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Why your team’s Scrum Genius might be holding you back

Scrum.org

Do you have a Scrum Genius on your team? Someone who always chimes in with the “right way” to do things. Maybe you’re the Scrum Genius — someone who has a lot of experience, has been part of teams that have delivered several successful products and has certifications the length of your arm. The truth is, we can all fall into the role of THE expert.

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Looking at resumes for your project?

Musings on Project Management

Working on your project staffing plan?Looking at resumes for positions to fill?That may be "old school"How so?Psycho dramaMore and more, PMOs are realizing that there's a psychological divide among those suited to remote work and those suited for in-house work. For some, remote work is 'lonely' and for others it's inspiring.

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The Stoic Scrum Master

Scrum.org

TL; DR: The Stoic Scrum Master – Making Your Scrum Work (30) Can wisdom from the past still be relevant to today’s VUCA-determined world? I started reading Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations some time ago and found it intriguing; maybe it applies to “Agile?” In other words: is there something like a Stoic Scrum Master? If I understand Stoicism correctly, it is about living a life of virtue, which comprises wisdom, justice, courage, and moderation.

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6 Ways Texting Helps Make Your Business More Productive

Productivity Land

If you’re like most people, the answer is… never. Texting is now a way of everyday life for the majority of people. In fact, 98% of text messages are read. And that’s why a text alert system is a valuable tool you should consider using to boost your business’s productivity. So how exactly does a text alert system work, and how can it help make your business more productive?

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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?? Facilitazione

Scrum.org

La facilitazione permette di guidare persone e team verso obiettivi concordati. Traduzione dell’ articolo originale in inglese sul sito scrum.org. CHE COS’È LA FACILITAZIONE? La facilitazione può essere utilizzata per condurre le persone verso obiettivi concordati in modo da incoraggiare la partecipazione, l’appropriazione e la creatività di tutti i soggetti coinvolti.

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How often do you delete a text without reading it?

Productivity Land

If you’re like most people, the answer is… never. Texting is now a way of everyday life for the majority of people. In fact, 98% of text messages are read. And that’s why a text alert system is a valuable tool you should consider using to boost your business’s productivity. So how exactly does a text alert system work, and how can it help make your business more productive?

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How to write a project status update report (with free template)

Planio

No project happens in a vacuum. Instead, they require input, oversight, and support from various stakeholders to keep the wheels turning. That’s why over 90% of organizations large and small rely on project status reporting for sharing progress. But just using project status reports isn’t enough. For many project managers, the process of communicating progress has become an annoying weekly task.

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Feature Tip #10: Plan Concurrent Work using Scheduling Limits

LiquidPlanner

Sometimes, LiquidPlanner seems too good to be true – how can you predict complex schedules only using priority, effort, and availability? Aren’t some situations more complicated than that? What if you need to split a resource’s time across multiple projects? Scheduling Limits help address situations like this. You have the power to tell the scheduling engine to limit how much time a given resource can spend on one assignment, task, or project over a specified period.

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Adjusting A Sprint in Progress with MS Project Agile

MPUG

A Sprint is a mini-project within a larger Scrum project, and it’s usually timeboxed for two to four weeks. Though timeboxed, a number of things can change within these weeks. In fact, adjustment of a Sprint in progress is the norm, not the exception. In an environment with rapid changes in requirements and technological uncertainties, a number of areas such as scope, resources, risk, and even business priorities may change.

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The 2nd Generation of Innovation Management: A Survival Guide

Speaker: Chris Townsend, VP of Product Marketing, Wellspring

Over the past decade, companies have embraced innovation with enthusiasm—Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, and in-house incubators, accelerators, and co-creation labs have been launched. CEOs have spoken with passion about “making everyone an innovator” and the need “to disrupt our own business.” But after years of experimentation, senior leaders are asking: Is this still just an experiment, or are we in it for the long haul?

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Best Practices for Working with PDF Files: Tips and Techniques

Productivity Land

Let’s look at some of the best working practices with PDF Files. Techniques for Editing Working with PDF files can be complex and challenging, but it doesn’t have to be. You deserve the best tips and techniques for ensuring better success with PDFs. In this article, we’ll share essential best practices to help you work confidently and proficiently with PDFs.

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Extending Microsoft Project for the web with Power Platform Cloud Solutions

MPUG

Please find highlights from Erik Van Hurck’s course – Project for the web: How It Works and What You Can Do With It – being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. There may be exclusions, such as those steps included in product demonstrations, or there may be addition to expand on concepts.

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Scrum im Selbststudium – Teil 6: Die Scrum Artefakte stellen Transparenz her

Scrum.org

Willkommen zum 6. Artikel der „Scrum im Selbststudium“-Artikelreihe. Solltest du den letzten Artikel verpasst haben, findest du ihn hier. Die erste Säule der empirischen Prozesskontrolle ist „Transparenz“. Wenn wir ein Produkt „transparent“ machen, bedeutet dies, dass wir es in einer Weise zur Verfügung stellen, die es den Menschen, die an der Produktentwicklung beteiligt sind, ermöglicht, es zu betrachten, ihre Annahmen damit zu überprüfen und neue Ideen daraus zu entwickeln.

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Can AI Really Predict Project Outcomes?

Online PM Courses

Lloyd Skinner is the CEO at greyfly.ai. In a conversation about artificial intelligence, I ask him, 'can AI really predict project outcomes?' The post Can AI Really Predict Project Outcomes? appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.

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What is Marketing Compliance?

Admation

The last ten years has seen a major shift in how brands approach marketing. From websites to email campaigns to social media, the digital era has provided a number of new platforms for marketers to engage consumers. In addition to this, marketing teams are juggling traditional advertising mediums such as television and print media with online projects.

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