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“Don’t ‘over control’ like a novice pilot. Stay loose enough from the flow that you can observe it, modify, and improve it.” — Donald Rumsfeld Kanban enables teams to achieve a continuous flow of work, and is focused on optimizing an organization’s ability to deliver value to its customer. Achieving steady Kanban flow within your system...
Last call to vote for the content that you want to see at SXSW 2017. If you are interested in alignment, then Patrick Tickle’s session is for you! Aligning strategy and execution is a challenge in many organizations as they integrate vision with goals and drive results. But in the quest for alignment, it is...
Not sure how to get started with continuous improvement? Understanding how to use data to drive improvement efforts can be challenging: Watch this webinar for actionable steps that will help you jumpstart your continuous improvement initiatives. Driving Change with Data In this webinar, you’ll learn how to: Set up boards to highlight opportunities for improvement. Use...
JIRA, Kanban Boards, and Planview AgilePlace Kanban is used across many types of organizations to visualize work, limit work in progress, focus on flow and create an environment of continuous delivery. If you’ve ever used or considered using a Kanban tool, you’ve probably encountered Kanban in JIRA. While JIRA technically provides Kanban functionality, it doesn’t...
Almost everyone has heard of the four P’s of marketing – product, pricing, promotion, and place. Marketers use these to help develop a marketing and go-to-market strategy for their product or services. The marketing four P’s serve as a guideline. A PMO should also have four P’s that can provide a guideline for PMO teams...
Aligning strategy and execution: It’s a concept that is pervasive in organizations. “If we can get everyone aligned around this plan we’ll be good.” “IT needs to align to the business.” “We are doing the right things because our departmental initiative is perfectly aligned with our corporate strategy.” Does this sound familiar? The problem is...
You may be wondering why you should take the time to vote for my SXSW 2017 proposal, Distance Makes the Teamwork Harder…Or Does It, on working with global teams? I thought I’d make it easy for you. Here are 10 reasons you should vote for my session (or check out my video below): You find...
We have gathered insights from three top project management experts, with decades of experience between them, to shed light into what goes into project management success. Learn how to become an Elite Project Manager in our brand new eBook that is out now. Download Secrets of an Elite Project Manager One of those interviewed was VP...
Just like two individuals coming together in a relationship, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) can be thought of similarly – an exciting proposal that is rife with potential landmines and arguments of what will stay and what will go. So managing EA in mergers & acquisitions can be difficult. In theory, you want to create something greater...
Choosing a Kanban App Kanban apps are increasingly adopted by enterprises looking for ways to optimize workflow processes and accelerate value delivery. While teams may start out using a physical Kanban board, the need to streamline communication between distributed and cross-functional teams quickly prompts most teams to adopt a Kanban app. Using a Kanban web app...
