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Notion Kanban Board: Key Features, Pros, Cons & Alternatives

ProjectManager.com

Choosing the best kanban software for your organization can be challenging due to the variety of options available, which offer different feature sets and price plans. One basic, simple-to-use kanban software that can help your team get started with the kanban methodology is Notion. That’s why we’ve reviewed Notion’s kanban tool to help you better understand its key features, pros and cons.

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How Do I Measure Success as a Scrum Master?

Scrum.org

In my experience, understanding how we measure success as a Scrum Master can be challenging. And of course, it’s something Scrum Masters have a strong desire to understand. This is also what the trends show us from the thousands of people in over 100 countries who are using the free Scrum Master Improvement Self-Assessment. We have a survey item that specifically speaks to this question: how do I measure success as a Scrum Master?

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The Dangers of the Hero Management Style

Susanne Madsen

In this post I’ll talk about one of the most prevalent leadership styles I see in project management – the hero project manager. Why are we so drawn to this style of management? How can it be a trap that leads to poor performance and burnout? What would a more effective and empowering leadership style look like? Essentially, the hero project manager is someone who flies in and saves the day, moving the project forward based on their personal involvement and telling others what to do.

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Return On Investment Vs Lean Agile Metrics for Strategic PMs

The Strategic Project Manager

There are well-established ways to evaluate investments – and potential projects – for an organization. However, the speed of change has made these methods less reliable – and ushered in a more lean-agile approach to metrics. This post examines the difference between ROI and Lean-Agile metrics, It identifies the key metrics of each, and the drivers behind those metrics.

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Toward a Unified Project Management Understanding

The objective of this research is to dispel misunderstandings about crucial project management terms and their definitions. It aims to accurately place these terms and facilitate a comprehensive global understanding of their meanings.

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Hybrid Project Management: Part 1, What is Hybrid?

Project Management Essentials

Hybrid project management just had its breakout moment! The Project Management Institute’s Pulse of the Profession® 2024 reported that hybrid (32%) is now the second most commonly used approach. Predictive (44%) still holds a commanding lead. And, agile (26%) use fell by 2 percentage points. Before we get too excited, the State of Agile Report shows different trends.

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Why Is the Definition of Done So Important?

Scrum.org

The Definition of Done is a commitment that guides teams toward their goals. It's about ensuring that each product backlog item delivers value to the end user while maintaining quality standards. This article was first published in the AskScrum.com newsletter. Subscribe to AskScrum.com to be the first to receive articles like this. In the dynamic world of product development, this concept acts as a shared understanding that aligns team efforts, ensuring that the team is moving in the same direct

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Agile Organisations: Unleashing the Potential of Value Streams

Scrum.org

Does this scenario sound familiar? Your company has embraced agile and teams now enjoy greater focus and clearer collaboration. Yet the anticipated business benefits have not materialized. Delivery is slow, expensive and a source of frustration. Although agile has markedly improved organisations, the full benefits are unattainable unless the entire work system is aligned with agile principles.

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