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Clarifying Misconceptions of the Big Launch

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In December 2005, Saturday Night Live aired a digital short called “Lazy Sunday” starring Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell. When website analytic vendors like HitWise plot the growth of YouTube’s traffic, you can easily see the day in December 2005 when “Lazy Sunday” started accelerating growth dramatically. billion.

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The Scrum Master Role is Misunderstood

Scrum.org

Try to imagine 1995 through ~2005. The role of the Scrum Master is often misunderstood. Its helpful to consider WHO were the early adopters? What was their interest in Scrum? What did they bring to the role of Scrum Master? It was common they had a well-established career. They had been a manager of teams for many years.

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Project Management and Leadership – can you have one without the other?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It’s been said that managers work with processes and leaders work with people (The 360 Degree Leader, Maxwell, 2005). This will make it easier to meet challenges presented during the project – the team will be happy that they can trust their leader, and the manager will find it easier to rely on others to get the job done.

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IT Governance: Definitions, Frameworks and Planning

ProjectManager.com

AS8015-2005: A technical standard developed in Australia and published in 2005, this framework is a 12-page framework that includes six principles for effective IT governance. It gives staff a reference of 37 IT processes, with each process defined with process inputs and outputs, objectives, methods to measure performance and more.

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5 Insider Tips and Tricks for Working Well as a Remote Team

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Since 2005, the number of WFH employees had grown by 173%. January 2020, I was in a minority. By March, I was joined by the majority of workers transitioning into a work-from-home lifestyle. The COVID pandemic had only perpetuated an already present trend. By 2028, it is estimated that 73% of all departments will have remote workers.

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Managing Up: How to Manage Your Boss

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Managing up is something people have been talking about for a long time, and it was brought to the attention of a lot of people back in 2005 with the now-classic HBR article on the topic. . “The only way to engage senior stakeholders so they help you when you need them is to start early and build credibility.”

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The Hidden Power of Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Safety in Project Success

The IIL Blog

Examples of feelings are: love, anger, sadness, fear, disgust, surprise, calm, and shame (Goleman, 2005). In our emotional repertoire each one plays a unique role, as revealed by a distinctive biological signature that originates from the amygdala (Goleman, 2005). This suggests that implicit in every emotion is a tendency to act.

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