by Kiron Bondale | Nov 25, 2021 | Agile, Agile Project Management, governance, improving project management, project decision making, project management, Stakeholder analysis
The concept of tailoring has been referenced in all editions of the PMBOK® Guide but the topic starting receiving more coverage in the Sixth Edition and finally was given a full section in the most recent edition. But before we can start tailoring we need to answer...
by Kiron Bondale | Aug 29, 2021 | Agile, Facilitating Organization Change, governance, improving project management, project decision making, project management, Psychological Safety, team building
Self-organization doesn’t mean anything goes. Even in a very small company, there are going to be some restrictions on what a team can do, even if those purely relate to meeting cost constraints requested by those who hold the purse strings. This is one of the reasons...
by Kiron Bondale | Aug 1, 2021 | improving project management, project decision making, project management
Changing one’s house meets the PMBOK® Guide definition of being a temporary unique endeavor producing a product, service or result. And like any project, tailoring needs to be considered when deciding on the life cycle, the roles, governance and practices which will...
by Kiron Bondale | Jul 12, 2020 | improving project management, management failure, project decision making, project management, Project Portfolio Management, Valuable projects
I was asked a very unique question by one of the learners in a project management course I taught this week: “How do I motivate my team members when even I don’t believe in the project?“. While I’d been posed this question for the first time, it is not an uncommon...
by Kiron Bondale | Jun 28, 2020 | Agile, project decision making, project management, Project performance, Risk Management
Articles have been written about the importance of doing just enough planning to develop confidence in what we are proposing to do as well as the perils of either too much or too little planning. But even a good enough plan can become obsolete at some point and we...
by Kiron Bondale | Jun 21, 2020 | Agile, Agile Project Management, Facilitating Organization Change, improving project management, project decision making, Stakeholder analysis
An article from Harvard Business Review reminded me that becoming an effective Product Owner (PO) requires a lot more than interpersonal skills, empowerment, capacity and even product knowledge. In the article, the authors explained that leaders having a high level of...
