It is important for agile managers to study all aspects of team management- formation/structure, working, growth, reward systems, communication and so on. An agile manager isn’t a micromanager, but someone who leads the team intimately from the outside. Here are 10 useful ways in which a project manager can manage his/her agile team: 1. Be a cheerleader As an agile team manager, you are not required to ‘direct’ the work for your team. Your job ...
What separates a good project manager from a brilliant project manager? The answer is quite simple: brilliant project managers don’t just have capabilities and technical knowledge, they are also quite adept with how to communicate with their teams at different levels.
Keeping a track of KPIs or Key Performance Indicators is absolutely critical to project management and success. In the absence of a system that tracks KPIs, it is nearly impossible to assess the progress of a project towards the predetermined goals.
Project Portfolio Management facilitates measurement of the impact that project management has on cost, procurement, product quality and human resources at the level of the entire organization.
For success in project management in the present times, it is critical for project managers to bring their attention to multiculturalism. And what is multiculturalism? It could mean dealing with an internal team that has members from diverse cultures and ethnicities. Alternatively, it could also imply managing a cross-cultural team for a global project.
It is true that several of the biggest achievers in the world, including artists, sportspersons, and entrepreneurs, would have been unable to achieve their dreams if they hadn't learned the art of staying positive in the midst of a crisis. Project managers would often find themselves in situations where the project progress is threatened and the project team is feeling the pressure of the crisis. Such situations can cause a panic epidemic with all the ...
A business organization has to manage both business risks and project risks. But there is a significant difference between the two. Let’s try and gain some insights into what distinguishes a business risk from project risk. Business Risks When you talk about risk in the context of business, it could be anything that has the potential of threatening the generation of profits at the predetermined target levels. Business risks could be quite dangerous for the ...
In most industries, especially IT, technical skills are often considered to be the most important criteria for hiring. When recruiting managers, a lot of companies think that the candidate must meet a long list of important skills in order to be able to perform the job efficiently. In reality, this may not be the best approach to hiring project managers. Project management isn’t just about having a set of programmed skills; it also requires certain ...
Effective project management needs finding a project which is a perfect match for the combined skillset of your team. The project must also match the team's competence level. If all these are done, then chances of success are much more increased. The project selection techniques provide seven time-tested techniques. All seven methods are based on logical reasoning. It helps to select the best project. Undesirable projects, those that have near zero chances of success, are ...
The Scrum Master is typically seen as a team coach and a kind of process owner in a project. Scrum masters work to create a balance between the key stakeholder demands in a project and guide the team to deliver the best performance possible. A scrum master’s responsibilities generally involve removal of barriers to progress, scheduling, facilitating meetings and handling product backlog among others. Though scrum masters are pretty adept at what they do, there ...
There is more than a possibility that you use terms like program management and project portfolio management in your daily language. Both of these words are common everyday words and have simple meanings. However, in case of organizational management, a majority of people are unaware when to use such terms. These words hold different meanings for different companies. Even within a company, different stakeholders use these terms differently. It is apparent that confusion abounds when ...
Application testing is a set of activities that every software developer undertakes through the use of scripts for finding errors and loopholes in the software. It is a detailed account outlining the test strategy, objectives, schedule, resources, estimation, and deliverables required for developing applications. An application testing plan is a blueprint of controlled and monitored activities conducted during software testing that helps in determining the effort required to establish the quality of applications. Making an ...
Management is crucial to an organization. Without proper management, any company will fall to pieces sooner or later. Management is constantly evolving. New techniques are being implemented in the process of managing to increase the productivity and make processes more efficient. Management in today’s age is very different from the traditional management principles. Innovation Management and Idea Management have been around in the industry for some time now. Which one is better? What are the ...
All project managers and teams go through challenges in the execution of a project. Here are six common blind spots in project portfolio management that you can avoid: 1. Lack of clarity in defining success measures A common blind spot in the project portfolio management is vaguely-defined measures of success. By communicating the top goals, a project manager brings to light the focus areas for the team/organization/individual. But in the absence of clearly defined expectations, employees ...
Issue management can be defined as the process of recognizing and resolving various issues arising within a project. The life cycle of a project is never absolutely smooth. There are bound to be questions and unexpected problems that come up every now and then. However, if a good issue management process is in place, then it becomes easier to deal with any problem before it escalates further. Some of the common problems faced in ...