by Susan Parente | Jan 23, 2020 | Agile, PMP, Project Management, Project Management Professional, Startups / Small Businesses
As we begin this New Year, a new decade, it seemed fitting to talk about foresight. We know that hindsight is 2020 especially for Monday morning football quarterbacks; however, as an Agile project manager, it would be great if we could have foresight. As an Agilist...
by Susan Parente | Jan 15, 2020 | Agile, PMP, Project Management, Project Management Professional, Risk Management
What I like about this time of year is that it provides an opportunity for reflection on the past year and planning for the new year, given that I thought it was fitting to do a year-end retrospective. Here is something I’ve considered for myself...
by Susan Parente | Nov 22, 2019 | Project Management, Risk Management, Uncategorized
For many projects, risk management is something that is done after the project scope is detailed, the schedule is developed, and the budget is set. Does that make sense? If I was building a bridge, but waiting until after it was complete to ask what the bridge might...
by Susan Parente | Nov 21, 2019 | Agile, Project Management, Scrum
Agile In Name Only is so common it is known by its acronym, AINO. I’ve been teaching Agile courses for a number of years and many of them address this topic of being Agile In Name Only. I’ve been asked why is it so common. Firstly, I think part of it is a...
by Susan Parente | Nov 4, 2019 | Agile, Project Management, Training
I work with many Agile subject matter experts, and we discuss how Agile project management is a very interesting space to be in at this time. There is much misinformation around Agile project management.One of my students in one of my classes was referring to an Agile...
by Susan Parente | Sep 25, 2019 | Agile, Project Management Professional
We know that servant leadership is an excellent match for Agile methods. For example, in Scrum, the Scrum Master is a servant leader of the Scrum Team. What other leadership styles have a home in the Agile approach? Grateful leadership is a style of leadership that is...
