Category: Guest Contributor
The Future of Agile Talent: Staying Relevant in the Age of AI
By Erica Lee Grong, MBA Agile careers are not disappearing. The value proposition is changing. The Shift Happening Now Agile talent is facing an AI-shaped delivery landscape. A Scrum Master opens Monday’s dashboard and sees something strange. The team completed more backlog items than usual. Sprint notes are cleaner. User stories were drafted faster. Status ...
From KPIs to KVIs: Redefining Measurement in AI-Enabled Software Delivery
By Theresa Mathabire, MPM, PMP Modern software engineering has shifted its focus from measuring outputs to delivering meaningful outcomes. The Limitations of KPI-Driven Delivery For decades, KPIs have served as the dominant framework for measuring success in software engineering and project delivery. These metrics typically evaluate past performance and are widely used to track efficiency, ...
Perform A Stakeholder Analysis
Stakeholder Analysis Retrieved from: https://www.productplan.com/ What is a Stakeholder Analysis? When it comes to any organizational project, all of the internal people and teams who the project will involve or affect are called its stakeholders. A stakeholder analysis is a process of identifying these people before the project begins; grouping them according to their levels of participation, ...
From Project Manager to Strategic Project Leader – An Exclusive with Pierre Le Manh CEO PMI
Whether you lead a country, a business, or a project team, the world needs Strategic Project Leaders who can enable positive change to create a compelling vision and deliver projects that bring this vision and strategic goals to reality. The dynamic nature of today’s D-VUCA-D business environment demands every organization to constantly evolve, solve problems ...
The Strategic Role of Stakeholder Engagement: Turning Relationship Dynamics into Measurable Project Value
- by Dr. Kimberly Strickland, PMP Executive Summary Stakeholder engagement is often treated as an interpersonal nicety in project management — something “nice to have” alongside schedule, scope, and budget. In reality, the decisions we make about stakeholder interaction directly impact risk exposure, team alignment, decision velocity, and value delivery. Drawing on both scholarly research ...
Evolving PMO Leadership: From Governance Enforcer to Strategic Integrator
- By Dr. Andy Rodriguez, Ph.D., PMP Introduction The role of the PMO has never been static, but the pace of change in recent years has accelerated dramatically. Globalization, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and hybrid work models have expanded the expectations placed on PMO leaders. Organizations now look to PMOs not only to standardize delivery ...
Project Legacy Driving Sustainability with Alexander Budzier, Director Säid Business School
Interview this month is with Alexander Budzier, Director Säid Business School, Oxford University. Alexander Budzier is Building on my work experience in IT and Operations aimed at improving the social side of megaprojects through critical academic study of the shortfalls of decision-making. The focus of our interview is on Project Legacy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OyzI2D4RZ0
Become Catalyst for Economic and Social Change with Prof. Adam Boddison CEO
Become part of the elite group of Strategic Project Leaders - the catalysts for economic and social change - and create a win for yourself, your organization and the world at large. A triple win! Join me, Fola Alabi in this power discussion with Prof. Adam Boddison CEO, Association for Project Management (APM) on the ...
Project Legacy Driving Sustainability with Alexander Budzier, Director Säid Business School
In this compelling episode of "The Strategic Project Leader (SPL)" podcast, host Fola F. Alabi sits down with Alexander Budzier, the esteemed Director at Säid Business School, University of Oxford. Together, they delve deep into the nuances of "Project Legacy Driving Sustainability" from a strategic project leadership approach, exploring Alexander's extensive experience and insights on ...
Taking Strategy Full Cycle : The Project Manager That Drives Strategy | Jeroen Kraaijenbrink
In today's fast-paced and competitive business environment, successful project management is not just about delivering projects on time and to budget. However, it requires project managers to be strategic thinkers, capable of aligning projects with organizational strategy. Are you a project manager who simply manages the day-to-day, checking off tasks and activities without truly understanding ...