As part of today's agile-focused content spotlight on ProjectManagement.com, we've gathered a selection of articles and webinars that explore agile from multiple perspectives, including team collaboration, delivery practices, leadership, enterprise agility, and continuous improvement.
Organizational agility is not a simple change in approach, but requires a culture change from management competition to management collaboration. This article is about the measures to encourage those cultural changes for enterprise agility to take hold and thrive.
Experienced project managers continue learning new methodologies, but they stop treating them as competing philosophies. Instead, they begin collecting useful ideas and select the practices that made the most sense for the project in front of them.
Agile is becoming an area where artificial intelligence is having a significant impact. But we need to be cautious about the implications, as critical and foundational decisions must remain in the hands of humans.
Governance began as a system of control but has become something more than that. It is now a way of holding accountability and adaptability together.
Every project decision discussion is an opportunity to demonstrate business acumen. Instead of simply explaining what decision was made, explain why it was made and what business value was protected, gained or put at risk.
Stakeholder influence mapping is always a touchy subject, because in my experience, no one really likes to call out the people who don’t have influence…However, we have to have an understanding of sta ...
As a digital marketing analyst, I saw a top performer keep all the "tricks" of running campaigns in their head, like why certain ads worked or how they built reports. When they went on leave, no one c ...
The Structural Risk of Distributed IntegrationThe first four reflections progressively changed the question.We began by asking what changes when project leadership becomes distributed.We then examined ...
Hablar de cultura de proyectos en cualquier lugar implica ir más allá de metodologías, formatos, cronogramas o certificaciones. Una cultura madura de proyectos no se construye únicamente porque una em ...
As AI agents start taking on more project tasks, I think the next challenge will be coordinating several agents without losing visibility or accountability.A multi-agent collaboration platform could h ...
I’m working with a vendor who we just sent a contract with to take over some of our infrastructure. It is on them to deliver so they are taking ownership of the project and I am serving as the project ...
Which agile activities—like retrospectives, backlog refinement, sprint planning, customer feedback analysis, or market analysis—have you found AI to support most effectively? Have you t ...
The recently published PMI Standard for Artificial Intelligence in Portfolio, Program, and Project Management emphasizes that quality and reliability should be designed into AI from the beginning, not ...
There has been significant growth in continuous and adaptive planning in recent years. That’s a good thing, but it has its limitations. How can we ensure that our initial plans are as accurate as possible?
Ambiguous situations can be difficult enough, but when someone is actively working against your efforts to get clarity, it's even worse. Do you complicate versus clarify? Here are some warning signs to look out for—and tips to help.
Successful change is not about defining the right solution, but about ensuring it is understood, trusted and adopted. Because when communication is handled with intention, buzzwords don’t just float—they land.
Organizations often try to automate processes that don’t really work. Simplify first, then automate, and you’ll get more value out of artificial intelligence. Here's how...
How can you give leaders enough confidence to make the decision to proceed with a project? One of the shortest lines in 'Top Gun: Maverick' represents something every project manager should recognize.
How do we future-proof a workforce? More importantly, what would it take to build workforce readiness not just for today, but for the decade ahead? This practitioner shares how a project helped illustrate the answer.
The next time a kick-off opens with “we just want out of the box, no customizations at all,” hear it for what it usually is: a sign that the conversation about how work actually gets done has not happened yet.
Do you find yourself at times being a broadcaster when there’s ambiguity? Here are a few questions to help you identify when you’re exhibiting broadcaster traits...and steps you can take to improve.
Many leaders work harder than ever and still feel progress slow down when they step away. Decisions pile up, teams wait for approval, and speed depends on the leader’s presence. Over time, competence turns into a bottleneck. Lead Less, Build More addresses this hidden leadership trap.
Understanding how things work involves getting a rapid appreciation for the real dynamics of the organization. The power structures, cultural influences, emergent expectations and interpersonal dynamics are fundamental. Ways of learning and getting comfortable with those forces require thought, diligence, attentiveness and care.
This webinar explores how organizations can establish and mature an Organizational Change Management (OCM) Center of Excellence (CoE) to improve adoption, accelerate transformation outcomes, and build lasting organizational capability. Attendees will learn how governance, operating models, analytics, AI-enabled tools, and change leadership practices work together to create a scalable and measurable approach to change.
PM's are no longer just project managers. Hear how project professionals are integrating sustainability, equity, and ethical impact in their projects, driving outcomes that matter.
The difference between using AI and getting great results from AI is prompt engineering, the skill of speaking the language of AI.
***This is a PMI Led Webinar*** This webinar shares why inter-organizational relationships are vital for infrastructure project success and shares the key recommendations that help deliver project success. Based on a research collaboration between PMI, University College London and MIGSO-PCUBED.
**This is a PMIef-Led webinar** Celebrate International Youth Day by exploring how project management empowers youth to lead change and how you can help turn ideas into meaningful community impact.
Explore sponsorship, organizational influence, and legacy leadership while learning practical strategies to create opportunities and support future project leaders..
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