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Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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<\/p>\n","post_title":"Categorizing Values (personal, life, personal + life)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"quiz-values-categorized-work-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19820,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 22:38:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 17:08:28","post_content":"\n

Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Agile quiz - Manifesto and Scrum principles mapping","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"agile-quiz-values-and-principles-mapping","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:34:07","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:04:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19820","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19815,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 06:15:46","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 00:45:46","post_content":"\n

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Hope the above clears the air a bit with regard to knowledge areas, PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7. Look forward to hearing comments from you all \u2013 especially those keeping track of PMI directions in standards and any confused souls preparing for their PMP certification. Would be happy to answer any queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW 292: Aligning the 12 Principles - PMBOK 7 and Agile","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-292-aligning-the-12-principles-pmbok-7-and-agile","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19774","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19861,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-04-09 22:51:26","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-09 17:21:26","post_content":"\n

Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Categorizing Values (personal, life, personal + life)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"quiz-values-categorized-work-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19820,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 22:38:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 17:08:28","post_content":"\n

Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Agile quiz - Manifesto and Scrum principles mapping","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"agile-quiz-values-and-principles-mapping","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:34:07","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:04:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19820","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19815,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 06:15:46","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 00:45:46","post_content":"\n

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So, is PMBOK 7 like a cocktail of the old and new? Yes and No. Don\u2019t get me wrong here. I am not deriding PMBOK 7 at all \u2013 far from it. PMBOK 7 is more outcome-based and at a higher level of abstraction than earlier PMBOKs \u2013 more at the level of Values and Principles without any prescription at the process level. An excellent guide developed with great care and extensively reviewed with industry folks. However, the book quite clearly states that \u201cNothing in this edition negates alignment with the process-based approach of past editions of PMBOK\u201d and \u201cmany organizations and practitioners continue to find that approach useful\u2026\u201d. So, PMI's stance seems to be not to replace PMBOK 6 altogether but position it as a process-level implementation model of the Values and Principles in PMBOK 7. PMBOK 6 continues to be listed as a study material for the PMP certification and the PMP examination format has not changed with the issue of PMBOK 7. So, that\u2019s why the answer is Yes and No as to whether PMBOK 7 is a cocktail of the old and the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope the above clears the air a bit with regard to knowledge areas, PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7. Look forward to hearing comments from you all \u2013 especially those keeping track of PMI directions in standards and any confused souls preparing for their PMP certification. Would be happy to answer any queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW 292: Aligning the 12 Principles - PMBOK 7 and Agile","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-292-aligning-the-12-principles-pmbok-7-and-agile","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19774","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19861,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-04-09 22:51:26","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-09 17:21:26","post_content":"\n

Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Categorizing Values (personal, life, personal + life)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"quiz-values-categorized-work-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19820,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 22:38:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 17:08:28","post_content":"\n

Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Agile quiz - Manifesto and Scrum principles mapping","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"agile-quiz-values-and-principles-mapping","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:34:07","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:04:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19820","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19815,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 06:15:46","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 00:45:46","post_content":"\n

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In sum, the knowledge areas are alive and well. It is just that PMBOK 7 does not use that structure and the terminology anymore. The concepts and artifacts of PMBOK 6 have been carried over under a different structure and nomenclature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, is PMBOK 7 like a cocktail of the old and new? Yes and No. Don\u2019t get me wrong here. I am not deriding PMBOK 7 at all \u2013 far from it. PMBOK 7 is more outcome-based and at a higher level of abstraction than earlier PMBOKs \u2013 more at the level of Values and Principles without any prescription at the process level. An excellent guide developed with great care and extensively reviewed with industry folks. However, the book quite clearly states that \u201cNothing in this edition negates alignment with the process-based approach of past editions of PMBOK\u201d and \u201cmany organizations and practitioners continue to find that approach useful\u2026\u201d. So, PMI's stance seems to be not to replace PMBOK 6 altogether but position it as a process-level implementation model of the Values and Principles in PMBOK 7. PMBOK 6 continues to be listed as a study material for the PMP certification and the PMP examination format has not changed with the issue of PMBOK 7. So, that\u2019s why the answer is Yes and No as to whether PMBOK 7 is a cocktail of the old and the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope the above clears the air a bit with regard to knowledge areas, PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7. Look forward to hearing comments from you all \u2013 especially those keeping track of PMI directions in standards and any confused souls preparing for their PMP certification. Would be happy to answer any queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW 292: Aligning the 12 Principles - PMBOK 7 and Agile","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-292-aligning-the-12-principles-pmbok-7-and-agile","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19774","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19861,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-04-09 22:51:26","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-09 17:21:26","post_content":"\n

Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Categorizing Values (personal, life, personal + life)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"quiz-values-categorized-work-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19820,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 22:38:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 17:08:28","post_content":"\n

Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Agile quiz - Manifesto and Scrum principles mapping","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"agile-quiz-values-and-principles-mapping","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:34:07","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:04:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19820","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19815,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 06:15:46","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 00:45:46","post_content":"\n

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<\/p>\n","post_title":"Test quiz","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"test-quiz","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:35:23","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:05:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19815","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};

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One could follow the above\ngeneral drift and look inside the knowledge areas \u2013 the much-disliked Inputs \u2013\nTools & Techniques - Outputs (ITTO) format of earlier PMBOKs \u2013 and see how\nthey are still present in PMBOK 7 \u2013 albeit in a more distributed fashion. While\nthe process focus and ITTO format have been abandoned in PMBOK 7, you can find\nmany of the tools & techniques carried over in the Methods sub-section and\nmany of the Inputs and Outputs are in the Artifacts sub-section of the Models,\nMethods and Artifacts section of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In sum, the knowledge areas are alive and well. It is just that PMBOK 7 does not use that structure and the terminology anymore. The concepts and artifacts of PMBOK 6 have been carried over under a different structure and nomenclature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, is PMBOK 7 like a cocktail of the old and new? Yes and No. Don\u2019t get me wrong here. I am not deriding PMBOK 7 at all \u2013 far from it. PMBOK 7 is more outcome-based and at a higher level of abstraction than earlier PMBOKs \u2013 more at the level of Values and Principles without any prescription at the process level. An excellent guide developed with great care and extensively reviewed with industry folks. However, the book quite clearly states that \u201cNothing in this edition negates alignment with the process-based approach of past editions of PMBOK\u201d and \u201cmany organizations and practitioners continue to find that approach useful\u2026\u201d. So, PMI's stance seems to be not to replace PMBOK 6 altogether but position it as a process-level implementation model of the Values and Principles in PMBOK 7. PMBOK 6 continues to be listed as a study material for the PMP certification and the PMP examination format has not changed with the issue of PMBOK 7. So, that\u2019s why the answer is Yes and No as to whether PMBOK 7 is a cocktail of the old and the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope the above clears the air a bit with regard to knowledge areas, PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7. Look forward to hearing comments from you all \u2013 especially those keeping track of PMI directions in standards and any confused souls preparing for their PMP certification. Would be happy to answer any queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW 292: Aligning the 12 Principles - PMBOK 7 and Agile","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-292-aligning-the-12-principles-pmbok-7-and-agile","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19774","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19861,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-04-09 22:51:26","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-09 17:21:26","post_content":"\n

Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Categorizing Values (personal, life, personal + life)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"quiz-values-categorized-work-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19820,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 22:38:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 17:08:28","post_content":"\n

Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Agile quiz - Manifesto and Scrum principles mapping","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"agile-quiz-values-and-principles-mapping","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:34:07","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:04:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19820","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19815,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 06:15:46","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 00:45:46","post_content":"\n

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In fact, so it is with other knowledge areas. Take risk management, for example. The references to typical terms like risk register, risk management plan etc. are there mostly in the \u201cUncertainty Performance Domain\u201d and some under the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section. Extending this further, one could actually develop a cross reference of the previous knowledge areas of PMBOK 6 and the new performance domains of PMBOK 7. It is quite likely that someone in the planet with time on his \/ her hands has already done precisely that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One could follow the above\ngeneral drift and look inside the knowledge areas \u2013 the much-disliked Inputs \u2013\nTools & Techniques - Outputs (ITTO) format of earlier PMBOKs \u2013 and see how\nthey are still present in PMBOK 7 \u2013 albeit in a more distributed fashion. While\nthe process focus and ITTO format have been abandoned in PMBOK 7, you can find\nmany of the tools & techniques carried over in the Methods sub-section and\nmany of the Inputs and Outputs are in the Artifacts sub-section of the Models,\nMethods and Artifacts section of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In sum, the knowledge areas are alive and well. It is just that PMBOK 7 does not use that structure and the terminology anymore. The concepts and artifacts of PMBOK 6 have been carried over under a different structure and nomenclature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, is PMBOK 7 like a cocktail of the old and new? Yes and No. Don\u2019t get me wrong here. I am not deriding PMBOK 7 at all \u2013 far from it. PMBOK 7 is more outcome-based and at a higher level of abstraction than earlier PMBOKs \u2013 more at the level of Values and Principles without any prescription at the process level. An excellent guide developed with great care and extensively reviewed with industry folks. However, the book quite clearly states that \u201cNothing in this edition negates alignment with the process-based approach of past editions of PMBOK\u201d and \u201cmany organizations and practitioners continue to find that approach useful\u2026\u201d. So, PMI's stance seems to be not to replace PMBOK 6 altogether but position it as a process-level implementation model of the Values and Principles in PMBOK 7. PMBOK 6 continues to be listed as a study material for the PMP certification and the PMP examination format has not changed with the issue of PMBOK 7. So, that\u2019s why the answer is Yes and No as to whether PMBOK 7 is a cocktail of the old and the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope the above clears the air a bit with regard to knowledge areas, PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7. Look forward to hearing comments from you all \u2013 especially those keeping track of PMI directions in standards and any confused souls preparing for their PMP certification. Would be happy to answer any queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW 292: Aligning the 12 Principles - PMBOK 7 and Agile","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-292-aligning-the-12-principles-pmbok-7-and-agile","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19774","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19861,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-04-09 22:51:26","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-09 17:21:26","post_content":"\n

Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Categorizing Values (personal, life, personal + life)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"quiz-values-categorized-work-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19820,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 22:38:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 17:08:28","post_content":"\n

Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Agile quiz - Manifesto and Scrum principles mapping","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"agile-quiz-values-and-principles-mapping","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:34:07","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:04:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19820","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19815,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 06:15:46","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 00:45:46","post_content":"\n

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My first stop was at the glossary of PMBOK 7. I found seventeen occurrences of \u201cscope\u201d related items. Okay, that was reassuring \u2013 scope management is not quite dead! A quick look at the references showed that most of them were in the new \u201cDelivery Performance Domain\u201d of the book (those of you not familiar with the eight project performance domains of PMBOK 7, here is a reference<\/a>). In fact, the introduction to the delivery performance domain goes like this: \u201cThe Delivery Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with delivering the scope<\/span><\/strong> and quality that the project was undertaken to achieve\u201d. The other references to scope are in the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section of PMBOK 7. You will find items like \u201cscope management plan\u201d and \u201cscope baseline\u201d right there \u2013 large as life! So, I presented the evidence to my friend (and mighty pleased to see the smirk disappear!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, so it is with other knowledge areas. Take risk management, for example. The references to typical terms like risk register, risk management plan etc. are there mostly in the \u201cUncertainty Performance Domain\u201d and some under the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section. Extending this further, one could actually develop a cross reference of the previous knowledge areas of PMBOK 6 and the new performance domains of PMBOK 7. It is quite likely that someone in the planet with time on his \/ her hands has already done precisely that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One could follow the above\ngeneral drift and look inside the knowledge areas \u2013 the much-disliked Inputs \u2013\nTools & Techniques - Outputs (ITTO) format of earlier PMBOKs \u2013 and see how\nthey are still present in PMBOK 7 \u2013 albeit in a more distributed fashion. While\nthe process focus and ITTO format have been abandoned in PMBOK 7, you can find\nmany of the tools & techniques carried over in the Methods sub-section and\nmany of the Inputs and Outputs are in the Artifacts sub-section of the Models,\nMethods and Artifacts section of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In sum, the knowledge areas are alive and well. It is just that PMBOK 7 does not use that structure and the terminology anymore. The concepts and artifacts of PMBOK 6 have been carried over under a different structure and nomenclature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, is PMBOK 7 like a cocktail of the old and new? Yes and No. Don\u2019t get me wrong here. I am not deriding PMBOK 7 at all \u2013 far from it. PMBOK 7 is more outcome-based and at a higher level of abstraction than earlier PMBOKs \u2013 more at the level of Values and Principles without any prescription at the process level. An excellent guide developed with great care and extensively reviewed with industry folks. However, the book quite clearly states that \u201cNothing in this edition negates alignment with the process-based approach of past editions of PMBOK\u201d and \u201cmany organizations and practitioners continue to find that approach useful\u2026\u201d. So, PMI's stance seems to be not to replace PMBOK 6 altogether but position it as a process-level implementation model of the Values and Principles in PMBOK 7. PMBOK 6 continues to be listed as a study material for the PMP certification and the PMP examination format has not changed with the issue of PMBOK 7. So, that\u2019s why the answer is Yes and No as to whether PMBOK 7 is a cocktail of the old and the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope the above clears the air a bit with regard to knowledge areas, PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7. Look forward to hearing comments from you all \u2013 especially those keeping track of PMI directions in standards and any confused souls preparing for their PMP certification. Would be happy to answer any queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW 292: Aligning the 12 Principles - PMBOK 7 and Agile","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-292-aligning-the-12-principles-pmbok-7-and-agile","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19774","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19861,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-04-09 22:51:26","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-09 17:21:26","post_content":"\n

Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Categorizing Values (personal, life, personal + life)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"quiz-values-categorized-work-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19820,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 22:38:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 17:08:28","post_content":"\n

Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Agile quiz - Manifesto and Scrum principles mapping","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"agile-quiz-values-and-principles-mapping","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:34:07","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:04:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19820","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19815,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 06:15:46","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 00:45:46","post_content":"\n

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Some time back I wrote a blog<\/a> on scope management and its relevance in agile projects. A few days later, a friend stopped by for a chat and gave me a shocker, saying \u201cwhy are you writing about such dated stuff like scope management? Don\u2019t you know that with PMBOK 7 all the knowledge areas are thrown out of the window including your pet scope management?\u201d. Recovering somewhat, I got very curious, a PMBOK without knowledge areas?! Impossible! I promptly got hold of the book to check it for myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first stop was at the glossary of PMBOK 7. I found seventeen occurrences of \u201cscope\u201d related items. Okay, that was reassuring \u2013 scope management is not quite dead! A quick look at the references showed that most of them were in the new \u201cDelivery Performance Domain\u201d of the book (those of you not familiar with the eight project performance domains of PMBOK 7, here is a reference<\/a>). In fact, the introduction to the delivery performance domain goes like this: \u201cThe Delivery Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with delivering the scope<\/span><\/strong> and quality that the project was undertaken to achieve\u201d. The other references to scope are in the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section of PMBOK 7. You will find items like \u201cscope management plan\u201d and \u201cscope baseline\u201d right there \u2013 large as life! So, I presented the evidence to my friend (and mighty pleased to see the smirk disappear!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, so it is with other knowledge areas. Take risk management, for example. The references to typical terms like risk register, risk management plan etc. are there mostly in the \u201cUncertainty Performance Domain\u201d and some under the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section. Extending this further, one could actually develop a cross reference of the previous knowledge areas of PMBOK 6 and the new performance domains of PMBOK 7. It is quite likely that someone in the planet with time on his \/ her hands has already done precisely that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One could follow the above\ngeneral drift and look inside the knowledge areas \u2013 the much-disliked Inputs \u2013\nTools & Techniques - Outputs (ITTO) format of earlier PMBOKs \u2013 and see how\nthey are still present in PMBOK 7 \u2013 albeit in a more distributed fashion. While\nthe process focus and ITTO format have been abandoned in PMBOK 7, you can find\nmany of the tools & techniques carried over in the Methods sub-section and\nmany of the Inputs and Outputs are in the Artifacts sub-section of the Models,\nMethods and Artifacts section of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In sum, the knowledge areas are alive and well. It is just that PMBOK 7 does not use that structure and the terminology anymore. The concepts and artifacts of PMBOK 6 have been carried over under a different structure and nomenclature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, is PMBOK 7 like a cocktail of the old and new? Yes and No. Don\u2019t get me wrong here. I am not deriding PMBOK 7 at all \u2013 far from it. PMBOK 7 is more outcome-based and at a higher level of abstraction than earlier PMBOKs \u2013 more at the level of Values and Principles without any prescription at the process level. An excellent guide developed with great care and extensively reviewed with industry folks. However, the book quite clearly states that \u201cNothing in this edition negates alignment with the process-based approach of past editions of PMBOK\u201d and \u201cmany organizations and practitioners continue to find that approach useful\u2026\u201d. So, PMI's stance seems to be not to replace PMBOK 6 altogether but position it as a process-level implementation model of the Values and Principles in PMBOK 7. PMBOK 6 continues to be listed as a study material for the PMP certification and the PMP examination format has not changed with the issue of PMBOK 7. So, that\u2019s why the answer is Yes and No as to whether PMBOK 7 is a cocktail of the old and the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope the above clears the air a bit with regard to knowledge areas, PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7. Look forward to hearing comments from you all \u2013 especially those keeping track of PMI directions in standards and any confused souls preparing for their PMP certification. Would be happy to answer any queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW 292: Aligning the 12 Principles - PMBOK 7 and Agile","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-292-aligning-the-12-principles-pmbok-7-and-agile","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19774","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19861,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-04-09 22:51:26","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-09 17:21:26","post_content":"\n

Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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<\/p>\n","post_title":"Categorizing Values (personal, life, personal + life)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"quiz-values-categorized-work-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19820,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 22:38:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 17:08:28","post_content":"\n

Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Agile quiz - Manifesto and Scrum principles mapping","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"agile-quiz-values-and-principles-mapping","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:34:07","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:04:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19820","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19815,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 06:15:46","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 00:45:46","post_content":"\n

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Photo by Nathan\nBingle<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some time back I wrote a blog<\/a> on scope management and its relevance in agile projects. A few days later, a friend stopped by for a chat and gave me a shocker, saying \u201cwhy are you writing about such dated stuff like scope management? Don\u2019t you know that with PMBOK 7 all the knowledge areas are thrown out of the window including your pet scope management?\u201d. Recovering somewhat, I got very curious, a PMBOK without knowledge areas?! Impossible! I promptly got hold of the book to check it for myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first stop was at the glossary of PMBOK 7. I found seventeen occurrences of \u201cscope\u201d related items. Okay, that was reassuring \u2013 scope management is not quite dead! A quick look at the references showed that most of them were in the new \u201cDelivery Performance Domain\u201d of the book (those of you not familiar with the eight project performance domains of PMBOK 7, here is a reference<\/a>). In fact, the introduction to the delivery performance domain goes like this: \u201cThe Delivery Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with delivering the scope<\/span><\/strong> and quality that the project was undertaken to achieve\u201d. The other references to scope are in the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section of PMBOK 7. You will find items like \u201cscope management plan\u201d and \u201cscope baseline\u201d right there \u2013 large as life! So, I presented the evidence to my friend (and mighty pleased to see the smirk disappear!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, so it is with other knowledge areas. Take risk management, for example. The references to typical terms like risk register, risk management plan etc. are there mostly in the \u201cUncertainty Performance Domain\u201d and some under the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section. Extending this further, one could actually develop a cross reference of the previous knowledge areas of PMBOK 6 and the new performance domains of PMBOK 7. It is quite likely that someone in the planet with time on his \/ her hands has already done precisely that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One could follow the above\ngeneral drift and look inside the knowledge areas \u2013 the much-disliked Inputs \u2013\nTools & Techniques - Outputs (ITTO) format of earlier PMBOKs \u2013 and see how\nthey are still present in PMBOK 7 \u2013 albeit in a more distributed fashion. While\nthe process focus and ITTO format have been abandoned in PMBOK 7, you can find\nmany of the tools & techniques carried over in the Methods sub-section and\nmany of the Inputs and Outputs are in the Artifacts sub-section of the Models,\nMethods and Artifacts section of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In sum, the knowledge areas are alive and well. It is just that PMBOK 7 does not use that structure and the terminology anymore. The concepts and artifacts of PMBOK 6 have been carried over under a different structure and nomenclature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, is PMBOK 7 like a cocktail of the old and new? Yes and No. Don\u2019t get me wrong here. I am not deriding PMBOK 7 at all \u2013 far from it. PMBOK 7 is more outcome-based and at a higher level of abstraction than earlier PMBOKs \u2013 more at the level of Values and Principles without any prescription at the process level. An excellent guide developed with great care and extensively reviewed with industry folks. However, the book quite clearly states that \u201cNothing in this edition negates alignment with the process-based approach of past editions of PMBOK\u201d and \u201cmany organizations and practitioners continue to find that approach useful\u2026\u201d. So, PMI's stance seems to be not to replace PMBOK 6 altogether but position it as a process-level implementation model of the Values and Principles in PMBOK 7. PMBOK 6 continues to be listed as a study material for the PMP certification and the PMP examination format has not changed with the issue of PMBOK 7. So, that\u2019s why the answer is Yes and No as to whether PMBOK 7 is a cocktail of the old and the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope the above clears the air a bit with regard to knowledge areas, PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7. Look forward to hearing comments from you all \u2013 especially those keeping track of PMI directions in standards and any confused souls preparing for their PMP certification. Would be happy to answer any queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW 292: Aligning the 12 Principles - PMBOK 7 and Agile","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-292-aligning-the-12-principles-pmbok-7-and-agile","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19774","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19861,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-04-09 22:51:26","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-09 17:21:26","post_content":"\n

Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Categorizing Values (personal, life, personal + life)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"quiz-values-categorized-work-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19820,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 22:38:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 17:08:28","post_content":"\n

Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Agile quiz - Manifesto and Scrum principles mapping","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"agile-quiz-values-and-principles-mapping","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:34:07","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:04:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19820","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19815,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 06:15:46","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 00:45:46","post_content":"\n

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That said, Priyanka should be prepared for a surprise ending \u2013 the team may well switch over to Scrumban, retaining the single team as is, if the bulk of the backlog items turn out to be more un-related than related - such as defect fixes, small enhancements, tasks and such.<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #295: Splitting hair over splitting team","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-295-splitting-hair-over-splitting-teams","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19989","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19770,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:40:29","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 13:10:29","post_content":"\n

Photo by Nathan\nBingle<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some time back I wrote a blog<\/a> on scope management and its relevance in agile projects. A few days later, a friend stopped by for a chat and gave me a shocker, saying \u201cwhy are you writing about such dated stuff like scope management? Don\u2019t you know that with PMBOK 7 all the knowledge areas are thrown out of the window including your pet scope management?\u201d. Recovering somewhat, I got very curious, a PMBOK without knowledge areas?! Impossible! I promptly got hold of the book to check it for myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first stop was at the glossary of PMBOK 7. I found seventeen occurrences of \u201cscope\u201d related items. Okay, that was reassuring \u2013 scope management is not quite dead! A quick look at the references showed that most of them were in the new \u201cDelivery Performance Domain\u201d of the book (those of you not familiar with the eight project performance domains of PMBOK 7, here is a reference<\/a>). In fact, the introduction to the delivery performance domain goes like this: \u201cThe Delivery Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with delivering the scope<\/span><\/strong> and quality that the project was undertaken to achieve\u201d. The other references to scope are in the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section of PMBOK 7. You will find items like \u201cscope management plan\u201d and \u201cscope baseline\u201d right there \u2013 large as life! So, I presented the evidence to my friend (and mighty pleased to see the smirk disappear!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, so it is with other knowledge areas. Take risk management, for example. The references to typical terms like risk register, risk management plan etc. are there mostly in the \u201cUncertainty Performance Domain\u201d and some under the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section. Extending this further, one could actually develop a cross reference of the previous knowledge areas of PMBOK 6 and the new performance domains of PMBOK 7. It is quite likely that someone in the planet with time on his \/ her hands has already done precisely that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One could follow the above\ngeneral drift and look inside the knowledge areas \u2013 the much-disliked Inputs \u2013\nTools & Techniques - Outputs (ITTO) format of earlier PMBOKs \u2013 and see how\nthey are still present in PMBOK 7 \u2013 albeit in a more distributed fashion. While\nthe process focus and ITTO format have been abandoned in PMBOK 7, you can find\nmany of the tools & techniques carried over in the Methods sub-section and\nmany of the Inputs and Outputs are in the Artifacts sub-section of the Models,\nMethods and Artifacts section of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In sum, the knowledge areas are alive and well. It is just that PMBOK 7 does not use that structure and the terminology anymore. The concepts and artifacts of PMBOK 6 have been carried over under a different structure and nomenclature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, is PMBOK 7 like a cocktail of the old and new? Yes and No. Don\u2019t get me wrong here. I am not deriding PMBOK 7 at all \u2013 far from it. PMBOK 7 is more outcome-based and at a higher level of abstraction than earlier PMBOKs \u2013 more at the level of Values and Principles without any prescription at the process level. An excellent guide developed with great care and extensively reviewed with industry folks. However, the book quite clearly states that \u201cNothing in this edition negates alignment with the process-based approach of past editions of PMBOK\u201d and \u201cmany organizations and practitioners continue to find that approach useful\u2026\u201d. So, PMI's stance seems to be not to replace PMBOK 6 altogether but position it as a process-level implementation model of the Values and Principles in PMBOK 7. PMBOK 6 continues to be listed as a study material for the PMP certification and the PMP examination format has not changed with the issue of PMBOK 7. So, that\u2019s why the answer is Yes and No as to whether PMBOK 7 is a cocktail of the old and the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope the above clears the air a bit with regard to knowledge areas, PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7. Look forward to hearing comments from you all \u2013 especially those keeping track of PMI directions in standards and any confused souls preparing for their PMP certification. Would be happy to answer any queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW 292: Aligning the 12 Principles - PMBOK 7 and Agile","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-292-aligning-the-12-principles-pmbok-7-and-agile","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19774","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19861,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-04-09 22:51:26","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-09 17:21:26","post_content":"\n

Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Categorizing Values (personal, life, personal + life)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"quiz-values-categorized-work-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19820,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 22:38:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 17:08:28","post_content":"\n

Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Agile quiz - Manifesto and Scrum principles mapping","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"agile-quiz-values-and-principles-mapping","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:34:07","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:04:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19820","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19815,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 06:15:46","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 00:45:46","post_content":"\n

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With the right questions from Priyanka, the team and Jaspreet may well find their own way of splitting the team and try it out for a few sprints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, Priyanka should be prepared for a surprise ending \u2013 the team may well switch over to Scrumban, retaining the single team as is, if the bulk of the backlog items turn out to be more un-related than related - such as defect fixes, small enhancements, tasks and such.<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #295: Splitting hair over splitting team","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-295-splitting-hair-over-splitting-teams","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19989","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19770,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:40:29","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 13:10:29","post_content":"\n

Photo by Nathan\nBingle<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some time back I wrote a blog<\/a> on scope management and its relevance in agile projects. A few days later, a friend stopped by for a chat and gave me a shocker, saying \u201cwhy are you writing about such dated stuff like scope management? Don\u2019t you know that with PMBOK 7 all the knowledge areas are thrown out of the window including your pet scope management?\u201d. Recovering somewhat, I got very curious, a PMBOK without knowledge areas?! Impossible! I promptly got hold of the book to check it for myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first stop was at the glossary of PMBOK 7. I found seventeen occurrences of \u201cscope\u201d related items. Okay, that was reassuring \u2013 scope management is not quite dead! A quick look at the references showed that most of them were in the new \u201cDelivery Performance Domain\u201d of the book (those of you not familiar with the eight project performance domains of PMBOK 7, here is a reference<\/a>). In fact, the introduction to the delivery performance domain goes like this: \u201cThe Delivery Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with delivering the scope<\/span><\/strong> and quality that the project was undertaken to achieve\u201d. The other references to scope are in the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section of PMBOK 7. You will find items like \u201cscope management plan\u201d and \u201cscope baseline\u201d right there \u2013 large as life! So, I presented the evidence to my friend (and mighty pleased to see the smirk disappear!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, so it is with other knowledge areas. Take risk management, for example. The references to typical terms like risk register, risk management plan etc. are there mostly in the \u201cUncertainty Performance Domain\u201d and some under the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section. Extending this further, one could actually develop a cross reference of the previous knowledge areas of PMBOK 6 and the new performance domains of PMBOK 7. It is quite likely that someone in the planet with time on his \/ her hands has already done precisely that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One could follow the above\ngeneral drift and look inside the knowledge areas \u2013 the much-disliked Inputs \u2013\nTools & Techniques - Outputs (ITTO) format of earlier PMBOKs \u2013 and see how\nthey are still present in PMBOK 7 \u2013 albeit in a more distributed fashion. While\nthe process focus and ITTO format have been abandoned in PMBOK 7, you can find\nmany of the tools & techniques carried over in the Methods sub-section and\nmany of the Inputs and Outputs are in the Artifacts sub-section of the Models,\nMethods and Artifacts section of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In sum, the knowledge areas are alive and well. It is just that PMBOK 7 does not use that structure and the terminology anymore. The concepts and artifacts of PMBOK 6 have been carried over under a different structure and nomenclature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, is PMBOK 7 like a cocktail of the old and new? Yes and No. Don\u2019t get me wrong here. I am not deriding PMBOK 7 at all \u2013 far from it. PMBOK 7 is more outcome-based and at a higher level of abstraction than earlier PMBOKs \u2013 more at the level of Values and Principles without any prescription at the process level. An excellent guide developed with great care and extensively reviewed with industry folks. However, the book quite clearly states that \u201cNothing in this edition negates alignment with the process-based approach of past editions of PMBOK\u201d and \u201cmany organizations and practitioners continue to find that approach useful\u2026\u201d. So, PMI's stance seems to be not to replace PMBOK 6 altogether but position it as a process-level implementation model of the Values and Principles in PMBOK 7. PMBOK 6 continues to be listed as a study material for the PMP certification and the PMP examination format has not changed with the issue of PMBOK 7. So, that\u2019s why the answer is Yes and No as to whether PMBOK 7 is a cocktail of the old and the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope the above clears the air a bit with regard to knowledge areas, PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7. Look forward to hearing comments from you all \u2013 especially those keeping track of PMI directions in standards and any confused souls preparing for their PMP certification. Would be happy to answer any queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW 292: Aligning the 12 Principles - PMBOK 7 and Agile","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-292-aligning-the-12-principles-pmbok-7-and-agile","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19774","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19861,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-04-09 22:51:26","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-09 17:21:26","post_content":"\n

Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Categorizing Values (personal, life, personal + life)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"quiz-values-categorized-work-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19820,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 22:38:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 17:08:28","post_content":"\n

Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Agile quiz - Manifesto and Scrum principles mapping","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"agile-quiz-values-and-principles-mapping","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:34:07","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:04:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19820","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19815,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 06:15:46","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 00:45:46","post_content":"\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/p>\n","post_title":"Test quiz","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"test-quiz","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:35:23","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:05:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19815","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};

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Equipped with the above, Priyanka needs to revive the\nconversation with Jaspreet \u2013 find the right moment for it; or influence\nJaspreet to re-think via the Scrum Master perhaps!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the right questions from Priyanka, the team and Jaspreet may well find their own way of splitting the team and try it out for a few sprints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, Priyanka should be prepared for a surprise ending \u2013 the team may well switch over to Scrumban, retaining the single team as is, if the bulk of the backlog items turn out to be more un-related than related - such as defect fixes, small enhancements, tasks and such.<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #295: Splitting hair over splitting team","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-295-splitting-hair-over-splitting-teams","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19989","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19770,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:40:29","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 13:10:29","post_content":"\n

Photo by Nathan\nBingle<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some time back I wrote a blog<\/a> on scope management and its relevance in agile projects. A few days later, a friend stopped by for a chat and gave me a shocker, saying \u201cwhy are you writing about such dated stuff like scope management? Don\u2019t you know that with PMBOK 7 all the knowledge areas are thrown out of the window including your pet scope management?\u201d. Recovering somewhat, I got very curious, a PMBOK without knowledge areas?! Impossible! I promptly got hold of the book to check it for myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first stop was at the glossary of PMBOK 7. I found seventeen occurrences of \u201cscope\u201d related items. Okay, that was reassuring \u2013 scope management is not quite dead! A quick look at the references showed that most of them were in the new \u201cDelivery Performance Domain\u201d of the book (those of you not familiar with the eight project performance domains of PMBOK 7, here is a reference<\/a>). In fact, the introduction to the delivery performance domain goes like this: \u201cThe Delivery Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with delivering the scope<\/span><\/strong> and quality that the project was undertaken to achieve\u201d. The other references to scope are in the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section of PMBOK 7. You will find items like \u201cscope management plan\u201d and \u201cscope baseline\u201d right there \u2013 large as life! So, I presented the evidence to my friend (and mighty pleased to see the smirk disappear!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, so it is with other knowledge areas. Take risk management, for example. The references to typical terms like risk register, risk management plan etc. are there mostly in the \u201cUncertainty Performance Domain\u201d and some under the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section. Extending this further, one could actually develop a cross reference of the previous knowledge areas of PMBOK 6 and the new performance domains of PMBOK 7. It is quite likely that someone in the planet with time on his \/ her hands has already done precisely that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One could follow the above\ngeneral drift and look inside the knowledge areas \u2013 the much-disliked Inputs \u2013\nTools & Techniques - Outputs (ITTO) format of earlier PMBOKs \u2013 and see how\nthey are still present in PMBOK 7 \u2013 albeit in a more distributed fashion. While\nthe process focus and ITTO format have been abandoned in PMBOK 7, you can find\nmany of the tools & techniques carried over in the Methods sub-section and\nmany of the Inputs and Outputs are in the Artifacts sub-section of the Models,\nMethods and Artifacts section of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In sum, the knowledge areas are alive and well. It is just that PMBOK 7 does not use that structure and the terminology anymore. The concepts and artifacts of PMBOK 6 have been carried over under a different structure and nomenclature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, is PMBOK 7 like a cocktail of the old and new? Yes and No. Don\u2019t get me wrong here. I am not deriding PMBOK 7 at all \u2013 far from it. PMBOK 7 is more outcome-based and at a higher level of abstraction than earlier PMBOKs \u2013 more at the level of Values and Principles without any prescription at the process level. An excellent guide developed with great care and extensively reviewed with industry folks. However, the book quite clearly states that \u201cNothing in this edition negates alignment with the process-based approach of past editions of PMBOK\u201d and \u201cmany organizations and practitioners continue to find that approach useful\u2026\u201d. So, PMI's stance seems to be not to replace PMBOK 6 altogether but position it as a process-level implementation model of the Values and Principles in PMBOK 7. PMBOK 6 continues to be listed as a study material for the PMP certification and the PMP examination format has not changed with the issue of PMBOK 7. So, that\u2019s why the answer is Yes and No as to whether PMBOK 7 is a cocktail of the old and the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope the above clears the air a bit with regard to knowledge areas, PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7. Look forward to hearing comments from you all \u2013 especially those keeping track of PMI directions in standards and any confused souls preparing for their PMP certification. Would be happy to answer any queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW 292: Aligning the 12 Principles - PMBOK 7 and Agile","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-292-aligning-the-12-principles-pmbok-7-and-agile","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19774","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19861,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-04-09 22:51:26","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-09 17:21:26","post_content":"\n

Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Categorizing Values (personal, life, personal + life)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"quiz-values-categorized-work-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19820,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 22:38:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 17:08:28","post_content":"\n

Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Agile quiz - Manifesto and Scrum principles mapping","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"agile-quiz-values-and-principles-mapping","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:34:07","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:04:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19820","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19815,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 06:15:46","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 00:45:46","post_content":"\n

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<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Priyanka should also back her recommendations with observations and data \u2013 such as how difficult it is to time-box Scrum events with 15+ people, patchy team participation, low overall effectiveness and most importantly, how the team itself is feeling about the team size and impact on self-organizing, communication etc. Priyanka should convey the message that continuing as is, the team would only become less and less responsive with further growth. Adaptation would become slower and slower over time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equipped with the above, Priyanka needs to revive the\nconversation with Jaspreet \u2013 find the right moment for it; or influence\nJaspreet to re-think via the Scrum Master perhaps!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the right questions from Priyanka, the team and Jaspreet may well find their own way of splitting the team and try it out for a few sprints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, Priyanka should be prepared for a surprise ending \u2013 the team may well switch over to Scrumban, retaining the single team as is, if the bulk of the backlog items turn out to be more un-related than related - such as defect fixes, small enhancements, tasks and such.<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #295: Splitting hair over splitting team","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-295-splitting-hair-over-splitting-teams","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19989","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19770,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:40:29","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 13:10:29","post_content":"\n

Photo by Nathan\nBingle<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some time back I wrote a blog<\/a> on scope management and its relevance in agile projects. A few days later, a friend stopped by for a chat and gave me a shocker, saying \u201cwhy are you writing about such dated stuff like scope management? Don\u2019t you know that with PMBOK 7 all the knowledge areas are thrown out of the window including your pet scope management?\u201d. Recovering somewhat, I got very curious, a PMBOK without knowledge areas?! Impossible! I promptly got hold of the book to check it for myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first stop was at the glossary of PMBOK 7. I found seventeen occurrences of \u201cscope\u201d related items. Okay, that was reassuring \u2013 scope management is not quite dead! A quick look at the references showed that most of them were in the new \u201cDelivery Performance Domain\u201d of the book (those of you not familiar with the eight project performance domains of PMBOK 7, here is a reference<\/a>). In fact, the introduction to the delivery performance domain goes like this: \u201cThe Delivery Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with delivering the scope<\/span><\/strong> and quality that the project was undertaken to achieve\u201d. The other references to scope are in the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section of PMBOK 7. You will find items like \u201cscope management plan\u201d and \u201cscope baseline\u201d right there \u2013 large as life! So, I presented the evidence to my friend (and mighty pleased to see the smirk disappear!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, so it is with other knowledge areas. Take risk management, for example. The references to typical terms like risk register, risk management plan etc. are there mostly in the \u201cUncertainty Performance Domain\u201d and some under the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section. Extending this further, one could actually develop a cross reference of the previous knowledge areas of PMBOK 6 and the new performance domains of PMBOK 7. It is quite likely that someone in the planet with time on his \/ her hands has already done precisely that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One could follow the above\ngeneral drift and look inside the knowledge areas \u2013 the much-disliked Inputs \u2013\nTools & Techniques - Outputs (ITTO) format of earlier PMBOKs \u2013 and see how\nthey are still present in PMBOK 7 \u2013 albeit in a more distributed fashion. While\nthe process focus and ITTO format have been abandoned in PMBOK 7, you can find\nmany of the tools & techniques carried over in the Methods sub-section and\nmany of the Inputs and Outputs are in the Artifacts sub-section of the Models,\nMethods and Artifacts section of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In sum, the knowledge areas are alive and well. It is just that PMBOK 7 does not use that structure and the terminology anymore. The concepts and artifacts of PMBOK 6 have been carried over under a different structure and nomenclature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, is PMBOK 7 like a cocktail of the old and new? Yes and No. Don\u2019t get me wrong here. I am not deriding PMBOK 7 at all \u2013 far from it. PMBOK 7 is more outcome-based and at a higher level of abstraction than earlier PMBOKs \u2013 more at the level of Values and Principles without any prescription at the process level. An excellent guide developed with great care and extensively reviewed with industry folks. However, the book quite clearly states that \u201cNothing in this edition negates alignment with the process-based approach of past editions of PMBOK\u201d and \u201cmany organizations and practitioners continue to find that approach useful\u2026\u201d. So, PMI's stance seems to be not to replace PMBOK 6 altogether but position it as a process-level implementation model of the Values and Principles in PMBOK 7. PMBOK 6 continues to be listed as a study material for the PMP certification and the PMP examination format has not changed with the issue of PMBOK 7. So, that\u2019s why the answer is Yes and No as to whether PMBOK 7 is a cocktail of the old and the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope the above clears the air a bit with regard to knowledge areas, PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7. Look forward to hearing comments from you all \u2013 especially those keeping track of PMI directions in standards and any confused souls preparing for their PMP certification. Would be happy to answer any queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW 292: Aligning the 12 Principles - PMBOK 7 and Agile","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-292-aligning-the-12-principles-pmbok-7-and-agile","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19774","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19861,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-04-09 22:51:26","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-09 17:21:26","post_content":"\n

Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Categorizing Values (personal, life, personal + life)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"quiz-values-categorized-work-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19820,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 22:38:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 17:08:28","post_content":"\n

Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Agile quiz - Manifesto and Scrum principles mapping","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"agile-quiz-values-and-principles-mapping","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:34:07","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:04:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19820","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19815,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 06:15:46","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 00:45:46","post_content":"\n

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I would help Priyanka to understand the why\u2019s of the 7 +\/- 2 norm; ask her to look up the latest Scrum Guide and the original research quoted by Jeff Sutherland; \u201csmall enough to be nimble and large enough to be able to produce a meaningful product increment\u201d is the spirit and intent of forming a Scrum team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Priyanka should also back her recommendations with observations and data \u2013 such as how difficult it is to time-box Scrum events with 15+ people, patchy team participation, low overall effectiveness and most importantly, how the team itself is feeling about the team size and impact on self-organizing, communication etc. Priyanka should convey the message that continuing as is, the team would only become less and less responsive with further growth. Adaptation would become slower and slower over time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equipped with the above, Priyanka needs to revive the\nconversation with Jaspreet \u2013 find the right moment for it; or influence\nJaspreet to re-think via the Scrum Master perhaps!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the right questions from Priyanka, the team and Jaspreet may well find their own way of splitting the team and try it out for a few sprints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, Priyanka should be prepared for a surprise ending \u2013 the team may well switch over to Scrumban, retaining the single team as is, if the bulk of the backlog items turn out to be more un-related than related - such as defect fixes, small enhancements, tasks and such.<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #295: Splitting hair over splitting team","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-295-splitting-hair-over-splitting-teams","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19989","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19770,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:40:29","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 13:10:29","post_content":"\n

Photo by Nathan\nBingle<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some time back I wrote a blog<\/a> on scope management and its relevance in agile projects. A few days later, a friend stopped by for a chat and gave me a shocker, saying \u201cwhy are you writing about such dated stuff like scope management? Don\u2019t you know that with PMBOK 7 all the knowledge areas are thrown out of the window including your pet scope management?\u201d. Recovering somewhat, I got very curious, a PMBOK without knowledge areas?! Impossible! I promptly got hold of the book to check it for myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first stop was at the glossary of PMBOK 7. I found seventeen occurrences of \u201cscope\u201d related items. Okay, that was reassuring \u2013 scope management is not quite dead! A quick look at the references showed that most of them were in the new \u201cDelivery Performance Domain\u201d of the book (those of you not familiar with the eight project performance domains of PMBOK 7, here is a reference<\/a>). In fact, the introduction to the delivery performance domain goes like this: \u201cThe Delivery Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with delivering the scope<\/span><\/strong> and quality that the project was undertaken to achieve\u201d. The other references to scope are in the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section of PMBOK 7. You will find items like \u201cscope management plan\u201d and \u201cscope baseline\u201d right there \u2013 large as life! So, I presented the evidence to my friend (and mighty pleased to see the smirk disappear!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, so it is with other knowledge areas. Take risk management, for example. The references to typical terms like risk register, risk management plan etc. are there mostly in the \u201cUncertainty Performance Domain\u201d and some under the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section. Extending this further, one could actually develop a cross reference of the previous knowledge areas of PMBOK 6 and the new performance domains of PMBOK 7. It is quite likely that someone in the planet with time on his \/ her hands has already done precisely that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One could follow the above\ngeneral drift and look inside the knowledge areas \u2013 the much-disliked Inputs \u2013\nTools & Techniques - Outputs (ITTO) format of earlier PMBOKs \u2013 and see how\nthey are still present in PMBOK 7 \u2013 albeit in a more distributed fashion. While\nthe process focus and ITTO format have been abandoned in PMBOK 7, you can find\nmany of the tools & techniques carried over in the Methods sub-section and\nmany of the Inputs and Outputs are in the Artifacts sub-section of the Models,\nMethods and Artifacts section of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In sum, the knowledge areas are alive and well. It is just that PMBOK 7 does not use that structure and the terminology anymore. The concepts and artifacts of PMBOK 6 have been carried over under a different structure and nomenclature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, is PMBOK 7 like a cocktail of the old and new? Yes and No. Don\u2019t get me wrong here. I am not deriding PMBOK 7 at all \u2013 far from it. PMBOK 7 is more outcome-based and at a higher level of abstraction than earlier PMBOKs \u2013 more at the level of Values and Principles without any prescription at the process level. An excellent guide developed with great care and extensively reviewed with industry folks. However, the book quite clearly states that \u201cNothing in this edition negates alignment with the process-based approach of past editions of PMBOK\u201d and \u201cmany organizations and practitioners continue to find that approach useful\u2026\u201d. So, PMI's stance seems to be not to replace PMBOK 6 altogether but position it as a process-level implementation model of the Values and Principles in PMBOK 7. PMBOK 6 continues to be listed as a study material for the PMP certification and the PMP examination format has not changed with the issue of PMBOK 7. So, that\u2019s why the answer is Yes and No as to whether PMBOK 7 is a cocktail of the old and the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope the above clears the air a bit with regard to knowledge areas, PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7. Look forward to hearing comments from you all \u2013 especially those keeping track of PMI directions in standards and any confused souls preparing for their PMP certification. Would be happy to answer any queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW 292: Aligning the 12 Principles - PMBOK 7 and Agile","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-292-aligning-the-12-principles-pmbok-7-and-agile","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19774","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19861,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-04-09 22:51:26","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-09 17:21:26","post_content":"\n

Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Categorizing Values (personal, life, personal + life)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"quiz-values-categorized-work-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19820,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 22:38:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 17:08:28","post_content":"\n

Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Agile quiz - Manifesto and Scrum principles mapping","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"agile-quiz-values-and-principles-mapping","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:34:07","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:04:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19820","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19815,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 06:15:46","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 00:45:46","post_content":"\n

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Nothing erodes the credibility of an agile coach more than being seen as too rule-bound \u2013 in direct conflict with empiricism. No doubt, there are time-tested practices and there is no need to re-invent the wheel for everything. But the coach should always be aware and ready to explain the why of certain \u201crules\u201d - bearing in mind that, as a general rule, there are always exceptions to the rule!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would help Priyanka to understand the why\u2019s of the 7 +\/- 2 norm; ask her to look up the latest Scrum Guide and the original research quoted by Jeff Sutherland; \u201csmall enough to be nimble and large enough to be able to produce a meaningful product increment\u201d is the spirit and intent of forming a Scrum team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Priyanka should also back her recommendations with observations and data \u2013 such as how difficult it is to time-box Scrum events with 15+ people, patchy team participation, low overall effectiveness and most importantly, how the team itself is feeling about the team size and impact on self-organizing, communication etc. Priyanka should convey the message that continuing as is, the team would only become less and less responsive with further growth. Adaptation would become slower and slower over time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equipped with the above, Priyanka needs to revive the\nconversation with Jaspreet \u2013 find the right moment for it; or influence\nJaspreet to re-think via the Scrum Master perhaps!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the right questions from Priyanka, the team and Jaspreet may well find their own way of splitting the team and try it out for a few sprints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, Priyanka should be prepared for a surprise ending \u2013 the team may well switch over to Scrumban, retaining the single team as is, if the bulk of the backlog items turn out to be more un-related than related - such as defect fixes, small enhancements, tasks and such.<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #295: Splitting hair over splitting team","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-295-splitting-hair-over-splitting-teams","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19989","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19770,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:40:29","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 13:10:29","post_content":"\n

Photo by Nathan\nBingle<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some time back I wrote a blog<\/a> on scope management and its relevance in agile projects. A few days later, a friend stopped by for a chat and gave me a shocker, saying \u201cwhy are you writing about such dated stuff like scope management? Don\u2019t you know that with PMBOK 7 all the knowledge areas are thrown out of the window including your pet scope management?\u201d. Recovering somewhat, I got very curious, a PMBOK without knowledge areas?! Impossible! I promptly got hold of the book to check it for myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first stop was at the glossary of PMBOK 7. I found seventeen occurrences of \u201cscope\u201d related items. Okay, that was reassuring \u2013 scope management is not quite dead! A quick look at the references showed that most of them were in the new \u201cDelivery Performance Domain\u201d of the book (those of you not familiar with the eight project performance domains of PMBOK 7, here is a reference<\/a>). In fact, the introduction to the delivery performance domain goes like this: \u201cThe Delivery Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with delivering the scope<\/span><\/strong> and quality that the project was undertaken to achieve\u201d. The other references to scope are in the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section of PMBOK 7. You will find items like \u201cscope management plan\u201d and \u201cscope baseline\u201d right there \u2013 large as life! So, I presented the evidence to my friend (and mighty pleased to see the smirk disappear!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, so it is with other knowledge areas. Take risk management, for example. The references to typical terms like risk register, risk management plan etc. are there mostly in the \u201cUncertainty Performance Domain\u201d and some under the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section. Extending this further, one could actually develop a cross reference of the previous knowledge areas of PMBOK 6 and the new performance domains of PMBOK 7. It is quite likely that someone in the planet with time on his \/ her hands has already done precisely that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One could follow the above\ngeneral drift and look inside the knowledge areas \u2013 the much-disliked Inputs \u2013\nTools & Techniques - Outputs (ITTO) format of earlier PMBOKs \u2013 and see how\nthey are still present in PMBOK 7 \u2013 albeit in a more distributed fashion. While\nthe process focus and ITTO format have been abandoned in PMBOK 7, you can find\nmany of the tools & techniques carried over in the Methods sub-section and\nmany of the Inputs and Outputs are in the Artifacts sub-section of the Models,\nMethods and Artifacts section of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In sum, the knowledge areas are alive and well. It is just that PMBOK 7 does not use that structure and the terminology anymore. The concepts and artifacts of PMBOK 6 have been carried over under a different structure and nomenclature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, is PMBOK 7 like a cocktail of the old and new? Yes and No. Don\u2019t get me wrong here. I am not deriding PMBOK 7 at all \u2013 far from it. PMBOK 7 is more outcome-based and at a higher level of abstraction than earlier PMBOKs \u2013 more at the level of Values and Principles without any prescription at the process level. An excellent guide developed with great care and extensively reviewed with industry folks. However, the book quite clearly states that \u201cNothing in this edition negates alignment with the process-based approach of past editions of PMBOK\u201d and \u201cmany organizations and practitioners continue to find that approach useful\u2026\u201d. So, PMI's stance seems to be not to replace PMBOK 6 altogether but position it as a process-level implementation model of the Values and Principles in PMBOK 7. PMBOK 6 continues to be listed as a study material for the PMP certification and the PMP examination format has not changed with the issue of PMBOK 7. So, that\u2019s why the answer is Yes and No as to whether PMBOK 7 is a cocktail of the old and the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope the above clears the air a bit with regard to knowledge areas, PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7. Look forward to hearing comments from you all \u2013 especially those keeping track of PMI directions in standards and any confused souls preparing for their PMP certification. Would be happy to answer any queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW 292: Aligning the 12 Principles - PMBOK 7 and Agile","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-292-aligning-the-12-principles-pmbok-7-and-agile","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19774","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19861,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-04-09 22:51:26","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-09 17:21:26","post_content":"\n

Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Categorizing Values (personal, life, personal + life)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"quiz-values-categorized-work-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19820,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 22:38:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 17:08:28","post_content":"\n

Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Agile quiz - Manifesto and Scrum principles mapping","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"agile-quiz-values-and-principles-mapping","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:34:07","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:04:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19820","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19815,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 06:15:46","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 00:45:46","post_content":"\n

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Suggested solution<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nothing erodes the credibility of an agile coach more than being seen as too rule-bound \u2013 in direct conflict with empiricism. No doubt, there are time-tested practices and there is no need to re-invent the wheel for everything. But the coach should always be aware and ready to explain the why of certain \u201crules\u201d - bearing in mind that, as a general rule, there are always exceptions to the rule!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would help Priyanka to understand the why\u2019s of the 7 +\/- 2 norm; ask her to look up the latest Scrum Guide and the original research quoted by Jeff Sutherland; \u201csmall enough to be nimble and large enough to be able to produce a meaningful product increment\u201d is the spirit and intent of forming a Scrum team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Priyanka should also back her recommendations with observations and data \u2013 such as how difficult it is to time-box Scrum events with 15+ people, patchy team participation, low overall effectiveness and most importantly, how the team itself is feeling about the team size and impact on self-organizing, communication etc. Priyanka should convey the message that continuing as is, the team would only become less and less responsive with further growth. Adaptation would become slower and slower over time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equipped with the above, Priyanka needs to revive the\nconversation with Jaspreet \u2013 find the right moment for it; or influence\nJaspreet to re-think via the Scrum Master perhaps!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the right questions from Priyanka, the team and Jaspreet may well find their own way of splitting the team and try it out for a few sprints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, Priyanka should be prepared for a surprise ending \u2013 the team may well switch over to Scrumban, retaining the single team as is, if the bulk of the backlog items turn out to be more un-related than related - such as defect fixes, small enhancements, tasks and such.<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #295: Splitting hair over splitting team","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-295-splitting-hair-over-splitting-teams","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19989","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19770,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:40:29","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 13:10:29","post_content":"\n

Photo by Nathan\nBingle<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some time back I wrote a blog<\/a> on scope management and its relevance in agile projects. A few days later, a friend stopped by for a chat and gave me a shocker, saying \u201cwhy are you writing about such dated stuff like scope management? Don\u2019t you know that with PMBOK 7 all the knowledge areas are thrown out of the window including your pet scope management?\u201d. Recovering somewhat, I got very curious, a PMBOK without knowledge areas?! Impossible! I promptly got hold of the book to check it for myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first stop was at the glossary of PMBOK 7. I found seventeen occurrences of \u201cscope\u201d related items. Okay, that was reassuring \u2013 scope management is not quite dead! A quick look at the references showed that most of them were in the new \u201cDelivery Performance Domain\u201d of the book (those of you not familiar with the eight project performance domains of PMBOK 7, here is a reference<\/a>). In fact, the introduction to the delivery performance domain goes like this: \u201cThe Delivery Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with delivering the scope<\/span><\/strong> and quality that the project was undertaken to achieve\u201d. The other references to scope are in the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section of PMBOK 7. You will find items like \u201cscope management plan\u201d and \u201cscope baseline\u201d right there \u2013 large as life! So, I presented the evidence to my friend (and mighty pleased to see the smirk disappear!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, so it is with other knowledge areas. Take risk management, for example. The references to typical terms like risk register, risk management plan etc. are there mostly in the \u201cUncertainty Performance Domain\u201d and some under the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section. Extending this further, one could actually develop a cross reference of the previous knowledge areas of PMBOK 6 and the new performance domains of PMBOK 7. It is quite likely that someone in the planet with time on his \/ her hands has already done precisely that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One could follow the above\ngeneral drift and look inside the knowledge areas \u2013 the much-disliked Inputs \u2013\nTools & Techniques - Outputs (ITTO) format of earlier PMBOKs \u2013 and see how\nthey are still present in PMBOK 7 \u2013 albeit in a more distributed fashion. While\nthe process focus and ITTO format have been abandoned in PMBOK 7, you can find\nmany of the tools & techniques carried over in the Methods sub-section and\nmany of the Inputs and Outputs are in the Artifacts sub-section of the Models,\nMethods and Artifacts section of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In sum, the knowledge areas are alive and well. It is just that PMBOK 7 does not use that structure and the terminology anymore. The concepts and artifacts of PMBOK 6 have been carried over under a different structure and nomenclature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, is PMBOK 7 like a cocktail of the old and new? Yes and No. Don\u2019t get me wrong here. I am not deriding PMBOK 7 at all \u2013 far from it. PMBOK 7 is more outcome-based and at a higher level of abstraction than earlier PMBOKs \u2013 more at the level of Values and Principles without any prescription at the process level. An excellent guide developed with great care and extensively reviewed with industry folks. However, the book quite clearly states that \u201cNothing in this edition negates alignment with the process-based approach of past editions of PMBOK\u201d and \u201cmany organizations and practitioners continue to find that approach useful\u2026\u201d. So, PMI's stance seems to be not to replace PMBOK 6 altogether but position it as a process-level implementation model of the Values and Principles in PMBOK 7. PMBOK 6 continues to be listed as a study material for the PMP certification and the PMP examination format has not changed with the issue of PMBOK 7. So, that\u2019s why the answer is Yes and No as to whether PMBOK 7 is a cocktail of the old and the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope the above clears the air a bit with regard to knowledge areas, PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7. Look forward to hearing comments from you all \u2013 especially those keeping track of PMI directions in standards and any confused souls preparing for their PMP certification. Would be happy to answer any queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW 292: Aligning the 12 Principles - PMBOK 7 and Agile","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-292-aligning-the-12-principles-pmbok-7-and-agile","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19774","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19861,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-04-09 22:51:26","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-09 17:21:26","post_content":"\n

Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Categorizing Values (personal, life, personal + life)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"quiz-values-categorized-work-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19820,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 22:38:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 17:08:28","post_content":"\n

Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Agile quiz - Manifesto and Scrum principles mapping","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"agile-quiz-values-and-principles-mapping","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:34:07","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:04:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19820","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19815,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 06:15:46","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 00:45:46","post_content":"\n

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Priyanka is the coach for a team making firmware and software for ECUs (electronic control units) and app layers above. Due to the number of fragmented technologies in the solution and the workload, the manager Jaspreet Kaur has felt it necessary to form a team of 15+ people. She had selected Scrum for her team as part of an Agile adoption initiative in the organization. Priyanka, a newly-assigned team coach brings up the team size with Jaspreet and advises her to please divide the team into two 7 +\/- 2 as that is the norm. Jaspreet felt that the coach did not at all understand the rationale behind constituting a 15+ member team and just throwing the rule book at her. An aggressive Jaspreet conveyed her displeasure to Priyanka in no uncertain terms. Priyanka backed off in haste and is now seeking your advice as her mentor. How would you help Priyanka? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suggested solution<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nothing erodes the credibility of an agile coach more than being seen as too rule-bound \u2013 in direct conflict with empiricism. No doubt, there are time-tested practices and there is no need to re-invent the wheel for everything. But the coach should always be aware and ready to explain the why of certain \u201crules\u201d - bearing in mind that, as a general rule, there are always exceptions to the rule!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would help Priyanka to understand the why\u2019s of the 7 +\/- 2 norm; ask her to look up the latest Scrum Guide and the original research quoted by Jeff Sutherland; \u201csmall enough to be nimble and large enough to be able to produce a meaningful product increment\u201d is the spirit and intent of forming a Scrum team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Priyanka should also back her recommendations with observations and data \u2013 such as how difficult it is to time-box Scrum events with 15+ people, patchy team participation, low overall effectiveness and most importantly, how the team itself is feeling about the team size and impact on self-organizing, communication etc. Priyanka should convey the message that continuing as is, the team would only become less and less responsive with further growth. Adaptation would become slower and slower over time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equipped with the above, Priyanka needs to revive the\nconversation with Jaspreet \u2013 find the right moment for it; or influence\nJaspreet to re-think via the Scrum Master perhaps!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the right questions from Priyanka, the team and Jaspreet may well find their own way of splitting the team and try it out for a few sprints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, Priyanka should be prepared for a surprise ending \u2013 the team may well switch over to Scrumban, retaining the single team as is, if the bulk of the backlog items turn out to be more un-related than related - such as defect fixes, small enhancements, tasks and such.<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #295: Splitting hair over splitting team","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-295-splitting-hair-over-splitting-teams","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19989","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19770,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:40:29","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 13:10:29","post_content":"\n

Photo by Nathan\nBingle<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some time back I wrote a blog<\/a> on scope management and its relevance in agile projects. A few days later, a friend stopped by for a chat and gave me a shocker, saying \u201cwhy are you writing about such dated stuff like scope management? Don\u2019t you know that with PMBOK 7 all the knowledge areas are thrown out of the window including your pet scope management?\u201d. Recovering somewhat, I got very curious, a PMBOK without knowledge areas?! Impossible! I promptly got hold of the book to check it for myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first stop was at the glossary of PMBOK 7. I found seventeen occurrences of \u201cscope\u201d related items. Okay, that was reassuring \u2013 scope management is not quite dead! A quick look at the references showed that most of them were in the new \u201cDelivery Performance Domain\u201d of the book (those of you not familiar with the eight project performance domains of PMBOK 7, here is a reference<\/a>). In fact, the introduction to the delivery performance domain goes like this: \u201cThe Delivery Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with delivering the scope<\/span><\/strong> and quality that the project was undertaken to achieve\u201d. The other references to scope are in the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section of PMBOK 7. You will find items like \u201cscope management plan\u201d and \u201cscope baseline\u201d right there \u2013 large as life! So, I presented the evidence to my friend (and mighty pleased to see the smirk disappear!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, so it is with other knowledge areas. Take risk management, for example. The references to typical terms like risk register, risk management plan etc. are there mostly in the \u201cUncertainty Performance Domain\u201d and some under the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section. Extending this further, one could actually develop a cross reference of the previous knowledge areas of PMBOK 6 and the new performance domains of PMBOK 7. It is quite likely that someone in the planet with time on his \/ her hands has already done precisely that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One could follow the above\ngeneral drift and look inside the knowledge areas \u2013 the much-disliked Inputs \u2013\nTools & Techniques - Outputs (ITTO) format of earlier PMBOKs \u2013 and see how\nthey are still present in PMBOK 7 \u2013 albeit in a more distributed fashion. While\nthe process focus and ITTO format have been abandoned in PMBOK 7, you can find\nmany of the tools & techniques carried over in the Methods sub-section and\nmany of the Inputs and Outputs are in the Artifacts sub-section of the Models,\nMethods and Artifacts section of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In sum, the knowledge areas are alive and well. It is just that PMBOK 7 does not use that structure and the terminology anymore. The concepts and artifacts of PMBOK 6 have been carried over under a different structure and nomenclature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, is PMBOK 7 like a cocktail of the old and new? Yes and No. Don\u2019t get me wrong here. I am not deriding PMBOK 7 at all \u2013 far from it. PMBOK 7 is more outcome-based and at a higher level of abstraction than earlier PMBOKs \u2013 more at the level of Values and Principles without any prescription at the process level. An excellent guide developed with great care and extensively reviewed with industry folks. However, the book quite clearly states that \u201cNothing in this edition negates alignment with the process-based approach of past editions of PMBOK\u201d and \u201cmany organizations and practitioners continue to find that approach useful\u2026\u201d. So, PMI's stance seems to be not to replace PMBOK 6 altogether but position it as a process-level implementation model of the Values and Principles in PMBOK 7. PMBOK 6 continues to be listed as a study material for the PMP certification and the PMP examination format has not changed with the issue of PMBOK 7. So, that\u2019s why the answer is Yes and No as to whether PMBOK 7 is a cocktail of the old and the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope the above clears the air a bit with regard to knowledge areas, PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7. Look forward to hearing comments from you all \u2013 especially those keeping track of PMI directions in standards and any confused souls preparing for their PMP certification. Would be happy to answer any queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW 292: Aligning the 12 Principles - PMBOK 7 and Agile","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-292-aligning-the-12-principles-pmbok-7-and-agile","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19774","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19861,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-04-09 22:51:26","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-09 17:21:26","post_content":"\n

Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Categorizing Values (personal, life, personal + life)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"quiz-values-categorized-work-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19820,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 22:38:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 17:08:28","post_content":"\n

Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Agile quiz - Manifesto and Scrum principles mapping","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"agile-quiz-values-and-principles-mapping","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:34:07","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:04:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19820","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19815,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 06:15:46","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 00:45:46","post_content":"\n

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This Photo<\/a> by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Priyanka is the coach for a team making firmware and software for ECUs (electronic control units) and app layers above. Due to the number of fragmented technologies in the solution and the workload, the manager Jaspreet Kaur has felt it necessary to form a team of 15+ people. She had selected Scrum for her team as part of an Agile adoption initiative in the organization. Priyanka, a newly-assigned team coach brings up the team size with Jaspreet and advises her to please divide the team into two 7 +\/- 2 as that is the norm. Jaspreet felt that the coach did not at all understand the rationale behind constituting a 15+ member team and just throwing the rule book at her. An aggressive Jaspreet conveyed her displeasure to Priyanka in no uncertain terms. Priyanka backed off in haste and is now seeking your advice as her mentor. How would you help Priyanka? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suggested solution<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nothing erodes the credibility of an agile coach more than being seen as too rule-bound \u2013 in direct conflict with empiricism. No doubt, there are time-tested practices and there is no need to re-invent the wheel for everything. But the coach should always be aware and ready to explain the why of certain \u201crules\u201d - bearing in mind that, as a general rule, there are always exceptions to the rule!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would help Priyanka to understand the why\u2019s of the 7 +\/- 2 norm; ask her to look up the latest Scrum Guide and the original research quoted by Jeff Sutherland; \u201csmall enough to be nimble and large enough to be able to produce a meaningful product increment\u201d is the spirit and intent of forming a Scrum team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Priyanka should also back her recommendations with observations and data \u2013 such as how difficult it is to time-box Scrum events with 15+ people, patchy team participation, low overall effectiveness and most importantly, how the team itself is feeling about the team size and impact on self-organizing, communication etc. Priyanka should convey the message that continuing as is, the team would only become less and less responsive with further growth. Adaptation would become slower and slower over time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equipped with the above, Priyanka needs to revive the\nconversation with Jaspreet \u2013 find the right moment for it; or influence\nJaspreet to re-think via the Scrum Master perhaps!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the right questions from Priyanka, the team and Jaspreet may well find their own way of splitting the team and try it out for a few sprints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, Priyanka should be prepared for a surprise ending \u2013 the team may well switch over to Scrumban, retaining the single team as is, if the bulk of the backlog items turn out to be more un-related than related - such as defect fixes, small enhancements, tasks and such.<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #295: Splitting hair over splitting team","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-295-splitting-hair-over-splitting-teams","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19989","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19770,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:40:29","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 13:10:29","post_content":"\n

Photo by Nathan\nBingle<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some time back I wrote a blog<\/a> on scope management and its relevance in agile projects. A few days later, a friend stopped by for a chat and gave me a shocker, saying \u201cwhy are you writing about such dated stuff like scope management? Don\u2019t you know that with PMBOK 7 all the knowledge areas are thrown out of the window including your pet scope management?\u201d. Recovering somewhat, I got very curious, a PMBOK without knowledge areas?! Impossible! I promptly got hold of the book to check it for myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first stop was at the glossary of PMBOK 7. I found seventeen occurrences of \u201cscope\u201d related items. Okay, that was reassuring \u2013 scope management is not quite dead! A quick look at the references showed that most of them were in the new \u201cDelivery Performance Domain\u201d of the book (those of you not familiar with the eight project performance domains of PMBOK 7, here is a reference<\/a>). In fact, the introduction to the delivery performance domain goes like this: \u201cThe Delivery Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with delivering the scope<\/span><\/strong> and quality that the project was undertaken to achieve\u201d. The other references to scope are in the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section of PMBOK 7. You will find items like \u201cscope management plan\u201d and \u201cscope baseline\u201d right there \u2013 large as life! So, I presented the evidence to my friend (and mighty pleased to see the smirk disappear!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, so it is with other knowledge areas. Take risk management, for example. The references to typical terms like risk register, risk management plan etc. are there mostly in the \u201cUncertainty Performance Domain\u201d and some under the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section. Extending this further, one could actually develop a cross reference of the previous knowledge areas of PMBOK 6 and the new performance domains of PMBOK 7. It is quite likely that someone in the planet with time on his \/ her hands has already done precisely that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One could follow the above\ngeneral drift and look inside the knowledge areas \u2013 the much-disliked Inputs \u2013\nTools & Techniques - Outputs (ITTO) format of earlier PMBOKs \u2013 and see how\nthey are still present in PMBOK 7 \u2013 albeit in a more distributed fashion. While\nthe process focus and ITTO format have been abandoned in PMBOK 7, you can find\nmany of the tools & techniques carried over in the Methods sub-section and\nmany of the Inputs and Outputs are in the Artifacts sub-section of the Models,\nMethods and Artifacts section of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In sum, the knowledge areas are alive and well. It is just that PMBOK 7 does not use that structure and the terminology anymore. The concepts and artifacts of PMBOK 6 have been carried over under a different structure and nomenclature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, is PMBOK 7 like a cocktail of the old and new? Yes and No. Don\u2019t get me wrong here. I am not deriding PMBOK 7 at all \u2013 far from it. PMBOK 7 is more outcome-based and at a higher level of abstraction than earlier PMBOKs \u2013 more at the level of Values and Principles without any prescription at the process level. An excellent guide developed with great care and extensively reviewed with industry folks. However, the book quite clearly states that \u201cNothing in this edition negates alignment with the process-based approach of past editions of PMBOK\u201d and \u201cmany organizations and practitioners continue to find that approach useful\u2026\u201d. So, PMI's stance seems to be not to replace PMBOK 6 altogether but position it as a process-level implementation model of the Values and Principles in PMBOK 7. PMBOK 6 continues to be listed as a study material for the PMP certification and the PMP examination format has not changed with the issue of PMBOK 7. So, that\u2019s why the answer is Yes and No as to whether PMBOK 7 is a cocktail of the old and the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope the above clears the air a bit with regard to knowledge areas, PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7. Look forward to hearing comments from you all \u2013 especially those keeping track of PMI directions in standards and any confused souls preparing for their PMP certification. Would be happy to answer any queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW 292: Aligning the 12 Principles - PMBOK 7 and Agile","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-292-aligning-the-12-principles-pmbok-7-and-agile","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19774","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19861,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-04-09 22:51:26","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-09 17:21:26","post_content":"\n

Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Categorizing Values (personal, life, personal + life)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"quiz-values-categorized-work-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19820,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 22:38:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 17:08:28","post_content":"\n

Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Agile quiz - Manifesto and Scrum principles mapping","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"agile-quiz-values-and-principles-mapping","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:34:07","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:04:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19820","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19815,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 06:15:46","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 00:45:46","post_content":"\n

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<\/p>\n","post_title":"Test quiz","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"test-quiz","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:35:23","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:05:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19815","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};

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ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Why only Rugby?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"why-only-rugby","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:38","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19981","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19989,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-19 06:27:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-19 00:57:28","post_content":"\n

This Photo<\/a> by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Priyanka is the coach for a team making firmware and software for ECUs (electronic control units) and app layers above. Due to the number of fragmented technologies in the solution and the workload, the manager Jaspreet Kaur has felt it necessary to form a team of 15+ people. She had selected Scrum for her team as part of an Agile adoption initiative in the organization. Priyanka, a newly-assigned team coach brings up the team size with Jaspreet and advises her to please divide the team into two 7 +\/- 2 as that is the norm. Jaspreet felt that the coach did not at all understand the rationale behind constituting a 15+ member team and just throwing the rule book at her. An aggressive Jaspreet conveyed her displeasure to Priyanka in no uncertain terms. Priyanka backed off in haste and is now seeking your advice as her mentor. How would you help Priyanka? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suggested solution<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nothing erodes the credibility of an agile coach more than being seen as too rule-bound \u2013 in direct conflict with empiricism. No doubt, there are time-tested practices and there is no need to re-invent the wheel for everything. But the coach should always be aware and ready to explain the why of certain \u201crules\u201d - bearing in mind that, as a general rule, there are always exceptions to the rule!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would help Priyanka to understand the why\u2019s of the 7 +\/- 2 norm; ask her to look up the latest Scrum Guide and the original research quoted by Jeff Sutherland; \u201csmall enough to be nimble and large enough to be able to produce a meaningful product increment\u201d is the spirit and intent of forming a Scrum team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Priyanka should also back her recommendations with observations and data \u2013 such as how difficult it is to time-box Scrum events with 15+ people, patchy team participation, low overall effectiveness and most importantly, how the team itself is feeling about the team size and impact on self-organizing, communication etc. Priyanka should convey the message that continuing as is, the team would only become less and less responsive with further growth. Adaptation would become slower and slower over time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equipped with the above, Priyanka needs to revive the\nconversation with Jaspreet \u2013 find the right moment for it; or influence\nJaspreet to re-think via the Scrum Master perhaps!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the right questions from Priyanka, the team and Jaspreet may well find their own way of splitting the team and try it out for a few sprints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, Priyanka should be prepared for a surprise ending \u2013 the team may well switch over to Scrumban, retaining the single team as is, if the bulk of the backlog items turn out to be more un-related than related - such as defect fixes, small enhancements, tasks and such.<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #295: Splitting hair over splitting team","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-295-splitting-hair-over-splitting-teams","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19989","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19770,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:40:29","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 13:10:29","post_content":"\n

Photo by Nathan\nBingle<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some time back I wrote a blog<\/a> on scope management and its relevance in agile projects. A few days later, a friend stopped by for a chat and gave me a shocker, saying \u201cwhy are you writing about such dated stuff like scope management? Don\u2019t you know that with PMBOK 7 all the knowledge areas are thrown out of the window including your pet scope management?\u201d. Recovering somewhat, I got very curious, a PMBOK without knowledge areas?! Impossible! I promptly got hold of the book to check it for myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first stop was at the glossary of PMBOK 7. I found seventeen occurrences of \u201cscope\u201d related items. Okay, that was reassuring \u2013 scope management is not quite dead! A quick look at the references showed that most of them were in the new \u201cDelivery Performance Domain\u201d of the book (those of you not familiar with the eight project performance domains of PMBOK 7, here is a reference<\/a>). In fact, the introduction to the delivery performance domain goes like this: \u201cThe Delivery Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with delivering the scope<\/span><\/strong> and quality that the project was undertaken to achieve\u201d. The other references to scope are in the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section of PMBOK 7. You will find items like \u201cscope management plan\u201d and \u201cscope baseline\u201d right there \u2013 large as life! So, I presented the evidence to my friend (and mighty pleased to see the smirk disappear!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, so it is with other knowledge areas. Take risk management, for example. The references to typical terms like risk register, risk management plan etc. are there mostly in the \u201cUncertainty Performance Domain\u201d and some under the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section. Extending this further, one could actually develop a cross reference of the previous knowledge areas of PMBOK 6 and the new performance domains of PMBOK 7. It is quite likely that someone in the planet with time on his \/ her hands has already done precisely that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One could follow the above\ngeneral drift and look inside the knowledge areas \u2013 the much-disliked Inputs \u2013\nTools & Techniques - Outputs (ITTO) format of earlier PMBOKs \u2013 and see how\nthey are still present in PMBOK 7 \u2013 albeit in a more distributed fashion. While\nthe process focus and ITTO format have been abandoned in PMBOK 7, you can find\nmany of the tools & techniques carried over in the Methods sub-section and\nmany of the Inputs and Outputs are in the Artifacts sub-section of the Models,\nMethods and Artifacts section of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In sum, the knowledge areas are alive and well. It is just that PMBOK 7 does not use that structure and the terminology anymore. The concepts and artifacts of PMBOK 6 have been carried over under a different structure and nomenclature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, is PMBOK 7 like a cocktail of the old and new? Yes and No. Don\u2019t get me wrong here. I am not deriding PMBOK 7 at all \u2013 far from it. PMBOK 7 is more outcome-based and at a higher level of abstraction than earlier PMBOKs \u2013 more at the level of Values and Principles without any prescription at the process level. An excellent guide developed with great care and extensively reviewed with industry folks. However, the book quite clearly states that \u201cNothing in this edition negates alignment with the process-based approach of past editions of PMBOK\u201d and \u201cmany organizations and practitioners continue to find that approach useful\u2026\u201d. So, PMI's stance seems to be not to replace PMBOK 6 altogether but position it as a process-level implementation model of the Values and Principles in PMBOK 7. PMBOK 6 continues to be listed as a study material for the PMP certification and the PMP examination format has not changed with the issue of PMBOK 7. So, that\u2019s why the answer is Yes and No as to whether PMBOK 7 is a cocktail of the old and the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope the above clears the air a bit with regard to knowledge areas, PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7. Look forward to hearing comments from you all \u2013 especially those keeping track of PMI directions in standards and any confused souls preparing for their PMP certification. Would be happy to answer any queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW 292: Aligning the 12 Principles - PMBOK 7 and Agile","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-292-aligning-the-12-principles-pmbok-7-and-agile","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19774","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19861,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-04-09 22:51:26","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-09 17:21:26","post_content":"\n

Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Categorizing Values (personal, life, personal + life)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"quiz-values-categorized-work-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19820,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 22:38:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 17:08:28","post_content":"\n

Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Agile quiz - Manifesto and Scrum principles mapping","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"agile-quiz-values-and-principles-mapping","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:34:07","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:04:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19820","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19815,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 06:15:46","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 00:45:46","post_content":"\n

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Cheers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Why only Rugby?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"why-only-rugby","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:38","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19981","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19989,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-19 06:27:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-19 00:57:28","post_content":"\n

This Photo<\/a> by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Priyanka is the coach for a team making firmware and software for ECUs (electronic control units) and app layers above. Due to the number of fragmented technologies in the solution and the workload, the manager Jaspreet Kaur has felt it necessary to form a team of 15+ people. She had selected Scrum for her team as part of an Agile adoption initiative in the organization. Priyanka, a newly-assigned team coach brings up the team size with Jaspreet and advises her to please divide the team into two 7 +\/- 2 as that is the norm. Jaspreet felt that the coach did not at all understand the rationale behind constituting a 15+ member team and just throwing the rule book at her. An aggressive Jaspreet conveyed her displeasure to Priyanka in no uncertain terms. Priyanka backed off in haste and is now seeking your advice as her mentor. How would you help Priyanka? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suggested solution<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nothing erodes the credibility of an agile coach more than being seen as too rule-bound \u2013 in direct conflict with empiricism. No doubt, there are time-tested practices and there is no need to re-invent the wheel for everything. But the coach should always be aware and ready to explain the why of certain \u201crules\u201d - bearing in mind that, as a general rule, there are always exceptions to the rule!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would help Priyanka to understand the why\u2019s of the 7 +\/- 2 norm; ask her to look up the latest Scrum Guide and the original research quoted by Jeff Sutherland; \u201csmall enough to be nimble and large enough to be able to produce a meaningful product increment\u201d is the spirit and intent of forming a Scrum team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Priyanka should also back her recommendations with observations and data \u2013 such as how difficult it is to time-box Scrum events with 15+ people, patchy team participation, low overall effectiveness and most importantly, how the team itself is feeling about the team size and impact on self-organizing, communication etc. Priyanka should convey the message that continuing as is, the team would only become less and less responsive with further growth. Adaptation would become slower and slower over time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equipped with the above, Priyanka needs to revive the\nconversation with Jaspreet \u2013 find the right moment for it; or influence\nJaspreet to re-think via the Scrum Master perhaps!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the right questions from Priyanka, the team and Jaspreet may well find their own way of splitting the team and try it out for a few sprints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, Priyanka should be prepared for a surprise ending \u2013 the team may well switch over to Scrumban, retaining the single team as is, if the bulk of the backlog items turn out to be more un-related than related - such as defect fixes, small enhancements, tasks and such.<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #295: Splitting hair over splitting team","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-295-splitting-hair-over-splitting-teams","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19989","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19770,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:40:29","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 13:10:29","post_content":"\n

Photo by Nathan\nBingle<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some time back I wrote a blog<\/a> on scope management and its relevance in agile projects. A few days later, a friend stopped by for a chat and gave me a shocker, saying \u201cwhy are you writing about such dated stuff like scope management? Don\u2019t you know that with PMBOK 7 all the knowledge areas are thrown out of the window including your pet scope management?\u201d. Recovering somewhat, I got very curious, a PMBOK without knowledge areas?! Impossible! I promptly got hold of the book to check it for myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first stop was at the glossary of PMBOK 7. I found seventeen occurrences of \u201cscope\u201d related items. Okay, that was reassuring \u2013 scope management is not quite dead! A quick look at the references showed that most of them were in the new \u201cDelivery Performance Domain\u201d of the book (those of you not familiar with the eight project performance domains of PMBOK 7, here is a reference<\/a>). In fact, the introduction to the delivery performance domain goes like this: \u201cThe Delivery Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with delivering the scope<\/span><\/strong> and quality that the project was undertaken to achieve\u201d. The other references to scope are in the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section of PMBOK 7. You will find items like \u201cscope management plan\u201d and \u201cscope baseline\u201d right there \u2013 large as life! So, I presented the evidence to my friend (and mighty pleased to see the smirk disappear!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, so it is with other knowledge areas. Take risk management, for example. The references to typical terms like risk register, risk management plan etc. are there mostly in the \u201cUncertainty Performance Domain\u201d and some under the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section. Extending this further, one could actually develop a cross reference of the previous knowledge areas of PMBOK 6 and the new performance domains of PMBOK 7. It is quite likely that someone in the planet with time on his \/ her hands has already done precisely that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One could follow the above\ngeneral drift and look inside the knowledge areas \u2013 the much-disliked Inputs \u2013\nTools & Techniques - Outputs (ITTO) format of earlier PMBOKs \u2013 and see how\nthey are still present in PMBOK 7 \u2013 albeit in a more distributed fashion. While\nthe process focus and ITTO format have been abandoned in PMBOK 7, you can find\nmany of the tools & techniques carried over in the Methods sub-section and\nmany of the Inputs and Outputs are in the Artifacts sub-section of the Models,\nMethods and Artifacts section of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In sum, the knowledge areas are alive and well. It is just that PMBOK 7 does not use that structure and the terminology anymore. The concepts and artifacts of PMBOK 6 have been carried over under a different structure and nomenclature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, is PMBOK 7 like a cocktail of the old and new? Yes and No. Don\u2019t get me wrong here. I am not deriding PMBOK 7 at all \u2013 far from it. PMBOK 7 is more outcome-based and at a higher level of abstraction than earlier PMBOKs \u2013 more at the level of Values and Principles without any prescription at the process level. An excellent guide developed with great care and extensively reviewed with industry folks. However, the book quite clearly states that \u201cNothing in this edition negates alignment with the process-based approach of past editions of PMBOK\u201d and \u201cmany organizations and practitioners continue to find that approach useful\u2026\u201d. So, PMI's stance seems to be not to replace PMBOK 6 altogether but position it as a process-level implementation model of the Values and Principles in PMBOK 7. PMBOK 6 continues to be listed as a study material for the PMP certification and the PMP examination format has not changed with the issue of PMBOK 7. So, that\u2019s why the answer is Yes and No as to whether PMBOK 7 is a cocktail of the old and the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope the above clears the air a bit with regard to knowledge areas, PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7. Look forward to hearing comments from you all \u2013 especially those keeping track of PMI directions in standards and any confused souls preparing for their PMP certification. Would be happy to answer any queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW 292: Aligning the 12 Principles - PMBOK 7 and Agile","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-292-aligning-the-12-principles-pmbok-7-and-agile","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19774","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19861,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-04-09 22:51:26","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-09 17:21:26","post_content":"\n

Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Categorizing Values (personal, life, personal + life)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"quiz-values-categorized-work-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19820,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 22:38:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 17:08:28","post_content":"\n

Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Agile quiz - Manifesto and Scrum principles mapping","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"agile-quiz-values-and-principles-mapping","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:34:07","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:04:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19820","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19815,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 06:15:46","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 00:45:46","post_content":"\n

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Ok, people let's put a stop to these fanciful notions! I just wrote this for a lark hoping to amuse \u2013 not with any serious intent of displacing rugby as the agile metaphor (20+ years too late!). Do bear with me if I have not fully grasped the rugby game; take it all with many pinches of salt. But I do cover some of the above history in my classes. I would like to think that participants appreciate it \u2013 don\u2019t try it post-lunch though!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cheers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Why only Rugby?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"why-only-rugby","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:38","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19981","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19989,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-19 06:27:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-19 00:57:28","post_content":"\n

This Photo<\/a> by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Priyanka is the coach for a team making firmware and software for ECUs (electronic control units) and app layers above. Due to the number of fragmented technologies in the solution and the workload, the manager Jaspreet Kaur has felt it necessary to form a team of 15+ people. She had selected Scrum for her team as part of an Agile adoption initiative in the organization. Priyanka, a newly-assigned team coach brings up the team size with Jaspreet and advises her to please divide the team into two 7 +\/- 2 as that is the norm. Jaspreet felt that the coach did not at all understand the rationale behind constituting a 15+ member team and just throwing the rule book at her. An aggressive Jaspreet conveyed her displeasure to Priyanka in no uncertain terms. Priyanka backed off in haste and is now seeking your advice as her mentor. How would you help Priyanka? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suggested solution<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nothing erodes the credibility of an agile coach more than being seen as too rule-bound \u2013 in direct conflict with empiricism. No doubt, there are time-tested practices and there is no need to re-invent the wheel for everything. But the coach should always be aware and ready to explain the why of certain \u201crules\u201d - bearing in mind that, as a general rule, there are always exceptions to the rule!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would help Priyanka to understand the why\u2019s of the 7 +\/- 2 norm; ask her to look up the latest Scrum Guide and the original research quoted by Jeff Sutherland; \u201csmall enough to be nimble and large enough to be able to produce a meaningful product increment\u201d is the spirit and intent of forming a Scrum team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Priyanka should also back her recommendations with observations and data \u2013 such as how difficult it is to time-box Scrum events with 15+ people, patchy team participation, low overall effectiveness and most importantly, how the team itself is feeling about the team size and impact on self-organizing, communication etc. Priyanka should convey the message that continuing as is, the team would only become less and less responsive with further growth. Adaptation would become slower and slower over time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equipped with the above, Priyanka needs to revive the\nconversation with Jaspreet \u2013 find the right moment for it; or influence\nJaspreet to re-think via the Scrum Master perhaps!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the right questions from Priyanka, the team and Jaspreet may well find their own way of splitting the team and try it out for a few sprints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, Priyanka should be prepared for a surprise ending \u2013 the team may well switch over to Scrumban, retaining the single team as is, if the bulk of the backlog items turn out to be more un-related than related - such as defect fixes, small enhancements, tasks and such.<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #295: Splitting hair over splitting team","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-295-splitting-hair-over-splitting-teams","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19989","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19770,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:40:29","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 13:10:29","post_content":"\n

Photo by Nathan\nBingle<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some time back I wrote a blog<\/a> on scope management and its relevance in agile projects. A few days later, a friend stopped by for a chat and gave me a shocker, saying \u201cwhy are you writing about such dated stuff like scope management? Don\u2019t you know that with PMBOK 7 all the knowledge areas are thrown out of the window including your pet scope management?\u201d. Recovering somewhat, I got very curious, a PMBOK without knowledge areas?! Impossible! I promptly got hold of the book to check it for myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first stop was at the glossary of PMBOK 7. I found seventeen occurrences of \u201cscope\u201d related items. Okay, that was reassuring \u2013 scope management is not quite dead! A quick look at the references showed that most of them were in the new \u201cDelivery Performance Domain\u201d of the book (those of you not familiar with the eight project performance domains of PMBOK 7, here is a reference<\/a>). In fact, the introduction to the delivery performance domain goes like this: \u201cThe Delivery Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with delivering the scope<\/span><\/strong> and quality that the project was undertaken to achieve\u201d. The other references to scope are in the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section of PMBOK 7. You will find items like \u201cscope management plan\u201d and \u201cscope baseline\u201d right there \u2013 large as life! So, I presented the evidence to my friend (and mighty pleased to see the smirk disappear!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, so it is with other knowledge areas. Take risk management, for example. The references to typical terms like risk register, risk management plan etc. are there mostly in the \u201cUncertainty Performance Domain\u201d and some under the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section. Extending this further, one could actually develop a cross reference of the previous knowledge areas of PMBOK 6 and the new performance domains of PMBOK 7. It is quite likely that someone in the planet with time on his \/ her hands has already done precisely that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One could follow the above\ngeneral drift and look inside the knowledge areas \u2013 the much-disliked Inputs \u2013\nTools & Techniques - Outputs (ITTO) format of earlier PMBOKs \u2013 and see how\nthey are still present in PMBOK 7 \u2013 albeit in a more distributed fashion. While\nthe process focus and ITTO format have been abandoned in PMBOK 7, you can find\nmany of the tools & techniques carried over in the Methods sub-section and\nmany of the Inputs and Outputs are in the Artifacts sub-section of the Models,\nMethods and Artifacts section of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In sum, the knowledge areas are alive and well. It is just that PMBOK 7 does not use that structure and the terminology anymore. The concepts and artifacts of PMBOK 6 have been carried over under a different structure and nomenclature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, is PMBOK 7 like a cocktail of the old and new? Yes and No. Don\u2019t get me wrong here. I am not deriding PMBOK 7 at all \u2013 far from it. PMBOK 7 is more outcome-based and at a higher level of abstraction than earlier PMBOKs \u2013 more at the level of Values and Principles without any prescription at the process level. An excellent guide developed with great care and extensively reviewed with industry folks. However, the book quite clearly states that \u201cNothing in this edition negates alignment with the process-based approach of past editions of PMBOK\u201d and \u201cmany organizations and practitioners continue to find that approach useful\u2026\u201d. So, PMI's stance seems to be not to replace PMBOK 6 altogether but position it as a process-level implementation model of the Values and Principles in PMBOK 7. PMBOK 6 continues to be listed as a study material for the PMP certification and the PMP examination format has not changed with the issue of PMBOK 7. So, that\u2019s why the answer is Yes and No as to whether PMBOK 7 is a cocktail of the old and the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope the above clears the air a bit with regard to knowledge areas, PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7. Look forward to hearing comments from you all \u2013 especially those keeping track of PMI directions in standards and any confused souls preparing for their PMP certification. Would be happy to answer any queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW 292: Aligning the 12 Principles - PMBOK 7 and Agile","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-292-aligning-the-12-principles-pmbok-7-and-agile","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19774","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19861,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-04-09 22:51:26","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-09 17:21:26","post_content":"\n

Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Categorizing Values (personal, life, personal + life)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"quiz-values-categorized-work-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19820,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 22:38:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 17:08:28","post_content":"\n

Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Agile quiz - Manifesto and Scrum principles mapping","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"agile-quiz-values-and-principles-mapping","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:34:07","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:04:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19820","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19815,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 06:15:46","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 00:45:46","post_content":"\n

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• In cricket-crazy India, how come nobody thought of replacing rugby with the most sublime of games as THE agile metaphor? Isn\u2019t a cricket team not as much a self-organizing and cross-functional team, literally sprinting towards the goal? For that matter, why would any team sport (even bridge with just a two-member team) not be an alternative as the agile team metaphor? Is the visual physical movement of players moving together such an essential aspect of the metaphor? Isn't a collection of mindsets moving together as one not as important if not more important?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

  Ok, people let's put a stop to these fanciful notions! I just wrote this for a lark hoping to amuse \u2013 not with any serious intent of displacing rugby as the agile metaphor (20+ years too late!). Do bear with me if I have not fully grasped the rugby game; take it all with many pinches of salt. But I do cover some of the above history in my classes. I would like to think that participants appreciate it \u2013 don\u2019t try it post-lunch though!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  Cheers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Why only Rugby?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"why-only-rugby","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:38","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19981","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19989,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-19 06:27:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-19 00:57:28","post_content":"\n

  This Photo<\/a> by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  Priyanka is the coach for a team making firmware and software for ECUs (electronic control units) and app layers above. Due to the number of fragmented technologies in the solution and the workload, the manager Jaspreet Kaur has felt it necessary to form a team of 15+ people. She had selected Scrum for her team as part of an Agile adoption initiative in the organization. Priyanka, a newly-assigned team coach brings up the team size with Jaspreet and advises her to please divide the team into two 7 +\/- 2 as that is the norm. Jaspreet felt that the coach did not at all understand the rationale behind constituting a 15+ member team and just throwing the rule book at her. An aggressive Jaspreet conveyed her displeasure to Priyanka in no uncertain terms. Priyanka backed off in haste and is now seeking your advice as her mentor. How would you help Priyanka? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  Suggested solution<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  Nothing erodes the credibility of an agile coach more than being seen as too rule-bound \u2013 in direct conflict with empiricism. No doubt, there are time-tested practices and there is no need to re-invent the wheel for everything. But the coach should always be aware and ready to explain the why of certain \u201crules\u201d - bearing in mind that, as a general rule, there are always exceptions to the rule!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  I would help Priyanka to understand the why\u2019s of the 7 +\/- 2 norm; ask her to look up the latest Scrum Guide and the original research quoted by Jeff Sutherland; \u201csmall enough to be nimble and large enough to be able to produce a meaningful product increment\u201d is the spirit and intent of forming a Scrum team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  Priyanka should also back her recommendations with observations and data \u2013 such as how difficult it is to time-box Scrum events with 15+ people, patchy team participation, low overall effectiveness and most importantly, how the team itself is feeling about the team size and impact on self-organizing, communication etc. Priyanka should convey the message that continuing as is, the team would only become less and less responsive with further growth. Adaptation would become slower and slower over time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  Equipped with the above, Priyanka needs to revive the\nconversation with Jaspreet \u2013 find the right moment for it; or influence\nJaspreet to re-think via the Scrum Master perhaps!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  With the right questions from Priyanka, the team and Jaspreet may well find their own way of splitting the team and try it out for a few sprints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  That said, Priyanka should be prepared for a surprise ending \u2013 the team may well switch over to Scrumban, retaining the single team as is, if the bulk of the backlog items turn out to be more un-related than related - such as defect fixes, small enhancements, tasks and such.<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #295: Splitting hair over splitting team","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-295-splitting-hair-over-splitting-teams","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19989","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19770,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:40:29","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 13:10:29","post_content":"\n

  Photo by Nathan\nBingle<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  Some time back I wrote a blog<\/a> on scope management and its relevance in agile projects. A few days later, a friend stopped by for a chat and gave me a shocker, saying \u201cwhy are you writing about such dated stuff like scope management? Don\u2019t you know that with PMBOK 7 all the knowledge areas are thrown out of the window including your pet scope management?\u201d. Recovering somewhat, I got very curious, a PMBOK without knowledge areas?! Impossible! I promptly got hold of the book to check it for myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  My first stop was at the glossary of PMBOK 7. I found seventeen occurrences of \u201cscope\u201d related items. Okay, that was reassuring \u2013 scope management is not quite dead! A quick look at the references showed that most of them were in the new \u201cDelivery Performance Domain\u201d of the book (those of you not familiar with the eight project performance domains of PMBOK 7, here is a reference<\/a>). In fact, the introduction to the delivery performance domain goes like this: \u201cThe Delivery Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with delivering the scope<\/span><\/strong> and quality that the project was undertaken to achieve\u201d. The other references to scope are in the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section of PMBOK 7. You will find items like \u201cscope management plan\u201d and \u201cscope baseline\u201d right there \u2013 large as life! So, I presented the evidence to my friend (and mighty pleased to see the smirk disappear!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  In fact, so it is with other knowledge areas. Take risk management, for example. The references to typical terms like risk register, risk management plan etc. are there mostly in the \u201cUncertainty Performance Domain\u201d and some under the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section. Extending this further, one could actually develop a cross reference of the previous knowledge areas of PMBOK 6 and the new performance domains of PMBOK 7. It is quite likely that someone in the planet with time on his \/ her hands has already done precisely that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  One could follow the above\ngeneral drift and look inside the knowledge areas \u2013 the much-disliked Inputs \u2013\nTools & Techniques - Outputs (ITTO) format of earlier PMBOKs \u2013 and see how\nthey are still present in PMBOK 7 \u2013 albeit in a more distributed fashion. While\nthe process focus and ITTO format have been abandoned in PMBOK 7, you can find\nmany of the tools & techniques carried over in the Methods sub-section and\nmany of the Inputs and Outputs are in the Artifacts sub-section of the Models,\nMethods and Artifacts section of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  In sum, the knowledge areas are alive and well. It is just that PMBOK 7 does not use that structure and the terminology anymore. The concepts and artifacts of PMBOK 6 have been carried over under a different structure and nomenclature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  So, is PMBOK 7 like a cocktail of the old and new? Yes and No. Don\u2019t get me wrong here. I am not deriding PMBOK 7 at all \u2013 far from it. PMBOK 7 is more outcome-based and at a higher level of abstraction than earlier PMBOKs \u2013 more at the level of Values and Principles without any prescription at the process level. An excellent guide developed with great care and extensively reviewed with industry folks. However, the book quite clearly states that \u201cNothing in this edition negates alignment with the process-based approach of past editions of PMBOK\u201d and \u201cmany organizations and practitioners continue to find that approach useful\u2026\u201d. So, PMI's stance seems to be not to replace PMBOK 6 altogether but position it as a process-level implementation model of the Values and Principles in PMBOK 7. PMBOK 6 continues to be listed as a study material for the PMP certification and the PMP examination format has not changed with the issue of PMBOK 7. So, that\u2019s why the answer is Yes and No as to whether PMBOK 7 is a cocktail of the old and the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  Hope the above clears the air a bit with regard to knowledge areas, PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7. Look forward to hearing comments from you all \u2013 especially those keeping track of PMI directions in standards and any confused souls preparing for their PMP certification. Would be happy to answer any queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

  Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  
  <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW 292: Aligning the 12 Principles - PMBOK 7 and Agile","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-292-aligning-the-12-principles-pmbok-7-and-agile","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19774","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19861,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-04-09 22:51:26","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-09 17:21:26","post_content":"\n

  Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  <\/p>\n","post_title":"Categorizing Values (personal, life, personal + life)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"quiz-values-categorized-work-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19820,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 22:38:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 17:08:28","post_content":"\n

  Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  <\/p>\n","post_title":"Agile quiz - Manifesto and Scrum principles mapping","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"agile-quiz-values-and-principles-mapping","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:34:07","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:04:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19820","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19815,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 06:15:46","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 00:45:46","post_content":"\n

  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  <\/p>\n","post_title":"Test quiz","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"test-quiz","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:35:23","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:05:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19815","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};

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  • In the classroom, we trainers \/ coaches paint this beautiful picture of the rugby team moving forward as one in short scrums, one following the other in a smooth cadence; Wrong! As I understand, scrums are not in the game by default but awarded when certain infringements occur. See rules<\/a> for award of scrums. But the rule also says that scrums comprise just 8 players only out of the 15 (Ah! Back to 7 +\/- 2!)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    • In cricket-crazy India, how come nobody thought of replacing rugby with the most sublime of games as THE agile metaphor? Isn\u2019t a cricket team not as much a self-organizing and cross-functional team, literally sprinting towards the goal? For that matter, why would any team sport (even bridge with just a two-member team) not be an alternative as the agile team metaphor? Is the visual physical movement of players moving together such an essential aspect of the metaphor? Isn't a collection of mindsets moving together as one not as important if not more important?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Ok, people let's put a stop to these fanciful notions! I just wrote this for a lark hoping to amuse \u2013 not with any serious intent of displacing rugby as the agile metaphor (20+ years too late!). Do bear with me if I have not fully grasped the rugby game; take it all with many pinches of salt. But I do cover some of the above history in my classes. I would like to think that participants appreciate it \u2013 don\u2019t try it post-lunch though!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Cheers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Why only Rugby?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"why-only-rugby","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:38","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19981","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19989,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-19 06:27:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-19 00:57:28","post_content":"\n

      This Photo<\/a> by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Priyanka is the coach for a team making firmware and software for ECUs (electronic control units) and app layers above. Due to the number of fragmented technologies in the solution and the workload, the manager Jaspreet Kaur has felt it necessary to form a team of 15+ people. She had selected Scrum for her team as part of an Agile adoption initiative in the organization. Priyanka, a newly-assigned team coach brings up the team size with Jaspreet and advises her to please divide the team into two 7 +\/- 2 as that is the norm. Jaspreet felt that the coach did not at all understand the rationale behind constituting a 15+ member team and just throwing the rule book at her. An aggressive Jaspreet conveyed her displeasure to Priyanka in no uncertain terms. Priyanka backed off in haste and is now seeking your advice as her mentor. How would you help Priyanka? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Suggested solution<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Nothing erodes the credibility of an agile coach more than being seen as too rule-bound \u2013 in direct conflict with empiricism. No doubt, there are time-tested practices and there is no need to re-invent the wheel for everything. But the coach should always be aware and ready to explain the why of certain \u201crules\u201d - bearing in mind that, as a general rule, there are always exceptions to the rule!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      I would help Priyanka to understand the why\u2019s of the 7 +\/- 2 norm; ask her to look up the latest Scrum Guide and the original research quoted by Jeff Sutherland; \u201csmall enough to be nimble and large enough to be able to produce a meaningful product increment\u201d is the spirit and intent of forming a Scrum team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Priyanka should also back her recommendations with observations and data \u2013 such as how difficult it is to time-box Scrum events with 15+ people, patchy team participation, low overall effectiveness and most importantly, how the team itself is feeling about the team size and impact on self-organizing, communication etc. Priyanka should convey the message that continuing as is, the team would only become less and less responsive with further growth. Adaptation would become slower and slower over time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Equipped with the above, Priyanka needs to revive the\nconversation with Jaspreet \u2013 find the right moment for it; or influence\nJaspreet to re-think via the Scrum Master perhaps!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      With the right questions from Priyanka, the team and Jaspreet may well find their own way of splitting the team and try it out for a few sprints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      That said, Priyanka should be prepared for a surprise ending \u2013 the team may well switch over to Scrumban, retaining the single team as is, if the bulk of the backlog items turn out to be more un-related than related - such as defect fixes, small enhancements, tasks and such.<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #295: Splitting hair over splitting team","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-295-splitting-hair-over-splitting-teams","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19989","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19770,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:40:29","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 13:10:29","post_content":"\n

      Photo by Nathan\nBingle<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Some time back I wrote a blog<\/a> on scope management and its relevance in agile projects. A few days later, a friend stopped by for a chat and gave me a shocker, saying \u201cwhy are you writing about such dated stuff like scope management? Don\u2019t you know that with PMBOK 7 all the knowledge areas are thrown out of the window including your pet scope management?\u201d. Recovering somewhat, I got very curious, a PMBOK without knowledge areas?! Impossible! I promptly got hold of the book to check it for myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      My first stop was at the glossary of PMBOK 7. I found seventeen occurrences of \u201cscope\u201d related items. Okay, that was reassuring \u2013 scope management is not quite dead! A quick look at the references showed that most of them were in the new \u201cDelivery Performance Domain\u201d of the book (those of you not familiar with the eight project performance domains of PMBOK 7, here is a reference<\/a>). In fact, the introduction to the delivery performance domain goes like this: \u201cThe Delivery Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with delivering the scope<\/span><\/strong> and quality that the project was undertaken to achieve\u201d. The other references to scope are in the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section of PMBOK 7. You will find items like \u201cscope management plan\u201d and \u201cscope baseline\u201d right there \u2013 large as life! So, I presented the evidence to my friend (and mighty pleased to see the smirk disappear!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      In fact, so it is with other knowledge areas. Take risk management, for example. The references to typical terms like risk register, risk management plan etc. are there mostly in the \u201cUncertainty Performance Domain\u201d and some under the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section. Extending this further, one could actually develop a cross reference of the previous knowledge areas of PMBOK 6 and the new performance domains of PMBOK 7. It is quite likely that someone in the planet with time on his \/ her hands has already done precisely that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      One could follow the above\ngeneral drift and look inside the knowledge areas \u2013 the much-disliked Inputs \u2013\nTools & Techniques - Outputs (ITTO) format of earlier PMBOKs \u2013 and see how\nthey are still present in PMBOK 7 \u2013 albeit in a more distributed fashion. While\nthe process focus and ITTO format have been abandoned in PMBOK 7, you can find\nmany of the tools & techniques carried over in the Methods sub-section and\nmany of the Inputs and Outputs are in the Artifacts sub-section of the Models,\nMethods and Artifacts section of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      In sum, the knowledge areas are alive and well. It is just that PMBOK 7 does not use that structure and the terminology anymore. The concepts and artifacts of PMBOK 6 have been carried over under a different structure and nomenclature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      So, is PMBOK 7 like a cocktail of the old and new? Yes and No. Don\u2019t get me wrong here. I am not deriding PMBOK 7 at all \u2013 far from it. PMBOK 7 is more outcome-based and at a higher level of abstraction than earlier PMBOKs \u2013 more at the level of Values and Principles without any prescription at the process level. An excellent guide developed with great care and extensively reviewed with industry folks. However, the book quite clearly states that \u201cNothing in this edition negates alignment with the process-based approach of past editions of PMBOK\u201d and \u201cmany organizations and practitioners continue to find that approach useful\u2026\u201d. So, PMI's stance seems to be not to replace PMBOK 6 altogether but position it as a process-level implementation model of the Values and Principles in PMBOK 7. PMBOK 6 continues to be listed as a study material for the PMP certification and the PMP examination format has not changed with the issue of PMBOK 7. So, that\u2019s why the answer is Yes and No as to whether PMBOK 7 is a cocktail of the old and the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Hope the above clears the air a bit with regard to knowledge areas, PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7. Look forward to hearing comments from you all \u2013 especially those keeping track of PMI directions in standards and any confused souls preparing for their PMP certification. Would be happy to answer any queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

      Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      
      <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW 292: Aligning the 12 Principles - PMBOK 7 and Agile","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-292-aligning-the-12-principles-pmbok-7-and-agile","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19774","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19861,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-04-09 22:51:26","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-09 17:21:26","post_content":"\n

      Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

      <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      <\/p>\n","post_title":"Categorizing Values (personal, life, personal + life)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"quiz-values-categorized-work-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19820,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 22:38:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 17:08:28","post_content":"\n

      Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      <\/p>\n","post_title":"Agile quiz - Manifesto and Scrum principles mapping","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"agile-quiz-values-and-principles-mapping","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:34:07","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:04:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19820","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19815,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 06:15:46","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 00:45:46","post_content":"\n

      <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      <\/p>\n","post_title":"Test quiz","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"test-quiz","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:35:23","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:05:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19815","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};

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      • Ruby teams are 15 in number \u2013 whatever happened to the good old 7 +\/- 2 for team size? BTW, do try out a related Challenge of the week (CHOW #295<\/a>), titled Splitting hair over splitting team<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
        • In the classroom, we trainers \/ coaches paint this beautiful picture of the rugby team moving forward as one in short scrums, one following the other in a smooth cadence; Wrong! As I understand, scrums are not in the game by default but awarded when certain infringements occur. See rules<\/a> for award of scrums. But the rule also says that scrums comprise just 8 players only out of the 15 (Ah! Back to 7 +\/- 2!)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
          • In cricket-crazy India, how come nobody thought of replacing rugby with the most sublime of games as THE agile metaphor? Isn\u2019t a cricket team not as much a self-organizing and cross-functional team, literally sprinting towards the goal? For that matter, why would any team sport (even bridge with just a two-member team) not be an alternative as the agile team metaphor? Is the visual physical movement of players moving together such an essential aspect of the metaphor? Isn't a collection of mindsets moving together as one not as important if not more important?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Ok, people let's put a stop to these fanciful notions! I just wrote this for a lark hoping to amuse \u2013 not with any serious intent of displacing rugby as the agile metaphor (20+ years too late!). Do bear with me if I have not fully grasped the rugby game; take it all with many pinches of salt. But I do cover some of the above history in my classes. I would like to think that participants appreciate it \u2013 don\u2019t try it post-lunch though!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Cheers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Why only Rugby?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"why-only-rugby","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:38","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19981","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19989,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-19 06:27:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-19 00:57:28","post_content":"\n

            This Photo<\/a> by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Priyanka is the coach for a team making firmware and software for ECUs (electronic control units) and app layers above. Due to the number of fragmented technologies in the solution and the workload, the manager Jaspreet Kaur has felt it necessary to form a team of 15+ people. She had selected Scrum for her team as part of an Agile adoption initiative in the organization. Priyanka, a newly-assigned team coach brings up the team size with Jaspreet and advises her to please divide the team into two 7 +\/- 2 as that is the norm. Jaspreet felt that the coach did not at all understand the rationale behind constituting a 15+ member team and just throwing the rule book at her. An aggressive Jaspreet conveyed her displeasure to Priyanka in no uncertain terms. Priyanka backed off in haste and is now seeking your advice as her mentor. How would you help Priyanka? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Suggested solution<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Nothing erodes the credibility of an agile coach more than being seen as too rule-bound \u2013 in direct conflict with empiricism. No doubt, there are time-tested practices and there is no need to re-invent the wheel for everything. But the coach should always be aware and ready to explain the why of certain \u201crules\u201d - bearing in mind that, as a general rule, there are always exceptions to the rule!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            I would help Priyanka to understand the why\u2019s of the 7 +\/- 2 norm; ask her to look up the latest Scrum Guide and the original research quoted by Jeff Sutherland; \u201csmall enough to be nimble and large enough to be able to produce a meaningful product increment\u201d is the spirit and intent of forming a Scrum team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Priyanka should also back her recommendations with observations and data \u2013 such as how difficult it is to time-box Scrum events with 15+ people, patchy team participation, low overall effectiveness and most importantly, how the team itself is feeling about the team size and impact on self-organizing, communication etc. Priyanka should convey the message that continuing as is, the team would only become less and less responsive with further growth. Adaptation would become slower and slower over time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Equipped with the above, Priyanka needs to revive the\nconversation with Jaspreet \u2013 find the right moment for it; or influence\nJaspreet to re-think via the Scrum Master perhaps!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            With the right questions from Priyanka, the team and Jaspreet may well find their own way of splitting the team and try it out for a few sprints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            That said, Priyanka should be prepared for a surprise ending \u2013 the team may well switch over to Scrumban, retaining the single team as is, if the bulk of the backlog items turn out to be more un-related than related - such as defect fixes, small enhancements, tasks and such.<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #295: Splitting hair over splitting team","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-295-splitting-hair-over-splitting-teams","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19989","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19770,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:40:29","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 13:10:29","post_content":"\n

            Photo by Nathan\nBingle<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Some time back I wrote a blog<\/a> on scope management and its relevance in agile projects. A few days later, a friend stopped by for a chat and gave me a shocker, saying \u201cwhy are you writing about such dated stuff like scope management? Don\u2019t you know that with PMBOK 7 all the knowledge areas are thrown out of the window including your pet scope management?\u201d. Recovering somewhat, I got very curious, a PMBOK without knowledge areas?! Impossible! I promptly got hold of the book to check it for myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            My first stop was at the glossary of PMBOK 7. I found seventeen occurrences of \u201cscope\u201d related items. Okay, that was reassuring \u2013 scope management is not quite dead! A quick look at the references showed that most of them were in the new \u201cDelivery Performance Domain\u201d of the book (those of you not familiar with the eight project performance domains of PMBOK 7, here is a reference<\/a>). In fact, the introduction to the delivery performance domain goes like this: \u201cThe Delivery Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with delivering the scope<\/span><\/strong> and quality that the project was undertaken to achieve\u201d. The other references to scope are in the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section of PMBOK 7. You will find items like \u201cscope management plan\u201d and \u201cscope baseline\u201d right there \u2013 large as life! So, I presented the evidence to my friend (and mighty pleased to see the smirk disappear!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            In fact, so it is with other knowledge areas. Take risk management, for example. The references to typical terms like risk register, risk management plan etc. are there mostly in the \u201cUncertainty Performance Domain\u201d and some under the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section. Extending this further, one could actually develop a cross reference of the previous knowledge areas of PMBOK 6 and the new performance domains of PMBOK 7. It is quite likely that someone in the planet with time on his \/ her hands has already done precisely that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            One could follow the above\ngeneral drift and look inside the knowledge areas \u2013 the much-disliked Inputs \u2013\nTools & Techniques - Outputs (ITTO) format of earlier PMBOKs \u2013 and see how\nthey are still present in PMBOK 7 \u2013 albeit in a more distributed fashion. While\nthe process focus and ITTO format have been abandoned in PMBOK 7, you can find\nmany of the tools & techniques carried over in the Methods sub-section and\nmany of the Inputs and Outputs are in the Artifacts sub-section of the Models,\nMethods and Artifacts section of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            In sum, the knowledge areas are alive and well. It is just that PMBOK 7 does not use that structure and the terminology anymore. The concepts and artifacts of PMBOK 6 have been carried over under a different structure and nomenclature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            So, is PMBOK 7 like a cocktail of the old and new? Yes and No. Don\u2019t get me wrong here. I am not deriding PMBOK 7 at all \u2013 far from it. PMBOK 7 is more outcome-based and at a higher level of abstraction than earlier PMBOKs \u2013 more at the level of Values and Principles without any prescription at the process level. An excellent guide developed with great care and extensively reviewed with industry folks. However, the book quite clearly states that \u201cNothing in this edition negates alignment with the process-based approach of past editions of PMBOK\u201d and \u201cmany organizations and practitioners continue to find that approach useful\u2026\u201d. So, PMI's stance seems to be not to replace PMBOK 6 altogether but position it as a process-level implementation model of the Values and Principles in PMBOK 7. PMBOK 6 continues to be listed as a study material for the PMP certification and the PMP examination format has not changed with the issue of PMBOK 7. So, that\u2019s why the answer is Yes and No as to whether PMBOK 7 is a cocktail of the old and the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Hope the above clears the air a bit with regard to knowledge areas, PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7. Look forward to hearing comments from you all \u2013 especially those keeping track of PMI directions in standards and any confused souls preparing for their PMP certification. Would be happy to answer any queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

            Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            
            <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW 292: Aligning the 12 Principles - PMBOK 7 and Agile","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-292-aligning-the-12-principles-pmbok-7-and-agile","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19774","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19861,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-04-09 22:51:26","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-09 17:21:26","post_content":"\n

            Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

            <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            <\/p>\n","post_title":"Categorizing Values (personal, life, personal + life)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"quiz-values-categorized-work-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19820,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 22:38:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 17:08:28","post_content":"\n

            Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            <\/p>\n","post_title":"Agile quiz - Manifesto and Scrum principles mapping","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"agile-quiz-values-and-principles-mapping","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:34:07","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:04:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19820","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19815,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 06:15:46","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 00:45:46","post_content":"\n

            <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            <\/p>\n","post_title":"Test quiz","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"test-quiz","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:35:23","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:05:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19815","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};

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            So, as I continue my training session, on introduction to agile, more background thoughts flit across my mind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            • Ruby teams are 15 in number \u2013 whatever happened to the good old 7 +\/- 2 for team size? BTW, do try out a related Challenge of the week (CHOW #295<\/a>), titled Splitting hair over splitting team<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
              • In the classroom, we trainers \/ coaches paint this beautiful picture of the rugby team moving forward as one in short scrums, one following the other in a smooth cadence; Wrong! As I understand, scrums are not in the game by default but awarded when certain infringements occur. See rules<\/a> for award of scrums. But the rule also says that scrums comprise just 8 players only out of the 15 (Ah! Back to 7 +\/- 2!)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                • In cricket-crazy India, how come nobody thought of replacing rugby with the most sublime of games as THE agile metaphor? Isn\u2019t a cricket team not as much a self-organizing and cross-functional team, literally sprinting towards the goal? For that matter, why would any team sport (even bridge with just a two-member team) not be an alternative as the agile team metaphor? Is the visual physical movement of players moving together such an essential aspect of the metaphor? Isn't a collection of mindsets moving together as one not as important if not more important?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                  Ok, people let's put a stop to these fanciful notions! I just wrote this for a lark hoping to amuse \u2013 not with any serious intent of displacing rugby as the agile metaphor (20+ years too late!). Do bear with me if I have not fully grasped the rugby game; take it all with many pinches of salt. But I do cover some of the above history in my classes. I would like to think that participants appreciate it \u2013 don\u2019t try it post-lunch though!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Cheers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Why only Rugby?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"why-only-rugby","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:38","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19981","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19989,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-19 06:27:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-19 00:57:28","post_content":"\n

                  This Photo<\/a> by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Priyanka is the coach for a team making firmware and software for ECUs (electronic control units) and app layers above. Due to the number of fragmented technologies in the solution and the workload, the manager Jaspreet Kaur has felt it necessary to form a team of 15+ people. She had selected Scrum for her team as part of an Agile adoption initiative in the organization. Priyanka, a newly-assigned team coach brings up the team size with Jaspreet and advises her to please divide the team into two 7 +\/- 2 as that is the norm. Jaspreet felt that the coach did not at all understand the rationale behind constituting a 15+ member team and just throwing the rule book at her. An aggressive Jaspreet conveyed her displeasure to Priyanka in no uncertain terms. Priyanka backed off in haste and is now seeking your advice as her mentor. How would you help Priyanka? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Suggested solution<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Nothing erodes the credibility of an agile coach more than being seen as too rule-bound \u2013 in direct conflict with empiricism. No doubt, there are time-tested practices and there is no need to re-invent the wheel for everything. But the coach should always be aware and ready to explain the why of certain \u201crules\u201d - bearing in mind that, as a general rule, there are always exceptions to the rule!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  I would help Priyanka to understand the why\u2019s of the 7 +\/- 2 norm; ask her to look up the latest Scrum Guide and the original research quoted by Jeff Sutherland; \u201csmall enough to be nimble and large enough to be able to produce a meaningful product increment\u201d is the spirit and intent of forming a Scrum team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Priyanka should also back her recommendations with observations and data \u2013 such as how difficult it is to time-box Scrum events with 15+ people, patchy team participation, low overall effectiveness and most importantly, how the team itself is feeling about the team size and impact on self-organizing, communication etc. Priyanka should convey the message that continuing as is, the team would only become less and less responsive with further growth. Adaptation would become slower and slower over time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Equipped with the above, Priyanka needs to revive the\nconversation with Jaspreet \u2013 find the right moment for it; or influence\nJaspreet to re-think via the Scrum Master perhaps!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  With the right questions from Priyanka, the team and Jaspreet may well find their own way of splitting the team and try it out for a few sprints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  That said, Priyanka should be prepared for a surprise ending \u2013 the team may well switch over to Scrumban, retaining the single team as is, if the bulk of the backlog items turn out to be more un-related than related - such as defect fixes, small enhancements, tasks and such.<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #295: Splitting hair over splitting team","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-295-splitting-hair-over-splitting-teams","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19989","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19770,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:40:29","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 13:10:29","post_content":"\n

                  Photo by Nathan\nBingle<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Some time back I wrote a blog<\/a> on scope management and its relevance in agile projects. A few days later, a friend stopped by for a chat and gave me a shocker, saying \u201cwhy are you writing about such dated stuff like scope management? Don\u2019t you know that with PMBOK 7 all the knowledge areas are thrown out of the window including your pet scope management?\u201d. Recovering somewhat, I got very curious, a PMBOK without knowledge areas?! Impossible! I promptly got hold of the book to check it for myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  My first stop was at the glossary of PMBOK 7. I found seventeen occurrences of \u201cscope\u201d related items. Okay, that was reassuring \u2013 scope management is not quite dead! A quick look at the references showed that most of them were in the new \u201cDelivery Performance Domain\u201d of the book (those of you not familiar with the eight project performance domains of PMBOK 7, here is a reference<\/a>). In fact, the introduction to the delivery performance domain goes like this: \u201cThe Delivery Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with delivering the scope<\/span><\/strong> and quality that the project was undertaken to achieve\u201d. The other references to scope are in the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section of PMBOK 7. You will find items like \u201cscope management plan\u201d and \u201cscope baseline\u201d right there \u2013 large as life! So, I presented the evidence to my friend (and mighty pleased to see the smirk disappear!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  In fact, so it is with other knowledge areas. Take risk management, for example. The references to typical terms like risk register, risk management plan etc. are there mostly in the \u201cUncertainty Performance Domain\u201d and some under the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section. Extending this further, one could actually develop a cross reference of the previous knowledge areas of PMBOK 6 and the new performance domains of PMBOK 7. It is quite likely that someone in the planet with time on his \/ her hands has already done precisely that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  One could follow the above\ngeneral drift and look inside the knowledge areas \u2013 the much-disliked Inputs \u2013\nTools & Techniques - Outputs (ITTO) format of earlier PMBOKs \u2013 and see how\nthey are still present in PMBOK 7 \u2013 albeit in a more distributed fashion. While\nthe process focus and ITTO format have been abandoned in PMBOK 7, you can find\nmany of the tools & techniques carried over in the Methods sub-section and\nmany of the Inputs and Outputs are in the Artifacts sub-section of the Models,\nMethods and Artifacts section of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  In sum, the knowledge areas are alive and well. It is just that PMBOK 7 does not use that structure and the terminology anymore. The concepts and artifacts of PMBOK 6 have been carried over under a different structure and nomenclature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  So, is PMBOK 7 like a cocktail of the old and new? Yes and No. Don\u2019t get me wrong here. I am not deriding PMBOK 7 at all \u2013 far from it. PMBOK 7 is more outcome-based and at a higher level of abstraction than earlier PMBOKs \u2013 more at the level of Values and Principles without any prescription at the process level. An excellent guide developed with great care and extensively reviewed with industry folks. However, the book quite clearly states that \u201cNothing in this edition negates alignment with the process-based approach of past editions of PMBOK\u201d and \u201cmany organizations and practitioners continue to find that approach useful\u2026\u201d. So, PMI's stance seems to be not to replace PMBOK 6 altogether but position it as a process-level implementation model of the Values and Principles in PMBOK 7. PMBOK 6 continues to be listed as a study material for the PMP certification and the PMP examination format has not changed with the issue of PMBOK 7. So, that\u2019s why the answer is Yes and No as to whether PMBOK 7 is a cocktail of the old and the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Hope the above clears the air a bit with regard to knowledge areas, PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7. Look forward to hearing comments from you all \u2013 especially those keeping track of PMI directions in standards and any confused souls preparing for their PMP certification. Would be happy to answer any queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

                  Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  
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                  Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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                  <\/p>\n","post_title":"Categorizing Values (personal, life, personal + life)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"quiz-values-categorized-work-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19820,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 22:38:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 17:08:28","post_content":"\n

                  Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  <\/p>\n","post_title":"Agile quiz - Manifesto and Scrum principles mapping","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"agile-quiz-values-and-principles-mapping","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:34:07","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:04:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19820","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19815,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 06:15:46","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 00:45:46","post_content":"\n

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                  Well, so much for history. Cut to present-day India. Like most Indians, I am kind of clueless about rugby. While I profess in class and participants listen in with a beatific expression, I am wondering \u201cWho on earth plays rugby in India anyway?\u201d Well, I find that Indian Rugby Football Union (now called Rugby India) goes back to 1968. There are 96 clubs, 57,000 players and the country is ranked 65^{th<\/sup> out of 96 nations as per International Rugby Board (IRB). There is no conspiracy theory as yet that IRB has unfairly ranked us so low just out of jealousy and spite! By the way, it seems that people of Manipur in northeast India are adamant that the modern world stole the rugby idea from their game called Yubi lakpi<\/a>. Well, Manipurians, may be here is the place in the sun for you all! <\/p>\n\n\n\n}

                  So, as I continue my training session, on introduction to agile, more background thoughts flit across my mind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  • Ruby teams are 15 in number \u2013 whatever happened to the good old 7 +\/- 2 for team size? BTW, do try out a related Challenge of the week (CHOW #295<\/a>), titled Splitting hair over splitting team<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                    • In the classroom, we trainers \/ coaches paint this beautiful picture of the rugby team moving forward as one in short scrums, one following the other in a smooth cadence; Wrong! As I understand, scrums are not in the game by default but awarded when certain infringements occur. See rules<\/a> for award of scrums. But the rule also says that scrums comprise just 8 players only out of the 15 (Ah! Back to 7 +\/- 2!)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                      • In cricket-crazy India, how come nobody thought of replacing rugby with the most sublime of games as THE agile metaphor? Isn\u2019t a cricket team not as much a self-organizing and cross-functional team, literally sprinting towards the goal? For that matter, why would any team sport (even bridge with just a two-member team) not be an alternative as the agile team metaphor? Is the visual physical movement of players moving together such an essential aspect of the metaphor? Isn't a collection of mindsets moving together as one not as important if not more important?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                        Ok, people let's put a stop to these fanciful notions! I just wrote this for a lark hoping to amuse \u2013 not with any serious intent of displacing rugby as the agile metaphor (20+ years too late!). Do bear with me if I have not fully grasped the rugby game; take it all with many pinches of salt. But I do cover some of the above history in my classes. I would like to think that participants appreciate it \u2013 don\u2019t try it post-lunch though!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Cheers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Why only Rugby?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"why-only-rugby","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:38","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19981","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19989,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-19 06:27:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-19 00:57:28","post_content":"\n

                        This Photo<\/a> by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Priyanka is the coach for a team making firmware and software for ECUs (electronic control units) and app layers above. Due to the number of fragmented technologies in the solution and the workload, the manager Jaspreet Kaur has felt it necessary to form a team of 15+ people. She had selected Scrum for her team as part of an Agile adoption initiative in the organization. Priyanka, a newly-assigned team coach brings up the team size with Jaspreet and advises her to please divide the team into two 7 +\/- 2 as that is the norm. Jaspreet felt that the coach did not at all understand the rationale behind constituting a 15+ member team and just throwing the rule book at her. An aggressive Jaspreet conveyed her displeasure to Priyanka in no uncertain terms. Priyanka backed off in haste and is now seeking your advice as her mentor. How would you help Priyanka? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Suggested solution<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Nothing erodes the credibility of an agile coach more than being seen as too rule-bound \u2013 in direct conflict with empiricism. No doubt, there are time-tested practices and there is no need to re-invent the wheel for everything. But the coach should always be aware and ready to explain the why of certain \u201crules\u201d - bearing in mind that, as a general rule, there are always exceptions to the rule!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        I would help Priyanka to understand the why\u2019s of the 7 +\/- 2 norm; ask her to look up the latest Scrum Guide and the original research quoted by Jeff Sutherland; \u201csmall enough to be nimble and large enough to be able to produce a meaningful product increment\u201d is the spirit and intent of forming a Scrum team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Priyanka should also back her recommendations with observations and data \u2013 such as how difficult it is to time-box Scrum events with 15+ people, patchy team participation, low overall effectiveness and most importantly, how the team itself is feeling about the team size and impact on self-organizing, communication etc. Priyanka should convey the message that continuing as is, the team would only become less and less responsive with further growth. Adaptation would become slower and slower over time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Equipped with the above, Priyanka needs to revive the\nconversation with Jaspreet \u2013 find the right moment for it; or influence\nJaspreet to re-think via the Scrum Master perhaps!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        With the right questions from Priyanka, the team and Jaspreet may well find their own way of splitting the team and try it out for a few sprints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        That said, Priyanka should be prepared for a surprise ending \u2013 the team may well switch over to Scrumban, retaining the single team as is, if the bulk of the backlog items turn out to be more un-related than related - such as defect fixes, small enhancements, tasks and such.<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #295: Splitting hair over splitting team","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-295-splitting-hair-over-splitting-teams","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19989","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19770,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:40:29","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 13:10:29","post_content":"\n

                        Photo by Nathan\nBingle<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Some time back I wrote a blog<\/a> on scope management and its relevance in agile projects. A few days later, a friend stopped by for a chat and gave me a shocker, saying \u201cwhy are you writing about such dated stuff like scope management? Don\u2019t you know that with PMBOK 7 all the knowledge areas are thrown out of the window including your pet scope management?\u201d. Recovering somewhat, I got very curious, a PMBOK without knowledge areas?! Impossible! I promptly got hold of the book to check it for myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        My first stop was at the glossary of PMBOK 7. I found seventeen occurrences of \u201cscope\u201d related items. Okay, that was reassuring \u2013 scope management is not quite dead! A quick look at the references showed that most of them were in the new \u201cDelivery Performance Domain\u201d of the book (those of you not familiar with the eight project performance domains of PMBOK 7, here is a reference<\/a>). In fact, the introduction to the delivery performance domain goes like this: \u201cThe Delivery Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with delivering the scope<\/span><\/strong> and quality that the project was undertaken to achieve\u201d. The other references to scope are in the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section of PMBOK 7. You will find items like \u201cscope management plan\u201d and \u201cscope baseline\u201d right there \u2013 large as life! So, I presented the evidence to my friend (and mighty pleased to see the smirk disappear!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        In fact, so it is with other knowledge areas. Take risk management, for example. The references to typical terms like risk register, risk management plan etc. are there mostly in the \u201cUncertainty Performance Domain\u201d and some under the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section. Extending this further, one could actually develop a cross reference of the previous knowledge areas of PMBOK 6 and the new performance domains of PMBOK 7. It is quite likely that someone in the planet with time on his \/ her hands has already done precisely that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        One could follow the above\ngeneral drift and look inside the knowledge areas \u2013 the much-disliked Inputs \u2013\nTools & Techniques - Outputs (ITTO) format of earlier PMBOKs \u2013 and see how\nthey are still present in PMBOK 7 \u2013 albeit in a more distributed fashion. While\nthe process focus and ITTO format have been abandoned in PMBOK 7, you can find\nmany of the tools & techniques carried over in the Methods sub-section and\nmany of the Inputs and Outputs are in the Artifacts sub-section of the Models,\nMethods and Artifacts section of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        In sum, the knowledge areas are alive and well. It is just that PMBOK 7 does not use that structure and the terminology anymore. The concepts and artifacts of PMBOK 6 have been carried over under a different structure and nomenclature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        So, is PMBOK 7 like a cocktail of the old and new? Yes and No. Don\u2019t get me wrong here. I am not deriding PMBOK 7 at all \u2013 far from it. PMBOK 7 is more outcome-based and at a higher level of abstraction than earlier PMBOKs \u2013 more at the level of Values and Principles without any prescription at the process level. An excellent guide developed with great care and extensively reviewed with industry folks. However, the book quite clearly states that \u201cNothing in this edition negates alignment with the process-based approach of past editions of PMBOK\u201d and \u201cmany organizations and practitioners continue to find that approach useful\u2026\u201d. So, PMI's stance seems to be not to replace PMBOK 6 altogether but position it as a process-level implementation model of the Values and Principles in PMBOK 7. PMBOK 6 continues to be listed as a study material for the PMP certification and the PMP examination format has not changed with the issue of PMBOK 7. So, that\u2019s why the answer is Yes and No as to whether PMBOK 7 is a cocktail of the old and the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Hope the above clears the air a bit with regard to knowledge areas, PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7. Look forward to hearing comments from you all \u2013 especially those keeping track of PMI directions in standards and any confused souls preparing for their PMP certification. Would be happy to answer any queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

                        Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        
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                        Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

                        <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                        Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                        How did two academics of Japanese origin chance upon rugby as the new new product development game? Was rugby the rage in Japan back in 1986? I guess not. These days, the most popular sports in Japan are apparently baseball, soccer, skating, volley ball etc. \u2013 rugby nowhere in sight. The popularity of rugby in Takeuchi\u2019s Harvard campus or Cambridge, Massachusetts back in 1986 is also a bit suspect! So, how come rugby? Well, we can go back and ask the two savants. Or we can be content with my following explanation. The two professors abstracted features or patterns of development approaches of outstanding products back then in organizations like Honda, Xerox, Canon, IBM etc. and looked for the \u201cbest fit\u201d sport metaphor to replace the \u201crelay race\u201d approach of traditional product development. Somehow, they must have stumbled upon rugby with its very physical imagery of a team moving together in stages towards the goal. That\u2019s my theory, anyway. As an aside, if the two profs repeated their 1986 research today on outstanding products, what would they find; would rugby still emerge as the winning metaphor? Or would it be a self-organizing biological phenomenon (refer book<\/a>) or even a continually mutating virus? One can only speculate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Well, so much for history. Cut to present-day India. Like most Indians, I am kind of clueless about rugby. While I profess in class and participants listen in with a beatific expression, I am wondering \u201cWho on earth plays rugby in India anyway?\u201d Well, I find that Indian Rugby Football Union (now called Rugby India) goes back to 1968. There are 96 clubs, 57,000 players and the country is ranked 65^{th<\/sup> out of 96 nations as per International Rugby Board (IRB). There is no conspiracy theory as yet that IRB has unfairly ranked us so low just out of jealousy and spite! By the way, it seems that people of Manipur in northeast India are adamant that the modern world stole the rugby idea from their game called} Yubi lakpi<\/a>. Well, Manipurians, may be here is the place in the sun for you all! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        So, as I continue my training session, on introduction to agile, more background thoughts flit across my mind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        • Ruby teams are 15 in number \u2013 whatever happened to the good old 7 +\/- 2 for team size? BTW, do try out a related Challenge of the week (CHOW #295<\/a>), titled Splitting hair over splitting team<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                          • In the classroom, we trainers \/ coaches paint this beautiful picture of the rugby team moving forward as one in short scrums, one following the other in a smooth cadence; Wrong! As I understand, scrums are not in the game by default but awarded when certain infringements occur. See rules<\/a> for award of scrums. But the rule also says that scrums comprise just 8 players only out of the 15 (Ah! Back to 7 +\/- 2!)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                            • In cricket-crazy India, how come nobody thought of replacing rugby with the most sublime of games as THE agile metaphor? Isn\u2019t a cricket team not as much a self-organizing and cross-functional team, literally sprinting towards the goal? For that matter, why would any team sport (even bridge with just a two-member team) not be an alternative as the agile team metaphor? Is the visual physical movement of players moving together such an essential aspect of the metaphor? Isn't a collection of mindsets moving together as one not as important if not more important?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                              Ok, people let's put a stop to these fanciful notions! I just wrote this for a lark hoping to amuse \u2013 not with any serious intent of displacing rugby as the agile metaphor (20+ years too late!). Do bear with me if I have not fully grasped the rugby game; take it all with many pinches of salt. But I do cover some of the above history in my classes. I would like to think that participants appreciate it \u2013 don\u2019t try it post-lunch though!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Cheers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Why only Rugby?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"why-only-rugby","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:38","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19981","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19989,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-19 06:27:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-19 00:57:28","post_content":"\n

                              This Photo<\/a> by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Priyanka is the coach for a team making firmware and software for ECUs (electronic control units) and app layers above. Due to the number of fragmented technologies in the solution and the workload, the manager Jaspreet Kaur has felt it necessary to form a team of 15+ people. She had selected Scrum for her team as part of an Agile adoption initiative in the organization. Priyanka, a newly-assigned team coach brings up the team size with Jaspreet and advises her to please divide the team into two 7 +\/- 2 as that is the norm. Jaspreet felt that the coach did not at all understand the rationale behind constituting a 15+ member team and just throwing the rule book at her. An aggressive Jaspreet conveyed her displeasure to Priyanka in no uncertain terms. Priyanka backed off in haste and is now seeking your advice as her mentor. How would you help Priyanka? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Suggested solution<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Nothing erodes the credibility of an agile coach more than being seen as too rule-bound \u2013 in direct conflict with empiricism. No doubt, there are time-tested practices and there is no need to re-invent the wheel for everything. But the coach should always be aware and ready to explain the why of certain \u201crules\u201d - bearing in mind that, as a general rule, there are always exceptions to the rule!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              I would help Priyanka to understand the why\u2019s of the 7 +\/- 2 norm; ask her to look up the latest Scrum Guide and the original research quoted by Jeff Sutherland; \u201csmall enough to be nimble and large enough to be able to produce a meaningful product increment\u201d is the spirit and intent of forming a Scrum team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Priyanka should also back her recommendations with observations and data \u2013 such as how difficult it is to time-box Scrum events with 15+ people, patchy team participation, low overall effectiveness and most importantly, how the team itself is feeling about the team size and impact on self-organizing, communication etc. Priyanka should convey the message that continuing as is, the team would only become less and less responsive with further growth. Adaptation would become slower and slower over time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Equipped with the above, Priyanka needs to revive the\nconversation with Jaspreet \u2013 find the right moment for it; or influence\nJaspreet to re-think via the Scrum Master perhaps!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              With the right questions from Priyanka, the team and Jaspreet may well find their own way of splitting the team and try it out for a few sprints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              That said, Priyanka should be prepared for a surprise ending \u2013 the team may well switch over to Scrumban, retaining the single team as is, if the bulk of the backlog items turn out to be more un-related than related - such as defect fixes, small enhancements, tasks and such.<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #295: Splitting hair over splitting team","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-295-splitting-hair-over-splitting-teams","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19989","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19770,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:40:29","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 13:10:29","post_content":"\n

                              Photo by Nathan\nBingle<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Some time back I wrote a blog<\/a> on scope management and its relevance in agile projects. A few days later, a friend stopped by for a chat and gave me a shocker, saying \u201cwhy are you writing about such dated stuff like scope management? Don\u2019t you know that with PMBOK 7 all the knowledge areas are thrown out of the window including your pet scope management?\u201d. Recovering somewhat, I got very curious, a PMBOK without knowledge areas?! Impossible! I promptly got hold of the book to check it for myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              My first stop was at the glossary of PMBOK 7. I found seventeen occurrences of \u201cscope\u201d related items. Okay, that was reassuring \u2013 scope management is not quite dead! A quick look at the references showed that most of them were in the new \u201cDelivery Performance Domain\u201d of the book (those of you not familiar with the eight project performance domains of PMBOK 7, here is a reference<\/a>). In fact, the introduction to the delivery performance domain goes like this: \u201cThe Delivery Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with delivering the scope<\/span><\/strong> and quality that the project was undertaken to achieve\u201d. The other references to scope are in the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section of PMBOK 7. You will find items like \u201cscope management plan\u201d and \u201cscope baseline\u201d right there \u2013 large as life! So, I presented the evidence to my friend (and mighty pleased to see the smirk disappear!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              In fact, so it is with other knowledge areas. Take risk management, for example. The references to typical terms like risk register, risk management plan etc. are there mostly in the \u201cUncertainty Performance Domain\u201d and some under the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section. Extending this further, one could actually develop a cross reference of the previous knowledge areas of PMBOK 6 and the new performance domains of PMBOK 7. It is quite likely that someone in the planet with time on his \/ her hands has already done precisely that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              One could follow the above\ngeneral drift and look inside the knowledge areas \u2013 the much-disliked Inputs \u2013\nTools & Techniques - Outputs (ITTO) format of earlier PMBOKs \u2013 and see how\nthey are still present in PMBOK 7 \u2013 albeit in a more distributed fashion. While\nthe process focus and ITTO format have been abandoned in PMBOK 7, you can find\nmany of the tools & techniques carried over in the Methods sub-section and\nmany of the Inputs and Outputs are in the Artifacts sub-section of the Models,\nMethods and Artifacts section of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              In sum, the knowledge areas are alive and well. It is just that PMBOK 7 does not use that structure and the terminology anymore. The concepts and artifacts of PMBOK 6 have been carried over under a different structure and nomenclature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              So, is PMBOK 7 like a cocktail of the old and new? Yes and No. Don\u2019t get me wrong here. I am not deriding PMBOK 7 at all \u2013 far from it. PMBOK 7 is more outcome-based and at a higher level of abstraction than earlier PMBOKs \u2013 more at the level of Values and Principles without any prescription at the process level. An excellent guide developed with great care and extensively reviewed with industry folks. However, the book quite clearly states that \u201cNothing in this edition negates alignment with the process-based approach of past editions of PMBOK\u201d and \u201cmany organizations and practitioners continue to find that approach useful\u2026\u201d. So, PMI's stance seems to be not to replace PMBOK 6 altogether but position it as a process-level implementation model of the Values and Principles in PMBOK 7. PMBOK 6 continues to be listed as a study material for the PMP certification and the PMP examination format has not changed with the issue of PMBOK 7. So, that\u2019s why the answer is Yes and No as to whether PMBOK 7 is a cocktail of the old and the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Hope the above clears the air a bit with regard to knowledge areas, PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7. Look forward to hearing comments from you all \u2013 especially those keeping track of PMI directions in standards and any confused souls preparing for their PMP certification. Would be happy to answer any queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

                              Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              
                              <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW 292: Aligning the 12 Principles - PMBOK 7 and Agile","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-292-aligning-the-12-principles-pmbok-7-and-agile","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19774","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19861,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-04-09 22:51:26","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-09 17:21:26","post_content":"\n

                              Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

                              <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              <\/p>\n","post_title":"Categorizing Values (personal, life, personal + life)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"quiz-values-categorized-work-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19820,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 22:38:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 17:08:28","post_content":"\n

                              Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              <\/p>\n","post_title":"Agile quiz - Manifesto and Scrum principles mapping","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"agile-quiz-values-and-principles-mapping","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:34:07","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:04:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19820","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19815,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 06:15:46","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 00:45:46","post_content":"\n

                              <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                              <\/p>\n","post_title":"Test quiz","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"test-quiz","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 08:35:23","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 03:05:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19815","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};

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                              A little of bit of history is in order to understand the origins of the Scrum metaphor. I used to attribute the Scrum choice to Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland. But it seems it goes back further to the seminal article The New New Product Development Game<\/a> in HBR, January 1986. The authors are Hirotaka Takeuchi, Harvard Professor and Ikujiro Nonaka, Professor at Hitotsubashi University<\/a>, Tokyo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              How did two academics of Japanese origin chance upon rugby as the new new product development game? Was rugby the rage in Japan back in 1986? I guess not. These days, the most popular sports in Japan are apparently baseball, soccer, skating, volley ball etc. \u2013 rugby nowhere in sight. The popularity of rugby in Takeuchi\u2019s Harvard campus or Cambridge, Massachusetts back in 1986 is also a bit suspect! So, how come rugby? Well, we can go back and ask the two savants. Or we can be content with my following explanation. The two professors abstracted features or patterns of development approaches of outstanding products back then in organizations like Honda, Xerox, Canon, IBM etc. and looked for the \u201cbest fit\u201d sport metaphor to replace the \u201crelay race\u201d approach of traditional product development. Somehow, they must have stumbled upon rugby with its very physical imagery of a team moving together in stages towards the goal. That\u2019s my theory, anyway. As an aside, if the two profs repeated their 1986 research today on outstanding products, what would they find; would rugby still emerge as the winning metaphor? Or would it be a self-organizing biological phenomenon (refer book<\/a>) or even a continually mutating virus? One can only speculate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Well, so much for history. Cut to present-day India. Like most Indians, I am kind of clueless about rugby. While I profess in class and participants listen in with a beatific expression, I am wondering \u201cWho on earth plays rugby in India anyway?\u201d Well, I find that Indian Rugby Football Union (now called Rugby India) goes back to 1968. There are 96 clubs, 57,000 players and the country is ranked 65^{th<\/sup> out of 96 nations as per International Rugby Board (IRB). There is no conspiracy theory as yet that IRB has unfairly ranked us so low just out of jealousy and spite! By the way, it seems that people of Manipur in northeast India are adamant that the modern world stole the rugby idea from their game called} Yubi lakpi<\/a>. Well, Manipurians, may be here is the place in the sun for you all! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              So, as I continue my training session, on introduction to agile, more background thoughts flit across my mind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              • Ruby teams are 15 in number \u2013 whatever happened to the good old 7 +\/- 2 for team size? BTW, do try out a related Challenge of the week (CHOW #295<\/a>), titled Splitting hair over splitting team<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                                • In the classroom, we trainers \/ coaches paint this beautiful picture of the rugby team moving forward as one in short scrums, one following the other in a smooth cadence; Wrong! As I understand, scrums are not in the game by default but awarded when certain infringements occur. See rules<\/a> for award of scrums. But the rule also says that scrums comprise just 8 players only out of the 15 (Ah! Back to 7 +\/- 2!)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                                  • In cricket-crazy India, how come nobody thought of replacing rugby with the most sublime of games as THE agile metaphor? Isn\u2019t a cricket team not as much a self-organizing and cross-functional team, literally sprinting towards the goal? For that matter, why would any team sport (even bridge with just a two-member team) not be an alternative as the agile team metaphor? Is the visual physical movement of players moving together such an essential aspect of the metaphor? Isn't a collection of mindsets moving together as one not as important if not more important?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                                    Ok, people let's put a stop to these fanciful notions! I just wrote this for a lark hoping to amuse \u2013 not with any serious intent of displacing rugby as the agile metaphor (20+ years too late!). Do bear with me if I have not fully grasped the rugby game; take it all with many pinches of salt. But I do cover some of the above history in my classes. I would like to think that participants appreciate it \u2013 don\u2019t try it post-lunch though!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Cheers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Why only Rugby?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"why-only-rugby","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:38","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19981","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19989,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-19 06:27:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-19 00:57:28","post_content":"\n

                                    This Photo<\/a> by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Priyanka is the coach for a team making firmware and software for ECUs (electronic control units) and app layers above. Due to the number of fragmented technologies in the solution and the workload, the manager Jaspreet Kaur has felt it necessary to form a team of 15+ people. She had selected Scrum for her team as part of an Agile adoption initiative in the organization. Priyanka, a newly-assigned team coach brings up the team size with Jaspreet and advises her to please divide the team into two 7 +\/- 2 as that is the norm. Jaspreet felt that the coach did not at all understand the rationale behind constituting a 15+ member team and just throwing the rule book at her. An aggressive Jaspreet conveyed her displeasure to Priyanka in no uncertain terms. Priyanka backed off in haste and is now seeking your advice as her mentor. How would you help Priyanka? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Suggested solution<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Nothing erodes the credibility of an agile coach more than being seen as too rule-bound \u2013 in direct conflict with empiricism. No doubt, there are time-tested practices and there is no need to re-invent the wheel for everything. But the coach should always be aware and ready to explain the why of certain \u201crules\u201d - bearing in mind that, as a general rule, there are always exceptions to the rule!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    I would help Priyanka to understand the why\u2019s of the 7 +\/- 2 norm; ask her to look up the latest Scrum Guide and the original research quoted by Jeff Sutherland; \u201csmall enough to be nimble and large enough to be able to produce a meaningful product increment\u201d is the spirit and intent of forming a Scrum team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Priyanka should also back her recommendations with observations and data \u2013 such as how difficult it is to time-box Scrum events with 15+ people, patchy team participation, low overall effectiveness and most importantly, how the team itself is feeling about the team size and impact on self-organizing, communication etc. Priyanka should convey the message that continuing as is, the team would only become less and less responsive with further growth. Adaptation would become slower and slower over time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Equipped with the above, Priyanka needs to revive the\nconversation with Jaspreet \u2013 find the right moment for it; or influence\nJaspreet to re-think via the Scrum Master perhaps!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    With the right questions from Priyanka, the team and Jaspreet may well find their own way of splitting the team and try it out for a few sprints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    That said, Priyanka should be prepared for a surprise ending \u2013 the team may well switch over to Scrumban, retaining the single team as is, if the bulk of the backlog items turn out to be more un-related than related - such as defect fixes, small enhancements, tasks and such.<\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #295: Splitting hair over splitting team","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-295-splitting-hair-over-splitting-teams","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 10:59:58","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19989","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19770,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:40:29","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 13:10:29","post_content":"\n

                                    Photo by Nathan\nBingle<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Some time back I wrote a blog<\/a> on scope management and its relevance in agile projects. A few days later, a friend stopped by for a chat and gave me a shocker, saying \u201cwhy are you writing about such dated stuff like scope management? Don\u2019t you know that with PMBOK 7 all the knowledge areas are thrown out of the window including your pet scope management?\u201d. Recovering somewhat, I got very curious, a PMBOK without knowledge areas?! Impossible! I promptly got hold of the book to check it for myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    My first stop was at the glossary of PMBOK 7. I found seventeen occurrences of \u201cscope\u201d related items. Okay, that was reassuring \u2013 scope management is not quite dead! A quick look at the references showed that most of them were in the new \u201cDelivery Performance Domain\u201d of the book (those of you not familiar with the eight project performance domains of PMBOK 7, here is a reference<\/a>). In fact, the introduction to the delivery performance domain goes like this: \u201cThe Delivery Performance Domain addresses activities and functions associated with delivering the scope<\/span><\/strong> and quality that the project was undertaken to achieve\u201d. The other references to scope are in the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section of PMBOK 7. You will find items like \u201cscope management plan\u201d and \u201cscope baseline\u201d right there \u2013 large as life! So, I presented the evidence to my friend (and mighty pleased to see the smirk disappear!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    In fact, so it is with other knowledge areas. Take risk management, for example. The references to typical terms like risk register, risk management plan etc. are there mostly in the \u201cUncertainty Performance Domain\u201d and some under the \u201cModels, Methods and Artifacts\u201d section. Extending this further, one could actually develop a cross reference of the previous knowledge areas of PMBOK 6 and the new performance domains of PMBOK 7. It is quite likely that someone in the planet with time on his \/ her hands has already done precisely that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    One could follow the above\ngeneral drift and look inside the knowledge areas \u2013 the much-disliked Inputs \u2013\nTools & Techniques - Outputs (ITTO) format of earlier PMBOKs \u2013 and see how\nthey are still present in PMBOK 7 \u2013 albeit in a more distributed fashion. While\nthe process focus and ITTO format have been abandoned in PMBOK 7, you can find\nmany of the tools & techniques carried over in the Methods sub-section and\nmany of the Inputs and Outputs are in the Artifacts sub-section of the Models,\nMethods and Artifacts section of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    In sum, the knowledge areas are alive and well. It is just that PMBOK 7 does not use that structure and the terminology anymore. The concepts and artifacts of PMBOK 6 have been carried over under a different structure and nomenclature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    So, is PMBOK 7 like a cocktail of the old and new? Yes and No. Don\u2019t get me wrong here. I am not deriding PMBOK 7 at all \u2013 far from it. PMBOK 7 is more outcome-based and at a higher level of abstraction than earlier PMBOKs \u2013 more at the level of Values and Principles without any prescription at the process level. An excellent guide developed with great care and extensively reviewed with industry folks. However, the book quite clearly states that \u201cNothing in this edition negates alignment with the process-based approach of past editions of PMBOK\u201d and \u201cmany organizations and practitioners continue to find that approach useful\u2026\u201d. So, PMI's stance seems to be not to replace PMBOK 6 altogether but position it as a process-level implementation model of the Values and Principles in PMBOK 7. PMBOK 6 continues to be listed as a study material for the PMP certification and the PMP examination format has not changed with the issue of PMBOK 7. So, that\u2019s why the answer is Yes and No as to whether PMBOK 7 is a cocktail of the old and the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    Hope the above clears the air a bit with regard to knowledge areas, PMBOK 6 and PMBOK 7. Look forward to hearing comments from you all \u2013 especially those keeping track of PMI directions in standards and any confused souls preparing for their PMP certification. Would be happy to answer any queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    ShivK<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Poring over PMBOK 7!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"poring-over-pmbok-7","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/up-and-down-the-scope-management-ladder\/","post_modified":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 11:00:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19774,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-05-01 18:16:39","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-01 12:46:39","post_content":"\n

                                    Many of you would be aware of agile values and principles (here is a refresher<\/strong><\/a> if you need). PMBOK 7 has also taken a similar approach, defining project management values and principles, leaving it flexible for users to define the practices that best serve the expected outcomes, conforming to the values and principles (refer video<\/strong><\/a> on PM Principles in PMBOK 7). So, you have two sets of principles \u2013 one agile and the other from PMBOK 7 both with 12 principles each. It would be interesting to see the degree of alignment across the two sets. This Challenge of the Week (CHOW) is a short quiz to see for yourself Have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    
                                    <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW 292: Aligning the 12 Principles - PMBOK 7 and Agile","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-292-aligning-the-12-principles-pmbok-7-and-agile","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:20:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19774","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19861,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-04-09 22:51:26","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-09 17:21:26","post_content":"\n

                                    Drag each of the 16 Values on the right hand side (from the 8 pairs) and it in the drop zones - \"Values in Personal Life\", \"Values in Student (or Work) Life\" or in both. For example, if you think \"Honesty\" value applies to both personal and work life, you could drop one in each zone. If not, drop it only in one of them as you think it. There is really no right or wrong answer - just an example of how someone's values (mine in this case) may be categorized as personal values, work-related values and some as both personal & work-related. Give it a try! NB: There are 16 values to drop; 12 out of 16 is a good score (that is a hint as well!). If you do get the hint, you would know how to get 16 out of 16! Enjoy...<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

                                    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    <\/p>\n","post_title":"Categorizing Values (personal, life, personal + life)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"quiz-values-categorized-work-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-30 05:22:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19820,"post_author":"31","post_date":"2022-03-30 22:38:28","post_date_gmt":"2022-03-30 17:08:28","post_content":"\n

                                    Please drag and drop one or more Principles from the right side to the correct Values boxes on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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