Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 12, 2024

I like the definition of risk management from the Sixth Edition, which defines it succinctly: Project risk management includes the processes of conducting risk management planning, identification, analysis, response planning, response implementation and monitoring risk on a project. What is a risk log for?

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

And, unlike in the physical world, where bad neighborhoods are more clearly demarcated, cyber threats can be like a trojan horse. Audits sound bad. In broad strokes, an IT audit can be broken into two: general control review and application control review. They can steal costumer data and ruin your reputation.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 11, 2020

TL; DR: Development Team Anti-Patterns. After covering the Scrum Master and the Product Owner, this article addresses Development Team anti-patterns, covering all Scrum Events as well as the Product Backlog artifact. The Role of the Development Team in Scrum. Do you want to get this article in your inbox?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 4, 2022

The scrum methodology was developed as a response to rigid project management approaches such as the waterfall method, which didn’t adapt to the needs of agile product and software development teams. We’ll explore the scrum methodology in-depth, but before that, let’s start with a simple scrum definition.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The Scrum Team delivers a valuable, useful, and usable Increment(s) every Sprint. In my view: It could be a "layer of cake team", in that it cannot in and of itself delivery value without dependencies on other "layers" of the cake. Scrum Team members strive for net improvements. Self-managing.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Each post discusses scientific research that is relevant to our work with Scrum and Agile teams. Why is code quality so often an issue? Why do software teams?—?despite But also a field that has much to say about code quality and how we can be better developers. Technical Debt and Code Smells.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Either way, project managers have to prepare for risk, either good or bad—it can interfere with project objectives. More often, you’ll address it during the planning phase when you assign roles and responsibilities to your team members. To manage risk correctly, you need to use project management software. Learn More!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 10, 2018

This is a review of Proggio software using Firefox browser, in November 2018. Languages: I didn’t see any options to change the software language. Proggio is task and project management software that looks visually attractive and is fast to build out schedules. Within a project, you create teams and workstreams.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 10, 2021

In my last post about Professional software teams creating working software David Corbin made a good point. Since that is different for each Product and may change over time you need to focus on Quality and reflecting that quality in a Definition of Done (DoD). What is a Definition of Done (DoD).

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 16, 2024

Scenario planning is a strategy used to consider possible future events for an organization or project to develop an effective and relevant long-term plan to respond positively to that change. That is easier said than done as there’s no definitive way to predict the future.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 25, 2019

You can thank Marc Andreessen , the American entrepreneur, investor and software engineer, for the hyphenated phrase. That’s the first step of smart product development. Related: The Importance of Customer Development for Startups. He has developed a six-step framework, which he called the Lead Product Process.

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Scrum.org

JULY 21, 2020

Regularly, we find articles from developers detailing why ‘Agile’ in general and Scrum’s nature, in particular, deserve our collective disdain. These rigid methodologies inevitably turn developers into mindless cogs in a corporate machinery—churning out more and more code—while ignoring the true potential of these knowledge workers.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Related: Project Planning Software. But it’s not enough to simply do the due diligence and prepare, you have to be prepared to deal with that risk, whatever it may be, when it occurs. Here is where you can also describe the reason for closing the risk, which is a great way to communicate with your team and stakeholders.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 2, 2020

If something bad is going to happen on a project, it’s likely related to time, cost or scope. There are project controls professionals who are responsible to the project manager, but they touch the entire project team. Project Development. Cost estimates are developed into budgets and time estimates become project schedules.

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Planio

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Lack of consistency, frequent scope changes, and poor governance are three of the most common reasons that projects fail. The Stage Gate process is a project management methodology that breaks projects down into a series of defined stages and gates, each used to manage, validate, and control a project as it develops. Reduces risks.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Since it is part of the project plan, a quality management plan is developed during the planning phase of the project. It will guide the project manager as they lead the project, but will also be a key document used by the project team as they execute the project. List each team member’s responsibilities and qualifications.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 9, 2024

This article will review a few different thoughts on the DOD, relate the DOD to acceptance criteria, and show an example of a DOD. I've seen Scrum Teams that don't have DODs and Scrum Teams that have such poor DODs that they are not actionable. During this article, we’ll look at some basics about the DOD.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

We challenge leaders, we talk about risk and what might go wrong and we call people out on poor performance through project monitoring and control. Conflict should be a healthy part of any team’s development, and it’ a good way to challenge requirements and ensure that your business case and plans stand up to scrutiny.

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Project Bliss

JANUARY 6, 2020

Once you’ve decided to implement agile, you and your team need a way of measuring the success of your implementation. Remember that metrics aren’t definitive and cannot explain the full picture on their own. The following metrics can provide a good place to start evaluating you and your team’s agility: 1. Sprint Burndown.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

This is a similar definition to that of project risk , which I define as uncertainty that can affect outcomes. Re-frame Bad Luck. This is all very well, as lucky project managers do make a routine of lessons learned reviews. If all you notice is bad luck, then you will feel unlucky. Though I know some people hate it!

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Project Risk Coach

MAY 28, 2016

Ever have this sinking feeling that a bad moon is arising on your project? Perhaps you and your team identified the following threat: “Someone may steal building materials during construction.” Imagine that you are managing a software development project. x number of defects per 1,000 lines of code).

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Then, we will explore how to develop a practical quality management plan. The Cost of Poor Quality First, we may not meet customer's needs and expectations. Fifth, your team's morale may suffer. Nobody likes missing deadlines due to rework. This is often a result of poor quality requirements. Click to Tweet.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 30, 2020

I told him honestly that I didn’t see any possibility of using his software at work, but that I was revising Social Media for Project Managers for a second edition (now published as Collaboration Tools for Project Managers) and that there would potentially be some scope in learning more about their product for that. Not being truthful.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

This picture underscores the most essential rule in Scrum: create “Done” software every Sprint. But many teams struggle with this rule. An increment is considered “Done” by the Development Team, but requires further testing and stabilization in the next Sprint. It is tempting to fall into “shades of Done”.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 23, 2019

This tells your website development team that they need to investigate why consumers are bouncing—whether it be website load time, a non-responsive design, etc. There are a number of beneficial codes and tags to include on your website to identify traffic and actions of a user. Do Set Up Proper Tracking & Analytics.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

That applies to processes, organizations, individual team members, whatever or whoever is a risk to the successful completion of the project. A similar concept was developed in Germany in the early 1960s by Wolfgang Mewes. Identify the Constraint: Before you can strengthen the weak link in the chain, you must find it.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 13, 2024

People may not see the point when they hear about the Definition of Done in Scrum. They may say, "We are so sick of talking about the Definition of Done," or “Why does this matter?” First and foremost, what is a Definition of Done? Others may think a code review is needed before the work can be considered done.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 25, 2019

We challenge leaders, we talk about risk and what might go wrong and we call people out on poor performance through project monitoring and control. Conflict should be a healthy part of any team’s development, and it’s a good way to challenge requirements and ensure that your business case and plans stand up to scrutiny.

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Scrum.org

JULY 5, 2022

During the first year of the pandemic, Scrum adoption more than doubled for software development teams. According to the 15th Annual State of Agile Report, the use of agile approaches for software development grew from 37% in 2020 to 86% in 2021. It is, in essence, the plan for what the Scrum Team will do next.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 26, 2021

Often these changes are not properly reviewed. Therefore, the project team is expected to complete more tasks, deliverables and milestones with the same resources and in the same time as the original scope. Over a three-month period a project manager was tasked with delivering a new piece of software. Scope Creep Example.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The values put collaboration and business value at the heart of delivery, and you definitely need the people skills to do that, even though there’s less specific reference to them. And what are the weak points? What are the most used tools and software on PRINCE2? No, not that I’m aware of. Are they free?

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Consequently, these project managers and team members fail to take advantage of these upside risks. The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines risk as "the possibility that something bad or unpleasant (such as injury or a loss) will happen." More modern definitions of risk include the possibilities of upside risks. Checklists.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Thankfully, there are many other software solutions on the market that offer users a great alternative to Microsoft Project. The software is very technical and not user-friendly. If you struggle with project management software, your project struggles too. Poor Team Communication: Microsoft Project falls short in this category.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Without having a contingency plan in place, the chances of completing a project successfully will drop considerably, even if that project plan was made with planning software. However, contingency plans in business aren’t, by definition, always negative. Check for any weak links and strengthen them. What Are the Key Risks?

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Portfolio managers must be able to prioritize tasks within projects, monitor their team’s performance, and allocate their resources effectively. We’re going to cover potential pitfalls of managing multiple projects and how to maintain this delicate balancing act through the use of project portfolio management software tools.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 13, 2022

TL; DR: Scrum Developer Anti-Patterns. After covering the anti-patterns of the Scrum Master, the Product Owner, and the stakeholders, this article addresses Scrum Developer anti-patterns, covering all Scrum Events and the Product Backlog artifact. The Role of the Developers in Scrum. Developer Anti-Patterns by Scrum Events.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 26, 2021

Creating a construction budget, therefore, is one of the most important pieces when developing a construction plan. Tracking those costs is a way project management software can help. ProjectManager is a cloud-based construction management software that plans, monitors and reports on your construction budget in real time.

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