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Laughter & Leadership – How Humor Can Make You a Better Leader

ProjectManager.com

Jennifer Bridges, PMP, shows you how leadership is bolstered by laughter. In Review – Laughter & Leadership – How Humor Can Make You a Better Leader. It’s not often brought up as an attribute of leadership , but it’s just the tool leaders need. According a 2001 report , 40 percent of job turnover is due to stress.

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The Agile Manifesto, Explained

ProjectManager.com

The phrase agile software development was first used in 2001, but agile was in fact being applied to projects since the mid-1990s. This is a way of thinking, more than a methodology, some would say, as it’s not so structured as to become rigid and calcified in process. Related: How to Manage with Servant Leadership.

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Agile and Scrum: Unravelling the Misconceptions

Scrum.org

Resistance to change and sticking to traditional processes. In 2001 the Agile Manifesto for Software Development was introduced to encapsulate a new way of thinking with 4 values and 12 principles on how to deliver software products better. Neglect on self-organisation and enabling cross-functional teams. What is Agile?

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We are entering the Deployment Phase of the Digital Age

Scrum.org

Compare to 2001 there is only one company that is on the list, Microsoft. Many of the changes the pandemic brought us around how we order food, consume entertainment, pay bills or even visit the doctor will become the norm, which in turn will create a cascade effect with their associated business processes becoming more digital. .

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Agile Illustrated – Sample #1

Leading Answers

The book is a graphical introduction to the agile mindset and the best servant leadership behaviors for supporting agile teams.   Value 1 – Individuals and Interactions over processes and tools. While processes and tools will likely be necessary, we should try to focus attention on the individuals and interactions involved.

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Money is important, but it is not what drives me

Gunther Verheyen

We have three kids (2001, 2003, 2013) of which the two oldest (sons) have a disability ( Duchenne and Down Syndrome ). It wasn’t when I refused the position of CIO at Belgium’s first e-com (2001). Because the focus of many Scrum adoptions is still tilted heavily towards the process aspect, and not barely enough on the people aspect.

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The Evolution of Project Management

The IIL Blog

With very few textbooks on project management available in the marketplace, these guideline documents provided companies with ways to improve their project management processes. The first PMBOK ® Guide presented 5 process groups, 9 knowledge areas, and 37 processes for managing projects.

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