Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 15, 2018

This is a guest post by Laura Copas and Steve Sewell at Change Troops. At Change Troops we’ve noticed projects, programmes and change initiatives becoming increasingly complex, and the biggest threat to their success is methodologies. Methodologies are everywhere. They bring with them the enticing promise of an easy way to make organisational or personal change, if only you follow the prescribed route.

Construction 184

Construction Initiating Energy Sustainability 184

The Digital Project Manager

AUGUST 15, 2018

Any HR professional can tell you: the remote workforce is expanding. In fact, a 2017. The post Tips + Tools For Managing Efficient Virtual Teams appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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The Lazy Project Manager

AUGUST 15, 2018

I was once in a restaurant. The location was good, the décor and ambience very acceptable, the company most enjoyable, and the snow fell softly outside providing a winter wonderland visual delight through the large windows. But sadly all of that positive build-up for a great evening’s dining was almost outweighed by the food and service. After an initial ordering experience the diners elected to eat the same main course but each agreed that the chef’s vegetable of choice for the evening was not

Technical Review 199

Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Executing 199

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 15, 2018

You did it! You’ve landed that new job you’ve been trying so hard to get. Unfortunately, transitioning into a new work environment, with new people, new procedures and new office tools can be stressful. Who are the people on your team? What project management tools do they use to work together and communicate? The learning curve can be difficult.

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Consulting Leadership Initiating Planning 184

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 15, 2018

Big organizations use Scrum as a driver of agility. But often after launching, management start focusing on the speed of development instead of quality. DoD is often weak and the company's agility is reduced as a result. In this article we will use system diagrams to analyze the reasons why it happens and why DoD defines agility. . DoD defines frequency of releases.

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Defining Agile Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 146

Scrum.org

AUGUST 15, 2018

I often start my Scrum training classes with this quote. "Scrum Master is an enabler than a doer". . This is the second in a series of posts exploring some of the myths about Scrum Mastery. Software is eating the world (At least I see that way :-) , employees today are better educated than the previous generation ( Generation X). In this post, I use the term Leaders & Scrum Masters interchangeably to help people understand, Scrum Master is a "Servant-leadership" role.

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SCRUM 2002 Leadership Sustainability 76

Leading Agile

AUGUST 15, 2018

Lately I’ve been thinking about inconsistencies or ironies in things developers say. I realize that’s pretty unusual for me, and you’re probably surprised that I would write about irony, or even recognize it when I see it. I can’t explain it. It’s just one of those things, you know. In any case, I’m thinking about irony in the sense of a definition I found via Google: “a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance

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