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Agile: Past, Present, & Future. A Conversation with Agile Trainer, Rubin Jen.

International Institute for Learning

Rubin Jen has been in the project management field for over 23 years, spanning aerospace, engineering, telecom, software development, outsourcing, consulting, not-for-profit and government sectors. He has worked with companies such as Bombardier Aerospace, Celestica, Accenture and the Ontario Government.

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What is IT Service Management?

The IIL Blog

As governments and organisations began to utilise IT to run their organisations, the concepts of ‘services’ began to evolve. ITIL was partly in response to the UK government’s desire to standardise how we deliver IT services and became the de-facto approach to what became known as ITSM.

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Inspiring Women in Project Management: Amy Hamilton

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I decided in 2007 to obtain my PMP® and that is when I really become serious about formal project management. I currently perform IT Project Management for the US Government in Stuttgart, Germany. Women have come a long way in project management and in the US Government. What is your current role? Thanks, Amy! Find out how.

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Deciphering Goals

Scrum.org

Governments, businesses and NGOs have aspirational goals. Mary Boone and Dave Snowden, 2007, A Leader’s Framework for Decision Making, Harvard Business Review Press. Agile is often misunderstood: ‘We have no clue, let’s start and see where it takes us’. This statement is often used as an excuse for agile.

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Agile Unplugged: EP01 | Mike Cottmeyer and Brian Sondergaard

Leading Agile

Agile Unplugged is your chance to explore LeadingAgile’s freshest ideas, mental models, frameworks, and solutions with the people that are actually doing the work of leading large-scale Agile Transformation, out in the field. So, I had never, I’d like heard of Agile, but like, I had no experience with Agile.

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Project Management Worker Engagement

The IIL Blog

Impact of Diversity Many of the new types of projects have put significant pressure upon companies to find new ways to meet the needs of employers, clients, and government agencies. Some projects may lack opportunities for team member recognition as well as having limited career growth potential. Pendry et al., DOI: 10.1007/s10869-012-9266-5.

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What is a Project Management Certification? And Why Do I Need It?

The IIL Blog

Government contracts will require a certified project manager. Companies propose to government contracts because they are large and lucrative so you won’t get to lead those. Agile Project Management (AgilePM®) – developed by APMG in the UK. PRINCE2® – developed by AXELOS in the UK. About the Author.