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2017 Project Management Conferences You Won’t Want To Miss

Rebel’s Guide to PM

January to March 2017. 12th International Project Management Conference: Tehran, Iran, 12-13 February 2017. They expect over 1600 researchers, project managers, and practitioners to attend the 2017 conference. PMI Sweden Passion of Projects: Malmö, Sweden 13-14 March 2017. SPMI Symposium: Singapore, 16-17 March, 2017.

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Project Management Statistics: 45 Stats You Can't Ignore

Workamajig

Between 2017 and 2018, the percentage of organizations using spreadsheets to manage their agile projects dropped from 74% to 67%. In 2016, PMOs delivered a 33% improvement in projects delivered under budget, 27% improvement in customer satisfaction, 25% increase in productivity, and 25% reduction in failed projects. Wellingtone ).

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Project Management and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

International Institute for Learning

They stated: “This partnership on AI will conduct research, organize discussions, provide thought leadership, consult with relevant third parties, respond to questions from the public and media, and create educational material that advances the understanding of AI technologies including machine perception, learning, and automated reasoning.”[3].

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What Makes A Good Product Owner?

Scrum.org

Kristinsdottir, Larusdottir & Cajander (2017) followed and interviewed Product Owners at Spotify. This makes the Product Owner clearly a leadership role. But contrary to traditional views on leadership, Product Owners at Spotify facilitate rather than create the vision. So what do they communicate about? Beecham, S., Beecham, S.,

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Money is important, but it is not what drives me

Gunther Verheyen

It wasn’t when I decided to go completely independent with my one-person company Ullizee-Inc (2016) and not be part of any fixed structure for the time being (which is to this date). Rather, after abandoning several (financially more rewarding) positions and titles, once upon a time I started calling myself a Scrum Caretaker (2016).

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Thanking the GirlsGuideToPM Community (That’s You)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In 2017 I promise to try to be even more helpful in connecting you to the ideas and tools that make it easier to manage projects and teams without sobbing into your wine of an evening. For now, 2016 is coming to a close. Penny Pullan, Virtual Leadership (Kogan Page). And I wish you all a wonderful 2017. Martin’s Press).

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How To Make 2018 A Successful Year for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Leadership – ethical, authentic leadership is what helps get work done and set you apart from your peers. Successful project managers are those that embrace the mantle of leadership. If we’ve learned anything recently, it’s that our world – politically and socially – is a different place than it was in 2016. Colin Ellis.

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