success-stories 
Rebel’s Guide to PM
JULY 12, 2017
I didn’t believe the model was successful and provided some figures to my boss, recommending that we close down the operation. Read blogs and inspirational stories about other people in project management and be inspired! He was shocked and said ‘you do realise you are making yourself redundant by doing this?’.
Growing Agile
JULY 11, 2017
This is our story, a perspective of both internal and external coaches, on how we embraced Agile in a large financial organization, and what we learned in the process, and wish we had done differently. Currently you are selling it as a story and it’s more than that and rather interactive. We started with ourselves and our team.
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Herding Cats
JULY 28, 2017
Ranging from Story Points don't work, the Cone of Uncertainty is a hoax, all projects fail, or what ever their favorite cause celeb is for the month. A Story About Data, Models of Data, and Decision Making. In the agile world, people have datasets from their projects, their friends projects, or made up projects.
Herding Cats
JULY 16, 2017
You're late and over budget before you start, and have lowered the probability of technical success. Story Points are NOT measures of progress because they are Ordinal. Risk Management is how Adults Manage Projects - Tim Lister. Be an adult and provide margin for all work. Conduct Schedule Risk Analysis. Uncertanty creates Risk.
Speaker: Dustin Smith, Sr. Product Manager, Incubator
The classic product story goes like this: A small team puts a great idea to work. Said idea becomes a wildly successful app. Romantic notions aside, the story neglects to mention the most essential variable to product success: scalability. In a matter of years, a very small company becomes a global superpower.
ActiveCollab
JULY 18, 2017
The most successful people in the business have 5 things in common: They have laser focus; They are excellent short and long term organizers; They learn from their mistakes; They adapt easily; They take calculated risks. But that is a story for another time. Success is a lousy teacher. Also, they read a lot. Bill Gates.
Project-Management.pm
JULY 3, 2017
Don’t make up stories to impress your protégé—it’s fake and if you’re found out that half of your story are a farce, the protégé will lose your trust and faith. Students love to hear about their mentor’s zero to hero success stories. Open Up About Your Failures. Everyone starts from somewhere after all.
Speaker: Nima Gardideh, CTO, Pearmill
Have you ever thought your product's progress was headed in one direction, and been shocked to see a different story reflected in big picture KPIs like revenue? Then, he'll explain how you can use your analytics to regularly review progress and successes. Systematically review progress and successes.
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