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Discovering the Diverse Sources Behind Innovation

Scrum.org

It’s not just limited to inventing something entirely new; innovation can also involve improving or significantly contributing to existing products, services, processes, or ways of thinking. When Nadella took over as CEO in 2014, he immediately began shifting the company culture towards one that embraces innovation and continuous learning.

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Tips & Tricks to facilitate Sprint Planning

Scrum.org

By answering these questions, the Scrum Team defines the Sprint Goal, creates a Sprint forecast, and the Developers create a plan to create Increments that meet the Definition of Done and achieve the Sprint Goal. . Do you need to adapt the Definition of Done for your product? Have the Definition of Done with you.

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Catsuits and Parachutes

The Lazy Project Manager

A definition of ‘fit for purpose’ is ‘something that is fit for purpose is good enough to do the job it was designed to do’, but you could argue that the shampoo bottle, standing next to the shower gel bottle, and sometimes also next to a ‘body lotion’ bottle, is fit for purpose. 2014) – author Peter Taylor. [2]

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In-Depth: How To Create Better Work Agreements For Your Team

Scrum.org

Some find the process of creating them “childish” or “a waste of time”. This is also why the Scrum framework includes the Definition of Done. Once that definition is clearly engrained in the minds of its members, there is less need to constantly talk about it, decide about it, and coordinate work to assure it. Edmondson, A.

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

Scrum.org

The neurological processes for this are also well-understood. 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”). Many studies have shown that stressed developers make more mistakes (Furuyama, Arai & Lio, 1996, Sonnentag et.

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How to avoid a Project

The Lazy Project Manager

Argue – When called out on this behaviour start arguing that you really aren’t the best team/department/group to be active at this point in time – if you can get away with pointing the finger at an alternative (and clearly in your opinion, better placed team/department/group to go before you) definitely do that – it may buy you more time.

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Should I take CAPM or PRINCE2?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Equally you could do PRINCE2 Foundation and then go on to apply for PMP but again the terminology and processes are different enough for that to be a confusing route. As a new project manager, it would definitely be worth checking out what APM has to offer and seeing if those certifications meet your needs. PRINCE2 in the UK.

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