PMI Goes Agile
The Project Management Institute (PMI) is making a bold pivot toward agile. As a project manager and an agilist, I am excited by these moves. […]
Category: Agile
Blogs on Agile and Agile project management
Is Your Agile Project Healthy?
Experienced agile coaches and practitioners develop a sixth-sense. They can quickly assess the health of an agile project or team just as doctors do with […]
Road Trippin’ Organizational Change: The Journey
Organizational change and transformation efforts are often challenging. Most fail to meet their planned objectives with 30% failing outright. In last month’s article, ”Road Trippin’ […]
Road Trippin’ Organizational Change: The Beginning
Most organizational change efforts do not succeed. They fail to achieve the desired results. They are disruptive and sometimes leave the company worse-off. An oft-cited […]
The Daily Stand-Up Meeting: Best Practice
Lean and Agile organizations have harnessed the power of the stand-up meeting as a valuable process tool. The stand-up is an efficient and effective way to […]
Kanban 101: Improving How We Work
Kanban is a versatile and powerful tool to help you manage your work. It can be used to track personal projects, complex operations and large programs; for […]
Create a Learning Environment: Profit from Your Mistakes
“All good lessons come at a cost. Try to learn them inexpensively.” Howard Zucker When I made a mistake as a child, my father would […]
Forming a Team? Plan for Success
Remember the last time you joined a new team or organization. What was it like? Was it awkward? Did you make decisions easily? Were expectations […]
Conducting a Successful Brainstorming Meeting
Well facilitated brainstorming sessions are amazing. A creative, sharing atmosphere is built. Numerous ideas are generated. Participants feel productive, valued, and are enthusiastic. By contrast, […]
Project Portfolio Management: Simplify the Selection Process
Many organizations struggle with project portfolio management (PPM). On the face of it, portfolio management should be easy. We want to align our fi\unding decisions […]