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9 Essential Project Management Competencies

Rebel’s Guide to PM

One in five projects is unsuccessful due to ineffective communication, according to research by PMI (The Essential Role of Communications, 2013). Technical competencies. Effective communication is top of my list because it’s core to what we are trying to do as project managers: effect change.

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Test First approach sounds simply enough, right?

Scrum.org

This can be the first confusion in its understanding and actual meaning today, for either technical or non-technical folk. Then we have all these practices you hear about residing under this Test First banner - TDD, BDD, and ATDD. Test Driven Development (TDD). But let us leave that for another day. Add a test.

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

Scrum.org

So we went to Google Scholar and searched for review articles. 2010) reviewed 28 scientific studies that investigated how Scrum is associated with overall business outcomes. A strength of such a review is that it allows for the identification of patterns across many studies. 2013, June). Cardozo et. Chow, T., & Cao, D.

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7 Must Read Books on Stakeholder Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Patrick Mayfield, Elbereth Publishing, 2013. A well-researched book for prompting thinking about how we communicate with a focus on how to simplify communication and make the best use of technology. Elizabeth Harrin, BCS Publishing, 2013. Here are some of the best. The Project Manager’s Little Book of Cheats.

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What Makes A Good Product Owner?

Scrum.org

Van Waardenburg & Van Vliet (2013) offer a case study in a large organization and conclude that “The Project Manager focuses on the ’how’ of a project, the Product Owner focuses on the ’what’”. This includes training, technical support, and preparation for new releases. Gatekeeper : Approving completed items for a release.

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9 HR Challenges That Will Be Prevalent In The Digital Age

Proofhub

Many companies did not encourage remote working due to concerns over productivity, communication, and collaboration. In fact, a 2013 Gallup study found that poor leaders are the number one reason why people quit. It must account for rapidly changing technical skills and long-term transferable skills. T ry ProofHub.”

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The unbreakable bond: How outstanding service = brand loyalty

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Offer the human touch for exceptional service beyond automation As technology advances, there is a greater emphasis on automation and AI-powered solutions. Provide scripts and training, but empower team members to do what’s right – even if that means going off piste. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management