--- title: The Project Management Academy Blog | Kiron Bondale, PMP, PMI-ACP, PSM II, PMI-RMP, CDAP, CDAI description: Trainer, trusted advisor, coach & speaker. 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Proficient at dispelling the fog surrounding project management & agile. - **Connect with Kiron Bondale, PMP, PMI-ACP, PSM II, PMI-RMP, CDAP, CDAI** - [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://resources.educate360.com/a-pilot-project-is-not-always-the-best-way-to-start-your-agile-journey) ## [A Pilot Project Is Not Always the Best Way to Start Your Agile Journey](https://resources.educate360.com/a-pilot-project-is-not-always-the-best-way-to-start-your-agile-journey) By: [Kiron Bondale, PMP, PMI-ACP, PSM II, PMI-RMP, CDAP, CDAI](https://resources.educate360.com/author/kiron-bondale-pmp-pmi-acp-psm-ii-pmi-rmp-cdap-cdai) February 3rd, 2021 Many of us would agree that when you are trying to implement a large change, start small. Just as it is easier to swallow a small pill than a huge one, the ability to adopt and sustain change is often simpler when the change involves baby steps. 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[![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://resources.educate360.com/how-are-you-planning-for-psychological-safety-within-your-team) [Project Management](https://resources.educate360.com/tag/project-management) ## [How Are You Planning for Psychological Safety Within Your Team?](https://resources.educate360.com/how-are-you-planning-for-psychological-safety-within-your-team) By: [Kiron Bondale, PMP, PMI-ACP, PSM II, PMI-RMP, CDAP, CDAI](https://resources.educate360.com/author/kiron-bondale-pmp-pmi-acp-psm-ii-pmi-rmp-cdap-cdai) December 9th, 2020 I’ve delivered a number of presentations this year on the importance of building psychological safety within project teams and the role which project managers play. During these presentations I’m frequently asked the question “How do I go about creating it?“. While there are existing models such as Timothy R. Clark’s progressive four stage model, a simple three step approach which I support is to Plan It, Live It and Champion It. I will cover these steps within my upcoming articles. 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[Read More](https://resources.educate360.com/it-is-harder-to-sell-when-times-get-tough) Share -  Close - - - - - - [mailto:?body=https://resources.educate360.com/it-is-harder-to-sell-when-times-get-tough](mailto:?body=https://resources.educate360.com/it-is-harder-to-sell-when-times-get-tough) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://resources.educate360.com/think-top-down-and-bottom-up-for-agile-transformations) [Agile](https://resources.educate360.com/tag/agile)  |  [Project Management](https://resources.educate360.com/tag/project-management) ## [Think Top-Down and Bottom-Up for Agile Transformations](https://resources.educate360.com/think-top-down-and-bottom-up-for-agile-transformations) By: [Kiron Bondale, PMP, PMI-ACP, PSM II, PMI-RMP, CDAP, CDAI](https://resources.educate360.com/author/kiron-bondale-pmp-pmi-acp-psm-ii-pmi-rmp-cdap-cdai) October 28th, 2020 A question which I’m asked regularly during my classes is what the best place is to start an agile transformation within a company? Given a choice, I’d prefer to use the cop-out (but correct) answer “It depends”, but otherwise I usually respond that you’d want to do both a top-down and bottom-up approach simultaneously. 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Like many of you, I spent a reasonable amount of time during my first few years participating in online forums correcting agile misconceptions. Unfortunately, just like lopping heads off the Hydra, every time I’d address one myth, a short time later it would re-emerge. Recognizing the futility of trying to permanently suppress fallacies, I stopped responding to such discussions. However, as I would still like to help, writing an article on five of the most common agile myths will give me a reference to provide to folks in the future. [Read More](https://resources.educate360.com/lets-flatten-five-agile-fallacies) Share -  Close - - - - - - [mailto:?body=https://resources.educate360.com/lets-flatten-five-agile-fallacies](mailto:?body=https://resources.educate360.com/lets-flatten-five-agile-fallacies) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://resources.educate360.com/dont-neglect-your-back-to-the-office-plan) [Project Management](https://resources.educate360.com/tag/project-management) ## [Don’t Neglect Your “Back to the Office” Plan!](https://resources.educate360.com/dont-neglect-your-back-to-the-office-plan) By: [Kiron Bondale, PMP, PMI-ACP, PSM II, PMI-RMP, CDAP, CDAI](https://resources.educate360.com/author/kiron-bondale-pmp-pmi-acp-psm-ii-pmi-rmp-cdap-cdai) August 19th, 2020 It would be an understatement to say that project managers have had to deal with a lot of change this year. Projects have had their budgets vastly reduced or been cancelled outright, and remote work has become the norm rather than the exception. We are still far from the end of the pandemic, but in those areas where they have successfully flattened their first waves, some companies are starting to encourage their staff to return to the office. [Read More](https://resources.educate360.com/dont-neglect-your-back-to-the-office-plan) Share -  Close - - - - - - [mailto:?body=https://resources.educate360.com/dont-neglect-your-back-to-the-office-plan](mailto:?body=https://resources.educate360.com/dont-neglect-your-back-to-the-office-plan) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://resources.educate360.com/are-you-an-unbeliever) [Project Management](https://resources.educate360.com/tag/project-management) ## [Are You An Unbeliever?](https://resources.educate360.com/are-you-an-unbeliever) By: [Kiron Bondale, PMP, PMI-ACP, PSM II, PMI-RMP, CDAP, CDAI](https://resources.educate360.com/author/kiron-bondale-pmp-pmi-acp-psm-ii-pmi-rmp-cdap-cdai) July 15th, 2020 I was asked a very unique question by one of the learners in a project management course I taught this week: “How do I motivate my team members when even I don’t believe in the project?“. [Read More](https://resources.educate360.com/are-you-an-unbeliever) Share -  Close - - - - - - [mailto:?body=https://resources.educate360.com/are-you-an-unbeliever](mailto:?body=https://resources.educate360.com/are-you-an-unbeliever) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://resources.educate360.com/all-hands-abandon-plans) [Agile](https://resources.educate360.com/tag/agile)  |  [Project Management](https://resources.educate360.com/tag/project-management) ## [All Hands Abandon Plans!](https://resources.educate360.com/all-hands-abandon-plans) By: [Kiron Bondale, PMP, PMI-ACP, PSM II, PMI-RMP, CDAP, CDAI](https://resources.educate360.com/author/kiron-bondale-pmp-pmi-acp-psm-ii-pmi-rmp-cdap-cdai) July 1st, 2020 Articles have been written about the importance of doing just enough planning to develop confidence in what we are proposing to do as well as the perils of either too much or too little planning. [Read More](https://resources.educate360.com/all-hands-abandon-plans) Share -  Close - - - - - - [mailto:?body=https://resources.educate360.com/all-hands-abandon-plans](mailto:?body=https://resources.educate360.com/all-hands-abandon-plans) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://resources.educate360.com/organize-around-products/services-is-a-great-addition-to-the-disciplined-agile-principles) [Disciplined Agile](https://resources.educate360.com/tag/disciplined-agile) ## [“Organize Around Products/Services” Is a Great Addition to the Disciplined Agile Principles](https://resources.educate360.com/organize-around-products/services-is-a-great-addition-to-the-disciplined-agile-principles) By: [Kiron Bondale, PMP, PMI-ACP, PSM II, PMI-RMP, CDAP, CDAI](https://resources.educate360.com/author/kiron-bondale-pmp-pmi-acp-psm-ii-pmi-rmp-cdap-cdai) June 10th, 2020 The Disciplined Agile (DA) principles were recently refactored and as part of this refactoring, a principle was added: “Organize Around Products/Services”. 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