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Suitability Filters – Team Discussion Tools

Leading Answers

The Telephone Game and Tree Swing cartoon are classic examples of how even well-meaning interpretations can be distorted, leading to bad outcomes. This is why I created PMillustrated.com to explain project management to visual learners, and I am a fan of the PMI product Wicked Problem Solving (WPS).   - Probably not.

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Project Management Worker Engagement

The IIL Blog

In the past, engaging team members effectively in project assignments was not given the attention it is receiving today. Projects were often short term and team members were seen as a project expense and to be removed as quickly as possible after the work was completed. How much authority will the worker have?

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#PMOT – Who are the Project Managers on Twitter to Follow?

Online PM Courses

Donnie’s Article at Online PM Courses: A Simple Way to Develop Interpersonal Skills for Project Managers. We make Agile teams become amazing, check out our free online masterclass: agilesumo.com. Developing Leaders. Serving the project management community since 2007 with fresh project management articles every day!

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to assess risks, their impacts, and handling strategies for software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Effective Risk Management 2 nd Edition , Edmund Conrow, AIAA, 2003.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. Risk Management is essential for development and production programs.

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The 23 Best Project Management Books For Upgrading Your Career in 2020

Planio

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable. The best books for building better habits (for yourself and your team). Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good habits & Break Bad Ones. Author: The Project Management Institute (PMI). Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World. Gantt Chart.

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Episode 176 – Strength and Warmth – Balancing Your Leadership Style

Velociteach

If it’s time for you to conduct an honest assessment of your leadership style to connect better with your teams and understand your stakeholders more effectively, take a listen to hear how to connect, then lead. You can also claim free PDUs , Professional Development Units from PMI by listening to our show.