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How To Make 2023 A Successful Year for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

And in no particular order we start with: Mark Phillips Mark Phillips High performing teams are motivated by an exceptional vision. The vision becomes a touchstone for difficult discussions with stakeholders, a path to unity for all project participants and a guide post for decision making with your team throughout the project.

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Government Lessons in People Over Process

Leading Answers

My first opportunity to create and run a large agile team did not start well. Having had good successes with small to medium sized agile teams I was keen to unleash the benefits on a bigger scale. A clean-sheet development opportunity with a smart team and engaged business group – what could go wrong?

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Common Software Architecture Patterns and When to Use Them

Productivity Land

As a developer, understanding the various software architecture patterns is crucial to creating flexible, scalable, and maintainable applications. n-Tier Architecture) The layered architecture pattern is possibly one of the most well-known and widely used patterns in software development. Layered Architecture (a.k.a.

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Government Lessons in People Over Process

Leading Answers

My first opportunity to create and run a large agile team did not start well. Having had good successes with small to medium sized agile teams I was keen to unleash the benefits on a bigger scale. A clean-sheet development opportunity with a smart team and engaged business group – what could go wrong?

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Create a Learning Environment:  Profit from Your Mistakes

Project Management Essentials

In the 1950s, Douglas McGregor developed a theory of management behaviors—Theory X and Theory Y. The lesson is learned once and the experience is shared across the team. Edward Deming noted, “A bad system will beat a good person every time.”. Best practices are developed to address complex situations. Feel Empowered.

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What is Agile Project Management?

The IIL Blog

The History of Agile Project Management Agile project management emerged in the software development industry in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In 1991 the book Rapid Application Development was published and an approach of the same name, RAD, was born. Agile projects are iterative and have regular feedback loops.

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Webinar Recap: Project Performance Measurement – Part 1: Overview Of Project Performance Measurements

MPUG

He is responsible for the implementation of enterprise project management solutions for Edwards’ clients as well as overseeing the custom application development performed at Edwards around enterprise solutions and Microsoft Project for both desktop and server as well as SharePoint. What does the team care about?