Scrum.org

MAY 21, 2021

1] This shows how urgently we need to become more sustainable. As a starting point, we are using our previous explanation and the definition of sustainable development: "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" [2]. A Broader Definition of Agility.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

How unconscious bias shows up at work Projects can be time pressured and often project managers are working on multiple initiatives during the same working week. This contributes to changing behaviour about posting documentation and ultimately helps us achieve sustainability goals by using less paper.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Project management software for small businesses is essential for delivering on initiatives and keeping companies profitable. This keeps small businesses from cost overruns, which can eat into their profitability and long-term sustainability. Project Scheduling: Schedules deliver projects on time.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 20, 2021

In other words: An Agile transformation is a success when it sustains. This brings me back to the title of this article: What does it take to create a transformation that sustains? Many Agile change initiatives started bottom-up, initiated by teams experimenting with Agile long before leadership did.

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LiquidPlanner

MAY 21, 2020

Sustainability is a critical business focus and a key driver of change in the way that organizations operate, and in the way, that project managers approach their work. This presents the project manager with huge opportunities to drive sustainable thinking in project management and become instrumental in achieving sustainable outcomes.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

While frameworks can bring initial benefits, sustainable success requires continuous customization and evolution. This approach supports sustainable agility that adapts as your organization grows and transforms, unlocking long-term value from your Agile investments.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 9, 2024

The initial rush of hitting maximum capacity quickly turns into a slog, where progress slows and morale dips. ? By finding a balance, we can avoid the pitfalls of burnout and foster a more sustainable work environment. The team becomes bogged down, less responsive, and ultimately, less productive.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

You need to sustain progress while planning recovery. Sustained control is necessary to prove that something has been turned around. In this step you would also initiate contact with the program and project teams. Data about how far off the original estimates were is needed to make accurate forecasts. An action plan with dates.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 29, 2019

Even after all that time, women in project management are still a hidden key to our global and economic sustainability. This year, I’m going to spotlight an initiative called #CelebratingWomeninProjectManagement launched by Elise Stevens , CEO of FixMyProjectChaos. It’s Time to Change the Ratio.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 19, 2024

At least, the 1950's were when project management emerged as a discipline to help manufacturing, construction and government initiatives deliver more reliably and with greater repeatability. In the 2000's, I used to walk around the senior managers' offices to get signatures on initiation documents, closure reports and more.

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Green Project Management

JULY 24, 2024

As the initial fervor around ESG fades amidst political backlash and economic challenges, the true integration of sustainability into corporate operations is gaining momentum.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 7, 2024

ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software that has powerful roadmaps that help managers track their initiatives, allocate resources and ensure that they’re on track to meet their long-term plans. Each department manager is responsible for leading their teams on these initiatives.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 10, 2025

Initial Observations: The code didn't work on the first attempt. Write a static method generate(int N) that returns a list of prime factors of N in ascending order" ChatGPTs Initial Code: Issues Identified: The function works as intended. The goal was to evaluate the viability of AI-generated code. The code was difficult to comprehend.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The 7 tolerances in PRINCE2® The two most frequently used tolerances are budget and time, although PRINCE2® offers you a choice of seven tolerances: time, cost, scope, risk, quality, sustainability and benefits. Sustainability tolerance Sustainability tolerances are new for 2023 in PRINCE2 7.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 31, 2024

Strategic Initiatives A strategic initiative would be any action step or project taken to achieve a strategic objective. Those strategic objectives and initiatives can vary from one organization to another, but they’ll impact the entire business or organization. Who Invented the Balanced Scorecard?

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 25, 2022

How sustainable is your pace as a developer? What is a sustainable pace? The notion of “sustainable pace” is closely tied to Extreme Programming practices. The initial practice was for developers to work no more than 40 hours a week. But that recommendation was updated to “sustainable pace” by Ron Jeffries later.

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Henny Portman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Every day, we are confronted with alarming news about climate change, making sustainability more crucial than ever. This is precisely why ‘Sustainability in Project Management’ by Gilbert Silvius, Ron Schipper, Julia Planko, Jasper van den Brink, and Adri Köhler remains a valuable read, even more than a decade after its release.

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Leading Agile

AUGUST 22, 2024

This understanding should guide how you present Agile—not as a different way of working but as a strategic initiative to help them reach their goals. Another example would be to demonstrate how improving prioritization will free up capacity to work on high-value initiatives rather than constantly working on spikes and technical debt.

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Kiron Bondale

MAY 30, 2021

It is relatively easier for leaders to make staff who are co-located with them feel comfortable about speaking up, but it takes greater effort for them to establish and sustain such safety with dispersed team members. When leaders haven’t created a culture of safety then project issues are prone to fester longer.

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The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

This initiative was then brought to the global stage by IIL, influenced by Dr. Harold Kerzner’s insights. Sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance): We will explore the growing importance of ESG factors in project management, helping attendees understand and implement sustainable practices. 10, 2025.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 31, 2025

Change in the workplace requires three key aspects (dissatisfaction, vision, and initial step) to overcome resistance to change. The third element involves taking initial steps: actions that will allow people to try something new that might work better for them and bring them closer to the envisioned future. Vervoort, 2012).

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The ripples extend far beyond the initial point of impact. Knowledge network mapping revealed several crucial considerations that weren’t initially apparent. Focus on creating sustainable connections that will serve the project throughout its lifecycle.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

There is a new performance target of sustainability in the 2023 7th edition, which requires having a sustainability management approach in place for the project. Initiating a project Once the project passes through the Start up phase, you move into initiating. It also links back to performance targets.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

At the project level, you’ll need to set up a change management framework that guarantees that all changes to the project plan are properly approved, implemented and tracked so that the project timeline, budget or resources are not affected by any sudden changes made to the initial scope, schedule or budget baseline.

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Planview

JULY 29, 2024

Creating the Connection Between Portfolio Management and Sustainability Global food giant, Cargill, needed a solution to consolidate their approach to portfolio management that enabled them to use one platform for managing their portfolios.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

When to Use It: Another process developed initially for manufacturing and for software teams, the Kanban method has since expanded and has been used in human resources, marketing, organizational strategy, executive process and accounts receivable and payable. It was initially created by the UK government for IT projects.

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nTask

APRIL 28, 2021

A study by BCG/MIT finds that 90% of executives deem sustainability to be important, yet only 60% of companies incorporate sustainability as part of their business strategy, and even less (25%) integrate sustainability into the core of their business model. Implement effective process improvement techniques for sustainability.

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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. Deloitte Global Cost Survey reveals, “ Cost reduction is the most significant initiative for any business. Sometimes the new resource request can come with a short lead time.

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The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In this complex and dynamic landscape, strong project management is paramount, essential for driving innovation, ensuring efficiency, and meeting sustainability goals. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that over $2 trillion will need to be invested annually by 2030 to meet global energy needs and sustainable development goals.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 7, 2020

As part of our employee onboarding processes, new hires are tasked to set up meetings with fellow employees to initiate a working relationship in a friendly, gentle way. Luckily, I – along with the entire Process Street organization – have been given ample opportunity to meet interdepartmental team members.

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Scrum.org

JULY 21, 2021

The ability for organizations to be agile is what will help them pivot and sustain. He suggested that organizations revitalize their agile efforts by examining their current value in the marketplace in conjunction with their ability to sustain or increase that value. EBM is defined in the Evidence-Based Management Guide.

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Velociteach

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Projects are instrumental in defining an organization’s vision for a more sustainable future. Dr. Joel Carboni talks about Sustainable Project Management, and the goal to achieve a stated objective while considering the project outcome’s entire lifecycle to ensure a net positive environmental, social, and economic impact.

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Project Risk Coach

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Starting, Sustaining, and Recovering Projects. Whether you are initiating a project, or you are in the middle of your project, consider these questions: What is the project team trying to achieve? Will you and your team use a predictive, traditional lifecycle such as the waterfall lifecycle? Why are we doing the project?

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Moira Alexander

MARCH 20, 2017

Ultimately, companies are seeking the type of information that tells them what their customers want most and is critical for guidance on project initiatives, direction, execution, and metrics. Finding the right time to use technology to sustain and accelerate a process. "We Related Video.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 11, 2018

The world wars required massive manufacturing initiatives that were very complex. Total Quality Management: Here the quality of the product is dependent on the participating constituents, some sustainable and controllable, others not. War and Quality Assurance.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 30, 2025

(Remember: We are not paid to practice [insert your agile framework of choice] but to solve our customers problems within the given constraints while contributing to the organizations sustainability.) The Y2K Parallel: Preparing for Uncertainty Like Y2K , no one knows if todays AI hype will fizzle or redefine work.

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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. Agile process promotes sustainable development. The Definition of Done in Agile. Face-to-face communications is best. Motivated teams come from creating a culture of appreciation, trust and empowerment.

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