Every Thursday, we bring to you the articles from the world of Project Management.
Micromanagement has a negative connotation associated with it and everyone fears it, rather hates it. It is a management style where a manager closely monitors the employees, observes or maybe even controls their work. Sometimes it is needed to ensure that tasks are performed in an expected and a precise manner. But, it might not just be… Continue reading Micromanagement and dangers associated with it
Emails are an important way to exchange messages, especially, in the professional scenario. An incorrect tone or irrelevant message can lead to a wrong message being conveyed to the recipient. There are times when the email is being skipped or ignored by the recipient because the message was not conveyed effectively. Hence, here are a… Continue reading 6 Tips to write an effective email
Whether one admits or not, everyone dreads the situation of giving or receiving a negative feedback. While being on the receiving end is sometimes painful and heart-breaking, giving one is no less. If you have been in a managerial role for quite some time now, or if this is your first time, take a deep… Continue reading The art of giving a negative feedback
People outside of project management think that, all a project manager does is write emails, conducts meetings and that’s it. But, the role of a project manager is really not what it looks like from the outside. He has many challenges to face on a daily basis. Some of the challenges or obstacles need to… Continue reading Challenges faced while managing a team
My experience with attending meetings has always been dreadful in the past. I have either caught myself sleeping with my eyes open or constantly checking my watch as if the time has paused. I have come out of meetings thinking why was this meeting called in the first place and did anyone really pay attention. There… Continue reading Are your meetings effective? Really?
If you are following Agile or Scrum, you will often hear about User stories. Let’s understand what they are! What are User Stories? User Stories are short and simple description of a feature from an end-user perspective. It is a simplified version of a requirement which describes the type of user, what they want and… Continue reading All about User Stories in a Scrum…
Image Source Every single day of a sprint begins with a quick meeting called as the Daily Standup (or Standup or Daily Scrum) which should ideally last not more than fifteen minutes. It is a meeting held for the developers to discuss and share what they had worked on yesterday, what will be they be… Continue reading The Daily Standup – Do’s and Don’ts
Image Source In the previous posts under the Thursday Management Series, we have seen a brief overview of a Scrum, went through some of the commonly used terms in Scrum and discussed in detail the roles of a Product Owner and that of a Scrum Master. I hope these articles have cleared the picture of… Continue reading The Scrum Workflow – A chain of events!
The following terms are often used in a scrum process. Since, these are universal terms and definitions, they have been picked up from wiki. Scrum Team – It comprises of Product owner, scrum master and development team Product Owner – The person responsible for maintaining the product backlog by representing the interests of the stakeholders, and ensuring… Continue reading Scrum Terminologies
A Scrum Master facilitates a Scrum. Now, let us dive a little deeper and understand what this means. Firstly, as the name suggests, he is the Master of the Scrum. That means, he knows everything about the scrum process and how it should be implemented in a project. He ensures that the team follows the agreed Scrum… Continue reading The Role of a Scrum Master in a Scrum
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