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

Scrum.org

Recognize how much of your thinking is still subtly influenced by a mechanical perspective in organizations . like network patterning, mood, safety, social contact and social influence?—?than In the following century, it would give rise to modern-day practices like lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and Gantt-charts.

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When a Successful Project Isn’t

International Institute for Learning

So, if expectations are important enough to influence the evaluation of project success, why don’t we pay more attention to them? For example, if I lean forward on the desk toward you and with a very stress-laden face say, “You have got to listen to me!” That is, expectations other than the objective measurements were not met.

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The 23 Best Project Management Books For Upgrading Your Career in 2020

Planio

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion. To make a complex practice like project management simpler, the most recent version of the PMBOK breaks the core project management processes down into five sections: Initiating : Defining a new project or a new phase of an existing project. Published date: 2014. Author: Robert B.

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Why Remote Work Is Growing (And How To Be A Part Of It)

Proofhub

In 2014, only 126 companies were into work remotely, but the picture has changed. Not only increased throughput but cost-cutting is another big reason why businesses are leaning towards hiring virtual teams. Make sure they are trained on company processes, culture and expectations during their initial weeks.

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24 agency tools that will set your teams (and clients) up for success

Resource Guru

While project managers aren’t miracle workers (although pretty darn close), they need to keep a close eye on project scheduling , from project initiation to closure. Not only do they need to put out great content that supports campaigns, but they also need to monitor trends and keep up with influencers. .” – Barry D.,

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Software Estimating Resources

Herding Cats

Benchmarking Effort Estimation Models Using Archetypal Analysis,” Nikolaos Mittas, Vagia Karpenisi, and Lefteris Angelis, ACM PROMIS ’14, September 17, 2014. Dori, IEEE Systems Journal, January 2014. “A Modeling Uncertainty when Estimating IT Projects Costs,” Michel Winter, Isabelle Mirbel, Pierre Crescenzo, Research Report, I3S, 2014.

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Estimating is a Learned Skill

Herding Cats

The Influence of Selection Bias on Effort Overruns in Software Development Projects,” Magne Jørgensen, Simula Research Laboratory & Institute of Informatics , University of Oslo. Story Point Estimating,” Richard Carlson, ALEA, Agile and Lean Associates, 2013. Armour, Communications of the ACM , January 2014, Vol.