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How to List Projects on Your Resume: A No Stress Guide

Rebel’s Guide to PM

You can draw a recruiter’s attention to your skills, teamwork, leadership, and achievements. If you are a software engineer, show me your software projects. Listing projects on your resume helps make your job application stand out. So… first, you have to know what specific skills you want to show off.

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

Scrum.org

This is an advantage because complex product development usually requires close, trust-based collaboration between people with different skills and perspectives. Software development did not get the same kind of focus it got elsewhere, and software engineers did not get the same kind of respect they earned in the West.

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What makes the difference between a GOOD Scrum Master and a GREAT Scrum?Master?

Scrum.org

A Scrum Master needs to learn about processes, change, frameworks, practices, soft-skills, psychology, software engineering, agile engineering practices and so forth. Bundling the Scrum Master skills into a graph resulted in what I call “the Effective Servant Leadership Doughnut”: Image by Roland Flemm.

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Guide to Building a Career as a Scrum Master

Scrum.org

In fact, in my first job, at Hewlett Packard, I was a Software Engineer. I had started my professional career as a Software Engineer. Ensure that your colleagues and close friends know very well about your job search intentions. I gradually elevated to the role of a Scrum Master. . . Be Patient.

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The Agile Manifesto, Explained

ProjectManager.com

The phrase agile software development was first used in 2001, but agile was in fact being applied to projects since the mid-1990s. Software developers started to emphasize close collaboration between teams and stakeholders , frequent delivery of business value and self-organizing teams. What Is the Agile Manifesto?

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What is a technical project manager? (And why you should think about becoming one)

Planio

A technical project manager is a specialized role that combines leadership, organization, and communication skills with specific technical expertise to lead development projects. They’re often expected to help establish software engineering tools, standards, and processes like code reviews and testing strategies.

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What Makes A Good Product Owner?

Scrum.org

Of all the product-related activities that Scrum teams spend their time on, “Product Discovery” and “Sprint Review Quality” score lowest, closely followed by “Stakeholder Collaboration”: Average scores on five themes of product-oriented work in Scrum teams. This makes the Product Owner clearly a leadership role. Beecham, S.,

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