Scrum.org

JANUARY 14, 2025

Looking at the conversations around budget, governance, and driving your significant business initiatives, agility is the last term that comes to mind for these leaders (bureaucracy and large ship struggling to maneuver are more apt descriptions). Decision Paralysis : Uncertainty brings your business to a standstill.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Unconscious bias is particularly significant for us in a project management environment, where time pressures and quick decision-making often mean we lean into familiar patterns and assumptions. Sound familiar? So lets get it out in the open and talk about it consciously.

Technical Review 235

Technical Review Lean Sustainability Construction 235

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Whereas product managers might rely on agile product development, lean manufacturing processes or lean software development methodologies. Project managers are in charge of managing teams during the initiating, planning, scheduling, monitoring and closing phases of a project. What Is a Project Manager?

Project Life Cycle 448

Project Life Cycle Prince2 Certification PMI 448

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

To what extent, for example, is the Manifesto a reflex of “lean thinking”? There’s a clear synergy between lean and agile practice, and attempts to tease them apart can often seem contrived and artificial. Interestingly, in the published history of the Agile Manifesto, the word “lean” does not appear even once.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2024

However, you should also make it clear that this is not your project anymore and they are responsible, otherwise they'll lean on you for a long time. Not taking decisions Good initiatives die through stagnation. Check they know how to contact you in case they need to (assuming you are still staying in the business).

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Scrum.org

MARCH 9, 2025

Adopt Strategic Alignment Tools: Choose appropriate tools based on your context: For startups or new initiatives: Lean Canvas and Now-Next-Later Roadmap. Lean experiments for testing hypotheses. Ideally, product teams do both in parallel. For established products: Product Strategy Canvas and GO Product Roadmap.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 1, 2024

The kanban methodology was first developed as a lean manufacturing system to help with production planning , scheduling and control. It is especially used in agile or lean software development teams to define user stories , prioritization of tasks on the backlog, or as collaboration tools to provoke innovation.

Software Review 459

Software Review Manufacturing Lean Development Team Review 459

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 26, 2021

These are three popular business plans for small businesses: The Lean Plan. A lean plan is just that—lean. A lean plan is especially useful during periods of rapid growth. A lean plan is not to be mistaken for a one-page business plan. This type of plan trims the fat by cutting lengthy section summaries.

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Planning Lean Executing Finance 459

Henny Portman

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The book “ The Lean-Agile Way – Unleash Business Results in the Digital Era with Value Stream Management ” by Cecil ‘Gary’ Rupp, Richard Knaster, Steve Pereira, and Al Shalloway provides a comprehensive roadmap to optimize processes, improve products, and enhance service delivery.

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Lean Technical Review Agile Sustainability 52

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 11, 2022

Coming directly from the software context, the practice of crafting user stories helps marketers consider all of their initiatives from the customer perspective and prevents them from losing sight of their audience’s specific needs. User stories. Retrospectives.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 31, 2023

That’s the initials for each of the four steps in that process: plan, do, check and act. Deming went to Japan after World War II as part of an American initiative that sought to help Japanese manufacturers rebuild their factories and improve their efficiency. Let’s take a look at each of those stages and how they work.

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Manufacturing Lean Monitoring Consulting 459

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Earned Value Analysis Dashboards Road Maps Lean Concepts – Kanban Agile Concepts – Scrum Infographics. Category #3. Visual Project Collaboration Tools. table that shows which project is in which life cycle phase, colour coded to show status) Project Social Media (e.g.

Software Review 455

Software Review Lean SCRUM Initiating 455

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 7, 2019

They’re refocusing their efforts to align portfolios to finish strong for the fiscal year and are launching new initiatives to support strategic plans for the calendar year. Behaviors and competencies for lean and fast teams can differ in many ways. Project Performance Affects the Bottom Line.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

Agile A methodology for project and product management, typically used to deliver software projects in an iterative way with short bursts of work called “sprints” Though initially designed as a process for IT and engineering projects, it has since been successfully applied to other industries like marketing.

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Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Lean Event Chain 418

Scrum.org

APRIL 11, 2022

Jeder Prozess, jede Richtlinie, Initiative oder Kampagne ist der Versuch von jemandem im Unternehmen, das Verhalten von jemand anderem im Unternehmen zu ändern. Um dies in einer strukturierten Art und Weise zu tun, verwenden wir in Produktentwicklungsteams das Lean-UX-Canvas. Das macht für mich den wahren Kern eines Produkts aus.

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Lean Artificial Inteligence Agile Innovation 213

Scrum.org

MARCH 23, 2025

Accelerating the Build-Measure-Learn Cycle Vibe coding could turbocharge the build, measure, learn cycle for product managers and entrepreneurs practicing Lean. Startups could launch with smaller initial investments, extending their runway and increasing their chances of finding product-market fit before funds run out.

Software Review 133

Software Review Technical Review Agile Artificial Inteligence 133

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 19, 2019

In fact, in some lean or agile organizations, over-reliance on documentation is seen as a clear impediment to innovation and collaboration. The business case traditionally is a document that defines the core business benefit of a project in order to justify the expenditure of the initiative. Before You Start Your Business Case.

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Underperforming Technical Team Project Life Cycle Leadership 2019 493

ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Basic task creation and management Lean task management Team collaboration Workflow automation Integration with other software Who Uses Trello? The kanban system is a popular methodology that’s found in lean management. In fact, your initial setup can take only minutes. Here are some use cases.

Software Review 481

Software Review 2011 Underperforming Technical Team 2024 481

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

You can have one for the initiation process, for example, which would start with the initiation and flow to the project charter, it’s approval and whether that approval is given or not. Value Stream Mapping. Data Flowchart. This is a great tool when doing a structural analysis.

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Monitoring Software Review Closing Controlling 448

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 6, 2022

From the triple constraint of time, cost and scope, to every phase of the project from initiating, planning and executing to monitoring, controlling and closing, it shows you’re a qualified project manager. Again, managed by PMI, the PMP certification is a rigorous and thorough test that covers all aspects of project management.

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Certification 2022 Prince2 PMI 468

The IIL Blog

JULY 17, 2024

Predictive, agile, and lean/Kanban can be viewed as the corners of a triangle with a near-infinite array of options. Lean/Kanban. Lean/Kanban Lean and Kanban are a set of principles and practices, dating back to the 1950s, originally developed by Toyota. Lean focuses on delivering value and eliminating waste.

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Lean 2024 Construction Certification 88

Agilemania

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) involves connecting strategy to execution by using lean principles. What Are The Key Components Of Lean Portfolio Management? The lean portfolio leadership team creates the goal of your company. Share the updated initiative roadmap with all stakeholders once a month. What is LPM?

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Lean Cadence Development Team Review Leadership 98

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 17, 2021

Professor Tirado is a native New Yorker, and when he started out in this field he was one of 5 people in the world who married together managing initiatives through projects and industrial psychology. He said he had worked on many transformation initiatives where someone wasn’t happy about it. What is industrial psychology?

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Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Initiating Artificial Inteligence 382

LiquidPlanner

JUNE 7, 2022

Before you leap to add additional projects or initiatives, ask yourself these questions: Do you have the resources (people, material and capital) available to take on new work? Lean teams must collaborate well and trust each other. The post Small business tips for managing projects with a lean team appeared first on LiquidPlanner.

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Lean PMO Influencer Leadership 182

Inloox

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The SAFe method is based on the Lean philosophy and offers a fixed framework in which Scrum and other agile management methods can be scaled to the entire company. This is why we want to briefly summarize the basic concept as well as the most relevant terms that are relevant for the initial understanding of the method in this blog post.

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Moira Alexander

APRIL 24, 2017

Project Management Life Cycle - a course on how to apply project management tools, processes, and techniques for the successful execution of a project from initiation to closing. While their courses aren't free, they are priced from approximately $29 - $99 making them affordable for most, especially in light of the high-value content.

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Certification Technical Review Lean 2012 252

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 16, 2020

Coming directly from the software context, the practice of crafting user stories helps marketers consider all of their initiatives from the customer perspective and prevents them from losing sight of their audience’s specific needs. . User stories. Retrospectives.

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2020 Underperforming Technical Team Agile 2012 320

Epicflow Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Lean methodology. The main characteristics of the Lean method for project management involve reducing waste, increasing efficiency, and improving project performance. It was initially invented for the manufacturing industry but is widely used for managing engineering projects as well. Agile methodology.

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Engineering Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 99

Agilemania

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

LPM also known as Lean Portfolio management, refers to how senior leadership uses lean principles and systems thinking approaches to align strategy with execution. Incorporating agile and lean portfolio management offer a path to improving business agility. What Are The Objectives Of Lean Portfolio Management?

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Lean Cadence Certification SCRUM 98

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Rough order of magnitude is applied during the preparation of a project, such as the initiation phase when creating the business case for the project. To avoid bias, lean on research and real data to guide you. Parametric estimating uses unit rates from previous projects that are similar to the one you’re initiating.

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Estimate Software Review Budget Project Cost 435

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 1, 2024

SIPOC and Six Sigma I was asked the other day if SIPOC is Lean or Six Sigma. I learned SIPOC on my Six Sigma training It’s part of the Define phase in the DMAIC methodology and has become a much-used tool in industries like lean manufacturing. It's from the Six Sigma tool set.

Lean 360

Lean Technical Review Software Review Manufacturing 360

Inloox

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The SAFe method is based on the Lean philosophy and offers a fixed framework in which Scrum and other agile management methods can be scaled to the entire company. This is why we want to briefly summarize the basic concept as well as the most relevant terms that are relevant for the initial understanding of the method in this blog post.

Lean 237

Lean Innovation Agile SCRUM 237

Scrum.org

AUGUST 9, 2020

There are a number of useful Agile approaches: Extreme Programming (XP), Scrum, Nexus, Kanban, LeSS, Crystal Clear, Lean Startup, Management 3.0, From what I see, organizations are full of superficial Agile/Lean adoptions. Despite the framework used, proper Agile/Lean implementation usually means uncovering organizational weaknesses.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Lean Canvas. Lean Canvas is adapted from The Business Model Canvas and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 In short, the Lean Canvas helps you define the most important elements of your product. Lean Canvas Template Example fron Miro. How will you afford your initiative?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 12, 2019

Now that we know the context, let’s address the initial question about how to determine when you’re done in agile. The ideas of agile, lean and organizational learning have moved outside the small circle of software development, with businesses of all sorts using stand-up meetings prioritization and visual management.

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Agile Software Review Technical Review 2001 388

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 4, 2022

A construction delivery method is a procedure by which a construction project goes from initiation to close. It’s often used in lean construction management to reduce waste and costs. Our real-time data means better collaboration and we have the features you need to control every aspect of the build, from initiation to closure.

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Construction Risk Management Risk Closing 417

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Scrum works well with deadlines because it’s based on empiricism , lean thinking , and an iterative approach to product delivery. . Lean thinking means eliminating waste to focus only on the essentials, and iterative delivery involves delivering a usable product frequently. . We need to PLAN! There’s no PLANNING in Scrum.

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