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Scrum Methodology: Roles, Events & Artifacts

ProjectManager.com

The scrum methodology was developed as a response to rigid project management approaches such as the waterfall method, which didn’t adapt to the needs of agile product and software development teams. Scrum is a simple project management framework that facilitates team collaboration on complex product and software development projects.

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7 Hidden dangers of project management (Or why even well-planned projects sometimes fail)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

After $170m spent on a project to upgrade its computer system, the FBI project crumbled because the requirements were ill-defined from the beginning and the software didn’t function the way the agency had hoped. For example, in June 2010 Chrysler merged with Fiat. The merger was not a successful one.

Planning 412
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Review Introduction to Blockchain Technology

Henny Portman

Satoshi left the blockchain scene in December 2010. Blockchain software can be programmed to take the place of the middleman by becoming the trusted record keeping system. It runs the software for the network and keeps the network healthy by transferring information across the network to other nodes.

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Complete Collection of Project Management Statistics 2015

Wrike

Project Management Training & Certification. Project Management Software & Tools. Lean & Test Driven Development (TDD) – 11%. Project Management Training & Certification. PM Certification by Department: 37% say their entire IT department is certified. of CAPM certification holders: 25,060.

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PMI Are some more equal than others?

The Lazy Project Manager

Based on my ideas and this feedback I checked out the PMI congresses in EMEA and NA and APAC since 2010 and guess what? This is also the basis for ‘blind’ SME (subject matter expert) review of the submissions. There is no escape from reality now. Yes, lots the same faces turning up year after year.

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10 Project Management Hacks Every Project Manager Should Know

The Squad Report

A KPMG survey of 100 businesses reported 70% of organizations faced at least one project failure in the year 2010 alone. In nTask, a project manager can appoint due dates to tasks, projects, and meetings combined. Each time, the task of a project nears a due date, a reminder will be sent to each team member.

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Webinar Recap: Understanding Dependencies, Leads, and Lags with MS Project

MPUG

You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. Today’s session is eligible for one PMI PDU in the Technical category, and the MPUG Activity Code for claiming is on the screen now.