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In-Depth: The Science On Sustainable Pace, Stress, And Motivation

Scrum.org

How sustainable is your pace as a developer? What is a sustainable pace? The notion of “sustainable pace” is closely tied to Extreme Programming practices. But that recommendation was updated to “sustainable pace” by Ron Jeffries later. Pace should be sustainable over a long time. .

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All technical debt is a risk to the product and to your business

Scrum.org

From 2005 (first beta) until 2012 they worked, successfully delivering a new version every 2 years. Even before 2012 Leadership, and engineers, had noticed that things were getting bogged down. Ignoring technical debt can severely undermine the effectiveness and sustainability of your software products.

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Top 10 Books on Change Management (2020 edition)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Leading Change (2012) is a comprehensive guide to his 8-step process for managing change. Aimed at people doing change management in a leadership role (aren’t we all?), The topics covered include sustaining change, change readiness, and there’s a section specifically on change in a project management setting.

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The Crucial Role Of Product Ownership In Challenging Times

Scrum.org

Despite pioneering digital technology, Kodak's inability to pivot from film-based photography to digital saw the company filing for bankruptcy in 2012. Through Vision, Value, and Validation, they drive continuous improvement and sustainable growth.

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How do you implement SAFe agile in your organization?

Agilemania

41% proclaimed absence of leadership to be the main problem. Leadership: SAFe inculcates the Lean-Agile mindset which is necessary to become a Lean-Agile leader. Sustain and enhance. Spotify: Spotify came into being in 2012. Use business value to secure an initial commitment from business and IT leadership.

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Managing Virtual Teams Successfully

The IIL Blog

Sustaining motivation through the number of reported productive hours. Later, my dissertation topic would be condensed into a book titled The Basics of Project Evaluation and Lessons Learned that won the 2012 Project Management Institute (PMI)® Cleland Award. In this example, I will look at Grateful Leadership by Judy Umlas.

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Innovation in project management: Inspiration from Dubai

Susanne Madsen

To help achieve their vision the Dubai Future Accelerators Program is investing $275 million over a five-year period in companies spearheading innovative projects in healthcare, transportation, renewable energy, sustainability, education, security and urban planning. But apart from my books, how innovative have I really been?