The IIL Blog

MAY 14, 2024

Why Governance is Important By Sophie Hussey Picture yourself on a stage in a massive room at a conference at the ExCeL in London, about to take part in a panel discussion about The Post Office scandal and the links to service management. Instead, we will focus on the purpose of service management and why governance is important.

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Planview

AUGUST 16, 2021

This is what consultant Peter Taylor and I discussed during our recent webinar: Modernizing PPM: A Practical Four-Step Roadmap to Accelerate Agility. This includes “unlearning” how you have done things before, especially for PMOs focused on traditionally strict governance, rigid processes, and a project focus.

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Agile Coach

APRIL 19, 2018

A friend of mine asked me on twitter what my 3 main things I’ve learned teaching my Lean Change Agent workshops and what the main takeaways from attendees were. First, How Lean Change Agent Came to Be. The inclusion of Lean Change Management in Harrisburg University’s change course. How this Post is Constructed.

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NimbleWork

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The following list represents a diverse cross-section of expertise, from seasoned consultants to pioneering academics. She has led projects at some of Canada’s largest technology companies and is the founder of CNS Project Consulting Inc. She is now a Miro expert and an advocate for the power of collaboration in project teams.

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Scaled Agile Framework or SAFe is a set of organization and workflow patterns intended to guide organizations in scaling lean and agile practices. Lean Product Development. It helps attendees learn to lead transformations within the enterprise using SAFe and its inherent principles such as Lean Thinking and Product Development.

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Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

And if we can really take this first principle of encapsulation over orchestration, if we can take that idea all the way from the top of the organization all the way down and create these strategies across with minimal, lightweight, flow based governance empowered teams at the bottom right, then we’ve got a shot for.

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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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Agilemania

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Experience with Agile/SAFe: You are a Lean Agile Practitioner and already executing agile flavours within your organization. – Lean -Agile Leadership. – Understanding Lean Portfolio. – Lean Agile Architecture. C-Level / Business Owners / Lean Coaches. Lean Portfolio Management. Architects.

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Agilemania

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Have you heard everyone else is going agile or embracing lean, and you’re not sure what it means? However, at the level, that plan involves decisions about finance and governance, in addition to creating a portfolio vision, developing strategic themes, and creating a portfolio backlog. SAFe® Lean Portfolio. Value streams.

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Agilemania

MARCH 16, 2023

offers the newest and most effective Lean-Agile practices, enabling forward-thinking enterprises to navigate today’s rapidly changing challenges and opportunities. For thousands of global organizations and government agencies, SAFe® has become integral for adapting to change, building resiliency, and thriving as a modern, digital business.

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Agilemania

MARCH 10, 2022

It takes the help of principles from different knowledge of bodies such as lean thinking and system thinking. . Lean Startup cycle . The SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager Certification is for SAFe Product Owners and Product Managers who want to develop the skill sets that are necessary to deliver value within the Lean enterprise.

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International Institute for Learning

MAY 24, 2023

The authors discuss the shortcomings of the waterfall approach in terms of project type, performance tracking, risk management, and governance. They point out that traditional methodologies lack flexibility and value when applied to strategic or evolutionary projects.

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Agilemania

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Be it monitoring and control, collaboration, stakeholders onboarding, change management, and governance methods, the problems only keep increasing. SAFe is a knowledge base of proven, integrated principles, practices, and competencies for achieving business agility using Lean, Agile, Systems Thinking, and DevOps. Let’s get kickstarted.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Command-and-Control Culture : A culture rooted in traditional management methods, leading to top-down decisions without team consultation​​. This misalignment encourages developers to add features they consider valuable without consulting the Product Owner or stakeholders, leading to wasted efforts on unneeded functionalities.

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International Institute for Learning

JUNE 22, 2022

Tactec guides are our Disciplined Agile Value Stream Consultants, Coaches and Senior Team Leads (SCRUM Master+) to facilitate experimentation and innovation. When used alongside knowledgeable industry guides or Tactec coaches, these patterns result in what we call lean agile acceleration. We must walk the path to lean agility.

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Agilemania

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Customer-centric governments and non-profits create resilience, sustainability, and the alignment needed to fulfill their mission. SAFe® Lean Portfolio. Customer-centric businesses create greater profits, increase employee engagement, and more thoroughly satisfy customer needs. Advanced Scrum Master. PSM-II) Training. PSPO-A) Training.

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Agilemania

AUGUST 28, 2022

Despite the growing popularity of the Scaled Agile Framework ® , demand for Scaled Agile Program Consultants (SPCs) remains high, the professionals who help companies govern their Agile workforce using tried and proven tools. Why become an (SPCT) SAFe ® Program Consultant Trainer? The responsibility is huge.

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International Institute for Learning

JUNE 2, 2022

Rubin Jen has been in the project management field for over 23 years, spanning aerospace, engineering, telecom, software development, outsourcing, consulting, not-for-profit and government sectors. He has worked with companies such as Bombardier Aerospace, Celestica, Accenture and the Ontario Government. ABOUT THE AUTHOR.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

Mark Phillips runs a consultancy focused on high performing projects. XP, scrum, lean, etc.) I think when we think about how we are delivering our projects, we need to focus on Business Value, Customer Satisfaction, Governance and less about coming in on time and budget. Ranjit Sidhu. Helena Lui. Helena Lui. Vasily Klimko.

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In addition, Roy, Disney’s brother, served as Business Owner, overseeing cost governance and ROI over the project as Product Manager. SAFe® Lean Portfolio. Agilemania, a small group of passionate Lean-Agile-DevOps consultants and trainers, is the most trusted brand for digital transformations in South and South-East Asia.

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Agilemania

MARCH 21, 2023

SAFe Team Kanban is a Lean-Agile method (Figure 17) that helps Agile Teams facilitate the flow of value by visualizing workflow, establishing Work in Process (WIP) limits, delivering value continuously, measuring throughput, and improving their process. These articles can be accessed from the icons shown in Figure 16.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Lean A project management philosophy that aims to maximize value while minimizing waste. Lean Six Sigma Combining Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to eliminate defects and waste. Project Governance The framework and guidelines for decision-making, responsibility, and accountability within a project.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JANUARY 30, 2020

Agile is moving beyond technology and is now widely used in financial services, government, and professional services companies. As an agile consultant and instructor, I am often asked, “I just received my Scrum Master certification, now what do I do?”. It is also changing how operational groups manage their work.

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Planio

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

No matter how agile and lean you try to run your projects there are inevitably going to be a lot of people involved in getting you from project proposal to launch day. Get buy-in by consulting early and often. Consultants and subcontractors: Teams and individuals outside the organization who are working on the project.

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Henny Portman

JULY 26, 2020

In the third section we get an overview of some routine meetings like the daily scrum, demos, governance meetings and teleconferences. You could also say that the book contains a theoretical explanation of the facilitative leadership model and a business novel where we follow a consultant Mary to help Pacifica Bank with their agile project.

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Velociteach

JULY 6, 2023

Large enterprises and government agencies increasingly turn to Agile for their software projects. A Lean principle is developing long-term vendor relationships based on trust. The Federal government uses modular contracts that support iterative delivery, provide flexibility, and mitigate risks by isolating issues.

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

While agile originated in the software development world, it has since been successfully adopted by many other industries, such as manufacturing, marketing, and even government. SAFe® Lean Portfolio. Again, this is not true. Agile is only for new projects. Another common misconception is that agile is only for new projects.

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

According to Zippia Research , the US government has lost a whopping $32 billion because of failed IT projects. They are sometimes called Scrum masters, Agile consultants, kanban coaches, or Agile facilitators. This means an Enterprise Agile Coach will train managers and employees of large-scale governance structures.

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Agilemania

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The need for identifying the quality and compliance regulations set by government bodies is paramount because of its impact on product development, time-to-market, and cost implications. Program Consultant (SPC 5.0) Budgets allocation to conduct and publish early consumer research and create the buzz around the new product is needed.

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Resource Guru

JUNE 7, 2023

Examples of project management methodologies (some of which we’ll take a closer look at later in this article) include Waterfall, Agile (Scrum, Kanban), Lean, PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments), and PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge). An example of the Lean project management methodology workflow.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 25, 2024

A Project Management Office (PMO) is a centralized department within an organization that standardizes the governance of projects. It acts more as a consultant and mentor, offering services as needed while not mandating processes. Project Governance It oversees project governance, ensuring that each aligns with the strategic goals.

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The Strategic Project Manager

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Henderson, the founder of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), based on analyses of overall cost behavior in the 1960s. Practice lean innovation where appropriate. Government policies such as taxes, depreciation, interest rates, subsidies are important, but hopefully are not the basis for the strategy, as the business has no control.

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Digite

JUNE 28, 2017

Based on the announcement made there by Lean Kanban, Inc. SwiftESP for AKTs/ KCPs and consultants! As a result of the collaboration between Digité and Lean Kanban, Inc., both the SwiftKanban and SwiftESP modules are available free of cost to all AKTs and KCPs for personal use and in small/ boutique consulting scenarios.

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nTask

MAY 3, 2019

Each year, the PMI consults with industry experts to reevaluate the fee structure for candidates who wish to get by with quality education at an affordable rate. CompTIA Project+ mostly has to deal with aggregating feedback from respondents, government representatives and research institutes. CompTIA Project+ certification fee is $285.

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Leading Agile

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

I have one of our principal consultants named Andy Fine. And so maybe we’re doing safe or we’re doing something like a leading agile where we have a lean agile program and portfolio governance on top of a bunch of teams. Introductions Mike Cottmeyer Hey everybody, this is Mike Cottmeyer. How are you guys doing?

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Planio

JANUARY 29, 2024

Enables lean operations. The ultimate benefit of process mapping is its ability to drive lean operations and financial savings for organizations. She also invites a Change Manager to offer insight into other areas of the business, as well as an external Recruitment Consultant to provide an outside perspective.

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Leading Agile

MARCH 23, 2022

We like to consider ourselves kind of a full stack consultancy in the sense that you know, obviously, you have to deal with the work surface levels and what the teams are doing but you know, how do you orchestrate teams across dependency boundaries? And he’ll come in and consult for you and customized model for you and do all those things.

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