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Everything You Need to Know About Release Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The release manager at my last job worked closely with the development team to review what code changes would be coming. Once everything looks good from a technical standpoint, the release manager could start working on preparing communications about the upcoming software change. And then the cycle begins again!

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Service Management and The Post Office Scandal

The IIL Blog

Why Governance is Important By Sophie Hussey Picture yourself on a stage in a massive room at a conference at the ExCeL in London, about to take part in a panel discussion about The Post Office scandal and the links to service management. This could be nothing further from the truth. Is it working for you? If not, why not? Does it add value?

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How to write a terms of reference with template & examples

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Why use a Terms of Reference document? A Terms of Reference document is a really versatile document. I find a ToR is helpful when there’s a technical stream of work being led by someone, and then other strands being picked up by other people. What is a Terms of Reference document? I’m glad you asked.

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The 12 Agile Principles: Definitions & How to Use Them

ProjectManager.com

The agile principles and core values are documented in the agile manifesto , a brief document that defines agile. Working software over comprehensive documentation. If you did the due diligence beforehand, then you can trust them to do the work. The four agile values are as follows. It only slows things down.

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How to use Slack for project management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

A survey showed that teams using Slack had: 32% less email 23% fewer meetings 24% of features (in technical teams) delivered on time 27% less time required for software testing 10% improvement in employee satisfaction. Automations, AI, robotic processing: it’s all part of modern smart ways to use our tech. Share documents.

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The Evolution of Project Management

The IIL Blog

and Cynthia Snyder Dionisio, MBA, PMP We have all attended project management workshops, conferences, and symposiums. When the Department of Defense (DoD) decided to expand the need for more technical projects following World War II, pressure was placed upon the aerospace and defense community to develop expertise in project management.

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Meeting Management Techniques for Project Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The chair found it hard to give different people the floor as several people were due to give short presentations but he couldn’t make the laptop show their slides. Or, because they feel like they don’t have time to document properly. People join conference calls from cars. 3: Check Your Tech. There was lots of downtime.