OKR/ Project Management – Use the Force… ‘The Baseline’
We all hear about the importance of establishing projects baselines. You know it is important, but often don’t know how to do it or what to do with it later. ‘Baseline’ is one of the abstract concepts, yet when applied well is useful and will distinguish yourself from the average Project Managers. The baseline could […]
Why you need to know the difference between an event, and Alert and an incident?
You often hear the term event, alert and incident. Why is it important to know the difference? I will explain in this video. You need to know the difference between an event, an alert and an incident because of 2 things The attention you need to give The action you need to take Event An […]
Why write a Short and Simple Project Charter?
A junior or intermediate project managers once asked me if I needed to write a detailed project charter? My advice – write a simple one. To go in detail, first we need to distinguish the difference between a business case and a project charter. Business Case A Business Case is a document that […]
The Science of Incremental Delivery – Delivering a fantastic Progress Report
When you are managing a project with a long duration or multiple phased deliveries, you will be asked to produce weekly or monthly status reports. In this article we will find out how to use the “Science of Incremental Delivery” to give your stakeholders an expert-level report If you are in a situation where your […]
OKR and project management – Why do you need to know the difference between Risk/ Issue/ Impediment?
Why is it important to know the difference between risks, issues and impediments when setting up your OKR or projects? Let’s explore the differences in this article. We hear the 3 following terms used a lot in Waterfall, Agile projects and OKR implementation Risk Issue Impediment Risk A risk is an event that has not […]
OKR – Why is it important to know the difference between Policy and Best Practice?
Why is it important to know the difference between Policy, Guideline and Best Practice? The keyword is mandatory. Best Practice Best Practices are standards created by industries as the guiding principles to operate. For Example Agile Scrum PMI Project Management (PMBOK) Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Company often incorporate best practices to create their own […]
OKR – Start off early with Organization Change Management and avoid this!
Why should you start off organization change management to avoid company-wide chaos when you rollout OKR or a new project that is a change in product and services? Let’s explore in this article. Start off your project with organization change management in mind to avoid company wide chaos. When executing a project or OKR, the […]
OKR – Create an OKR-related Strategy
How do you create an OKR strategy so that all your OKRs can align to the overall corporate strategy? In this article we will explore creating an OKR strategy. Not the OKR objectives or Key Results, but the strategy. From the Mission statement, we defined what the company does, who is your customer, what services […]
OKR – How to create an OKR Objective that is focused and defines the business value
OKR (Objectives and Key Results) is becoming the goto best practice to align company leadership and startup founders with their teams. We all knew remote working is possible. The COVID pandemic has proved that full remote working for an extended period of time could be the new norm and in many cases improve productivity… if […]
OKR – Create a measurable Key Result
In this article, we shall explore how to write a measurable child Key Result that aligns with a parent OKR objective. Unlike an OKR objective which is aspirational and refers to a business value to be achieved, an OKR Key result is quantitive and metric-driven; it describes the starting point and end point of […]
