Tag Archives: Project efficiency

It’s all about change and change is here to stay

Posted on 31/12/2016 by Annette V

Happy New Year and welcome 2017 with all the change that it may bring! 2016 has gone almost too quickly. I have been absorbed in a couple of big organizational agile transformations, and change has certainly happened there. Going from a traditional mindset to … Continue reading →

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Sådan gør Kanban livet som projektleder lettere

Posted on 26/03/2016 by Annette V

If you wish to read this article in English, please go to TechBeacon: http://bit.ly/Knbn4PM IT-projekter er pr. definition komplekse, og det er være IT-projektleder (PL) er en mangefacetteret og svær rolle at udfylde godt. Du leder teams, styrer budgetter, kontrakter, … Continue reading →

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This is why you need to be razor sharp when specifying roles and responsibilities on your project

Posted on 01/12/2015 by Annette V

All project management methods include an activity to specify roles and responsibilities. In Scrum the roles as Scrum Master, Product Owner and the Team as well as their separate areas of responsibility, are clearly defined. In Kanban, flow is controlled … Continue reading →

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Don’t Forget These 3 Factors when You Go Agile

Posted on 23/04/2015 by Annette V

When organizations decide to adopt agile, this is what often happens: You are so keen on your decision to go agile, you may even have top management buy-in, but in the hype of the agile transformation, you forget to consider … Continue reading →

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The Top 4 Manager Contributions to Successful Agile Implementations

Posted on 01/03/2015 by Annette V

Lately, I blogged about management behavior that will make or break a robust agile implementation. I mentioned that agile transformations are only likely to succeed if heavily supported by the management. It is a prerequisite for a robust agile implementation that managers … Continue reading →

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Management Behavior that Will Make or Break a Robust Agile Implementation

Posted on 30/12/2014 by Annette V

A couple of months ago the following statement was made at a conference by a business manager: “We want better projects, so the management of our company has decided that everyone will start working agile from January 2015”. I was puzzled. Very puzzled. Did … Continue reading →

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The Simple Reasons Why Agile Implementations Often Fail

Posted on 08/10/2014 by Annette V

I returned a few days ago from the annual PMI conference in Belgium, where I was giving a speech about the pitfalls in project communication. One of my main points was that too many different languages are being spoken in … Continue reading →

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Here are the 4 Questions that I Always Get When I Introduce Kanban as THE Method to Plan and Control Projects and to Increase Project Quality While Keeping the Team Stress-free and the Customer Satisfied

Posted on 16/07/2014 by Annette V

…and of course you will also get my 4 (almost) simple answers to these questions But First a Little Background Information: For several years I have been working with Kanban as the planning and controlling mechanism on my projects which … Continue reading →

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5 (almost) Secret Factors about Agile Project Management

Posted on 25/05/2014 by Annette V

Agile projects were put on a formula by the Scrum inventors in the nineties, but what about agile project management? What IS agile project management? Factor 1: In Scrum there is no such thing as a project manager, but on real world projects,  of … Continue reading →

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How to Become More Agile while Keeping in Control

Posted on 20/05/2014 by Annette V

How Good is Your Project Performance? How safe are your projects from going over time and budget, and are you sure, that they are delivering the expected value? Research shows that of all projects carried out in organizations, both public … Continue reading →

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