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Mastering the Art of Strategic Thinking

The IIL Blog

By Deepak Bansal August 2, 2023 A survey conducted by the Global Leadership Forecast, one of the most expansive leadership projects in the world, found that strategic thinking is a highly sought-after skill in leaders. It ranked among the top three critical leadership competencies including inspiring commitment and leading change. What does strategic thinking even mean?

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Overcoming Resistance to Change in Agile Transformation

Leading Agile

When people say they have a culture problem that’s preventing them from sustaining change in an Agile Transformation, what they’re really saying is that they have a cognitive dissonance problem. You have an inability to help people see how Agile is going to improve the organization. Blaming people and telling them they’re being resistant to change isn’t going to close the gap and make that cognitive dissonance go away.

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Scrum Anti-Muster Taxonomie ??

Scrum.org

In Kürze: Scrum Anti-Muster Taxonomie Da sich der Bearbeitungsprozess des Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide seinem Ende nähert, ist es an der Zeit, den nächsten Schritt zu tun. Der brandneue Guide bietet mehr als 180 Scrum Anti-Muster, geordnet nach Rollen, Events, Artefakten und Commitments. Der Guide erstellt jedoch keine Metaebene oder abstrakte Scrum Anti-Muster Taxonomie.

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Project Success: Implementation AND Adoption

The IIL Blog

By Alan Zucker August 2, 2023 Software projects have two measures of success. First, building and implementing working software. Second, having people use and adopt it. Project managers tend to focus their attention on delivering the application. But the project’s real success rests on user adoption. Once, I led a large project. The application was delivered on time, on-budget, and with the documented scope.

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Understand Digital Debt, Form a Team, Set Goals, and Plan Roadmap for Transformation

Understanding digital debt is crucial before digital transformation. Assemble a team to assess internal operations, market pressures, and digital debt's impact. Define future digital vision with measurable goals. Refine hypotheses and conduct market analysis. Develop a roadmap for transformation with defined projects, cost estimates, and governance.

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Take Your Definition Of Done To The Next Level

Scrum.org

The core responsibility of a Scrum team is to deliver a done, useful, and valuable increment every Sprint. A couple of years ago, Christiaan Verwijs and I created the “ Definition of Done exercise ” for the Scrum.org Professional Scrum Master II class to make transparent what this means, and what happens when teams are unable to do so. With this exercise, Scrum teams create transparency around their ability to deliver completely “Done” products every Sprint.

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How to Ensure Product Owners FAIL

Scrum.org

As the person accountable for business value in a Scrum Team, the Product Owner is loaded with important responsibilities. However, some organizations unwittingly undermine their Product Owners. Tune in to this episode as Jeff and Mike discuss some common anti-patterns that set Product Owners up for failure.

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What Is IT Management? Why Is IT Important for Businesses?

ProjectManager.com

It’s hard to imagine working without computers. That technology touches every sector of the business world. Information technology (IT) is what keeps the modern world running, which is why IT management is so crucial to business. For too many, IT is a mystery and IT management isn’t even in their vocabulary. We’ll explain these two terms, explore the various aspects of IT management and why it’s so important to businesses.

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Power Words: Top 10 Ways to Use Language to Influence & Persuade | Video

Online PM Courses

Project Managers must influence and persuade without authority. What does that leave? Personal presence and words. Here are 10 Power Words. The post Power Words: Top 10 Ways to Use Language to Influence & Persuade | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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Why It's Time to Ditch Spreadsheets for Managing Marketing Project Management

Admation

In an increasingly digital world, where technology has revolutionized the way businesses operate, it might come as a surprise that a significant number of creative teams and marketers continue to rely on spreadsheets like Excel or Google Sheets to manage their projects, tasks, and resources. Spreadsheets have been a staple in offices for decades, offering a simple and familiar way to organize data.

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Strategic Project Finance Essentials: A Project Manager’s Guide to Financial Metrics

Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management

Empower yourself as a project manager with insights that directly influence the financial landscape and strategic direction of your organization! Join us for a deep dive into the world of financial strategy, as we dissect key metrics that drive CFOs and business leaders’ investment decisions. This session will equip you with the necessary tools to craft compelling business cases as well as a comprehensive understanding of the crucial distinction between capital expenditure and operational expend

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MANUFACTURING INSPIRATION, ENGINEERING INNOVATION & LEADING CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION: A CONVERSATION WITH CINDY COOKSON (PART ONE)

Clint Padgett – Project Success

Episode Information: Clint has a conversation with Cindy Cookson, Vice President of Global Product Line Management at the Gates Corporation. During their discussion, Cindy talks about what inspired her career in engineering, the importance of highlighting the ‘why’ when managing teams, and her ability to translate between big-picture thinkers and doers.

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OVERCOMING ADVERSITY, EMPOWERING TEAMS & MAKING A DIFFERENCE: A CONVERSATION WITH CINDY COOKSON (PART TWO)

Clint Padgett – Project Success

Episode Information: Clint continues his conversation with Cindy Cookson, Vice President of Global Product Line Management at the Gates Corporation. During their chat, Cindy talks about adapting communication styles for different groups, inspiring eighth graders to pursue careers in manufacturing, and leaving their comfort zone to accomplish something new.