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What Makes A Good Product Owner?

Scrum.org

It is no surprise that the researchers conclude that “Product Owners perform a wide range of challenging activities which require experience and high-status in order to be able to exert influence”. Product Owners perform a wide range of challenging activities which require experience and high-status in order to be able to exert influence.”.

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Project Boards and Project Steering Groups: An Introduction

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In this article we’ll look at what is a project board, and other names they are known by, who should be there, when to schedule meetings, what to talk about, how to report to this group and lots more so you can make sure it’s working effectively and efficiently. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management.

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14 Common Project Risks (+ more)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In this article we’ll look at common project risks so you can start filling up your risk log and making the right plans. As such, you may have a bit more influence on these if appropriate actions are taken early. External risks can occur due to a variety of factors, often caused by influences more outside of our immediate control.

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In-Depth: The Evidence-Based Business Case For Agile

Scrum.org

Another approach is to track many organizations over time as they adopt Agile methodologies, while also measuring anything else that could influence their results other than agility itself. So we went to Google Scholar and searched for review articles. 2014 ; Young & Jordan, 2008 ; Russo, 2021 ). Cardozo et. 2013, June).

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Authenticity: How Authentic Leadership Reshapes Organizational Culture in Project Management

The IIL Blog

Authentic leaders, grounded in self-awareness and a solid moral base, have the ability to reshape and positively influence organizational cultures. Project team members in a collaborative environment, benefiting from a positive ethical climate established by authentic leadership. Key Takeaways Authentic Leadership Matters. Walumbwa, F.

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A Compendium of Works to Increase the Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Here are my collected works, presentations, briefings, journal papers, articles, white papers, and essays, used to increase the Probability of Project Success (PoPS) I've developed and applied over my career in the software-intensive system of systems domain. Product Development Kaizen , LPPDE Denver, Colorado, April 21-23, 2008.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

79, 2008. “`,” Stephen Ward and Chris Chapman , International Journal of Project Management , 21, pp. ius, KSI Transactions on Knowledge Society, Volume 1, Number 3, 2008. State of Software Risk Management Practice,” Mira Kajko-Mattsson and Jaana Nyfjord, IAENG International Journal of Computer Science , 20 November 2008. “A