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Agile Beyond IT: Lean Thinking

The IIL Blog

Companies innovate and develop new products. But customers validate those innovations by “voting with their wallets.” They learn from their customers and continually innovate. Their teams are more productive, creative, and innovative. They innovate and create. Great companies pivot without mercy or guilt.

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Qualities of a Leader: Top 20 Leadership Traits

ProjectManager.com

Leadership qualities can be difficult to label because leadership itself is so present in our lives that traits can be hard to identify and define. Great leaders are tireless in their pursuit of better ways to do things, which means they’re keeping their organization innovative and competitive.

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Lean Startup and Scrum

Scrum.org

After the conference, I bought Eric Ries’s book - Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses. The concepts it presented blew my mind. In 2016, Gartner created a diagram that showed how Design Thinking, Lean Startup, and Scrum combined.

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Embracing Range: Project Management as the Gateway to Diverse Career Paths

The IIL Blog

I would argue that individuals with a wide range of experiences are better equipped to solve complex problems and innovate. Encouraging team members to explore roles beyond their immediate expertise fosters a collaborative environment where diverse skills converge to drive innovation and problem-solving.

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Innovation in project management: Inspiration from Dubai

Susanne Madsen

I recently spoke at Dubai International Project Management Forum ( DIPMF ) and was struck by the innovative theme of the conference. Already when I prepared for my presentation the organisers said, “Innovation is a big thing down here”, and indeed it is. But apart from my books, how innovative have I really been?

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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 theme is Innovation Made Possible by a Project Manager. There is a good mix of presentations, hands-on workshops and coaching. APM Project Management Conference: London, UK, 2 May 2019.

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The Project Manager’s Agile Transformation Journey

The IIL Blog

My Keynote Presentation is about the development of project management and project managers in the Bosch Group. To accomplish this, Bosch follows the goal “we drive innovation” and we strive to deliver state-of-the-art software solutions to our clients. Check out his presentation details here.

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