Project Management

  Probabilistic forecasting is an approach that helps teams produce dependable delivery predictions based on their past performance data. A lot of teams, however, still question w...

Today, I’d like to show you how to set and manage reliable delivery commitments that you can actually meet! Welcome to the last chapter of the Sustainable Predictability series...

Welcome to Chapter 3 of the Sustainable Predictability series, where we will talk about what it really looks like to adopt a stable delivery system that enables you to consistentl...

If your team is constantly overcommitting and underdelivering, chances are you have a capacity allocation problem. Now, I didn’t say resource allocation, right? There is a diff...

When it comes to making delivery commitments, mapping story points to hours to estimate your work is a terrible piece of advice. In fact, there is a very simple exercise that can ...

The typical narrative surrounding growing businesses is that, when the demand starts rising, they find they are struggling to cope. With a tremendous amount of customer requests c...

Unlike a push system, where work is pushed onto teams regardless of their capacity, pull systems prevent team overburden and increase workflows efficiency. Teams pull work as they...

One of the top reasons behind delaying (or even canceling) work that has already been started is the act of early commitment. When our work items move into the delivery process wh...

Multitasking is a myth. It’s a myth because nearly everyone accepts it is an effective thing to do. It’s become so mainstream that people actually think it’s something they ...

One of the most efficient ways to achieve a robust and highly productive business operation is to pay close attention to the bottlenecks in your system and manage them effectively....

“The Kanban Method doesn’t work for project planning!”, “There is no commitment in Kanban.”, “You have to split your items into even pieces.” What do all these state...

“We’ll deliver these 10 items by next Thursday!”. What’s the problem with this statement? There are two major issues with it. Firstly, it suggests that there is an actu...

Let’s be real… project management can be really hard, especially when you’re just getting started. I’m here to tell you that after 13 years of figuring it all out (with ...

Today we’re going to take a look at lead time vs. cycle time, and what the difference between them really is. Tell me if this sounds familiar: Your client asks you, “hey, ca...

Hey there! I’m Sonya: CEO and founder of Nave. For the last 5 years, I’ve made it my mission to help managers hit their targets and streamline their processes to work smarter,...

As we stepped into the beginning of 2018, I found myself leading a Scrum team for the first time, and let me tell you, I was absolutely determined to make it a resounding success....

If you’re leading a team grappling with the unpredictable ebb and flow of delivery times, you're most certainly in a mix of emotions – annoyance, impatience, disappointment. ...

If you’re like most of the Scrum teams I’m working with in our Sustainable Predictability program, you're likely in a good flow, smoothly handling planned tasks with a steady ...