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Clarifying Misconceptions of the Big Launch

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I’ve been attending the South by Southwest (SxSW) conferences since before Twitter’s breakout year in 2007. And every year since 2007, journalists rush home to talk about the next thing to launch at SxSW, and ask whether [insert startup name here] is the next Twitter. We launched it nine months before—to a whimper.

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Why do projects fail? (Includes examples!)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The Airbus A380 took its maiden transatlantic voyage in March 2007, silencing the critics and proving it could use runways shorter than other smaller jets. A version of this article first appeared on this blog in 2007. The Scottish Parliament building. How would you define success on projects? How would you define project failure?

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MPP File Extension: What Is It & How to Open It

ProjectManager.com

MS Project 2007 can open Project 98, 2000-2003, and 2007 files. MS Project 2010 can open Project 98, 2000-2003, 2007, and 2010 files. MS Project 2013 can open Project 2000-2003, 2007, 2010, and 2013 files. MS Project 2016 can open Project 2000-2003, 2007, 2010, 2013, and 2016 files.

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Why is the Scrum Guide updated so rarely?

Scrum.org

The video was about the match between two professional players from South Korea in 2007: ‘Bisu’ and ‘Savior’. From its release in 1998 until 2007 the game had just three major balance updates over almost a decade. In 2007, the Protoss vs Zerg matchup, also known as PvZ was heavily Zerg favourite. So yeah, good things take time.

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Top PM 10 Articles of All Time

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In September 2007 I published a guide to why projects fail. At the time, the project was desperately short of cash. Gipsy Moth IV did make her planned round-the-world journey and continues to operate today , taking groups on breath-taking sea journeys.

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In-Depth: How Coherence And Cohesion Are Critical To Scrum

Scrum.org

Specifically for Agile teams, Whitworth & Biddle (2007) found that commitment to team goals increases cohesion, team effectiveness, knowledge sharing, and feedback processes. 2007, August). In Agile 2007 (AGILE 2007) (pp. The value of collective goals has been long recognized in social psychology.

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In-Depth: Stable Or Fluid Teams? What Does The Science Say?

Scrum.org

There is also the Dynamic Organic Transformation (DOT) team model for high-performance teams (Courtney, Navarro & O’Hare, 2007) or Kozlowski’s process model for team development (1999). Team effectiveness 1997–2007: A review of recent advancements and a glimpse into the future. 2007, August). In Agile 2007 (AGILE 2007) (pp.