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Tag Archives: Manage Your Project Portfolio
Agile is Not for Everyone
Someone asked me again about self-assessments for their agile transition. That got me thinking about this problem of transitioning to agile. I don’t believe agile is for everyone in every circumstance. Some people claim agile has “crossed the chasm.” Certainly, … Continue reading
Gold, Silver, Bronze Comparison for the Project Portfolio Requires Collaboration
When I was in Brazil teaching the project portfolio workshop, one of the participants explained that his organization sometimes did a form of gold/silver/bronze comparison among the projects. Here’s how it works. Everyone wrote their project names on stickies. The … Continue reading
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Tagged agile, collaboration, lean, Manage Your Project Portfolio, project ranking
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How Much Will This Project Cost at Agile 2012
I’m giving a talk at Agile 2012, entitled “How Much Will This Project Cost?” It doesn’t seem to matter what life cycle your project has, someone wants you to predict the cost. The problem is, it’s the wrong question. But, … Continue reading
Webinar July 24, Noon EDT Agile Project Project Portfolio Management
I’m speaking on July 24 for the PMI Agile community of practice, delivering a webinar at noon Eastern about Agile Project Portfolio Management. If you are a PMI member, it is free. Please do join us!
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Tagged agile, lean, Manage Your Project Portfolio, project management
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Becoming a Leading Manager
My most recent post, We Cannot Choose Between Management And Leadership, has struck a chord. That’s the good news. The bad news is I have not defined enough terms. Okay, I’ll attempt that now. And, thank you, gentle readers, for … Continue reading
Why Does Management Care About Velocity?
I’ve been talking to people whose management cares about their velocity. “My management wants us to double our velocity.” Or, “My management wants us to do more in a sprint.” Or, “My management wants to know when we will be … Continue reading
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Tagged agile, cumulative flow, estimation, Manage Your Project Portfolio, management, schedule games, velocity
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Pragmatic Manager and InfoQ Video Posted
I have posted last week’s Pragmatic Manager, Are You Being Guilted Into Doing More?. At Agile 2011, I had a great video conversation with Shane Hastie about agile project portfolio management. The chair is big, I’m not so short. The … Continue reading
Management Myth, Myth of 100% Utilitization Posted
I have an article posted at Techwell, Management Myth #1: The Myth of 100% Utilization. This myth has always been a problem. It’s even more of a problem now as more organizations transition to agile. People need time to think. … Continue reading
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Tagged agile, Manage Your Project Portfolio, management, transition to agile
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Kudos from GetAbstract for Manage Your Project Portfolio
The nice folks at getabstract like Manage Your Project Portfolio: Increase Your Capacity and Finish More Projects. Some of the takeaways they highlight are: Project portfolio management helps you finish your software projects on schedule. You must understand your mission … Continue reading
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Another Review of Manage Your Project Portfolio
Jonathan Rasmussen wrote a lovely review of Manage Your Project Portfolio. The part I like the best is: If you are looking for advice around what to measure when tracking your projects, how to come up with an actionable mission … Continue reading
