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

Scrum.org

Since I became a Professional Scrum Trainer in November, I have been asked a lot about the current state, and the future perspectives, for Scrum and agile development in Japan, where I’ve worked for the last six years. So much so that many consider the paper to be part of the roots of Scrum. Why is that?

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

LiquidPlanner

If you’re a project manager – and if you are reading this you probably are… or deal with them often on a team – then you know that you often need to be a jack of all trades in order to get things done for your projects. Manage the budget closely. The financial guru hat. . A 10% budget overrun can be corrected fairly easily.

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Six Characteristics of a Great Project Leader

LiquidPlanner

To effectively lead a project to completion, I think we agree that many soft skills are needed to manage a project team and timelines successfully. Really it’s critical for everyone on the project team, but it is an essential skill for the project leader. Let’s explore a few of them…. Excellent communicator . Emotionally intelligent.

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Time to Check-in on Your Mid-Year Goals

LiquidPlanner

Shifting priorities isn’t always a bad thing. Perhaps the plans need adjusting, but be sure to keep the initial intent and desired outcome close. Even if the fires are still ongoing, can we develop some strategies to focus on achieving the most important goals? In fact, it may well yield better outcomes. Too many fires to fight.

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Transformation, Business Architecture, and Scaling

Leading Agile

More often than not in kind of either the IT product development space or IT services space. We like to consider ourselves kind of a full stack consultancy in the sense that you know, obviously, you have to deal with the work surface levels and what the teams are doing but you know, how do you orchestrate teams across dependency boundaries?

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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. Develop your skills, learn about new project management research and become more employable. Be Prepared for Project Management Trends in 2022 with This White Paper.

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A Day in the Life of a Project Manager

LiquidPlanner

The daily life of a project manager can vary greatly for many reasons, such as: Project managers may manage competing priorities when there is poor alignment across the organization. Sometimes team members fall behind schedule, causing delays to the timeline and affecting other projects across the portfolio. Closeout the day.