SharePoint Groups and Microsoft 365 Groups and their Permission are probably the most difficult topic to understand in SharePoint and a big challenge for project managers or PMO members who have to setup a project site for their project for the first time. However, it is essential that you understand this very well so that everyone […]
How Developed is Your Risk Awareness?
You have probably heard several times that you should be risk aware, but you may not have thought much about it. Risk awareness is a somewhat abstract term, but something that is essential in our daily lives, in business and in projects, so that we do not face problems or misfortunes. This article will show […]
How to Address Complexity in Project Risk Management
Projects have always been a complex endeavor and have always to deal with the unpredictable, the surprising, and the unexpected. This was 200 years ago so, and it is still so. However, the complexity is increasing every year, especially when IT technologies are involved. In this environment, it’s harder to predict what will happen because […]
How to Reduce Risks in Product Development
Companies that develop products often take considerable risks that can, for example, jeopardize the continued existence of the company. Developing innovative products in particular is a risky and uncertain process and many products fail, for example, due to feasibility or market acceptance. This uncertainty often leads companies to avoid taking risks—and if they do, they […]
How to Control Agile Projects – Monitoring and Control
You may wonder why project control is not a topic in agile projects. Even the well-known Scrum Guide does not mention this term. But I can already tell you that project control is also carried out in agile projects. Project control for agile projects is somewhat different from “normal” projects, because the Scrum team is […]
Do You Know the Difference Between Risk Appetite, Risk Tolerance and Risk Threshold?
If you deal with risk management in projects or in the company, then sooner or later you will encounter the terms Risk Attitude, Risk Appetite, Risk Tolerance and Risk Threshold. Do you know what we are talking about here? No? No problem, you won’t be alone. I’m sure this brief introduction will expand your knowledge. […]
How to Use the Milestone Trend Analysis Successfully
In project control, there are various methods to monitor the project. In addition to the plan/target/actual comparison and earned value management, the milestone trend analysis (MTA) is one of the best-known methods for project monitoring. One of the main goals of the milestone trend analysis is to monitor the progress of the project in order […]
What is a Minimum Marketable Product in Agile Product Development?
If you want to develop and launch a new product, you need to be able to look into the future and anticipate what will be trending and what customers will be eager to buy in a few months. But very few of us can look into the future or do lengthy market and customer analyses. […]
From Self-Organizing to Self-Managing Scrum Teams – What’s The Difference?
The Scrum Guide 2020 introduced several changes. Most of them are well understandable, and their sense and benefit is clearly recognizable. However, one adaptation is not so easy to explain and the benefit is not necessarily obvious. Self-organizing has been replaced by self-managing. Do you know the difference between these two forms of organization? This […]
How to Successfully Conduct Sprint Planning in Scrum
Sprint Planning is one of the five Scrum Events. The Scrum Guide 2020 has expanded Sprint Planning by one topic and now addresses not only the “What” and the “How”, but now also the “Why”. This is an important addition that also places the focus on the product goal. Read on to learn more about […]