Leading the conversation on digital connected work
Having 1 on 1 meetings with employees can be one of the best ways to utilize personal engagement to improve work satisfaction and productivity. These interactions can take the form of performance reviews or just more general updates about how things are going for the team member. Though the potential benefits of 1 on 1...
Planning for a project is no easy task, especially for large businesses and organizations where teams often collaborate across time zones—and sometimes even across oceans. Because of this, there are a lot of important things to consider when rolling out steps to project kickoff, including: Budget constraints Resources and manpower What’s in the best interest...
“This is going to be an incredible and kick-butt book for every DevOps leader…guaranteed to be in every MBA curriculum in 10 years.” —Gene Kim, co-author The Phoenix Project, The DevOps Handbook The wait is over – Project To Product and the Flow Framework™ is finally here! Following the exciting pre-launch of our CEO and...
This blog was originally posted on the IT Revolution blog on November 19, 2018. We learn through stories—either through our own or through those passed on by others that we admire. When I first read The Phoenix Project, I was amazed at how much technological wisdom could be passed on in story form. That story, perhaps more than any...
The following content is based on the whitepaper, “Bigger Than a Breadbox: 10 Tips for Better Project Estimates, Part 1,” written by Jerry Manas. Are you good at directions? You know, simple things like knowing where you’re going when driving, which way you should move to avoid colliding with someone on the sidewalk, that sort...
I realize that collaboration is a big buzzword in project management and really all business strategy and delivery areas, right? Collaborate for success. The best teams collaborate. Our project teams and our projects would be performing better if we were collaborating. We’ve all heard these and about a hundred other phrases, concepts and excuses just...
“84% of executives say organizational agility is necessary to succeed in digital transformation. Yet, only 27% consider their organizations as highly agile.” – Forbes Insights/PMI When it comes to increasing productivity, start by looking at the agility of your organization. Are you able to adapt to different ways of work? This doesn’t mean asking people...
“A unified approach will enable every manager and worker to see what work should be done and what is required to achieve it, which is key to fostering not only alignment but engagement.” – Mark Smith, CEO and Chief Research Officer, Ventana Research Throughout this blog series we have: explored the obstacles and challenges C-level...
The back cover of the Project to Product book states that: “All author royalties will be donated to the P2P scholarship and not-for-profit organizations supporting diversity, women, and minorities in technology”. This post provides a short summary into why I decided to do this, and why I think this mission is important and aligned with...
Project managers must become master jugglers to be adept at their role, from trying to stretch personnel to fill gaps or switching a work schedule back-to-front due to supplier delays. A large amount of this juggling is also down to having a slow and confusing approval process. Task strands can get held up, not able...
