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Spain, Trains, and Incremental Delivery

Scrum.org

A very interesting (and sad) piece of news made headlines in Spain recently that provides some lessons about agile product development and incremental delivery. Through its national rail line Renfe, Spain paid €258 million to design 31 trains. In 2020, train manufacturer CAF secured the contract to build the stock.

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How To Motivate Your Project Team

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Ruth Pearce knows everything there is to know about motivating your project team. I caught up with Ruth to find out more about how to motivate teams and why it’s something you should be actively doing. Why do you think motivation on project teams is so important? She’s even written the book on it. So how do we do it? Gertman et.

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The 2021 Project Management Report

Rebel’s Guide to PM

You’ll learn: What delivery approach is the most common How many project managers have considered leaving the profession Why the top career goal for project managers is not what experienced professionals want How many projects a project manager runs How many people in an average project team What keeps project managers up at night And lots more.

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One Year on Terra Firma

The Lazy Project Manager

You don’t do my type of work (project management, PMO leadership at a global level, keynote speaking, consultancy and training) without clocking up some pretty impressive airmiles and flight status. It hasn’t all been bad. New keynote topics developed and ready (just call please).

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5 Best Project Management Certifications and Courses of 2019

nTask

Teams and organizations who were looking to expand, unknowingly adapted to a specific set of daily rituals that were later termed as Agile Project Management, PMP and other such condiments. These individuals are qualified to handle the requirements of ongoing projects; whether they are related to software development or physical boundaries.

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Project Management Statistics: 45 Stats You Can't Ignore

Workamajig

As we step into 2019, what project management statistics should you be aware of? How do companies use formal training programs? Businesses say that the biggest impact of project management was on team communication (52%). As of February 2019, the average annual base salary for a project manager in the US is $75,474.

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10 Essential Project Management Skills for Project Managers of 2019

nTask

If you’re looking for a sure formula to success, acquiring and honing these skills should be one of your top priorities in 2019. A project manager with the right leadership style knows how to lead and motivate a team and make them in line with the strategic goals of a project. Leadership. Subject Matter Expertise. It doesn’t end here.

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