Unlock the Power of the Project Management Plan
2 years 6 weeks agoThe project management plan (Plan) is a powerful tool. It describes how the project will be executed. It should be tailored based on the project’s context and needs. A good Plan reduces the likelihood of misunderstanding, conflict, and disappointment. Unfortunately, in the rush to start a project, insufficient time is often devoted to creating the Plan.
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Taylorism: Then & Now
2 years 9 weeks agoFrederick Winslow Taylor shaped the field of management science. He believed systematic and scientific methods could be applied to managing operations and production. His work inspired the formation of the Harvard Business School and the modern assembly line. The
Disciplined Agile & SAFe
2 years 14 weeks agoDisciplined Agile® (DA) and the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) are two popular, second-generation agile methodologies. They build on lean-agile thinking; and standard Scrum, Kanban, and DevOps practices. They offer practitioners tools to extend and mature their agility beyond the team to programs and the broader enterprise.
They emerged about a decade after the
Simple Rules for High-Performing Agile Teams
2 years 18 weeks agoServant leadership and self-organizing teams are foundational Agile characteristics. However, defining these principles is like explaining gravity to a child—clear, tangible descriptions are elusive. The image of an English butler still comes to mind when I hear “servant leader.”
We can use simple rules to deconstruct, visualize, and describe these abstract concepts.
The power of norms to estimate maintenance activity duration (and why you shouldn’t live without them)
2 years 21 weeks agoEstimating the time, duration and cost of the work order activity’s is something maintenance planners need to do every day.
The challenge is getting this right, and the cost of getting it wrong can be extremely high. At IAMTech we produce software called iPlan that allows
The Evolving Arc of Management
2 years 22 weeks agoTo successfully transform our organizations and adopt new ways of working, we need to understand how we got here. The study of management is a social science. It influences our thoughts, management practices, and organizational behaviors.
Social sciences provide valuable insights. But they are not always testable, timeless, or universally applicable
Top 9 Benefits Of Career In Project Management
2 years 25 weeks agoAre you at a point in your life where you are thinking what kind of job is best for you? You might be considering a few options but you are unable to decide what type of career path would be most suitable for you. My suggestion would be to go for a career path in project management even if it is not among your options. Because following the project management career path will provide you
Beyond IT: Reinterpreting the Manifesto
2 years 27 weeks agoAgile was initially conceived to deliver software projects more quickly. We have now learned to apply these principles and practices well beyond technology. Leading enterprises are now focusing on business agility—building the organizational capability to respond more quickly to the ever-changing competitive landscape.
Seventeen technology thought-leaders from
Agile Beyond IT: Lean Thinking
2 years 31 weeks agoAgile is a mindset described by a set of values and principles. It traces its roots to Lean, which is also foundational to other modern management theories. Lean’s primary focus is delivering value quickly and eliminating waste.
Toyota was a Lean pioneer. Out of
The Conundrum of Three Point Estimation and PERT
2 years 32 weeks agoIs an estimate based on multiple points more accurate than a single estimate?
If we go with conventional wisdom then it certainly would seem so. A mean of more than one estimate is likely to give us better result.
In project management, there is a three-point estimation technique. It calculates the expected duration based on three different estimates. It calculates the mean of
