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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

ProjectManager.com

The term scrum was introduced in a “Harvard Business Review” article from 1986 by Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka. It’s a less technical method of project management that doesn’t put as much emphasis on task order or scheduling, but rather on balancing resources and keeping them flexible. Lean Methodology.

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Overview of my year 2020 book reviews

Henny Portman

2020 was again an extremely fruitful book review year. I wrote around 50 book reviews including 16 corresponding quick reference cards and several personal insights, and views on specific topics in the field of project, program and portfolio management. PRINCE2 and DevOps, a successful marriage or recipe for divorce? Management.

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How to Take Advantage of Adaptive Project Management

Project Pulse Journal

Adaptive project management is particularly effective in dynamic industries where innovation, customer needs, and technologies continuously evolve. Lean Project Management Lean project management is derived from lean manufacturing principles and focuses on maximizing value by eliminating waste.

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What Do Companies like Apple, Amazon and Google Look for in Project Managers?

Epicflow Blog

Besides the specific requirements in the technical background, all employers bank on soft skills. Therefore, you should be able to communicate effectively and build trust with multiple technical and non-technical business units, as well as across other cultures and geographies while managing multiple projects. . Soft Skills.

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9 Steps to Managing Risk for Your Projects

LiquidPlanner

Which is why so many projects—especially large technology projects—run into trouble. Identify risks that relate to project requirements , technology, materials, budget, people, quality, suppliers, legislation, and any other types of project risk you can think of. Regularly review project risks. Identify opportunities.

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4 Project Management Trends of 2020: What to Prepare for?

Epicflow Blog

According to most sources, in 2020, project managers will require soft skills even more than the technical ones and professional knowledge. This is due to the fact that projects are becoming more complex day by day and it, in turn, brings more and more stakeholders to the process. Lack of or insufficient working experience .

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Agile Certification: Your Guide to the Large Array of Agile Qualifications

Online PM Courses

I have also included the Axelos PRINCE2 Agile qualifications here. I very nearly placed Axelos PRINCE2 Agile in here and could equally well have done so, but you’ll find that certification discussed in my Tier 2 section. It has the most complex set of options of any organization I have reviewed. Scrum Alliance.