ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Facilitates Workload Balancing and Non-Human Resource Allocation An impact effort matrix helps balance workloads for nonhuman resources such as budget, tools or technology by identifying priorities into high and low impact based on their effort requirements, which helps allocate resources where they’ll have the most significant effect.

Software Review 369

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Scrum.org

APRIL 13, 2025

TL; DR: Optimus Alpha Creates a Useful Retrospective Format In this experiment, OpenAIs new stealthy LLM Optimus Alpha demonstrated exceptional performance in team data analysis, quickly identifying key patterns in complex agile metrics and synthesizing insights about technical debt, value creation, and team dynamics.

Technical Review 122

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team Sustainability 122

Scrum.org

MARCH 23, 2025

It accelerates feedback cycles and democratizes programming but raises concerns about maintainability, security, and technical debt. Technical Perspective Quality and Maintainability Concerns Professional developers raise legitimate concerns about code quality with vibe coding approaches.

Software Review 130

Software Review Technical Review Agile Development Team Review 130

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 16, 2017

This article, Bridging the PM Competency Gap [Book Review] , first appeared on Girl's Guide to PM. These courses are strong on the technical elements of project management. They surveyed over 250 project management experts and practitioners to inform their writing and I think it shows in the breadth of examples they include.

Technical Review 342

Technical Review 2015 PMO Energy 342

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The waterfall method makes use of Gantt charts for planning and scheduling; an example is below. The term scrum was introduced in a “Harvard Business Review” article from 1986 by Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka. Agile Methodology. Get work management software that fits with every methodology. Kanban Methodology.

Technical Review 505

Technical Review Prince2 Lean Manufacturing 505

ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2018

For example, if you decide to extend the scope and build 20 webpages instead of 10, you’ll need more time and money to achieve that adjusted goal. For example, your project’s scope may involve creating 10 webpages. Let’s assume you’re running out of time and need to meet a certain due date. Sustainability.

Technical Review 393

Technical Review Software Review Sustainability Risk Management 393

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 12, 2019

That’s largely due to agile’s ability to adapt to change and incorporate customer feedback, both of which are essential in today’s world where technology is constantly evolving, and swathes of information are just a few clicks away—including public customer reviews. Progress is measured by working software.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

I’ve read, I’m guessing, over 150 management books in my career, and you can read my book reviews if you want to trawl through the archives. Books that cover ways of working, technical project management, leadership , power skills, soft skills for the workplace, business acumen and also strategic and business management topics count.

PMI 418

PMI Certification Sustainability Technical Review 418

MPUG

AUGUST 13, 2024

In the dynamic world of engineering project management, cost improvement is not merely a necessity but the lifeblood of sustainable success. This article offers a review of some multifaceted approaches of various cost improvement strategies , from immediate actions to long-term frameworks.

Artificial Inteligence 111

Artificial Inteligence Manufacturing Technical Review Engineering 111

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. We’ve picked out a few to review in detail.

Underperforming Technical Team 369

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Scrum.org

APRIL 17, 2025

For example, imagine a product owner for a meal-planning application using an AI tool to analyse thousands of customer reviews and support conversations. What was once considered a liability, extensive customisation leading to technical debt and version management complexity, is now becoming a strategic advantage.

Software Review 112

Software Review SCRUM Artificial Inteligence Technical Review 112

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Because PRINCE2® is a broad-brush approach, it doesn’t cover technical processes or specific techniques, but it will fit alongside them. I was asked to be one of the reviewers of the PRINCE2 7 manual, so I am very familiar with the content and changes since the last edition. It was renamed PRINCE. Directing gets a process of its own.

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Prince2 Technical Review Governance Government 423

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Requirements also help you cover off other success criteria like quality expectations, sustainability requirements, and more. Adapt and flex as you go, reviewing priorities and working on what you can while the other stuff unfolds. When the project’s technology changes. What are examples of project requirements?

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 31, 2022

In this operational efficiency example, the operational efficiency is 0.1. The operational efficiency ratio is the same as taking our operational example above and turning it into a percentage. This can be quickly calculated by dividing operating expenses by the total review and then multiplying that sum by 100.

Manufacturing 397

Manufacturing Technical Review Software Review Monitoring 397

Scrum.org

MARCH 31, 2025

This is typically due to the existence of the resistance to change (conscious or unconscious). Stories can explain technical details, demonstrate processes, communicate benefits, spread ideas, connect with people, and highlight why change is urgently needed. The topic of human response to change is explained in the following paragraph.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 28, 2017

In doing all of this you are ensuring that your change has the best possible chance of long-term sustainability and success. For most projects that involve organisational change, the emphasis is on making a difference over the longer term, not just changing behaviour during the month of August, for example.

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Change Management Technical Review 2007 Engineering 307

Scrum.org

MAY 17, 2021

That means that they need to have some level of knowledge of both the relevant business domain to help the Product Owner, as well as enough technical knowledge to help the Scrum Team. Are technical skills required to be a Scrum Master? Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the team] .

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Technical Review SCRUM Development Team Review Certification 140

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 25, 2022

Agile processes promote sustainable development. Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility. When the sprint is over, the product is reviewed and necessary adjustments are made in further sprints. Sprint Review. The sprint review occurs at the end of the sprint.

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Agile Software Review Technical Review Development Team Review 370

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

Zen Project Management

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Guest post by Dr. Mik Kersten While “technical debt” is a term that’s frequently used by technologists, the implication and understanding of it tends to be opaque to the business until it’s too late - just look at how Nokia lost the mobile market that it helped create. What’s technical debt?

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Technical Review Budget Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 100

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The Product Owner must balance the demands of users against the need to ensure that the product remains up to date from a technical perspective. This often means that the Product Owner may need to choose between developing new features to satisfy customer requests and fixes for technical debt. What is technical debt?

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Technical Review Software Review Sustainability 2023 185

The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

In March 2023, Google launched Bard , and Baidu , the Chinese multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services, introduced ERNIE Bot. With these chatbot applications, we can easily maintain that every technological field is destined to be invested or at least touched by AI. Action Taker.

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Artificial Inteligence 2023 Generative AI ChatGPT 88

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 2, 2018

Likely with good intention, since it is culture that enables groups of talented but different people to come together in a way that allows a project to be completed, a team to grow and success to be sustained. The iPhone as an Example of Innovation. Another popular word that gets tossed around often is innovation. So will innovation.

Innovation 343

Innovation Technical Review Software Review Leadership 343

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 9, 2023

From ensuring cultural compatibility to facing technical debt challenges and emerging technologies, discover ten compelling reasons why augmenting Scrum isn’t just okay—it’s necessary for modern teams. Enhancing Scrum to consider these elements allows for a more holistic approach to solving customer problems sustainably.

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SCRUM Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 192

Scrum.org

JANUARY 4, 2021

For example, institute regular meetings with each stakeholder or have stakeholders name product ambassadors, who then act as “liaison officers” and train them accordingly. Team up with the user experience people and run, for example, user journey or user story mapping workshops. How do you deal with that?

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SCRUM Technical Review Software Review Agile 253

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Scrum’s fast-feedback-loop approach to risk mitigation, for example, during the Daily Scrum or Sprint Review, avoids loss aversion or falling victim to the sunk cost fallacy. Scrum fosters a sustainable pace of work, encouraging teams to focus on delivering value rather than merely being busy; it is about outcome, not output.

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SCRUM Technical Review Innovation Sustainability 204

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. And in many cases it is often a need to add in quality reviews and some control points or stages to improve this control.

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PMO Sustainability 2012 Underperforming Technical Team 170

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Question: During an Enterprise Agility Transformation, there is often a tendency to strive for quick, short term financial gains, or other performance improvements; can you provide examples on how to find that balance to achieve longer-term sustainable growth? DW - That is true at the enterprise, department, product, and team level.

Agile 254

Agile Technical Review Development Team Review SCRUM 254

The IIL Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2024

appeared on Harvard Business Review [7]. It is quite apparent that in comparison with the project manager, the role of the Project Leader is evidently wider and inevitable more difficult because due to the dynamics of humans as individuals and groups, in the context of national, regional, and functional culture.

Artificial Inteligence 78

Artificial Inteligence Leadership Software Review 2024 78

Henny Portman

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The book is organized into four parts: Building on lean-agile foundations – mastering the basics, attending to our value-streams – prioritize improvements by their value-added impact, achieving lean-agile and VSM mastery – for product-oriented business transformations and driving sustainable transformation – strategies to achieve lean-agile mastery.

Lean 52

Lean Technical Review Agile Sustainability 52

Scrum.org

JULY 7, 2020

On many occasions in the recent past, working with distributed agile teams has amplified existing organizational, technical, and cultural challenges in many organizations. In a remote working situation, to make matters worse, there is a compound effect due to the increased communication overhead. TL; DR: Agile Laws and Remote Agile.

Technical Review 186

Technical Review Agile Software Review Software Engineering 186

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 7, 2019

I offered four examples and then said ‘Guess what my tip would be for 2019?’. Whatever your level of commitment to this vital task, please review how you can do even better. For example, Cardsmith has customers using Kanban to manage bookkeeping and accounting work. And then pick another for the next quarter. Monica Borrell.

2019 312

2019 Technical Review PMO Consulting 312

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Learn how these Scrum anti-patterns categories manifest themselves and how they affect value creation for customers and the organization’s long-term sustainability. Such failures may include, for example: Disregarding essential Scrum practices. A lack of attention to technical debt. Insufficient Product Backlog management.

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SCRUM Sustainability 2024 Technical Review 225

The Strategic Project Manager

JULY 15, 2024

The concept is particularly useful in the context of technology companies but can be applied more broadly. 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.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Retail Sustainability Influencer 52

Henny Portman

MARCH 14, 2025

Next, it introduces four definitions and presents 25 social, organizational, and technical examples of fluidity. Instead, he saw it as a dynamic stream shaped by social and technological evolution. He identified technological innovation as the main driver of this fluidity.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Innovation 52

LiquidPlanner

DECEMBER 7, 2022

This article offers several solutions to this challenge, providing prioritization, process and people tips and how technology can be leveraged. For example, when ordering features for our development roadmap at LiquidPlanner, we consider several things: How it will benefit existing customers. How it will benefit new customer prospects.

Technical Review 148

Technical Review Software Review 2023 Underperforming Technical Team 148

Scrum.org

MAY 8, 2023

These conversations guarantee the team can deliver customer value within the given constraints while contributing to the organization’s sustainability. While the Scrum Guide mentions several examples of this agile negotiation, many others derive from practicing agility in established organizations.

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SCRUM Agile Technical Review Software Review 207