Leading the conversation on digital connected work
The Agile 2019 conference confirmed that the community energy around Agile, as a better way of working, has not wavered. The positive vibe was palpable throughout the conference, as I overheard and took part in conversations around scaling Agile adoption. Those in attendance were excited, engaged, and enthusiastic to learn about improving and growing the...
Testing Tasktop Integration Hub’s user experience is a rather complex undertaking. As my colleague Rebecca explained in her blog last week, “Tasktop suffers from an interesting, almost paradoxical problem: the users who benefit most from our product often have no idea that it exists”. To address this problem, we devised a Usability Testing Program —...
Being asked to estimate how long a task or project is going to take is an understandable query from any client or stakeholder. People need to plan, and those plans need to be built around an accurate work estimation. But just because it’s so commonplace, doesn’t mean everyone’s very good at it. For a variety...
Evidence of a mini “left behind generation” is beginning to emerge in the UK, which should serve as a warning signal to those predicting a relatively harmless outcome of Brexit. When the financial crisis hit in 2008, unemployment in the UK rose. However, though Britain is currently going through an unprecedented employment boom, those who...
Online project management tools and software have been absolute game-changers for project teams and their managers since they began to be widely adopted. But, as with many elements of the tech revolution, one ground-breaking innovation is immediately followed by dozens of imitators looking to ride the coattails of the original’s success. So how can a...
Tasktop Integration Hub suffers from an interesting, almost paradoxical problem: the users who benefit most from our product often have no idea that it exists. They’ve never seen its user interface (UI), never done any configuration, and probably couldn’t even name our product if asked. When our product functions as it should, there’s no reason...
This is the third installment in a series of posts about the benefits of scaled Agile. If you haven’t read the first two posts, click through the links below to catch up on anything you missed: Part 1: 3 Key Shifts Necessary for Scaling Agile Part 2: Realizing the Benefits of Agile at Scale In...
Digital transformation and reinvention are lofty goals for any organization in this constantly changing world of work and resources. Every organization that aspires to rewire and go after new market opportunities has to face the fact that innovation depends upon ideation from within. Transformation is far more than new projects and ideas. You have to...
For a project manager to become truly successful, they must have the ability to align their project within the greater context of the company. Understanding the core business strategy is the key to reaching a positive outcome. Strategic alignment and delivery shouldn’t be a conversation solely reserved for senior-level executives—as the results affect everyone within...
Apologizing at work can take a lot of guts and humility but is also a sign of professionalism and maturity that can be a very positive sign of good leadership. Knowing how to apologize at work isn’t easy but doing it right is a skill that every project manager (and professional in general) needs to...
