Scrum.org

MAY 2, 2022

A product is developed and sustained by a system of people, components, and processes. We prefer to define a product as broad as practical because that gives adaptability and speed. Therefore, we first define the whole product with all its parts, and then we redesign to improve their interactions. How To Define the Product.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The professional services industry is large and to better understand it, we define the term and provide examples of professional services firms. 6 Examples of Professional Services Firms To better understand what a professional services firm is, let’s look at some examples that we’ve namechecked but haven’t defined.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 3, 2024

We rank the best project management software for small businesses by defining the difference between tools designed for small and large businesses. Project planning includes defining project objectives, deliverables and timelines, outlining tasks and dependencies, setting priorities and identifying risks early.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Leaders play a critical role in shaping and sustaining this culture, fostering an environment where team members feel psychologically safe, respected, and valued. But before cross-functional teams can be created, organizations must first define the product.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

One is the impact effort matrix, which we’ll define shortly. Launching a new sustainable packaging redesign and doing an ERP system overhaul are major wins. Many tools help project managers deliver their projects. This visual tool is handy when deciding how to allocate resources to maximize their effectiveness.

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The IIL Blog

JULY 24, 2024

This balance will be key to achieving effective and sustainable strategic value realization. Harold Kerzner / Al Zeitoun (Kerzner/Zeitoun): For decades, project management appeared restricted to traditional or operational projects where the requirements were well-defined at the onset of the project.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Many organizations approach development with a project mindset: define a scope, complete the work, and move on. It is a long-term, sustainable approach that minimizes technical debt. I asked them to define who they saw as their users and what specific challenges these users faced. They needed a product vision.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2018

A project is often defined as successful if the project’s objectives are achieved by the deadline and stay within the budget. Scope defines the exact desired outcome. It can be defined by answering this question: “How closely does the outcome match the expectations?”. Sustainability. Tool for Handling Sustainability.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

It defines the problem the project aims to solve and the specific goals it seeks to achieve. It helps determine whether the project is financially sustainable. Operational Feasibility Examines whether the organization has the capabilities, resources and operational structure to execute and sustain the project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

When a program is failing, you should define the problem and potential solutions, and alert stakeholders at the first sign of trouble, according to LeRoy Ward, Executive VP at ESI. You need to sustain progress while planning recovery. Sustained control is necessary to prove that something has been turned around.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Bias is defined as: a prejudicial behaviour in favour of (or against) something that is based on personal inclination rather than fact. This contributes to changing behaviour about posting documentation and ultimately helps us achieve sustainability goals by using less paper. What is unconscious bias?

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

In my previous post on Product Definition , which you can read here , I introduced the basics of how products—both internal and external—are defined in an agile organization. This approach is vital for ensuring that products and processes evolve in alignment with shifting market demands and internal dynamics.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 4, 2025

Agile leaders have to navigate teams below, sometimes keeping focus without losing sight of broader objectives, which are meant to last in sustainable growth. By fostering connections, empowering teams, and remaining flexible, agile leaders set up the engagement for sustainable success. OKRs: link daily work to higher-level strategy.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 20, 2021

I would like to bring Conway’s law to mind: “ Any organization that designs a system (defined broadly) will produce a design whose structure is a copy of the organization’s communication structure.”—?(Melvin Systems Thinking provides ways to understand complex problems and provide insights that will help us to define effective interventions.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 28, 2018

It can mean different things within various organizations or circumstances, but there is a way to broadly outline this business process improvement methodology and define its beginnings, its, rise, its use and its implementation. To start, let’s define the term Six Sigma. What Is Six Sigma? What Are the Features of Six Sigma?

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

In the dynamic landscape of business, identifying and addressing issues promptly is crucial for sustained success. Creativity : A well-defined problem opens up space for creative problem-solving and prevents teams from locking into a pre-set solution. Select the Right Level : Define problems that your team can realistically solve.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

They define your zone of responsibility. The 7 tolerances in PRINCE2® The two most frequently used tolerances are budget and time, although PRINCE2® offers you a choice of seven tolerances: time, cost, scope, risk, quality, sustainability and benefits. Sustainability tolerance Sustainability tolerances are new for 2023 in PRINCE2 7.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 29, 2024

For those new to the term, let’s first define its parts, such as what is a shop floor and a shop floor plan. Implement the 5S Method From Lean Manufacturing The 5s method used in lean manufacturing is a methodology for organizing, cleaning, developing and sustaining a productive work environment.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

They are the determination that there’s a need for change, preparing and planning for that change, implementing that change and, lastly, sustaining the change. Define the Change First, it’s important to define what the change is and general information about it so you and your team know how to proceed.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

This approach is new and manufacturers globally are still trying to define standards and even what smart manufacturing even means. It also helps manufacturers deliver more sustainable products, higher product quality and, in so doing, improves customer experience. leads to greater productivity and efficiency in manufacturing processes.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 7, 2024

We’ll first define the term and then go into the organizational strategy levels, as well as explain its importance in business. Leadership creates this multi-tiered company plan to define, outline and achieve specific goals. The most successful companies always have one eye on the future so they can not only survive but thrive.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 11, 2021

Defining the metric used to measure the benefit and what the baseline will be. Define the roles and responsibilities of those who will manage the benefits. Evaluate the performance of the project after it closes to sustain benefits after the implementation of the project. The plan does this by including the following.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 15, 2022

It’s hard to define quality in project management. And here are some others: Sustainability: Does the thing support sustainability goals? Has it been created with sustainability in mind? They get to define what ‘good enough’ means and then you have to make sure the project team meets those standards. Can we use it?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The waterfall model is used in a variety of industries, from construction to marketing, but we’ll talk about it in software development terms as we define the different phases. One of the very first citations of the waterfall method was in 1970 by Winston W. Phases of the Waterfall Method. Benefits of Agile.

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Henny Portman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Every day, we are confronted with alarming news about climate change, making sustainability more crucial than ever. This is precisely why ‘Sustainability in Project Management’ by Gilbert Silvius, Ron Schipper, Julia Planko, Jasper van den Brink, and Adri Köhler remains a valuable read, even more than a decade after its release.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 16, 2021

Identify the problem: Without having a clearly defined problem, there’s no way to go back and look for causes in the process that resulted in it. This is the most important step: knowing the problem and defining its scope. Those are the places you want to place your focus and correct any project ills.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 31, 2024

If you’re not familiar with a balanced scorecard, we’ll define the term and show the four perspectives it tracks as well as explain what should be included in a balanced scorecard. Let’s define the four balanced scorecard perspectives. You have to define where you want to be over one year, two years, etc.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Maybe the company wants to scale and sustain its growth or increase productivity and efficiency. It’s the document that defines the steps that’ll take the project team from where they are to how they can achieve their shared goal. Define Your Business Process With the right team on board, the next step is to define the goals.

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Leading Agile

AUGUST 22, 2024

Work with executives to define clear, strategic objectives that Agile practices will help achieve. Starting with a defined scope targeted at a tangible outcome lowers the risk. Building trust is essential, and it requires a thoughtful approach that aligns Agile practices with the business’s strategic goals.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

They are: Ensure continued business justification Learn from experience Define roles, responsibilities and relationships Manage by exception Manage by stages Focus on products Tailor to suit the project. Define roles, responsibilities and relationships There are defined roles and responsibilities in PRINCE2® projects.

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nTask

APRIL 28, 2021

A study by BCG/MIT finds that 90% of executives deem sustainability to be important, yet only 60% of companies incorporate sustainability as part of their business strategy, and even less (25%) integrate sustainability into the core of their business model. Implement effective process improvement techniques for sustainability.

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The IIL Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

Experienced PMO leaders have a nuanced understanding of the intricacies involved, from defining the PMO’s role and scope to implementing best practices and methodologies that will actually work. Securing executive support and organizational buy-in is essential for overcoming resistance and achieving sustainable success.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 25, 2024

For software development , kanban fosters dynamic task management, speeds up delivery cycles and improves customer satisfaction, all of which align with agile.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 14, 2018

Luckily, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand and use Y=f(x) because it’s a corner stone of the Six Sigma methodology and can be very useful when applying the acronym DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) to your project. Once these goals are identified, the define part of the process is complete.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 13, 2025

This simulated dataset represented the complex reality many Scrum teams facebalancing predictability with technical health, stakeholder demands with value creation, and feature delivery with sustainability. Jointly define what real value means for a sprint or feature. The team as a whole. Pain point: technical debt accumulation.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 7, 2022

The agile principles are statements that define the agile methodology and also act as best practices for agile teams. The agile principles and core values are documented in the agile manifesto , a brief document that defines agile. The writers of the agile manifesto agreed on 12 principles that define how to run an agile project.

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