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Benefits of implementing SAFe in 2025

In an era of rapid digital transformation, organisations must adapt swiftly to remain competitive. The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), the world’s leading framework for adopting Lean and Agile practices at scale, has been pivotal for over 14 years. This article explores the need for SAFe, its importance, the PM Partners Group approach to implementation, and the resulting benefits.

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The Lean Agile Kanban Scrum Scrumban Debate

Terms such as agile, agility, lean, Kanban, Scrum, Scrumban, ‘just enough’, responsive, adaptive, iterative and incremental have infiltrated our project and BAU environments, regardless of industry and type of organisation. Agile is no longer just for IT; Lean is no longer just for manufacturing. But what do these terms mean? How do they fit together?

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The Agile Maturity Continuum

The Agile journey is one that many organisations have started on, with an increasingly widespread adoption of Agile frameworks and processes with varying degrees of success. Some organisations seem to effortlessly and continually build their capabilities whilst many similar initiatives seem to stall or run out of steam before really realising any benefits. Focussing on

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Announcing BABOK® Guide v3

Today the IIBA® announced BABOK® Guide v3 to Education providers. With Version 3, the world-sourced team sought input from practitioners and employers to continue to provide the “Gold Standard” for Business Analysis. Needs of these groups, included performance improvement skills, strategic thinking and alignment to business goals, further integration with Agile, and increased change management.

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MSP® Practitioner Exam Tips

The Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Practitioner accreditation is a highly sought after international programme management accreditation. Like all Practitioner-level qualifications, this exam really tests your understanding of applying best practice in given organisational circumstances. Here are 5 tips for preparing for your MSP Practitioner exam: 1. Tab and review your MSP Guide Tab and review

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Wicked KPIs for your PMO

For many PMOs the bewitching hour comes all too quickly – if you haven’t agreed your PMO’s Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) upfront with your senior stakeholders, how can you demonstrate the value of your PMO? Remember that KPIs need to be scrutinised not only in terms of achievement, but also reviewed on a regular basis

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PMO Governance: The Good, Bad and Ugly

Mention the term governance and the responses typically range from: controls, framework, templates, accountabilities, rules, assurance, policies, procedures, standards, to the ‘police’. What does governance mean to you, your PMO, your organisation? Is it supportive or merely a hindrance? Is it about ‘big brother’, an unnecessary overhead or simply assumed? Do you have the ‘right’

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What Difference Will Your PMO Make To Your Organisation?

Did you know that 39% of organisations could not define the purpose of their PMO?*1 When someone mentions they have a PMO, I make no assumptions…first question I ask: What is the purpose of your PMO? / What does your PMO mean in terms of business value to what problems does it solve? Would you

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PRINCE2® – the benefits for you and your organisation

PRINCE2 is often cited as the most widely used project management method worldwide; it has become the international language for project management.

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Business Analyst – What role does your BA play in your PMO?

The International Institute of Business Analysis [IIBA®] classifies a Business Analyst function as carrying out: “…set of tasks and techniques used to work as a liaison among stakeholders in order to understand the structure, policies, and operations of an organization, and to recommend solutions that enable the organisation to achieve its goals.” A Guide to

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5 Tips For Passing Your PRINCE2® Practitioner Exam

The PRINCE2 Practitioner accreditation is a highly sought after and recognised certification by the international project management community. Are you considering sitting the PRINCE2 Practitioner exam? Don’t just assume because you have passed the PRINCE2 Foundation exam with flying colours that the Practitioner exam is a given. The 2013 global pass rate for Practitioner exams

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