Posted on Aug 5, 2019
How many leaders have a defined project or work management process? Does anyone use an agile project management framework?
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Essentially every staff officer is a project manager. But how many leaders on staff use a defined process to visualize their priorities, current work items, and their status? Please share how you and your team manage your projects/work.
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CPT Nick Coleman
Are you able to use MDMP to manage your day to day work? Surely you don’t do mission analysis for every task you receive! How do you manage your day to day work in a way that allows for continuous improvement?
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It's been a while since I've seen PM discussed on RP. I recommend Taiga kanban (self-hosted for more privacy) for it's clean board look and ease-of-use.
This thread discusses popular PM tools.
https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/do-you-prefer-a-specific-project-management-app-solution-have-you-used-one
This thread discusses popular PM tools.
https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/do-you-prefer-a-specific-project-management-app-solution-have-you-used-one
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I do this every day at work. I work in the software field where this is common.
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CPT Nick Coleman
Yeah I’m a BA / Scrum Master and I just couldn’t help but think about how helpful the scrum and kanban processes would have been while I was still active duty
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LtCol Robert Quinter
SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM - Don't think many. I liked it because I'd make my first draft and reduce it to a chart, then bring all my "experts" in to pick it to pieces and ensure best guess accuracy. Since they all had a hand in making estimates of time, I could ask them what went wrong if they didn't hit the marks. My bosses thought I was brilliant, but I was really using my peoples brains.
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In the early 2000's, while serving in the reserves, I worked for a company that did most of its business online. My job was twofold. It was a small company and since I had network experience, I ran the IT Department; I also worked as a Project manager. I wrote dBase reports for the Marketing and Sales Department. My method of keeping projects managed and completed in a timely fashion was a dBase program I wrote for myself. It was set to notify me daily of expected completion dates of all the project requests submitted by other departments. I based my workload on a first come first served basis, unless of course a higher manager needed something completed at a higher precedence than someone else. The program I wrote worked pretty good for me because I could set priority of my projects and keep on track of the projects being worked. Unfortunqtely, I never patented that program and it stayed with that company after I left.
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RallyPoint uses Atlassian's Jira software to manage our Kanban style project management board... it helps us stay lean and agile!
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Is anyone interested in learning about Agile project management? Just something I enjoy helping people learn about
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CPT(P) (Join to see)
I wouldn't mind more info. Just the picture caught my eye. I've used quad charts with 50, 100, 200, and 400 meter targets in relation to importance and deadline. The only thing that's ever stuck is a daily checklist in a notebook that carries over day to day. This has worked as a PL, XO, and S-1, but may not work with field grade projects and responsibilities. Thanks.
Side note: I'm waiting to class up in MIOTC/MICCC. Any pointers or material for that challenge would be welcome as well.
Side note: I'm waiting to class up in MIOTC/MICCC. Any pointers or material for that challenge would be welcome as well.
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CPT Nick Coleman
CPT(P) (Join to see) At the end of the day it’s all about doing what works for you and your team. When I was in I used the standard army combo of green notebook, outlook, and awful excel task trackers. The picture is essentially a kanban board that you can use to add all of your work items to and monitor their progress. I use a kanban board to manage my team’s projects in corporate america now and there are great free tools you can use like Trello that help with transparency and collaboration especially on a staff. HMU on LinkedIn and I can share some materials and ideas with you. linkedin.com/in/ncoleman9
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SSgt Christina Herr
I am always interested in learning more about processes. From what I understand about Agile, it would be more appropriate for managing reoccuring-day to day projects in a team environment versus traditional project management, which is what your initial question was talking about. I have always used a project board similar to the one in the graphic when overseeing multiple projects for a team. In my most recent positions, I was the odd ball because my team members had never worked with a project manager type person before (project boards, proposals, schedules, data analysis, etc.).
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CPT Nick Coleman
SSgt Christina Herr yeah I actually think agile processes like scrum and kanban are actually best when priorities change rapidly and you’re working to solve complex problems. Traditional pm or waterfall type approaches are generally rigid and fall apart when requirements change faster than work can be completed. Being agile is all about collaborating as a team, responding to change, and consistently improving how you get things done. Sounds like you’d be a great fit for leading some agile processes with your team. Feel free to reach out to me with any specific questions or if you’d like more resources. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ncoleman9
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We have just started attempts to use agile project management for those initiatives that have unclear and sometimes changing requirements. Our key stakeholders are learning and refining their business processes so agile works well to build upon successes or learning.
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