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Everything You Need to Know About Release Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It wasn’t until I worked in IT as a project manager that I had a lot of contact with the release management process. My software projects needed releasing, so we had to follow the formal process and engage with the release manager to make sure that the bug fixes and new features got pushed to the production environment in a controlled way.

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Questions to ask a project management mentor

Rebel’s Guide to PM

At regular meetings You’ll find a regular cadence and probably settle into a regular agenda or routine with the check in sessions. Having read the policy/process document/standard operating procedure on Y, I have a few questions. What might my blind spots be in this process? Can I tell you what’s happened since we last spoke?

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How Do you Make a Retrospective an Interesting Session?

NimbleWork

Many teams lean into retrospectives to help uncover areas where processes could be slicker, where engagement hasn’t been as effective as it could and to look for areas of improvement. Of course, if you are joined by someone who is not known to the team, it’s polite to introduce them!

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Leadership Futures from the Next Generation: Adapting, Empowering, Thriving

The IIL Blog

I’ve witnessed in these relationships the subtle, yet profound impact language and process has on our understanding of ‘evolving’ an organisation from one form to another. To some, the formal term, ‘change management’, often carries a weight that suggests a more top-down and directive process. Dr. Elissa Farrow, Ph.D.

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Unlocking the Power and Mastery of Development Approach and Life Cycle

Project Pulse Journal

This domain, as established by the Project Management Institute in the PMBOK 7th edition, addresses the underlying apprehension many face: the potential overcomplication of project management processes. Your pursuit of streamlining and enhancing project management processes led you to a pivotal crossroads.

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How Usable Working Products Are Your Ultimate Weapon Against Risks

Scrum.org

Of course, documentation is vital, but let’s not build the Great Wall of China with it! Trim down the documentation, automate your processes, and concentrate on delivering a product ready to face the real world. It’s about Developers who can craft a functional product that actual users can validate and provide feedback on.

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How effective are your agile ceremonies?

Kiron Bondale

The Scrum Guide calls sprints the heart of Scrum as these time boxes set the cadence for all other events. We can measure how many new requirements and course corrections emerged from the discussions. But to know if the Scrum heart is healthy we could track achievement of goals and value delivered sprint-over-sprint.

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