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Improve Objectives & Key Results (OKRs) With Key Result Validation

Scrum.org

Once about four or five key results are determined for each objective, it is the job of an OKR Champion (servant leader) to coach and guide the team in executing on a cadence towards the objectives. For example, an objective may look something like, "Improve the annual Information Technology budget forecast by business line."

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How Charles Byrd Gets It Done: Project Management & Networking Tips

Project Management Hacks

Out of college with a BBA in information technology I started on a help desk providing 2nd and 3rd level support for Cadence, a Silicon Valley software company. I then started managing tech projects while concurrently working on and earning my Master of Science in Information Technology.

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Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Surviving the Matrix Organization , The common picture of the project manager in a matrixed organization is of a frustrated diplomat struggling to cajole the functional departments into performing the work on schedule and within budget. IMP/EVM World Workshop Materials. Project and Program Management Symposium, Canberra, Australia, 2018.