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Vodafone New Zealand's Agile Transformation Case Study

Scrum.org

In late 2018, Vodafone New Zealand set out to improve its customer experience by adopting a ‘digital first’ mindset. To achieve employee buy-in, the programme was structured around four core principles: Clear Purpose, Simplicity, Pragmatic and Deep Agile Expertise, and Great Leadership. . Creating a Customer-First organisation.

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15 Tested & Practical Tips from Women in Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

. #10: Grow Your Leadership Skills. Sarah Coleman says: I believe that the relevance and value of leadership competencies and behaviors across all levels and functions of the business, including projects, is becoming more apparent. A version of this article first appeared on this website in 2018 for International Women’s Day.

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What Makes A Good Product Owner?

Scrum.org

Van Waardenburg & Van Vliet (2013) offer a case study in a large organization and conclude that “The Project Manager focuses on the ’how’ of a project, the Product Owner focuses on the ’what’”. Julian Bass and his colleagues (2018) investigated which core activities Product Owners spent their time on in ten multinationals.

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Agile 2018 Conference – Unraveling Team Dependencies

Leading Answers

I am excited to be presenting on the Enterprise Agile track at the Agile 2018 conference in San Diego, August 7. Through case studies and exercises, we explore the hidden impacts of well-intentioned small teams. I have worked with several organizations this year that had issues with work dependencies between teams.

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Artificial Intelligence and Project Management: The First Step

The IIL Blog

This means that project managers will also stay relevant in the age of AI if they focus on the core skills of project management, namely: Leadership, Communication (verbal & non-verbal), Empathy, Emotional intelligence, and Negotiation. [6]. Gartner, “ How AI will reinvent Program or Portfolio Management ”, 2018.

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Agile 2018 Conference – Unraveling Team Dependencies

Leading Answers

I am excited to be presenting on the Enterprise Agile track at the Agile 2018 conference in San Diego, August 7. Through case studies and exercises, we explore the hidden impacts of well-intentioned small teams. I have worked with several organizations this year that had issues with work dependencies between teams.

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Project Management Conferences and Events 2022

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It is a platform for project leaders to gain knowledge and share experiences on topics that are driving the leadership of projects today and in the future. This year’s conference is in person over 2 days planning 30 speakers across 28 case-studies of latest innovations. Watch the video below.

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