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Susanne Madsen on Project Leadership [Interview]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Unfortunately it is still the case that many project managers lack basic people-skills and aren’t able to easily build trust and influence people. I did a lot of research when writing the book and learned a lot – especially about innovation and how to get the team to step in and contribute by asking “what-if” questions.

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Understanding the Organizational Governance System as Project Managers

Project Pulse Journal

Whether the aim is to enhance market competitiveness, drive innovation, or expand market reach, effective project governance systems are as important as a project plan and act as the linchpin that aligns every project initiative with these strategic imperatives. Innovation is good but there will be times when it's just gold-plating.

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2019 Project Management Conferences You Won’t Want to Miss

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Elizabeth Harrin speaking at EVA 2015. ” The conference will look at how the profession is delivering value in a transforming world and transitioning from a position of facilitation to influence. The theme is Innovation Made Possible by a Project Manager. There is even a candlelit dinner.

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6 Ways to Manage Projects Like a Nordic

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The Nordic countries are frequently featured in the news for their egalitarian lifestyles, high performing education systems and technological innovations. In 2015, Sweden’s six hour workday made headlines around the world. Don’t pander to seniority and let people influence the project on all levels. Form strategic partnerships.

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Agile Transformation – Success Factors part 2

Scrum.org

In some cases, depending on your position and influence, the only thing you can do is to make all issues transparent. 1] Own research 2015-2021. Once you have all statements answered, rethink what you can personally do to make improvements and who can help you. That is also important. Creating awareness can be the first step.

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

Scrum.org

Another approach is to track many organizations over time as they adopt Agile methodologies, while also measuring anything else that could influence their results other than agility itself. 2015) collected data from 141 team members, Scrum Masters, and Product Owners from 40 projects. But how can one feasibly do that? Van Kelle et.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

4, February 24, 2015. Thomas, Director Today , December 2015. 540, 2015. “A Risk Management in Agile Software Development: A Comparative Study,” Aalaa Albadarneh, Israa Albadarneh, Abdallah Qusef, IEEE Jordan Conference on Applied Electrical Engineering and Computing Technologies (AEECT) , 2015. 1, January 2015. “A