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Top PM 10 Articles of All Time

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I hadn’t realized it, but What Makes A Good Project Manager was actually the top post of 2012. Checking in today with the companies mentioned, three are still going, one looks like it has been taken over by Easy Projects and the last one’s website is no longer working. For more up-to-date software reviews, see my complete list here.

2007 325
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Open Space

Scrum.org

Open Space is one of the 33 Liberating Structures listed in the Book "The Surprising Power of Liberating Structures " (2014), but because Open Space has been around for quite some time, the power of Open Space did not come as a surprise for many. . Being thrown into the same bag with some straight-forward liberating structures (e.g.

2012 131
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In-Depth: The Science On Sustainable Pace, Stress, And Motivation

Scrum.org

It is very similar to work engagement (Schaufeli & Salanova, 2014), which we also measure in both the Scrum Team Survey and TeamMetrics (as “team morale”). Self-Determination Theory (Deci & Ryan, 2012) provides a great perspective on what creates intrinsic motivation. References. Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I. S., & Laurent, E.

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The Must-Read Reading List for Project Communication and Collaboration

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Tom Kendrick, Amacom 2012. Will Kintish: Pearson, 2014. This book on the list is the most aligned to the project management lifecycle, covering the most appropriate approaches to use at various times through the project depending on the stage you are at. Results Without Authority (2 nd Edition). ISBN: 9780814417812.

2013 292
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A Compendium of Works to Increase the Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Integrated Master Plan: The Foundation of Program Success , College of Performance Management, May 21, 2014. Five Principles of Project Success , PMI, Northern Utah Chapter, Professional Development Day, 2012. Improving DOE Project Performance Using DOD Integrated Master Plan , Waste Management Symposium Feb 26 - Mar 1, 2012.

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In-Depth: What a Social Systems Perspective Teaches us About Change

Scrum.org

One example is an observational study where Lehmann-Willenbrock & Allen (2014) observed 54 organizational meetings of real teams. A good example of this is field research that was performed in a call center in 2008 (Pentland, 2012). From a mechanical perspective, social interaction is often seen as a distraction from work. References.

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GirlsGuideToPM: My Top 10 Articles of All Time

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I hadn’t realised it, but What Makes A Good Project Manager was actually the top post of 2012. Checking in today with the companies mentioned, three are still going, one looks like it has been taken over by Easy Projects and the last one’s website is no longer working. For more up-to-date software reviews, see my complete list here.

2007 150