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15 Non-Academic Project Management Books to Earn PDUs

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Retrospective Antipatterns is a great book for those in agile project management – especially if you’ve read all the classics. It will teach you how to influence others, even when you are not directly managing them. It’s full of innovative approaches and project management principles that you’ll use over and over again.

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

Scrum.org

What is the business case for Agile teams? We think we do well to base our beliefs about Agile more on evidence. This post is our attempt to bring an evidence-based perspective to the business case of Agile teams. Each post discusses scientific research that is relevant to our work with Scrum and Agile teams.

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2019 Project Management Conferences You Won’t Want to Miss

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APM is always an exceptional event and I’ve spoken at it in the past (You can read my write up of the 2016 conference here ). ” The conference will look at how the profession is delivering value in a transforming world and transitioning from a position of facilitation to influence. Agile 2018: Washington, D.C.,

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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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How to Create a Startup Culture That Fits Your Goals

ProjectManager.com

A 2016 survey by Deloitte found that 16.8 It is also influenced by the company, its identity, growth strategy and relationships. There is also a greater emphasis on business agility or being flexible to shifts in the market and internal, as a start-up by definition is new and must survive to changes within and without it.

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How To Make 2018 A Successful Year for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It’s a lot to read, so here are some spoilers drawn from common themes I heard time and time again in the interviews: Agile – if you don’t know enough about it, you need to start learning. In 2018, it might seem like we could let our increasingly agile, multi-disciplinary, and highly collaborative teams just get on with it.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to assess risks, their impacts, and handling strategies for software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. 2128, International Technical Paper , 2016. Effective Risk Management 2 nd Edition , Edmund Conrow, AIAA, 2003. Risk Management Papers. “A