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.

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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.

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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. Project managers must use their leadership skills to influence the stakeholders. There's less likelihood of stakeholders undermining the decisions later. How persuasive are you?

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 29, 2017

Through hands-on exercises and discussion, management theories and leadership best practices, you’re taught to master complex challenges and capitalize on opportunities. Leadership is about having the right tools to exercise that leadership and build highly functioning teams.

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Project Risk Coach

JULY 27, 2016

This is a guest post from Colin Gautrey, an author, trainer and executive coach who has specialized in the field of power and influence for over ten years. He combines solid research with deep personal experience in corporate life to offer his audiences critical yet simple insights into how to achieve results with greater influence.

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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.

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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.

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2023 PMI Certification Agile 320

Scrum.org

APRIL 10, 2023

The Empathy Mapping exercise helps developers to put themselves in the stakeholders’ shoes in order to see and understand their needs, motivations, and actions better. Matrix of Influence Source: Book Product Mastery by Geoff Watts Image Created By Lavaneesh Gautam. They don’t have influence in decision-making for the Product.

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Project Risk Coach

APRIL 10, 2017

Use your interpersonal skills to influence the resource manager and others who select the team members. During the workshop, the exercises could be used to actually develop some of your project requirements. Encourage collaboration early by facilitating team discussions, problem-solving, and brainstorming exercises.

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Kiron Bondale

MARCH 3, 2019

Response owner awareness is a good starting point, but why should they expend their valuable time, money or political influence? But without addressing the need for personal change, your risk management efforts are likely to remain an academic exercise.

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Risk Management Change Management Risk PMI 273

ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

In addition to light, circadian rhythms can also be influenced by food. You can schedule exercise or light physical activity for the times you would normally nap. This can give you a similar boost; plus, a little exercise can make it easier to sleep later on too. Be Mindful of When and What You Eat and Drink.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 18, 2022

Interacting comes in many different forms, from exercising control to pursuing goals (probably also personal agendas) to being kept in the loop. Invite users to collaborative exercises, for example, user story mapping, etc. Align with them on roadmaps, Product Goals, and other near- and mid-term planning exercises.

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Government Governance SCRUM Influencer 232

Project Risk Coach

AUGUST 5, 2019

These same stakeholders will discover the project later and may adversely influence the project. This is not a documentation exercise! When sponsors choose to ignore stakeholders or purposely keep them out of the charter process, risk increases. It's not like they have malicious intent.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The Scrum.org Professional Scrum Master II class contains an exercise called “Management in Scrum”. This article describes how this exercise can be used for job interviews for Scrum Masters. Doing this exercise with 1 Scrum Master will take you about 1,5 hours. With a group of Scrum Masters, it can easily take 2 hours.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 12, 2021

When Scrum team members follow the rules, the Scrum Master has influence or authority. For example: Create a repository of Sprint Retrospective exercises for all five stages and never run the same Retrospective format twice. Metrics Fetish. Do you need ideas on how to run a Retrospective?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Corporate events can be used to train staff or educate the public on the brand or a product, celebrate company milestones, usher in changes in the company and provide networking opportunities or team-building exercises. An in-person event is one where the participants and the event staff are all physically present in the same space.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 22, 2024

Please create a concept for this class, comprising lectures but mainly exercises covering the previously mentioned topics. Exercise: Creating a hypothetical Product Backlog: Participants create a hypothetical Product Backlog. Interactive role-play exercise: Participants practice gathering feedback from stakeholders.

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ChatGPT SCRUM Artificial Inteligence Agile 198

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Your Professional Scrum Trainer (PST) supports the classroom sessions as an expert in the subject matter and by facilitating exercises, simulations, and constructive discussions. Image Credit: Thomas Schissler. . These phases are repeatable.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 17, 2024

Perhaps your work is very linear so it’s so obvious you don’t need to go through the exercise of working it out. Critical path method Do you really know the critical path of your projects? For simple schedules, you might not. Perhaps the work is straightforward, or the project timeline has a lot of flexibility.

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Critical Chain Software Review Budget Estimate 379

Planview

AUGUST 22, 2024

Transitioning to traditional project management was a steep learning curve, especially in stakeholder management and resource influencing, prompting me to pursue PMP certification and roles with formal practices. Lastly, Stephen Covey’s Trust & Inspire has influenced my leadership approach and fostered team trust.

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PMO Technical Review Lean PMI 103

Scrum.org

JANUARY 10, 2025

A common misconception is that boosting morale requires organizing after-work activities, like happy hours or team-building exercises. By focusing on the factors that genuinely influence moraleclear goals, collaboration, and empowermentthe Scrum Master can create a more sustainable and productive environment for the team.

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SCRUM Sustainability Influencer Leadership 192

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

In this article we’ll look at why people don’t take responsibility for tasks and also how you can influence the culture of the office so that taking responsibility becomes the norm. 6 Ways to influence your team to take more responsibility. If this sounds like your work environment then there are things you can do to change it.

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Influencer Risk Management Leadership Defining 274

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2023

In this article we’ll look at: 7 reasons why people don’t take responsibility for tasks How to deal with people who are lazy How you can influence the culture of the office so that taking responsibility becomes the norm. 6 Ways to influence your team to take more responsibility Make it easier to work together than work separately.

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Influencer Risk Management Leadership Defining 282

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 4, 2023

There are fields to capture basic stakeholder information, including their title, contact information and influence or power over the project. It’s clearly important to identify and define the roles and responsibilities of your project team, but often project managers will neglect the same exercise when dealing with project stakeholders.

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Software Review Risk Management Consulting Monitoring 378

Scrum.org

JUNE 20, 2023

Individuals have unique learning styles, preferences, and paces that can greatly influence their training outcomes. Groups can utilize resources like case studies, interactive exercises, or software tools. Classroom time is then used to deepen understanding through discussion, practical exercises, and problem-solving activities.

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SCRUM Agile Influencer Initiating 192

Scrum.org

APRIL 13, 2022

The practices and skills were very helpful, but the context of the exercises was very generic. The training takes attendees through many aspects that influence the effectiveness of the Scrum Master role. In addition to that, the Liberating Structures are debriefed and time is spent reflecting on the way the exercises were facilitated.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 16, 2018

Don’t ignore them or listen to them exclusively, but put them in the pot with all your other influences for action. Practice Self-Care: It’s a hard road, so take care of yourself: sleep, exercise and eat healthy. While emotions are not a great lodestar, they can can give you a strong sense of whether you’re ready to make the move.

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Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Lean Influencer 282

Project Bliss

OCTOBER 8, 2021

When carrying out the prioritization exercise, include different representatives from different stakeholder groups (users, developers, etc.) Can they influence decisions made during development? How To Use Moscow Prioritization. for best results. 2) Identify the stakeholders. 4) Set up milestones.

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Energy Agile Influencer Budget 290

Project Risk Coach

JUNE 17, 2016

“Leadership is influence. To the extent we influence others, we lead them.” Can project managers influence senior leaders to adopt risk management and reduce the barrier to risk management? Who are the top leaders that you need to influence? Who can you influence that might influence the senior leaders?

Risk Management 150

Risk Management Risk Influencer PMI 150

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 7, 2023

The tablets will reduce table turn time but other factors might influence how busy the restaurant is. However thorough this case study, it’s only that: a desk-based exercise. Appendix I added a few bullet points to the appendix box. Should we add a goal around decreasing guest wait time? Should we reallocate some of the payroll?

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Kiron Bondale

JUNE 16, 2018

A key enterprise partner is the Finance department and the organization’s model for project funding will have significant influence over successful agile delivery. The funding approach for an investment might be one time lump sum, split into two pieces (e.g. seed and remaining), or progressive through the use of funding tranches.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 3, 2023

I want you to create a schedule, name the exercises, and point to sources where I can learn more about the suggested activities. Can you be more specific regarding the exercises for lessons 4 to 7? Please suggest what kind of exercises best advance the respective lesson topic for the students.

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ChatGPT Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM 2017 183

Scrum.org

JUNE 26, 2021

The Professional Agile Leadership Essentials TM (PAL-E) is a hands-on workshop that uses a combination of instruction and hands-on exercises to help managers and other leaders who work directly with agile teams understand how to best support, guide, and coach their teams to improve their agile capabilities.

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SCRUM Leadership 2020 Agile 212

Scrum.org

APRIL 26, 2021

What occurrences influenced the Scrum Team’s progress towards achieving the Sprint Goal? Timelines are very helpful when you want to visualize the flow of events and how those have influenced each other. Let’s have a look at a few proven techniques: Keeping a Team Diary. A Questionable Technique.

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM 2021 Agile 238

Scrum.org

JULY 14, 2021

How can Scrum Masters and Agile coaches support this through exercises and workshops? For example, perhaps the number of plants in the team room has a microscopic influence on their effectiveness. The only contextual factor that seemed to have a small (positive) influence was the experience of Scrum teams. This was not the case.

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The IIL Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Align with the Business Need A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge ( PMBOK ), the bible for project managers, states that “projects are initiated due to internal business needs or external influences”. Scope the Work Scoping is an exercise in “getting real” about goals and objectives.

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Technical Review Development Team Review 2013 Underperforming Technical Team 88

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 31, 2024

They might be formal events, or they might be led by influencers, trainers, exhibitors or anyone else who wants to take advantage of the fact that a lot of industry people are in the same place and it's a good opportunity to run an off-conference session. Make the most of early bird rates and take your exercise kit for the hotel gym or spa!

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