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Agility for a Sustainable World: Why We Need to Redefine The Meaning of Agility

Scrum.org

1] This shows how urgently we need to become more sustainable. As a starting point, we are using our previous explanation and the definition of sustainable development: "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" [2]. Controlling complex risk.

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Episode 185 – Redefining Project Success through Sustainable Project Management

Velociteach

Projects are instrumental in defining an organization’s vision for a more sustainable future. Dr. Joel Carboni talks about Sustainable Project Management, and the goal to achieve a stated objective while considering the project outcome’s entire lifecycle to ensure a net positive environmental, social, and economic impact.

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In-Depth: The Science On Sustainable Pace, Stress, And Motivation

Scrum.org

How sustainable is your pace as a developer? What is a sustainable pace? The notion of “sustainable pace” is closely tied to Extreme Programming practices. But that recommendation was updated to “sustainable pace” by Ron Jeffries later. Pace should be sustainable over a long time. .

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10 Top Process Improvement Tools You Need to Create a More Sustainable Business

nTask

A study by BCG/MIT finds that 90% of executives deem sustainability to be important, yet only 60% of companies incorporate sustainability as part of their business strategy, and even less (25%) integrate sustainability into the core of their business model. Implement effective process improvement techniques for sustainability.

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How SAP Business One Supports Financial Management and Control 

Productivity Land

Its focus is to alleviate the multifaceted challenges that smaller businesses frequently encounter, particularly in the realm of financial management, a critical component for sustaining business vitality. This heightened level of control and foresight in cash management that SAP Business One offers is indispensable.

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How to Recover A Troubled Program

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Focus on gaining control Don’t focus on the wrong issue. You need to regain control. Control’ is the scope, dates and roles on the program which have been lost in through planning or execution in the first place. You need to sustain progress while planning recovery. Ward cautioned against declaring victory too soon.

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Sustaining Agility Beyond Crises

International Institute for Learning

When the emergency fades, people too often return to traditional command-and-control innovation until the next crisis arises. Companies can sustain their agility by taking three key steps. That’s exactly what we see happening now as the economy slips into a downturn. But turning away from Agile now is a mistake.