When project managers establish effective routines for their daily work as well as for managing their teams, they develop healthy project management (PM) “hygiene.” This metaphor relates to having consistent processes in place, and it’s what project management is all about. Consistent routines deliver value on your projects.

Of course, if you’re a project manager who follows Agile principles and practices, you might be thinking, “But what about ‘responding to change over following a plan,’ and ‘individuals and interactions over processes and tools?’” The good news is that neither of these principles is incompatible with having consistent daily routines. In fact, here at Cheetah, we’ve found that consistent routines like the daily stand-up meeting improve our Agile approach.

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