Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Reflecting on this, I did not think that I had personally acknowledged ever feeling denial at work for example, following the shock of an announcement like a redundancy programme, but reading more about it, denial shows up as questioning the decision and thinking that there is no need for change, and I have definitely done that.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

For example, read on your commute or listen to an audiobook at the gym. It will teach you how to influence others, even when you are not directly managing them. Business Resilience is a longer read, but it’s a really interesting guide to how to make sustained progress at pace, whatever pace is appropriate to your organization.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 20, 2021

My core activity is coaching focused on Agility, i.e. influencing people to move towards (a (higher) state of) Agile. Influencing and teaching to align people on the new goal helps, but it’s not enough. In other words: An Agile transformation is a success when it sustains. I need three things: a goal, mandate, and knowledge.

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LiquidPlanner

MAY 21, 2020

Sustainability is a critical business focus and a key driver of change in the way that organizations operate, and in the way, that project managers approach their work. This presents the project manager with huge opportunities to drive sustainable thinking in project management and become instrumental in achieving sustainable outcomes.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 7, 2022

HBR reports some very obvious ideas for how to make your team more productive like: Clarifying expectations Setting a good example Making meetings shorter. And we want to make those habits sustainable. Lead by example. Just by providing a good example makes it possible for other people to see better ways to do things.”

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 6, 2023

Business Resilience: A practical guide to sustained progress delivered at pace is a book by an impressive authoring team. Throughout the book you will also find case studies and boxes with stories in, as well as the voices from the front-line section towards the end for more real-life examples.

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Accidental PM

MARCH 23, 2025

Personal relationships, financial incentives, and professional loyalties can influence project decisions. For example, a project manager might implement a cost-saving measure that improves project efficiency and benefits most stakeholders, even if it negatively impacts a small group.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 31, 2025

These levers can be treated as practical guidance that will allow you to influence effectively pragmatically. Impacting Vision Need for change There are only two ways to influence human behaviour: you can manipulate or inspire it. Lead by example Leading by example is widely accepted as a foundational principle of leadership.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 14, 2018

Here’s an example of some possible values for the variables in the “breakthrough equation.” If outcomes are the results of drivers within a process, and DMAIC is a vehicle to identify the process and input variables that influence the process output measurements, then the two combined can offer a powerful partnership.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 31, 2024

Projects always have certain constraints – there may be an urgency to complete a project because of external market factors, for example; or there may have to be tightly controlled costs because of a fixed or limited budget. You could also add in sustainability, or anything else that makes sense for your project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

HBR reports some very obvious ideas for how to make your team more productive like: Clarifying expectations Setting a good example Making meetings shorter. And we want to make those habits sustainable. Lead by example. Just by providing a good example makes it possible for other people to see better ways to do things.”

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Requirements also help you cover off other success criteria like quality expectations, sustainability requirements, and more. Stick with what you can influence: you know broadly what the objectives and goals are. What are examples of project requirements? When the project team changes – maybe.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

You should keep checking in, for example at the end of each stage of the project, to make sure that the work is still viable. The relationships part of this principle’s title is all about the project ecosystem and how soft power and networks influence the way work gets done. Manage by exception I love this principle.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 22, 2025

Ideally, use real data for example, a product like Columinity. What are the market circumstances that might influence you? This makes it an evidence-based conversation instead of gut feeling and intuition. Context What is happening around us that demands creative change? What has changed in the other teams?

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 10, 2025

For example, I once worked with a Scrum team struggling to deliver against the roadmap. For example, if stakeholders are trying to go around the Product Owner, discuss it at the retrospective. For example, are team members facing unclear expectations, constant interruptions, or an unmanageable workload?

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The Lazy Project Manager

JANUARY 27, 2016

It may be that the PMO also takes some direct ownership for the execution of large and complex programmes (or projects) that are specifically critical to a key strategic initiative, such a relocation activity for example. But that is extra work.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 26, 2024

This article explores how the MINDSPACE framework, originally developed to influence behaviour through public policy, can be pivoted towards fostering successful Scrum adoption in your teams. Components of MINDSPACE - Messenger : We are heavily influenced by who communicates information. Norms : We are influenced by what others do.

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Planio

AUGUST 5, 2024

A practical example Deciding to expand a company’s presence by opening a new office in another region. The desire to please high-powered stakeholders often influences how we make decisions. This constant pivoting causes uncertainty, anxiety, and stress and, if sustained for a long period, can eventually lead to burnout.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

For example, in 2009, WalMart saved $100 million by switching to a recycled cardboard to ship goods to its 4,300-plus stores. Consumers are demonstrating a significant preference for sustainable products and socially responsible corporations (SRC). Using options like alternative energy and recycled materials can cut costs.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Short-Term Focus : Driven by quarterly results or immediate performance metrics, these organizations push for quick deliveries, often at the expense of long-term value or sustainable development. The disconnect leads to a lack of valuable feedback that would help steer the product in the right direction by validating hypotheses.

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Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Sustainability 213

Scrum.org

JANUARY 15, 2024

A gradual decline in their effectiveness can be a subtle, insidious process heavily influenced by the size and culture of an organization. For example, the program to introduce Scrum is rolled out in a traditional top-down process when it should use Scrum itself for the purpose.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 18, 2019

Like anything else, SCM didn’t show up fully formed but was influenced by other disciplines. The field is anything but static, with developments continuing to this day, including taking into consideration issues of sustainability, as well as other ethical concerns, and incorporating risk management. Diverse Discipline.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Managing resources in professional services firms is crucial for maintaining sustainability and achieving anticipated employee performance goals. What is an example of resource forecasting? Let’s consider an example of resource forecasting in project management. It also influences the resource requirements for future projects.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 22, 2023

In an organization the size of Microsoft , it takes a considerable amount of time to create change that has a lasting, sustainable impact but from the start, Satya was determined to embrace Agile and use those agile values and principles as a starting point for developing agile and innovation capabilities. Measuring what matters.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 18, 2022

For example, there is no reason why a PO would create and write all Product Backlog items themselves. For example, they rely less on joined work sessions with stakeholders like user story mapping, value stream mapping, or impact mapping. Involve Developers in product discovery activities, for example, user research.

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Velociteach

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Projects are instrumental in defining an organization’s vision for a more sustainable future. Dr. Joel Carboni talks about Sustainable Project Management, and the goal to achieve a stated objective while considering the project outcome’s entire lifecycle to ensure a net positive environmental, social, and economic impact.

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The Strategic Project Manager

JULY 15, 2024

The framework has bee applied most notably to high tech firms becasue it it there that digital influences, and thus rapid change, are most pronounced. However, to illustrate that it is not strictly a high tech application, let’s take a look at each by providing an example – specifically not high tech.

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Inloox

APRIL 16, 2024

How to perform a SWOT analysis Once the SWOT analysis is completed: 5 key approaches for strategy development Concrete example: SWOT analysis in a software development project Conclusion 1. Strategic planning The SWOT analysis supports strategic planning by providing a structured overview of the most important influencing factors.

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The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Two predominant factors influence the approach-selection decision are: Problems and solution space. Engineering and new product development are examples. For example, engineers solve complicated problems by decomposing them and then aggregating the solution. There are several decision-making rubrics and no “right” answers.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 23, 2024

Examples of Pivoting with EBM Netflix: From DVD Rentals to Streaming Giant Netflix’s pivot from DVD rentals to streaming was underpinned by its heavy reliance on user data and viewing habits. Leaders ready to make this pivot will find themselves well-equipped to lead their organizations toward sustainable growth and innovation.

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Scrum.org

MAY 21, 2021

1] This shows how urgently we need to become more sustainable. As a starting point, we are using our previous explanation and the definition of sustainable development: "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" [2]. A Broader Definition of Agility.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 1, 2022

For example, a developer may want to spend some time with their designer before they start implementation on UI-oriented items. For example, what may feel like a lively debate for one member can be an anxiety-inducing argument for another. For example, teams could empower their Scrum Master to take action here. In summary.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Include stakeholders in principle work, for example, by organizing joint user story mapping sessions. Convince your stakeholders of their importance in making Scrum work for you, for example, by attending Sprint Review sessions. Learn more: 14 Product Backlog Refinement Principles.). Everyone trusts a successful team. .

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Scrum.org

MARCH 10, 2023

Mike Cohn describes a high-performing team as one that “sustainably exceeds expectations in achieving clear goals. You feel your Product Owner understands and honors the concepts of sustainable pace, the importance of setting the vision and Product Goal, and the radical collaboration that Scrum encourages.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 22, 2020

No sustainable agility is achieved. Complex work, of which software and product development are good examples, does not have the high degree of predictability to apply the old approaches that build on linearity, causality and predictive management. Think of your work, make a list.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 9, 2024

The Daily Scrum, specifically, enables developers to plan their day with a focus on achieving the Sprint Goal and creating Done Increments, integrating any new information that may influence their tasks. Thus, Scrum not only enhances initial planning but also ensures sustained alignment through dynamic adaptation to the development landscape.

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