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How To Make 2023 A Successful Year for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Would you like to make 2023 a successful year for your projects? It’s a lot to read, so here are some spoilers drawn from common themes I heard time and time again in the interviews: Agile : if you don’t know enough about it, you need to start learning.

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Leadership Tips for Project Managers – Part 2

International Institute for Learning

By Mike Griffiths Welcome to part two of this four-part series introducing basic leadership ideas that any project manager or Scrum master can employ. Be sure to see article one that explains leadership for project managers and outlines the five leadership components covered in the series.

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Leadership, Leadership Levels, Leadership Styles and Qualities for Project Managers

Management Yogi

From the movie, Spiderman 2The above, slightly paraphrased quote comes from the Spiderman 2 Agile Project Management Leadership MasterClass Masterclass in Leadership Program Management Project ManagementWe need a leader.

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5 Leadership Traits that Define Good Project Managers

nTask

And, as such, it’s important that they have the right leadership traits. In this article, we’ll take a look at five of the most important leadership traits that define good project managers. Project managers are responsible for the success of their projects.

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A retrospective on 2022 – my top five posts on leadership and delivery

Kiron Bondale

I am hopeful that 2023 will bring the championship to Welland. I hope all of my readers enjoy a peaceful, prosperous, and healthy 2023! (If If you liked this article, why not read my book Easy in Theory, Difficult in Practice which contains 100 other lessons on project leadership?

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10 Project Meetings to Guide Your Project Management Team

ProjectManager.com

Scrum is an agile way of working in which projects are broken into blocks, which are called sprints. Another term for a group that works to help the project achieve its goals is a stakeholder board, senior leadership, project working group or project oversight committee.

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Scrum Master Interview Guide 2023: The Scrum Master Role

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Scrum Master Interview Guide 2023: The Scrum Master Role If you want to fill a Scrum Master position in your organization, you may find the following interview questions helpful in identifying the right candidate. The Agile Manifesto infers people over processes.

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Agile Transformation: ChatGPT or McBoston?

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Agile Transformation with ChatGPT or McBoston? I was interested in learning more about a typical daily challenge many agile practitioners face: How shall we successfully pursue an agile transformation? Make the approach more agile.

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Can someone be a Product Owner and Agile Lead for a single team?

Kiron Bondale

A question was posed on my Mastodon instance this morning about combining the roles of Product Owner and Agile Lead (e.g. The Agile Lead is responsible for supporting the team in becoming as effective and efficient as they can be.

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Why is Satya Nadella a better example of agile leadership than Steve Jobs?

Scrum.org

Steve is great, but in terms of Agile leadership , he doesn’t touch sides – in my opinion – to Satya Nadella. So, a great product owner , absolutely, probably one of the best that has ever lived, but there are chinks in the leadership armour that are impossible to ignore.

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Agile won’t fix organization dysfunctions

Kiron Bondale

This week, I participated in an interesting discussion on Mastodon in which the initiator asked for input on ways to frame agility based on the core problems which a team might be trying to solve.

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5 Team Leadership Skills All Mangers should Build

nTask

A successful team relies on effective team leadership. You need to understand and learn the different types of leadership and develop skills that suit your team and personal […]. Agile Project Management manage a project Project Management team management teamwork

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Map Your Route to Mastering Agile Fluency

Scrum.org

Agile Fluency® Model is a fantastic model. With this model, you start seeing your journey as a series of paradigm shifts and stages toward higher fluency in Agile: The Agile Fluency model has been as an inspiration for us, when we were designing Org Topologies.

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Leadership Tips for Project Managers

International Institute for Learning

By Mike Griffiths Welcome to part three of this four-part series introducing basic leadership ideas that any project manager or Scrum master can employ. This article examines leadership styles, motivation, and psychological safety – all critical skills for today’s project manager.

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The Future of Agile Roles != The Future of Agility

Scrum.org

The story of Capital One laying off hundreds of people in Agile roles is making the rounds. If/When leaders take these new ways of leading and showing up to heart, it creates healthy and sustainable agility. So what do the layoffs of Agile roles mean?

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Why do we need flat head screwdrivers?

Kiron Bondale

If you liked this article, why not read my book Easy in Theory, Difficult in Practice which contains 100 other lessons on project leadership? Agile Project Management improving project management Project scheduling

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Leadership Tips for Project Managers – Part 1

International Institute for Learning

By Mike Griffiths Welcome to part one of a four-part series introducing basic leadership ideas that any project manager or Scrum master can employ. This first article explains how leadership differs from management and outlines five core leadership attributes for managing projects.

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Am I Really Doing Agile?

LiquidPlanner

Sometimes a team is new to agile and just wants to know if they are on the right track. A blog article describing “fake Agile” may be resonating a bit too much for comfort. First however, I suggest examining the question itself, “Am I doing Agile right?” Ask, “Am I being agile?”

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Improving Your Scrum with the Agile Kata (Part I)

Scrum.org

The Agile Kata is a universal pattern for agile change management. This is a broad term but fits as a description because of its wide array of use and opportunities for the agile community. As a pattern for agile change management, this is where the Agile Kata can help.

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I’m too agile! (with apologies to Right Said Fred)

Kiron Bondale

A Mastodon post inspired me to ask ChatGPT to compose a song about agility in a Weird Al Yankovic take on Right Said Fred’s “I’m too sexy” Hope you like it! If you liked this article, why not read my book Easy in Theory, Difficult in Practice which contains 100 other lessons on project leadership? Agile

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Top Business Trends to Watch for in 2023

PM Times

The post Top Business Trends to Watch for in 2023 appeared first on Project Management Articles, Webinars, Templates and Jobs. Articles Agile Business Analysis Leadership Project Management Technical Project Management

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The Many Benefits of Collaborative Leadership in Modern Workplaces

nTask

In the modern workplace, effective leadership is essential for success. Collaborative leadership has become increasingly popular as it allows teams to work together and achieve great results.

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The Agile Facilitation and Facilitation Mindset

Agilemania

Are you curious about what facilitation is and how you can use it in an Agile team setting? Keep reading to learn more about Agile Team Facilitation and the role of the facilitator in promoting a culture of collaboration, communication, and continuous improvement within the team.

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How To Identify Leadership Strengths And Weaknesses In The Workplace

nTask

Leadership is more than just a position of power, it’s an ongoing learning process. Leadership is an essential part of any successful business. Agile Project Management Agile leadership Project Management team management

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What is Adaptive Leadership and Why is it Important?

nTask

Adaptive leadership is one of the key trends that we believe will play a huge role in the future of business. Essentially, it is a form of leadership that is constantly evolving in order to meet the needs of the organization and its employees.

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Top 8 Importance Of Leadership In Management

Agilemania

However, only 5% of businesses have included leadership development. Leadership is a critical success factor for any organization. Providing practical and inspiring leadership can differentiate between an organization thriving or failing.

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Develop Enterprise Agility With Product Groups

Scrum.org

This article is part of a blog series dedicated to the book: Creating Agile Organizations - A Systemic Approach , by Cesario Ramos & Ilia Pavlichenko. What is the place for organizational functions that are rarely the primary focus of an Agile Transformation: legal , procurement, HR ?

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Don’t hate the game, hate the player

Kiron Bondale

(Before you correct me for misstating the iconic quote in this article’s title, read ahead) Over the past week, I’ve seen a number of posts from different practitioners on the Mastodon.world instance complaining about agile.

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2 Agile and Scrum Metrics That Will Guarantee Project Success

International Institute for Learning

By Dr. Harold Kerzner Growth of Agile and Scrum For the past two decades, companies began expanding the use of project management to non-traditional types of projects that were initiated based upon just an idea rather than clearly defined requirements, a business case, and a statement of work.

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Seven Priorities for Project Managers in 2023

ProjectManager.com

Anyone who tells you, with 100 percent certainty, what 2023 will look like at the start of the year is bonkers. If you want to know what your priorities should be for 2023, look at the way your world was at the end of 2022 and at the start of this year. Courageous Leadership.

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A ChatGPT Job Interview for a Scrum Master Position

Scrum.org

Can a large language model, not specializing in anything “agile,” pass a screening interview for a Scrum Master position? You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 36,000-plus other subscribers. ? ? ?? Cooking the agile books is easy to do!

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Top 8 Importance Of Leadership In Management

Agilemania

However, only 5% of businesses have included leadership development. Leadership is a critical success factor for any organization. Providing practical and inspiring leadership can differentiate between an organization thriving or failing.

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Current State and Future Prospects of Scrum and Agile Development in Japan

Scrum.org

Since I became a Professional Scrum Trainer in November, I have been asked a lot about the current state, and the future perspectives, for Scrum and agile development in Japan, where I’ve worked for the last six years. This is important because agile teams are self-managed.

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How To Lead Scrum Masters With Liberating Structures?

Scrum.org

Some time ago, I had an interesting conversation with an Agile Coach from a large car manufacturer in Germany. As an Agile Coach, he’s responsible for about 50 Scrum Masters. Servant Leadership Here’s how I describe servant leadership in the paper “ The 6 Stances of a Scrum Master ”.

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12 Reasons Organizations Adopt Agile

Leading Agile

Companies that adopt Agile never do it just for the sake of adopting Agile. They do know that Waterfall wasn’t working, so Agile will fix those problems, right? They think if they do the “Agile stuff,” they will make quicker progress to achieve their goals.

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Breaking Barriers: How Shifting Mindsets Unlocks AI’s Potential in Project Management

International Institute for Learning

Project managers will have the opportunity to move away from technical and administrative project management tasks and instead focus on the strategic direction and leadership of project teams. Learn new agile approaches that will cultivate improved & prosperous business results.

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What Your People Need to Succeed in Change Management

Leading Agile

In execution during an Agile Transformation, it looks different depending on how the organization is going about this change. Most organizations that adopt Agile are taking a practice or culture-first approach. Agile practices training.

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Risks in the project: an overview

Inloox

Often the root of the problem lies in insufficient leadership or in the unavailability or poor quality of resources provided. Great attention should be paid to the choice of project management in advance and leadership behavior should also be reviewed during the project. In addition, the negative effect of operational problems can be reduced by a high degree of agility within the whole company. Agile methods can help minimize operational risk.

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[VLOG] How to start Scrum for Enterprise Transformation

Scrum.org

Just before the end of last year I shared with you a video that maps out a starting point to start they journey towards agility. In large scale enterprise or multinational company, sometimes starting Scrum from the senior leadership level is more effective than from grass-root movement.

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The Stoic Scrum Master

Scrum.org

I started reading Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations some time ago and found it intriguing; maybe it applies to “Agile?” You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 37,000-plus other subscribers. ? ? ? ??

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