Scrum.org

APRIL 23, 2024

In the rapidly evolving business landscape, the shift from intuition-based decision-making to innovation-driven leadership is not just beneficial—it's essential. Why the Pivot is Necessary Traditional leadership often relies on gut instincts and personal experiences.

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Innovation Leadership 2024 Retail 188

The IIL Blog

JULY 24, 2024

These new projects are strategic in nature, such as innovation, research & development, new product development and strategic planning initiatives. Many of the traditional project management processes, tools, and techniques used in operational projects do not apply to strategic or innovation projects. Project Management (PM) 4.0

Sustainability 158

Sustainability Innovation Governance Government 158

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This path enhances the efficacy of the Scrum framework and cultivates essential leadership qualities, making it a critical step for anyone aspiring to lead successfully in today's dynamic environments. This trust enables open communication and risk-taking, essential components of innovative and efficient teams led by influential leaders.

Leadership 132

Leadership SCRUM 2024 Sustainability 132

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

BAU (Business-as-Usual) workbug fixes, maintenance, and tech debtis a silent killer of product innovation. The best product teams dont just balance BAU and innovationthey use BAU to accelerate innovation. Measure Innovation RateOr Lose Control You cant win on tech debt. Its about managing risk and opportunity.

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Project Bliss

JANUARY 30, 2020

Design Thinking is a human centered approach to innovative problem-solving. His company works with clients to successfully solve problems using innovation and Design Thinking approaches. Anyone who wants to solve a problem can use Design Thinking to find innovative solutions. Risks to Productive Design Thinking.

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Innovation Leadership Defining Lean 280

Inloox

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Companies that fail to bring innovative products and services to market in short release cycles are not truly agile. Agility requires strong leadership with a clear goal - everything else is philosophy. Projects without concrete evaluations are a luxury that many companies will no longer be able to afford in the future.

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2025 Infrastructure Technical Review Software Review 130

Scrum.org

MAY 3, 2024

Leadership is not always a static trait assigned to a single individual who directs and dictates from a place of established authority. Instead, in modern workplaces' VUCA or BANI arenas, leadership often emerges fluidly, tailored to specific situations and needs. The essence of this leadership style is its flexibility.

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Leadership Innovation Initiating Influencer 213

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

It's no longer innovative, exciting, worthy of keynote talks or passionate meetups. Agile is no longer innovative as it was when the Manifesto was established. I highlight the dependencies and risks at Scrum of Scrums. They need to continuously find ways to innovate themselves to create valuable products.

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SCRUM Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 209

Inloox

JULY 11, 2022

The transitions are fluid, and the optimal leadership behavior can vary greatly depending on the industry, project or corporate objective. In everyday life of a company, therefore, leadership cannot be categorized so easily. Benefits of transformational leadership, such as generating intrinsic motivation, are secondary in this context.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 10, 2024

The digital revolution, a globalized economy, and a shifting social paradigm demand a leadership approach that is both innovative and grounded in reality. This is where Evidence-Based Leadership (EBL) comes into play. Why Do We Need Evidence-Based Leadership?

Leadership 202

Leadership Retail 2024 Innovation 202

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The role of the project manager has long been shifting away from someone who can tick off tasks as complete on a Gantt chart and towards a strategic leadership position for effecting change in an organization. Project managers still provide an irreplaceably human combination of leadership, integration of specialists, and ethical behaviour.

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2020 Technical Review 2027 2030 523

The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2024

. & Judith W Umlas October 23, 2024 THE NEED FOR PROJECT KINDNESS PRACTICES When was the last time you opened a project management textbook that included a section on demonstrating kindness during project management leadership? Have you heard speakers lecturing on project management discussing leadership kindness? Like Judith W.

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Leadership 2024 Energy Construction 78

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A Scrum Master skilled in understanding risk and uncertainties ensures that the team is not caught off-guard by challenges but is prepared and resilient, capable of navigating uncertainties confidently and quickly. The accountability of a Scrum Master transcends the boundaries of traditional leadership.

SCRUM 191

SCRUM 2024 Risk Management Innovation 191

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 29, 2022

The role of the project manager has long been shifting away from someone who can tick off tasks as complete on a Gantt chart and towards a strategic leadership position for effecting change in an organization. Project managers still provide an irreplaceably human combination of leadership, integration of specialists, and ethical behaviour.

Artificial Inteligence 496

Artificial Inteligence 2023 Technical Review 2027 496

The IIL Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

These structures include People, Processes, Technologies, Organizational Structures (Silos), and Leadership capabilities. This intricate network, often invisible to the naked eye, exerts a powerful influence on every facet of the organization, from collaboration and innovation to decision-making and engagement.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Risk Software Review 2015 78

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 17, 2022

Project directors are responsible for the successful conclusion of the project by providing leadership, strategically managing risk, monitoring finances and making sure that each phase of the project starts and ends on schedule. It’s part of their job to be innovative and integrate those solutions to better project outcomes.

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Finance Technical Review Monitoring Software Review 426

Scrum.org

MARCH 9, 2025

Success depends on trust, collaboration, risk navigation, and focusing on outcomes over outputs. Jocko Willink refers to it as discipline equals freedom, or the dichotomy of leadership. Embrace Slack Time: Request 20% of unplanned capacity to enable adaptation to operational challenges and innovation.

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Underperforming Technical Team Lean SCRUM Risk Management 186

International Institute for Learning

JANUARY 30, 2020

We are excited to bring you this blog post on Innovation Project Management, which is adapted from Dr. Harold Kerzner’s new book of the same title. Below, he explains why this topic is so important, the types of challenges that innovation project managers face, and much more. Get your copy today! Order on the IIL website.

Innovation 137

Innovation Technical Review Sustainability Engineering 137

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

This article explores the art of Agile leadership, delving into the challenges of finding the right equilibrium between allowing teams to self-organize and providing enough guidance and structure for seamless Agile execution. This not only fuels innovation but also encourages a growth mindset within the organization.

Leadership 206

Leadership Agile Sustainability SCRUM 206

The IIL Blog

JULY 24, 2024

By Rick Lemieux – Co-Founder, DVMS Institute July 24, 2024 Cybersecurity project managers manage risk and threats in cybersecurity projects. Benefits of Effective Project Management in Cyber Security Risk Management Effective project management can benefit organizations in the cybersecurity risk management industry.

Risk Management 78

Risk Management Risk 2015 Governance 78

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Navigating leadership in complex work environments demands a nuanced approach, blending various tactics, practices, frameworks, and strategies. These principles, presented in no particular order, acknowledge the dynamic nature of leadership. We proactively manage risk by validating assumptions through direct engagement with customers.

Leadership 220

Leadership Technical Review Lean Sustainability 220

NimbleWork

OCTOBER 21, 2024

These top 25 influencers for 2025 aren’t just keeping up with the trends—they’re setting them, reshaping how teams collaborate, innovate, and deliver in today’s fast-paced world. What distinguishes these influencers in the landscape of project management thought leadership?

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Influencer 2025 Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 111

Project Accelerator News

JULY 15, 2024

It involves coordinating resources, managing stakeholders, and mitigating risks to achieve defined objectives. Diversity in project management brings a wealth of perspectives, ideas, and approaches that enhance problem-solving and innovation. These are skills that women project managers excel at.

Leadership 97

Leadership Innovation Risk Management Influencer 97

Inloox

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Know the risks in your project! Risk management plays an enormously important role in project management. The task here is to identify, analyze, control and ultimately minimize risks. Although some risks can be eliminated with a suitable solution strategy, certain risks can never be completely avoided in the project context.

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Risk Underperforming Technical Team Governance Government 203

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 1, 2022

In the past I have interviewed Susanne Madsen on the topic of project leadership and her book, The Power of Project Leadership. I expected a book about leadership theory but what I got was a hugely practical guide to actually doing leadership with plenty of stories, examples and exercises.

Leadership 273

Leadership 2015 Energy Innovation 273

The IIL Blog

JULY 10, 2024

IPM Day is not only a day of recognition, but also a day of learning, networking, and innovation for project managers, teams, and executives around the globe. They have shown passion, innovation, and resilience in dealing with the huge challenges of the pandemic and the recession in recent years.

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2024 2004 Innovation Executing 146

Accidental PM

MARCH 16, 2025

When project managers delegate routine tasks, they can focus on more strategic aspects such as risk management, stakeholder communication, and process improvement. Over time, this helps create a pipeline of capable individuals who can take on leadership roles in the future.

Leadership 110

Leadership Controlling Risk Management Innovation 110

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Unsurprisingly, the most successful, innovative organizations have excellent teams with a clear line of sight to the problems they are solving. By enabling product teams to deliver frequently and learn, organizations create an environment where innovation grows as the knowledge of the user and problem comes into focus.

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Agile ChatGPT Governance Government 127

Kiron Bondale

MAY 30, 2021

Dispersed teams often have greater diversity than co-located ones which could lead to more creativity and innovation if that diversity is effectively leveraged. They might place greater faith in senior leadership’s ability to overcome significant issues with the project. The first finding seems logical.

Sustainability 358

Sustainability Governance Government Leadership 358

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 30, 2022

Identify and mitigate issues and risks. They should demonstrate leadership skills , have a strategic mindset and have the ability to multitask. Innovation is also important. Seeking an innovative, organized, strategic-minded and dependable program director. Identify and mitigate program risks. Job Summary.

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Underperforming Technical Team Certification Software Review Monitoring 395

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2019

If the viability of your business depends on the marketplace, and they mostly all do, then you must know the risks inherent in trying to stay on a straight path across a moving landscape. At the center of any business agility framework is innovation. The more successful businesses apply this to their leadership roles as well.

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Agile Innovation Lean Leadership 381

ProjectManager.com

MAY 22, 2019

Leadership, if anything, is a creative way to think and engage with people and situations, while guiding and setting an example for others. People who excel at divergent thinking tend to be nonconformists, curious, risk-takers and have persistence. But businesses don’t take risks are not going to advance.

Innovation 316

Innovation Leadership Risk Management Executing 316

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 27, 2022

When I read Susanne Madsen’s book, The Power of Project Leadership. Often we think that leadership is about character and attitude (read my take on the traits of good leaders here ) and forget that you can actually practice being a better leader by coaching yourself in the right behaviors. I was struck by how practical it was.

Leadership 195

Leadership 2015 Influencer Consulting 195

The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2024

By Rick Lemieux – Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of the DVMS Institute October 16, 2024 Cyber risk and resilience have emerged as critical considerations for individuals and organizations. The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) is a voluntary framework that helps organizations manage cybersecurity risks.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Risk 2015 Governance 78

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. Don’t forget to include a risk management plan. Discern the risks and issues associated with each solution. Now, it’s not just an exercise to appease senior leadership.

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Underperforming Technical Team Project Life Cycle Leadership 2019 493

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Project management trends that were once standard are slowly being replaced by modern and innovative solutions. Individuals that possess strong managerial skills such as leadership, time management, effective communication, risk management, etc. The industry continues to evolve. The Future of Project Management Is Hybrid.

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2022 Innovation Risk Management Leadership 468

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 31, 2023

That happens naturally when there is a lot of brainstorming and sharing innovative ideas. Teamwork encourages risk-taking Working as a team encourages risk-taking. When you shoulder the responsibility yourself, you may be inclined to take fewer risks because the personal and professional consequences of failure.

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Risk Management Leadership Risk Innovation 343