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What makes the difference between a GOOD Scrum Master and a GREAT Scrum?Master?

Scrum.org

Understanding the role became a little bit easier after the 2017 update of the Scrum Guide, when the Scrum master’s services to the Product Owner, the Development team and the whole organization were described more explicitly. Read more on the new Effective Servant Leadership training. Scrum Guide.

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Implications of Artificial Intelligence on Project Management

The IIL Blog

He received the PMI Fellow award in 2017. He additionally served as Director of Civil Agencies at Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute and as Senior Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton. Euguene earned an M.S. degree in Information Systems from the University of Southern California and a B.B.A.

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What Makes A Good Product Owner?

Scrum.org

Kristinsdottir, Larusdottir & Cajander (2017) followed and interviewed Product Owners at Spotify. 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. So what do they communicate about? Beecham, S., Razzak, M.

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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). In the expanded version that became an independent Scrum Caretaker to leave no doubts that I am not a part of any fixed structure, big nor small (2017).

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Are Scrum Masters Sufficiently Focused On Valuable Outcomes?

Scrum.org

Noll and his colleagues (2017) reviewed other studies on the Scrum roles and also concluded that Scrum Masters spend most of their time on process facilitation and hosting Scrum events. A pattern I see in the findings is that many Scrum Masters overemphasize the “servant”-part of their servant leadership. 2017, November).

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How to Start a Career in Project Management: Answers to FAQ

Epicflow Blog

According to PMI’s Job Growth and Talent Gap in Project Management 2017-2027 , organizations’ need for project talent has significantly increased since their previous investigation in 2008. As for soft skills, leadership, decision-making and communication skills are an absolute requirement for project managers given their responsibilities.

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How to Become a Software Project Manager (Full Guide)

PM Basics

Below you’ll find a full guide on how to become a software PM. TL;DR: The steps to becoming a software project manager. Gain any leadership experience. It all depends on your current role and level of leadership experience. And let me warn you: It’s challenging to become a software PM. Yes, it is! Congratulations!