Leading Answers

JUNE 22, 2022

We will examine what leadership entails and how it applies to agile teams. Then discuss the transition from servant leadership to shared leadership.   EQ as a Foundation for Leadership. As we saw in the previous articles about Emotional Intelligence (EQ), leadership is built on top of EQ.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 1, 2019

What’s the difference between project management and project leadership? A recent APM report, Project Leadership; skills, behaviours, knowledge and values , explored this question. . The authors concluded project leadership is future-focused. Repeat the exercise often and review your project management approach accordingly.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The Sprint Review meeting is one of the Product Owner’s most important events. As discussed in a recent article Making the Most of the Sprint Review , it’s an opportunity for the Scrum Team and stakeholders to inspect what was delivered, discuss the progress made towards the Product Goal, and adapt accordingly. Audience polls.

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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”. Based on the needs analysis, project leadership typically develops a business case and charters a project.

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LiquidPlanner

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

I just finished the last chapter of Susanne Madsen’s piece on The Power of Project Leadership (2nd edition). I’ve been a longtime student of both Project Management and of researchers like Brené Brown , who explore emotional intelligence with leadership. The Power of Project Leadership is an excellent book on leadership in general.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 13, 2022

When you look deeper, you see them struggling to cope with growing technical complexity, coordination costs across teams, and leadership bottlenecks. You might also call these OKRs, Distributed Leadership, Nimble, DevOps, Lean Startup, or Scrum. . These opportunities are identified and validated via a Due Diligence (DD) process.

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Planio

MAY 2, 2018

Urwick in the 1964 issue of Harvard Business Review. Well, because despite all our technological and societal advances, we still seem to be struggling with this exact issue. But for technical teams? Setting proper goals for your technical team doesn’t just keep your team and devs aligned with company goals.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Overemphasis on Utilization : Prioritizing keeping teams busy with feature work over allowing time for creativity, exploration, and addressing technical debt also contributes to a feature factory environment. Present a case to management on how these metrics correlate with business success.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 28, 2022

Normally I take lots of notes when I’m reading books for review. Once it was clear how popular the text was going to be, O’Reilly and Berkun took out some of the superfluous bits, added in over 120 exercises and generally spruced it up to launch it into the best-seller list. I received a copy of this book from the publisher for review.

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Planview

AUGUST 22, 2024

Throughout her career, she has developed expertise in project portfolio management , process improvement , change leadership , and stakeholder management. We review projects each quarter to determine if they remain a priority and if they’re delivering the expected ROI. But portfolio management wasn’t always her field.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

These anti-patterns can emerge due to a variety of reasons, such as resistance to change, lack of understanding of Scrum principles, or misalignment of organizational practices with Scrum values.

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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. Review & Feedback : A team should review the situation regularly to assess its impact after implementing a change.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 15, 2020

(Going remote requires more effort to cultivate your organization’s culture, particularly at the leadership level.). The management abandons self-organization the moment it is needed the most due to the complexity of the situation and resulting uncertainty.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 17, 2023

So in March 2023, I embarked on a non-representative research exercise to learn how organizations misuse Jira from a team perspective as I wanted to understand Jira anti-patterns. After all, one purpose of any organization is to exercise resilience in the face of change.

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Planio

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

It’s every software engineer’s dream to work with one of the top technical teams in the world. Not only do you get the prestige of adding one of the famous FAANGs to your resume, but also the invaluable experience of working alongside people building the world’s most-used technical products. Technical interviews. Get in line.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In Scrum, this engagement may take place in refinement meetings or at the Sprint Review. Whereas traditional teams rely upon infrequent progress or status reports to provide visibility, Scrum teams rely upon frequent inspection of Done, usable work at the Sprint Review. . . Agile is different. Why does this matter? Conclusion.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 3, 2021

Whereas the Sprint Review is an opportunity to inspect the increment, the Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the team to inspect themselves. This exercise is based on the 1, 2, 4, All technique from LiberatingStructures.com , which you can modify based on group size. Retrospective ideas. 1, 2, 4-All .

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 12, 2020

On the one side, they address typical Scrum events such as Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and the Sprint Retrospective. The role of a Scrum Master is primarily one of servant leadership and coaching. Keeping technical debt at bay. Read more: Technical Debt & Scrum: Who Is Responsible ?). It is not a mere management role.

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Proofhub

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Tanner Learning Group white paper , 79% of people who quit their jobs say they did so due to “lack of appreciation.” Ideas for gift cards to more niche stores include Bath and Body Works, specific restaurants, gaming or tech stores like Best Buy, Home Depot, and more. Source: [link] According to an O.C. per month or $69.99

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LiquidPlanner

MARCH 18, 2020

Last year entrepreneur Phil Robinson founded Catapillr, the British tech company behind the Childcare Cash Advance Scheme, a new employee benefit aimed at making childcare easier to manage and more affordable for working parents. The building of the IT platform behind the scheme took six months. “The

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 18, 2022

Product Ownership is a leadership position in the first place. Consequently, support your Scrum team on its path to fully embrace Scrum, namely self-management, as the entrepreneur level is focused on product leadership. Invite users to Sprint Reviews. Great Scrum teams abandon the feature factory early.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 4, 2021

Sprint Reviews and user interviews are also well suited to improve collaboration and communication over time. At a later stage, typical agile events, such as Sprint Reviews, also work well by demonstrating what value the Scrum Team created for them. How do you communicate with uncooperative stakeholders? How do you deal with that?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 12, 2024

Doing the exercise to write down what everyone is responsible for helps work out if there are overlaps between what people are doing, so you can avoid duplication of effort and work more efficiently. Review your project plan, resource requirements and schedule and see if there are any areas where you have a gap.

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Scrum.org

MAY 8, 2023

Balancing technical debt and new features : The Scrum team needs to negotiate how to balance addressing technical debt while delivering new features, considering quality, maintainability, and customer and business needs, respectively. Consequently, the Scrum team may need to negotiate changes to their release timeline.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 27, 2021

Dr Penny Pullan is recognized for creative collaboration for project professionals, plus Virtual/Hybrid Leadership. She’s the author of Making Workshops Work: Creative collaboration for our time’ (PIP, 2021) and the bestseller Virtual Leadership , a CEO Today Top 5 book for lockdown (Kogan Page, 2016). About our presenter. Transcript.

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International Institute for Learning

MARCH 22, 2023

By Mike Griffiths Welcome to part two of this four-part series introducing basic leadership ideas that any project manager or Scrum master can employ. Be sure to see article one that explains leadership for project managers and outlines the five leadership components covered in the series.

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The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

In the practice of project management, the focus is often placed on leadership to achieve success; however, leadership – no matter the style – is of little to no effect if the project manager has low EI and fosters psychologically unsafe environments. The professor engaged the class in a two-part exercise, immediately upon entry.

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Alan Parker Blog

JULY 24, 2024

Monitoring & Review : Evaluating the effectiveness of the implemented controls. Financial Resources: Provide a budget estimate covering training, tools, technology, consultancy fees, and other related expenses. Technical Resources: List the necessary technology, software, and tools for implementation.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Therefore, the first question any aspiring agile startup should answer for itself is simple: is it a sales-driven, product-driven, or tech-driven enterprise? However, if the competition is fierce, technology is advancing rapidly, and big players are investing large amounts, there is no way to avoid becoming a learning organization.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 2, 2020

Remember: Product Backlog item creation is a Scrum Team exercise.). Or the ‘tech lead’ of the Development Team is making a forecast on behalf of the Development Team.). The Sprint Review. This Sprint Review anti-pattern is typical for organizations that use an “agile”-waterfall hybrid.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 19, 2020

There are no leadership roles in the Development Team. However, it’s not uncommon for some members of a Development Team to assume leadership. This typically happens when a particular team member possesses superior (technical) expertise, communication skills, or simply a greater level of engagement. Scrum Teams are no exception.

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LiquidPlanner

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Which is why so many projects—especially large technology projects—run into trouble. Identify risks that relate to project requirements , technology, materials, budget, people, quality, suppliers, legislation, and any other types of project risk you can think of. Regularly review project risks. Identify opportunities.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

A Product Owner is a leadership role, yielding no authority in a traditional management sense. Suppose a person or a group of individuals, for example, a product council, exercises control over the Product Backlog. Both serve in leadership roles without yielding any authority. Ideally, they belong to the team itself.)

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Scrum.org

MARCH 10, 2023

To do this, team members engage in participative leadership, use minimal process, collaborate well, respect each other and their differences, trust one another, work with urgency and focus, manage healthy conflict, share a high sense of morale, and succeed or fail as a team.” Read on to learn how to power up your Retrospectives.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

How should leadership interact with autonomous teams? software estimation”), and then select “review articles” under “type” on the left. Note that there are at least 4 reviews of other research available here about estimation in Scrum. What is the optimal size of a team? Is scaling always a bad idea?

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The IIL Blog

AUGUST 7, 2024

With technological advancements, societal shifts, and evolving workplace dynamics, how we engage with employees in many of our service delivery contexts will be revolutionized in many industries. These technologies could make remote work more interactive and collaborative. So, let’s start rolling….

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Scrum.org

MAY 5, 2020

Everything, with servant-leadership as the foundational mindset and attitude. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, chances are that everyone in your organization is working from home. How to show servant-leadership and ‘read the room’ when you’re not physically present with the team? Start a “Scrum Question of the Week” exercise.

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