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Government Lessons in People Over Process

Leading Answers

My first opportunity to create and run a large agile team did not start well. Having had good successes with small to medium sized agile teams I was keen to unleash the benefits on a bigger scale. I was working for IBM at the time and was able to persuade my account manager to pitch the approach on one of our government projects.

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Government Lessons in People Over Process

Leading Answers

My first opportunity to create and run a large agile team did not start well. Having had good successes with small to medium sized agile teams I was keen to unleash the benefits on a bigger scale. I was working for IBM at the time and was able to persuade my account manager to pitch the approach on one of our government projects.

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How To Make 2018 A Successful Year for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

High performing teams are motivated by an exceptional vision. The vision becomes a touchstone for difficult discussions with stakeholders, a path to unity for all project participants and a guide post for decision making with your team throughout the project. The commitment and optimism you show to your team. Proper briefs?

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Webinar Recap: Project Performance Measurement – Part 1: Overview Of Project Performance Measurements

MPUG

He is responsible for the implementation of enterprise project management solutions for Edwards’ clients as well as overseeing the custom application development performed at Edwards around enterprise solutions and Microsoft Project for both desktop and server as well as SharePoint. By education and training.

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What is Agile Project Management?

The IIL Blog

The History of Agile Project Management Agile project management emerged in the software development industry in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In 1991 the book Rapid Application Development was published and an approach of the same name, RAD, was born. The DSDM Framework is the backbone for several of APMG’s certifications.

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How Project Management Can Help Fight the “IT and the Business” Paradox

Bridge the Gap Consulting

CIO’s and their teams, though having made progress, have a long road ahead of them to remove this paradox. The operations owner and team admitted later that yes, it was a lot more work than they ever imagined. Governance; the 4-Letter 10-Letter Word. Governance can get some bad press! What do I mean by that?

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The Complete Glossary of 614 Project Management Terms

Workamajig

Audit: The process of analyzing a project to ensure that it is being governed as intended. A project team might also go through an audit to ensure that there are no lapses in project management. If you have an in-house design team, for instance, you can say that you have "design capability".