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Agile Beyond IT: Lean Thinking

The IIL Blog

It was initially designed to manage the flow of parts and inventory in factories. In 2016, Alan founded Project Management Essentials to share his passion for and experience in project management, leadership, and Agile. He also holds multiple Agile certifications from Disciplined Agile, Scrum Alliance, and Scaled Agile.

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5 Tips To Re-Energize Your Daily Standup Meetings

Rebel’s Guide to PM

If you are a non-IT team, like a team that uses agile for marketing initiatives , you might find it harder to do this exercise. Self-paced with video training modules, you'll quickly be on your way to your agile certification. You can also try this one when a new team gets together for the first time, or as a team-building activity.

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Milestone-Kanban: A Hybrid Project Scheduling Technique

The IIL Blog

This is an iterative process where high-level needs are initially elaborated, and more detailed requirements are defined later. Step 1b: Define Scope After initial requirements have been collected, the next step is to define the scope—what will be delivered by the team. Listing the in- versus out-of-scope items creates clarity.

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Project Management and Artificial Intelligence: Bring It On!

The IIL Blog

The previously mentioned HBR article envisions a CEO checking on the company’s strategic initiatives through a smartphone app and making decisions. In 2016, Alan founded Project Management Essentials to share his passion for and experience in project management, leadership, and Agile. They should be focused on strategy.

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Passing The Grateful Leadership Flag On To Others…And How The Cost Of Acknowledgment Withheld Starts Early

The IIL Blog

.” But in the meantime, I want to share with you how Colonel Davis was able to stand in for none other than… Yours Truly at a huge conference for HR Professionals in Las Vegas, right after his certification! ” And so, we went to work preparing him for his certification! The results were outstanding, moving, and inspiring!

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What Is a PMO? (Infographic)

Wrike

The percentage of companies with a PMO has nearly doubled since 2000, according to The State of the PMO 2016. . It’s responsible for keeping best practices and project status and directions in one place, enabling the repetition and execution of the organization’s initiatives. In 2016, 85% reported having a PMO. Who Needs a PMO?

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5 Steps to Creating an Agile Community of Practice to Make Your Teams Awesome!

International Institute for Learning

Next, review the initial draft purpose and revise as a team. Brent started Tactec in 2016 with the vision of building world-class products and services that support his mantra of focusing on value at velocity. How does the Community define success? What is the optimal team size for the Community?

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