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Money is important, but it is not what drives me

Gunther Verheyen

Money was not what drove my wife and I when I gave up my position as software engineer and aspiring project manager in favor of running a bookshop (1996). 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).

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What Makes A Good Product Owner?

Scrum.org

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. Contrary to traditional views on leadership, Product Owners may facilitate rather than create the vision.”. Beecham, S., Noll, J., & Razzak, M. Beecham, S.,

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Without a Root Cause Analysis, No Corrective or Preventive Action is Credible - Part 1

Herding Cats

There are some more definitions needed before we get started, Stakeholder is a term taken from Dr. Stephen Covey's Principle-Centered Leadership , describing all persons who have a stake in the success or failure of an enterprise or group. Hooey, Safety Science, Volume 85, June 2016, Pages 241–257. Whitney and Charles B.

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Top 3 Essential Technical Project Manager Skills

Wrike

Simply put, a technical PM plans, schedules, and manages IT-related projects – e.g., projects that support software engineering, app development, network security… you get the idea. In fact, a 2016 article in CIO listed technical knowledge as the most in-demand project management skill. Leadership.

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Skills Mismatch | What Is It & How to Bridge the Gap

Teamweek

For instance, an individual having a software engineering degree might not be a great fit for a customer service role. Tools like Toggl Hire offer pre-built, expert-backed skills tests to help you assess leadership and management skills , technical skills, and more relevant skills from mid-senior to senior positions.

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100+ Tech Conferences and Events to Attend in Europe 2020

Teamweek

In their words: This is an event for IT and business leaders and architects, cyber security experts, data scientists, software engineers from businesses of all sizes – including those involved in Cloud, network infrastructure, AI, DevOps, cyber security, data analytics, unified communications and IoT. Manchester, UK.