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5 Things Better Than Conference Calls

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I spend a lot of time on conference calls, especially now I am lucky enough to work from home. And I know that isn’t good conference call practice. Being a good conference call attendee means listening to all the debates, chipping in as required, paying attention and being respectful of those speaking. And there are.

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Build, Excite, Equip: How to Simplify Change Adoption in Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

For example, Nicola talks about the need for monitoring and KPIs to track success and the book includes a sample scorecard. There is an example communications plan, engagement plan (including a change freeze, which has caught me out in the past). What I really liked about the book was the practical tips and tools.

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15 Easy-to-Do Types of Professional Development

Rebel’s Guide to PM

What are some examples of professional development? Just quickly, as we’ll get deeper into examples in a minute here are some examples of activities that contribute to developing your skills professionally: Formal education Informal learning Being part of a professional body and participating in their activities On the job learning.

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How to list project management skills on your resume

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Underneath, I list skills grouped together by: Interpersonal skills Leadership Each of those headings has a list of bullet points underneath that give examples of how I have demonstrated those skills. Below, we’ll look at some examples of common project management skills for your resume. Mine is called ‘Skills Profile’.

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Key Themes at IIL’s 2020 Agile & Scrum Online Conference

International Institute for Learning

June 4 th , 2020 will mark the opening day of IIL’s 5 th annual Agile & Scrum Online Conference. In the past years, this conference has grown into a community of agile enthusiasts, with participants coming from all over the world and all kinds of industries. By Sander Boeije. Scaled Agile Inc.,

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Why Executives Don’t Go to Agile Conferences

Agile Coach

Let’s say the owner had a little more to worry about than ‘ being Agile ‘ I remember when the Agile Alliance did their first executive forum at the big annual Agile 20XX conference. Don’t assume just because executives aren’t coming to Agile conferences they don’t care. I was annoyed.

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Qualitative Risk Analysis Example: How to Perform Risk Assessment

PM Basics

Here is an example of threats and opportunities: You know that one of the key experts on your project is going to leave the company soon. For example, you can try to get a substitution in advance to ensure knowledge transfer. For example, the customer or sponsor may state that the budget is limited. It is a threat. Finish Quiz.

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