Scrum.org

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Here is a remote-friendly exercise that has helped dozens of my teams find and implement tangible, actionable ideas to stop starting and start finishing. The exercise is quick, doesn’t need much preparation, and lets participants experience the downsides of multitasking very directly on a physical level. and get their stopwatch ready.

SCRUM 177

SCRUM 177

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 16, 2021

This exercise a deeper dive into the problem and its causes, rather than accepting the first answer, and brings you closer to what is actually causing the problem. ” A: The hybrid methodology has gaps… This question and answer exercise leads to the root cause of the missed deadlines problem. ” over and over again.

Monitoring 540

Monitoring Sustainability Defining Process 540

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 12, 2020

If you are wondering how to start a standup meeting, try this exercise. This is a good exercise to kick start the week, so opt to do this one on a Monday, or when you are back at work after a long weekend or other break. If you do this exercise I recommend having a different team member to read the postcard.

SCRUM 357

SCRUM Agile Energy 2016 357

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 24, 2024

I’ve used RAID logs in my project management practice for over 20 years, and I learned things on this course – the stack rank constraint priorities exercise was a real eye-opener and something I can definitely use with my stakeholders. We used the RAIDLOG software for practical exercises Recommendation: Should you buy this course?

Software Review 302

Software Review Certification 2024 PMO 302

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2023

It’s just another retrospective box-ticking exercise, right? The exercise helps with risk mitigation and identification because you can pick up a lot of what to do from what other projects did (or did badly!). Benefits of a risk audit: Is it worth scheduling one? Who has time for that? The table below summarizes the differences.

Risk 403

Risk PMO Risk Management Governance 403

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 15, 2024

That’s more relevant than finding out if they can map the critical path by hand on graph paper (which was one of the exercises I had to do on a training course). On paper this seems like an easy exercise: what Chief Exec wouldn’t want their people to have the skills and behaviors required to deliver their strategy?

PMO 327

PMO Energy Certification Consulting 327

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

If you are wondering how to start a standup meeting, try this exercise. This is a good exercise to kick start the week, so opt to do this one on a Monday, or when you are back at work after a long weekend or other break. Activity 1: What made you unhappy yesterday and what will make you happy today? This one made me laugh!

SCRUM 347

SCRUM Agile Energy 2016 347

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 26, 2017

In other words, every team can find value in team-building exercise. Now give them 25 more index cards and have them do the exercise again, but without tape. Even teams that have been working together for years might need a bit of team-building to reinforce their strengths and minimize their weaknesses. Machine Made.

Underperforming Technical Team 535

Underperforming Technical Team Construction Influencer Closing 535

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

You can use the checklists and exercises to assess yourself and improve your skills. Madsen outlines six steps for you to work through as part of a self-coaching exercise: Create your vision Benchmark current skills Get feedback Create an action plan Review guiding practices Review progress. 6 Steps for self-coaching.

Underperforming Technical Team 410

Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Planning 410

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Then you can do the same exercise with the others. Once you have done this exercise for all the strategic themes, you’ll potentially have a lot of possible projects. The strategic theme is operational efficiency (a common strategic pillar that I’ve seen all over the place – who doesn’t want to be efficient in their operations?).

2017 438

2017 Defining Executing PMO 438

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

You could also use it as an onboarding exercise for new team members who are working on a project team for the first time. There are some elements, like the drag and drop exercises, that might be fiddly on a small screen. Download the free templates and do the exercises. Pros: It’s free! Free course. Kickoff from PMI.

PMI 327

PMI Agile Influencer Planning 327

ProjectManager.com

JULY 24, 2019

Try using creativity exercises to get into the mood. There are exercises you can do to gain problem-solving skills and help with your ability to better respond to problems and solve them quickly. Brainstorming is a type of collaboration, which is a great way to think creatively because it adds more voices to the mix.

Software Review 333

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Monitoring Defining 333

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 30, 2024

Get some exercise Fit regular exercise into your remote life. My goals at the moment are drinking water and a couple of minutes of exercise but you could choose other healthy habits you want to incorporate into your day. which starts each day with affirmations and also has reminders for achieving your goals.

2018 310

2018 Risk Management Energy Risk 310

Project Risk Coach

MAY 3, 2021

She facilitated the round robin exercise asking each participant for their top three. She continued the second and subsequent rounds until all of the ideas had been captured. Next, Betty instructed the participants, "Look at all of the expenses and write down the top three expenses." Why do the disagreements exist?"

Estimate 370

Estimate Finance Budget Risk Management 370

ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

Conduct Team-Building Exercises. Team-building exercises is a way to upstart trust, especially for new teams that don’t have a lot of shared experience. Manage those communications by finding how often they want to be updated and how they prefer to get those updates. Proper execution only occurs when teams work together.

Executing 514

Executing Project Life Cycle Software Review Technical Review 514

Project Risk Coach

APRIL 18, 2021

One of the most powerful tools for this exercise is the work breakdown structure (WBS) which is a hierarchical decomposition of the scope of work. The lowest level is called a work package. The WBS may take different forms: an outline, an organizational chart, or a mindmap.

Estimate 397

Estimate Risk Management Initiating Defining 397

Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

In this exercise, we should consider: What deliverables must be created to achieve the project objectives? The project manager and the team must break down the project into pieces. First, decompose the project into deliverables , verifiable work products (e.g., building, software, reports). What will NOT be delivered in the project?

Risk Management 397

Risk Management Risk Construction Estimate 397

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 25, 2020

Afterwards, in a second exercise, students conduct a rigorous stakeholder analysis mitigates and realize that the tension was the result of anchoring heuristics. For example, a trainer could assign stakeholder roles and secret objectives to students on a project management course who then complete a tense price negotiation.

Technical Review 492

Technical Review 2007 Finance Estimate 492

Project Bliss

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Here are several exercises you can use to increase the quantity of ideas you come up with. Wind Tunnel Exercise. Follow these instructions for the wind tunnel exercise: Identify a problem you want to solve or focus on. The wind tunnel exercise will force you to create so many ideas that you’ll get some great ones.

Innovation 54

Innovation Underperforming Technical Team Defining Planning 54

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 7, 2023

The course includes instructions of how to access a free Jira Software Cloud site to complete the lab exercises, so you’ll need a computer to do that, you can’t use the Coursera app. Agile with Atlassian Jira has 4 modules that cover agile basics and configuring Jira, as well as hands-on experience with Jira Software Cloud.

Software Review 446

Software Review Certification Finance SCRUM 446

Project Risk Coach

MARCH 22, 2021

Turn Conflict into a Problem-Solving Exercise You can help stakeholders resolve the conflict by reframing the conflict as a problem-solving exercise. Problem-solving often results in a better understanding of everyone's opinions, analysis of the solutions, and long-term buy-in and support.

Influencer 397

Influencer Leadership Risk Management Risk 397

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

By all means, read about what makes a great leader, but temper that cerebral exercise with something you can really sink your teeth into. It’s a great exercise to learn how to work with limitations, and it involves planning , risk-taking and communications, all the basic skills of leading a project. We’re talking leadership games.

Leadership 66

Leadership Influencer Monitoring Risk Management 66

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 10, 2019

Whichever project you pursue, this exercise will give you marketing gold dust. Be sure to get plenty of sleep, to eat well, to maintain sensible exercise regime, and to stay plugged in to the emotional support of your network of friends and family. Know Who You Are Building It For. In Closing. Starting business is a brave step.

Risk Management 358

Risk Management Controlling Agile Risk 358

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

This exercise included market research and also a job tasks analysis, as well as identifying trends. Given that the exercise for piloting the new exam is well underway, I would assume that the exam will change in early 2023. The current CAPM exam was very much a memorization exercise from what was in the PMBOK® Guide – Sixth edition.

2023 310

2023 PMI Certification Agile 310

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 10, 2023

This is very helpful during a retrospective or lessons learned exercise, because it saves time if you hit similar problems again. You can also keep the relevant details for future reference, so you can look back and review what you did to address the problem.

Technical Review 397

Technical Review Risk Management Budget Risk 397

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Icebreaker activities are also a great team building exercise for traditional and remote teams. You’ll find at the end of the team-building exercise that everyone is laughing and happily working together. Instead of dismissing meetings whole cloth, you could try some icebreaker games to make them more fun and productive.

Software 468

Software Process Planning Leadership 468

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 22, 2023

There are other exercises to do as well, such as reflection exercises. Assessments and passing Each module includes in-video check point quizzes, which I quite liked because they help you recap the important points in the training.

Certification 455

Certification Software Review Project Life Cycle Risk Management 455

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

There are exercises and it’s engaging. Example of interactive exercise in Brain Sensei. The main difference between Brain Sensei and the PM PrepCast is the teaching approach. Brain Sensei videos are animated and interactive. For example, you are invited to click on elements to reveal definitions.

Software Review 392

Software Review PMI Certification Process 392

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 16, 2022

In one company, a team of leaders self-nominated themselves to take part in the exercise. I wouldn’t recommend a two-day offsite for this exercise for your PMO. In all the organizations I’ve worked in where the company wanted to refresh the values, it was a huge team effort. Just put half a day aside and see how you get on.

PMO 363

PMO Technical Review Information Technology Governance 363

Project Bliss

AUGUST 17, 2020

Team building exercises are a fantastic way to build that essential esprit de corps , even when you’re not sharing the same physical space. Team Building.

Estimate 296

Estimate Leadership Initiating Agile 296

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Showering, blow drying hair, exercising, and other daily activities can all be scheduled before the work day begins. This might be to exercise more or to make dinner at home five nights a week. Most people walk their dogs, cook and eat dinner, workout, spend time with their spouse and kids, etc. Calendar Featuring “Personal Time.”

2013 406

2013 Software 406

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 27, 2023

The Google Project Management Certificate and the IBM IT Project Management Certificate both offer hands-on, capstone, peer-reviewed, real-world exercises and experience. There is no practical experience. This course does not. It is very much about watching the videos, reading the readings, and then taking the quizzes. No, it’s not free.

Development Team Review 371

Development Team Review Technical Review SCRUM Certification 371

Scrum.org

MAY 15, 2023

Your suggestions include surveys, talks, interviews, team meetings, games, exercises, or other parties like stakeholders or line managers, and other useful practices. As example for such a service, I used PromptPerfect for all following exercises: Original prompt : I want you to act as an experienced Scrum Master.

ChatGPT 192

ChatGPT Technical Review SCRUM Artificial Inteligence 192

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 6, 2021

One of my favorite exercises from my Professional Scrum Master classes is how to best sabotage a Scrum Master as a member of the middle management. The exercise rules are simple: You’re not allowed to use any form of illegal activity. The Exercise: Consider How to Best Sabotage A Scrum Master.

SCRUM 217

SCRUM 2021 Technical Review Agile 217

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 2, 2023

I’ve done this exercise with many people and it’s always eye-opening. If you have fixed delivery dates for any pieces of work, add those in too. This list represents your personal work portfolio: all the things you are responsible for delivering. Expect your list to be longer than you first thought!

Monitoring 426

Monitoring Closing Leadership Planning 426

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Some exercises across the courses are the same e.g., create a RACI matrix , but the templates are different – that’s weird. Some of the exercises were the same, for example, creating a RACI or a RBS, but they had different templates. What I didn’t like about it The disadvantages that I found are as follows.

Technical Review 347

Technical Review Certification Software Review PMI 347

Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 23, 2020

Giving everyone names of fish and having ‘Molly Flukehausen’ give a status update would go down like a lead balloon over here, which just goes to show how culturally-specific team building exercises can be. More ideas! Team Engagement Tactics. Learn how to create an interactive team map AND how to set up an online countdown calendar.

Software Review 358

Software Review Defining Planning Software 358