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A 4-Step Guide to Creating Powerful Team Rituals

Planio

Rituals tie your team together, creating a shared purpose and a powerful culture. While everyone has their own routines to help them maximize productivity, team rituals create a sense of togetherness and motivation that takes performance to the next level. Jump to a section: What are team rituals? What are team rituals?

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What does it take to launch agile software? Q&A with Jordan Husney, CEO and Founder of Parabol

Rebel’s Guide to PM

For much of the early 2000’s, large companies would shudder at the thought of operating a team in an agile way. Why is there so much software choice? The value derived from holding a retrospective is proportional to the talent of the facilitator, and the intimacy of the team. This growth has seen a huge rise in agile tools.

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How to create a project implementation plan

Planio

An implementation plan guides your entire team through the who , what , when , and how of your project — providing clarity, alignment, and accountability for everyone involved. Define team roles and assign team members to tasks Step 5. When the whole team aligns, collaboration, productivity, and velocity are all improved.

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In-Depth: The Science On Sustainable Pace, Stress, And Motivation

Scrum.org

How sustainable is your pace as a developer? This has always been a huge struggle for us and most of the teams we’ve been part of. Unfortunately, many developers and development teams still burn more hours than are probably good for them. The initial practice was for developers to work no more than 40 hours a week.

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How To Maximize The Efforts Of Your Agile Team

Binfire

According to agile visionaries, a robust, agile team embodies “we” rather than “I” and that teamwork is crucial to delivering great software. Agile focuses on the team collaboration, autonomy, and independence, instead of command-and-control. Develop a path that will guide you to your ultimate aim. Build Team Trust.

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April Fool’s Ms. Project Manager: 3 Tips for Unexpected Surprises

LiquidPlanner

This ended up being a huge issue because they wouldn’t cooperate with my team and I. Poor planning, lack of visibility and the unknown frequently result in unexpected surprises that negatively impact project progress and outcomes. . Early and detailed planning is the key to ensuring your team can avoid unexpected surprises.

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Time to Check-in on Your Mid-Year Goals

LiquidPlanner

Shifting priorities isn’t always a bad thing. Even if the fires are still ongoing, can we develop some strategies to focus on achieving the most important goals? Often teams think they can plan projects in Excel to track the progress of their portfolio of projects. A small investment in PM software can go a long way.