Are Your Sprints Still Truly Valuable?
Are sprints still helping teams become more agile, or are they becoming a process that teams follow simply because they always have? And what should teams do instead?
Are sprints still helping teams become more agile, or are they becoming a process that teams follow simply because they always have? And what should teams do instead?
Continuity can be fragile in healthcare. A portfolio perspective does not replace clinical expertise; it reinforces the underlying architecture that makes it possible. It brings coherence to decisions, stability to operations, and a more consistent experience.
The role of the project manager continues to evolve, and it’s hard to nail down exactly will be needed as time moves forward. But business acumen and sustainability are becoming essential parts of our occupational evolution.
The World Cup has thrilled a global audience with amazing feats of athleticism and jaw-dropping comebacks. But did you know it's also the perfect showcase for agile project delivery?
For years, effort was relatively predictable in story points. AI is starting to change that. That creates an uncomfortable question for agile teams: If story points are meant to represent effort, what happens when effort suddenly becomes harder to define?
Artificial intelligence ...
Ten to fifteen years ago, a massive shift happened in corporate delivery. Traditional waterfall methods hit a wall with modern software pacing, and the PMI-ACP and Scrum frameworks exploded. ...
Hablar de obras públicas, programas sociales, infraestructura, tecnología estatal, movilidad, salud, educación o desarrollo territorial es, en el fondo, hablar de proyectos. Cada carretera, sistema in ...
Mechanical intelligence begins with a structural threshold. A device becomes intelligent the moment its architecture allows it to act without human intervention. The reason this matters is that once a ...
Validating and checking outputs is critical when working with AI systems like Generative AI. Such validation approaches may include establishing clear criteria, implementing strong testing protocols, ...
Preserving Human Judgment Under Intelligent AssistanceArtificial intelligence is becoming extraordinarily good at helping humans think.It can analyze.Summarize.Compare.Prioritize.Recommend.Challenge.P ...
AI is going to be (if not already) a tool that we use to help us manage projects. However, I think we will still have "troubled" projects where we miss deadlines. While AI will make us smarter - i d ...
Green is good, right? But a project that is on budget can still be in trouble, even if all the signs are pointing to a Green RAG status. Let’s look at some early warning indicators beyond headline bud ...
Practical, day-to-day AI tools are already at your disposal. The project managers who know how to work with these tools are delivering differently—and better—than those who do not.
Project cancellations are among the most challenging moments a project manager can face—both professionally and emotionally. This article explores how to lead with clarity, integrity and emotional intelligence when a project must end before its completion.
As part of the development of the Manifesto for Enterprise Agility, PMI spoke with executive leaders about how organizations can build this capability in practice. Dr. Leon Herszon, CEO & President of Value Edge Group, shares perspectives on leading continuous reinvention, operating models to enable agility, and more.
The role of the project manager continues to evolve, and it’s hard to nail down exactly will be needed as time moves forward. But business acumen and sustainability are becoming essential parts of our occupational evolution.
Are sprints still helping teams become more agile, or are they becoming a process that teams follow simply because they always have? And what should teams do instead?
Question: A new PMP® exam is here. The head of our PMO asked me to see if it would have any effect on how we train our people to sit for the exam. Also, does it foretell any changes we may need to make in the way we do business? I’m concerned that there may be new information or alterations in the way existing employees, whether PMPs or not, should be conducting the day-to-day business of our organization if we want to stay competitive?
Continuity can be fragile in healthcare. A portfolio perspective does not replace clinical expertise; it reinforces the underlying architecture that makes it possible. It brings coherence to decisions, stability to operations, and a more consistent experience.
For years, effort was relatively predictable in story points. AI is starting to change that. That creates an uncomfortable question for agile teams: If story points are meant to represent effort, what happens when effort suddenly becomes harder to define?
Join us for an insightful presentation on "The Evolution of PMO: Rise of a Chief Project Officer," a groundbreaking book that has evolved into a global movement within the project management community.
***This is a PMI-Led Webinar*** Your AI tools are only as powerful as you make them. In this hands-on session, we'll use PMI Infinity™ to walk through a reusable framework for using AI tools in real project management work, showing how prompting thoughtfully, using agents, and consolidating project context can help you enhance output quality while reducing task completion time.
Ethics Under Pressure: Why Good People Make Dangerous Decisions challenges one of the most comfortable assumptions in professional life: that major ethical failures are mainly caused by bad people.
A panel discussion designed for the project management community, exploring how to build and sustain a strong, safe, and diverse culture across fully distributed teams. The panelists with complementary perspectives, spanning leadership, distributed team management, and Culture strategy, will share practical frameworks that project managers can apply when leading or collaborating within virtual, cross-cultural teams.
Managing AI projects without understanding AI can create uncertainty, misalignment, and risk.AI literacy enables project managers to plan realistically, manage risks effectively, collaborate with AI teams, and deliver meaningful business outcomes. “AI Literacy for Project Managers” is designed for PMs leading—or preparing to lead—AI-driven initiatives.
In this interview, Johan Roos frames enterprise agility as a matter of change readiness, rooted in people’s capabilities. He emphasizes leaders’ role in modeling desired behaviors while noting that everyone must build the curiosity, creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration needed for continuous change. Roos also discusses AI as a tool to amplify human judgment and concludes that agility requires stronger collaboration across interconnected ecosystems.
Many organizations are experimenting with AI, but only a small number successfully move beyond pilots into measurable enterprise impact. AI initiatives often stall because project teams focus on the technology while underestimating governance, data readiness, stakeholder alignment, risk management, change adoption, and value realization.
**PMI Led Webinar** As the first and only global standard for AI in portfolio, program, and project work, "The Standard for Artificial Intelligence in Portfolio, Program, and Project Management" (PMI 2026) gives project professionals a practical foundation for applying AI responsibly. This webinar will help attendees understand the Standard’s guiding principles, performance domains, and applied use cases — and how to use them to bring more structure, accountability, and confidence to AI adoption. The Standard for Artificial Intelligence in Portfolio, Program, and Project Management - https://www.pmi.org/standards/artificial-intelligence
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