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How To Manage Your First Meeting With A Project Sponsor

Rebel’s Guide to PM

One of the best training courses I attended for Project Management was on influencing strategies with Learning Tree. The course model stated that without trust, influence is almost impossible. This is especially important if you’re getting involved in the strategy planning workshops that will help develop the project.

2016 365
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15 Non-Academic Project Management Books to Earn PDUs

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Making Risk Management Work is a slim read but it’s full of tips for how to run effective risk management workshops. It will teach you how to influence others, even when you are not directly managing them. It’s about influence and negotiation and how to get things done. PDU claim: 2 hours. PDU claim: 2 hours. PDU claim: 5 hours.

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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. This year it is taking place close to Mickey.

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What Makes A Good Product Owner?

Scrum.org

It is no surprise that the researchers conclude that “Product Owners perform a wide range of challenging activities which require experience and high-status in order to be able to exert influence”. Product Owners perform a wide range of challenging activities which require experience and high-status in order to be able to exert influence.”.

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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. The DIY Workshop: Diagnose Your Scrum Teams With The Scrum Team Survey is a great starting point. But how can one feasibly do that? Jørgensen, M.

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A Compendium of Works to Increase the Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Establishing the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) , AACE Workshop, Denver, Colorado, April 16, 2011. Creating Credible Plans, Integrated Reporting and Control Systems - Part 1 , College of Performance Management, IPM Workshop, 2015. Establishing the Performance Measurement Baseline , AACE Workshop , April 16, 2011.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

“A Complex Systems Perspective of Risk Mitigation and Modeling in Development and Acquisition Programs,” Roshanak Rose Nilchiani, Naval Postgraduate School, Thirtieth Annual Acquisition Research Symposium, April 30, 2016. 2128, International Technical Paper , 2016. Risk Analysis and Management,” Lester B. 15 March 2002.