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Agility for a Sustainable World: Why We Need to Redefine The Meaning of Agility

Scrum.org

1] This shows how urgently we need to become more sustainable. As a starting point, we are using our previous explanation and the definition of sustainable development: "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" [2]. Controlling complex risk.

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In-Depth: The Science On Sustainable Pace, Stress, And Motivation

Scrum.org

How sustainable is your pace as a developer? What is a sustainable pace? The notion of “sustainable pace” is closely tied to Extreme Programming practices. But that recommendation was updated to “sustainable pace” by Ron Jeffries later. Pace should be sustainable over a long time. .

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Sustaining Agility Beyond Crises

International Institute for Learning

When the emergency fades, people too often return to traditional command-and-control innovation until the next crisis arises. Companies can sustain their agility by taking three key steps. You can read more about Agile here and in our book, Doing Agile Right: Transformation Without Chaos (Harvard Business Review Press, 2020).

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Why We Need to Redefine the Meaning of Agility

Scrum.org

1] This shows how urgently we need to become more sustainable. As a starting point, we are using our previous explanation and the definition of sustainable development: "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" [2]. Controlling complex risk.

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Why you need to engage stakeholders (and how to do it well)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Engagement serves two aims: It creates, uses and sustains positive interest in the work. Stakeholder ‘management’ implies that a stakeholder’s behaviors and actions can be managed – predicted, planned, organized and controlled – which is both arrogant and inaccurate. People are busy and your project probably isn’t a priority for them.

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5 Insider Tips and Tricks for Working Well as a Remote Team

Rebel’s Guide to PM

January 2020, I was in a minority. Tip #2: Take control of your business processes. I continued my studies at Imperial College’s Business School; and with this, my writing broadened in scope covering business, technology and sustainability related topics. This is a guest article by Jane Courtnell of Process Street.

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Artificial Intelligence And Transformation Team Implications

International Institute for Learning

Views on Artificial Intelligence (AI), its future use and impact on organisations and society are often polarised (Farrow, 2019; van Belkom, 2020). Elissa has supported senior executives and led organizations to successfully achieving transformative and sustainable value. By Dr. Elissa Farrow. Journal of Technology in Society.