for each Sprint, regularly achieving these goals suggests the Scrum Master’s effectiveness in creating an environment where Product Backlog management and Sprint Planning work well, including all team members.

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SCRUM Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Agile 203

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In many large organizations, Scrum teams fall into the ‘feature factory’ trap, focusing more on churning out features than creating real value. It’s too bad that this shift undermines Agile principles and hampers long-term success and innovation. Preorder the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book now for delivery in January 2024! ?️

Technical Review 213

Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Sustainability 213

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

On October 12, 2022, agile innovator Diana Larsen delved into the Agile Fluency® Model. After a short introduction to the model, we shifted to an ask-me-anything-style discussion of the groundbreaking view of agile and teams. ?? Quote: Focusing teams produce business value. Delivering teams deliver on the market cadence.

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Agile Underperforming Technical Team 2023 2022 218

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 14, 2021

You might know that there are 33 official Liberating Structures, and its co-developers are Henri Lipmanowicz & Keith McCandless. Maybe you’re even part of the global community that helps to refine existing & develop new structures! Chances are you’ve heard about it as well. It’s the same with Liberating Structures.

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SCRUM Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Construction 221

Planio

MAY 9, 2022

And that’s a problem — especially on remote teams. Here’s everything I’ve learned about how to help remote teams collaborate and communicate effectively, openly, and honestly. How does it help teams collaborate? Why it’s so hard to build psychological safety on remote teams. Set ground rules for how teams interact.

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Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Cadence Risk Management 147

Scrum.org

AUGUST 9, 2023

Finally, as the development of facilitation skills is a fairly new subject in companies, it's a fairly easy first step for new Scrum Masters to take. Nothing could be further from the truth, as the Scrum Master must always have the development of team self-management in mind. He limits the space for learning and experimentation.

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SCRUM Underperforming Technical Team Energy Agile 172

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 5, 2018

They believe teams must follow a certain set of steps and do things a certain way, and if they do, those teams will be more productive, happy, and successful than ever. Scientific Management was popularized even more by Taylor's book, The Principles of Scientific Management , written in 1911. You should also stick around.

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Underperforming Technical Team Agile Technical Review SCRUM 162

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In both instances I was happily working as a developer and some form of team lead, when over a short period of time my role in the organization changed significantly and I faced serious challenges in learning completely new ways of working. . We want an environment where people and teams can thrive. . We want to avoid this.

Software Review 209

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Development Team Review 209

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Regardless of how much project management experience you have, at a certain point you will still want or need to make a decision as a team. Anytime you involve your team in project decisions, the complexity you have to deal with increases exponentially. Bad Practices. Step 1: Deciding Whether You Need Your Team.

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Underperforming Technical Team Energy Consulting Innovation 257

The IIL Blog

APRIL 24, 2024

It developed the just-in-time delivery model, which freed up working capital. Companies innovate and develop new products. But customers validate those innovations by “voting with their wallets.” They learn from their customers and continually innovate. They quickly abandon “bad” ideas and pursue valuable ones.

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Lean Agile Underperforming Technical Team Innovation 164

Teamweek

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Innovation is key to maintaining a top market position. To help businesses, governments offer research and development tax credits special deductions for research and innovation to offset income tax liabilities. Larger companies engaged in innovative work may also take advantage of the benefit to offset their tax burden.

Technical Review 59

Technical Review 2025 2026 Underperforming Technical Team 59

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Moreover, I point to the advantages gained from leadership engaging directly with teams. Moreover, get an idea of how to start flipping outdated hierarchies and embrace the natural rhythm of productivity and innovation. ? Preorder the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book now for delivery in January 2024! Collins, T., Snowden, D.

Leadership 195

Leadership Underperforming Technical Team 2007 Agile 195

Project Bliss

JULY 30, 2019

The Osborn Parnes creative problem-solving process is a structured way to generate creative and innovative ways to address problems. You create innovative approaches to change. Make sure you’re focusing on the right problem before moving forward to develop a solution. This is true no matter where you sit in an organization.

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Process Underperforming Technical Team Transportation Innovation 174

Online PM Courses

DECEMBER 18, 2017

But, for a new project manager, project management books are still a great way to learn. And for those of us with experience under our belts, the right project management books can offer new insights and ideas. So, what project management books would I recommend to a new project manager? Let’s say you are a real beginner.

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Prince2 PMI Technical Review Risk Management 84

Scrum.org

JANUARY 22, 2024

Master Scrum with ease; order the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book now! ? For example, I just completed the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book, and I could use its complete text to train a GPT running on top of GPT-4. Standish Group data reveals a startling 58% of Agile teams struggle with delays, budget issues, and dissatisfied customers.

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ChatGPT SCRUM Artificial Inteligence Agile 198