Inside Familiar Management

By Muhammad Zeeshan Ali and Saqib Javed John

This book is the collection of miscellaneous articles and other pieces of work that we have done during our careers. The main aim is to share different experiences and knowledge, not just limited to ours but also many others with whom we interacted during our careers. The reason for sharing these experiences and knowledge is because we always believe it to be our moral obligation towards the domain which has given us so much over the years.

As every human is different, so every experience, despite its outcome or magnitude, may have some learning aspect to it. The things we discuss here is not to prove something right or wrong, rather there are suggestions to initiate discussion on topics. The response and feedback as a result of the discussions always prove a source of learning and improvement and that is why we keep updating our content based on that feedback.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Nov 20, 2020
• ISBN: 9781716410185

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Inside Familiar Management

Muhammad Zeeshan Ali, PMP, PMI-ACP

Saqib Javed John, PMP, PMI-ACP, ITIL

OGMC Publications

2020

Copyright © 2020 by Organizational Governance Management Consultants (OGMC)

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Author’s Profile

Muhammad Zeeshan Ali, PMP, PMI-ACP

Author of multiple books and numerous articles elaborating new dimensions of Agile framework and Traditional Project Management along with his work on Performance Management, PMO, Leadership, Team Building and Personal Motivation. He is best known for designing first of its kind Performance Measurement Matrix to calculate number-based performance indicators and scoring for both Software Engineering Individuals and Teams. Zeeshan is a great advocate and promoter of adaptation of Agile Methodologies, Processes and Team Skill building.

Zeeshan has over 18 years of experience of managing 100+ mid-large scale, high visibility projects in both Public and Private sectors. Experienced in managing several significant projects simultaneously and with team spread over different geo-locations.

Zeeshan has Degrees in Project Management (MS) and Computer Sciences (BS). He has been certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) and Agile Certified Professional (PMI-ACP) by Project Management Institute (PMI), USA. 

Saqib Javed John, PMP, PMI-ACP, ITIL

Saqib is one of the founding members and Managing Director of Organizational Governance Management Consultants (OGMC). He has professional expertise of more than 18 years of working on enterprise projects in various business domains ranging from functional organization to projectized organization.

Saqib has immense experience in developing and managing human behavior, process engineering and optimization, risk management, conflict management, performance maturity audits and policy making. This is one of the reasons he is relatable to readers of Business and management professions. He is the best known for his rapid-learning techniques and easy methods of practical implementations. He also has contributed to many anthologies. His work is helping thousands of students, teachers and professionals. 

Saqib is MS (IT), certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) from Project Management Institute (PMI) USA. He is also certified in Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) from Exin UK, Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP) and Sun Certified Web Component Developer (SCWCD) from Sun Microsystems USA.

Table of Contents

Importance of a Familiar Face

The Planned Mistake

Development and Testing Teams’ Collaboration in Agile Methodologies

Plan, Train & Delegate

Experimenting on Risks

The Lucky Guy with 4 Wives

Managing the 4 Wives

The Incredible Manager

Specialist or Generalist

Courage and Respect

Executive Performing Micro-Management

Don’t the Project Managers do anything?

Lesson Learned from one of my successful Project

The issue with typical Performance Measurement

GROWTH

REACH

What if a Project Ends on Time?

Give Respect to Interviews

The Effective Interviewer

Can Kanban be really implemented in Software Engineering?

The Number Game

You cannot improve what you cannot measure

If you throw peanuts, you will get monkeys

A Critical Review of BRT Project Audit Report

Importance of Informal Communication

At What Stage the Projects Fail?

Resources Working on Multiple Projects

List of Formal Excuses

The Best Teacher

The Critical Path

Effective Meetings

Working under the wings of Project Manager

PMP or PMI-ACP

Agile Project Management in Virtual Teams

Role of Supporting Tools and Cultural Barriers in Remote Agile Teams

Over Follow-ups: A Common Mistake

8 Hours per Day

Standardize Internal Resource Selection

Transition is Challenging

Blessings in Errors

Preface

This book is the collection of miscellaneous articles and other pieces of work that we have done during our careers. The main aim is to share different experiences and knowledge, not just limited to ours but also many others with whom we interacted during our careers. The reason for sharing these experiences and knowledge is because we always believe it to be our moral obligation towards the domain which has given us so much over the years. 

As every human is different, so every experience, despite its outcome or magnitude, may have some learning aspect to it. The things we discuss here is not to prove something right or wrong, rather there are suggestions to initiate discussion on topics. The response and feedback as a result of the discussions always prove a source of learning and improvement and that is why we keep updating our content based on that feedback. 

Most of the articles are personal views to explain something or share relevant real life experiences and drive learnings from them. Some articles may be based on some new ideas and aim behind sharing them is to float a unique concept to get valuable feedback. The readers can either endorse the idea or can help in making corrections through their point of view, knowledge and experiences. 

The views expressed in this book is purely based on our personal thoughts and they should in no way be associated with any individual or any organization. The views are not meant to defame or aimed at criticizing any person or entity. The views are purely for informational purpose and shared with the best of intentions. 

The feedback from the readers is what completes every discussion. This book is not about us, it is all about you.

Importance of a Familiar Face

Have you ever been in a situation when you are in a different county or surrounded by people who you don’t know or who speak the language you don’t understand? In this situation you will feel a wave of pleasure when even you hear someone in familiar language or see a familiar face. Your level of confidence suddenly shoots up and you start to get much more focus to do or say what you were doing or saying.

The same theory works in Project Management. Whichever stage of the project you are working on, it always helps to have a familiar face around you. This is the reason why managers or the team leads always prefer building their team around the people with which they have more confidence and trust. This is also one of the principles of Agile to form the team around motivated individuals.

So all this discussion leads to a question that how to make sure that you have familiar faces while managing or leading a team? The best way to go about