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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. Recently, an engineer shared an insight that struck me. A great example of that is Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram in 2014.

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What Makes A Good Product Owner?

Scrum.org

Sverrisdottir, Ingason & Jonasson (2014) interviewed Product Owners from different organizations that there are often multiple Product Owners for the same product, even though the Scrum Guide prescribes against this. . Sverrisdottir, Ingason & Jonasson (2014) also found no standard for how much time Product Owners spend with teams.

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Product Discovery for Scrum Teams

Scrum.org

That would be the job of the process that feeds into the Product Backlog: product discovery. Why the Scrum Guide Lacks Product Discovery as a Concept The Scrum Guide 2020 emphasizes the role of the Product Owner in managing the Product Backlog but does not define the product discovery process.

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The Functions of a Project Management Office

Project Pulse Journal

A well-implemented PMO can transform your project delivery process , ensuring that every project is set up for success from the start. It is a focal point for project oversight, resource management, and decision support, providing the organizational structure used to manage people, processes, and tools in project execution.

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Why All Entrepreneurs Should Have Project Management Skills

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Whether it’s developing a new product or securing investment, where the process involves a series of steps, it should be managed like any other project. As Paul Holmes, founder of PCH Business, a support management, business, and engineering consultancy —and an experienced project manager — explains. .

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Burnout in Project Management

The IIL Blog

2014), and Jugdev et al., 2014) Project management and burnout: Implications of the Demand-Control-Support model on project-based work, International Journal of Project Management. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Utah State University. 37 Issue 6, 483-505.

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Artificial Intelligence and Project Management: The First Step

The IIL Blog

Two months after ChatGPT’s debut, Microsoft introduced on its Bing internet search engine a similar chatbot, and has announced its “everyday AI companion”, Copilot. These systems integrate with popular communication tools like Slack as well as project management tools like JIRA to make for a more efficient process. Maltzman, J.