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Tag: Managing Projects

Considering How We Think

Posted August 31, 2020 Alan ZuckerLeave a commentPosted in Agile, Blog Categories, Leadership, Project Management

We are living in interesting times. All countries are struggling to control the COVID-19 pandemic.  Societies are challenging their histories of racial and social injustice.  […]

Agile Project Governance: It Should be Easy

Posted March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 Alan ZuckerLeave a commentPosted in Agile

Many organizations struggle with project governance, oversight, and control.  The truth is that most projects are not successful.   Over the past 25-years, only 30% of […]

Engage Your Stakeholders

Posted December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 Alan Zucker2 CommentsPosted in Leadership, Project Management

Managers and project managers are often told that “engaging stakeholders” is critical to success.  However, they rarely receive guidance on what it means or how […]

Going Agile

Posted October 6, 2019October 6, 2019 Alan ZuckerLeave a commentPosted in Agile, Leadership

Many organizations try to catapult into agility.  Striving to instantaneously transform their traditional practices and culture.  Unfortunately, this strategy is usually painful and often fails. The […]

PMI Goes Agile

Posted August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 Alan ZuckerLeave a commentPosted in Agile, Project Management

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.  […]

Is Your Agile Project Healthy?

Posted August 3, 2019August 3, 2019 Alan Zucker1 CommentPosted in Agile

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 […]

The Daily Stand-Up Meeting: Best Practice

Posted March 1, 2019March 2, 2019 Alan Zucker4 CommentsPosted in Agile, Leadership, Project Management

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

Posted January 6, 2019January 6, 2019 Alan Zucker5 CommentsPosted in Agile, Project Management

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

Posted December 2, 2018December 2, 2018 Alan Zucker8 CommentsPosted in Agile, Leadership, Project Management

“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

Posted November 1, 2018July 22, 2020 Alan Zucker6 CommentsPosted in Agile, Leadership, Project Management

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 […]

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