Practical Grabble-ology
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A practical look at common project management pitfalls and how to avoid them. The talk examines typical mistakes in planning, communication, and execution, and gives concrete lessons and practices for PMs to reduce risks and improve project outcomes.
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chapters (26)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:05Raking as engineering
- 2:13Org as software misconceptions
- 3:19Self-management limits
- 4:43Values system for self-manage
- 6:33Team building with values
- 8:40Updating and protecting values
- 10:05Error patterns and antipatterns
- 11:30Visualization and metrics for decisions
- 13:15Business processes as systems
- 15:04Prioritizing business decisions
- 16:51Users as investors
- 17:53Competitor respect and market analysis
- 19:00First impression law and product errors
- 20:02Experience sharing and avoiding silence
- 21:04Communication importance
- 22:31Lack of standards and 'done'
- 23:55Testing via prototypes
- 25:03Retrospectives turn errors to experience
- 26:06Technical debt management
- 27:30Degradation as natural process
- 28:32Leader role and intent-based management
- 29:18Pain-driven management
- 30:24Selling changes and practices
- 31:49Resistance to change and flat structures
- 32:54No all-cost work and overworking
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