…may be less frequent and broad communication methods (e.g., newsletters, website updates, emails, etc.) may be most the efficient. Consider segmenting these stakeholders so communications address their particular needs. The…
…the “90% rule” where 90% of the tasks, are 90% complete, 90% of the time. In other words, we never get accurate status estimates. On agile projects, measuring tangible progress…
…a wall or virtual board. You can use a collaborative spreadsheet (e.g., Google Sheets or Excel’s share mode) or a Kanban tool (e.g., Trello, Microsoft Planner, etc.). Assessing Risks We…
…than an hour. Plan to Adjust The contours of complex problems are continually evolving. Adopting a plan-do-check-act (PDCA) mindset creates the opportunity to experiment, learn, and adjust to the environment. …
“If you can’t describe what you are doing as a process, you don’t know what you’re doing.” W. Edwards Deming Our work and home lives our bounded by standard operating procedures and process—and too many of them stink. …
…organization’s documents. Once we have created this initial cohort, we should explore radiating concentric circles of adjacent groups. The SIPOC framework (Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Output, Customer) can help us broaden…
…said, “We won’t be making that mistake, again. Will we?” And, I didn’t. A lesson I learned long before that event is when you make a mistake, own it. Don’t…
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…you’ll get in a PM interview. But there’s one that’s almost guaranteed: “Tell me about a recent project.” This one is “a natural ice-breaker question,” says Alan Zucker, founding principal…
…more effectively manage all forms of work. The Kanban boards work very well to track the flow of work through complex, multi-step processes,” he says. Zucker further adds: “Because Kanban’s…