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What Makes A Good Product Owner?

Scrum.org

This includes training, technical support, and preparation for new releases. 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”. This makes the Product Owner clearly a leadership role.

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Project Boards and Project Steering Groups: An Introduction

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Strong leadership in projects is important for success, so getting your project board and/or project steering group set up as soon as you can is a good start. For example, on one project, I had the CFO steering group, and attendees were all SLT (senior leadership team members). Action review and next steps. Budget position.

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

Planio

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion. Swipe to Unlock: The Primer on Technology and Business Strategy. The best books for crafting your leadership qualities. True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable. Technical documentation. Go-to-market strategy.

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How to Start a Career in Project Management: Answers to FAQ

Epicflow Blog

According to PMI’s Job Growth and Talent Gap in Project Management 2017-2027 , organizations’ need for project talent has significantly increased since their previous investigation in 2008. As for soft skills, leadership, decision-making and communication skills are an absolute requirement for project managers given their responsibilities.

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Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management Briefings and Presentations. Technical Performance Measures (#TPM). Cost, Schedule, and Technical Performance Management (#CSTPM). Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management. Table of Contents (Click the Name to go to Section).

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5 Steps to Planning and Running Fast, Efficient Meetings (Including Agendas and Templates for 4 Common Meetings)

Planio

Step 4: Keep the meeting focused (and stop being a bad influence). While on average, 15% of your company’s time is spent in meetings —a number that has grown every single year since 2008. Step 4: Keep the meeting focused (and stop being a bad influence). It’s not time for technical discussions. Are you ready?

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100+ Tech Conferences and Events to Attend in Europe 2020

Teamweek

If you want to go to one tech conference almost every week – we’ve got you covered. Tech conferences are where we gather and find inspiration. . The best annual tech conferences in Europe in 2020. Europe in 2020 promises to be a rich landscape for conferences. Our entire team at Toggl is remote. DLD Conference.