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Current State and Future Prospects of Scrum and Agile Development in Japan

Scrum.org

日本語版はこちら ) The state of Scrum and agile development In 1986, professors Takeuchi and Nonaka published the famous white paper entitled, "The New New Product Development Game" (¹). In other words, for most people in Japan, software development was and remained an exercise in box checking. Why is that?

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Six Characteristics of a Great Project Leader

LiquidPlanner

Does leadership success hinge on soft skills like good communication, empathy, and charisma? There are probably as many opinions on leadership styles as there are fish in the sea. Delegating important work represents an excellent opportunity to train a high performer to develop skills, capability, and confidence.

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Small business tips for managing projects with a lean team

LiquidPlanner

Closely monitor scope creep. I engaged the team, managed work according to our capacity, limited work to what we could reasonably deliver and earned the trust of leadership and the team. He has been named the “#1 Provider of Project Management Content in the World” with over 7,000 published articles, ebooks, white papers and videos.

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The Mad Hatter: How Many Hats Do Project Managers Have to Wear?

LiquidPlanner

Manage the budget closely. If you’re managing the budget closely every week, it’s highly unlikely that you’ll ever go past about 10% over and you can quickly plan with your team – and possibly even your project customer – on what corrective action you may need to take. A 10% budget overrun can be corrected fairly easily.

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Top Project Management Conferences of 2022

ProjectManager.com

Nowadays, even non-PMP-certified workers are taking on work that closely resembles a traditional projects, and the desire to manage them better is growing every year. Be Prepared for Project Management Trends in 2022 with This White Paper. 10th IPMA Research Conference. ACMP’s Annual Conference. Where: Virtual. Website: [link].

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7 Key Considerations for Building the Perfect PMO

LiquidPlanner

Ensure PMO support from your organizational leadership. Senior leadership buy-in is essential to the long-term success of any PMO. Put the right leadership in place. As mentioned above in the leadership buy-in step – the support of your organization’s senior leadership is critical. You will thank me later.

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A Day in the Life of a Project Manager

LiquidPlanner

Are any projects close to being over budget or at risk of being delivered late? Software like LiquidPlanner can help give project managers and leadership a bird’s eye view of all the projects across the portfolio without a single status meeting. Before you close your laptop for the day, look back on your progress.