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Making Things Happen [Book Review]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Normally I take lots of notes when I’m reading books for review. Once it was clear how popular the text was going to be, O’Reilly and Berkun took out some of the superfluous bits, added in over 120 exercises and generally spruced it up to launch it into the best-seller list. Virtual teams are very much the norm now.

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How to Make a Prototype: Product Prototyping Basics

ProjectManager.com

Ideas are essential to product development, but they’re intangible. These mockups can help further the design, materialize your product vision and get feedback from the engineering team. It’s through these exercises that design and engineering departments communicate and develop the idea into a working product.

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10 Strategies for Successful Project Execution

ProjectManager.com

Let’s review strategies and tools you can use, and learn how they can help you close that gap to promote successful project execution. We’ll hear from experts and review key takeaways that project leaders can immediately put into practice in their programs and projects. Manage Team. Conduct Team-Building Exercises.

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Why ‘Sprint 0’ Isn’t A Good Idea

Scrum.org

In the past 20 years, I’ve been involved in a wide variety of software- and product development efforts. Sometimes I was right in the middle of a ‘waterfall’ project, other times I was 100% dedicated to a Scrum team. In recent years, my focus shifted more towards supporting teams from the sidelines. First think, then build.

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What Do Companies like Apple, Amazon and Google Look for in Project Managers?

Epicflow Blog

Besides the specific requirements in the technical background, all employers bank on soft skills. Therefore, you should be able to communicate effectively and build trust with multiple technical and non-technical business units, as well as across other cultures and geographies while managing multiple projects. . Soft Skills.

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What is project scope? (Plus 7 steps to help you define project scope)

Resource Guru

It’s essential for project teams and other relevant stakeholders to understand why project scope is so important. Understanding what, when, and how things are getting done is one of the many benefits of developing project scopes. The culprit—for the most part—is a poor project scope. . Poor project scope is what happened.

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Setting the Compass: Establishing Career Development Goals

Wrike

Career development goals play a vital role in shaping our professional paths and personal growth. In this article, we will explore the importance of career development goals, how they influence personal growth, and provide guidance on setting SMART goals and creating a comprehensive career development plan.