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Why do projects fail? (Includes examples!)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Here are some high-profile failed projects: Following an internal review, Multiplex, the Australian development company responsible for the reconstruction of the Wembley Stadium, became aware that costs for the project were escalating to the point that the company would make a loss of £750 million on the project. billion to £10.9

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The Illusion of Velocity

Scrum.org

TL; DR: The Illusion of Velocity In this article, I explore the pitfalls of ‘The Illusion of Velocity’ in agile contexts, peeling back the layers of traditional metrics as leadership tools. Moreover, I point to the advantages gained from leadership engaging directly with teams.

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From Servant Leadership to Shared Leadership

Leading Answers

This is part one in a series on leading agile teams from the Beyond Agile book. We will examine what leadership entails and how it applies to agile teams. As we saw in the previous articles about Emotional Intelligence (EQ), leadership is built on top of EQ.   EQ as a Foundation for Leadership.

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Assume a Spherical Cow

Leading Agile

A multidisciplinary team of professors was assembled, headed by a theoretical physicist, and two weeks of intensive on-site investigation took place. The scholars then returned to the university, notebooks crammed with data, where the task of writing the report was left to the team leader. You probably spotted my error immediately.

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Project Management Worker Engagement

The IIL Blog

In the past, engaging team members effectively in project assignments was not given the attention it is receiving today. The wage and salary activities for the assigned workers were the responsibility of their functional managers and project managers often had very little input if any in the performance review processes.

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How a growth mindset has helped in my journey to become a PST

Scrum.org

In summary, the person with a growth mindset believe that new abilities can be developed through practice. . I will explain the peer review at the end of this article. A person with a growth mindset develops the skill of Learning and can develop ability through effort and practice. The peer review. .

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Episode 176 – Strength and Warmth – Balancing Your Leadership Style

Velociteach

If it’s time for you to conduct an honest assessment of your leadership style to connect better with your teams and understand your stakeholders more effectively, take a listen to hear how to connect, then lead. You can also claim free PDUs , Professional Development Units from PMI by listening to our show. WENDY GROUNDS: Hi, Matt.