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Small business tips for managing projects with a lean team

LiquidPlanner

Sometimes the best course of action is to grow at a measured and intentional pace, with only one new project at a time. Or could influence you to invest in hard to find and expensive human resources when you simply have a short-term capacity constraint. Lean teams must collaborate well and trust each other.

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The Agile Manifesto from a Lean Perspective

Scrum.org

The result of this buzz session was, of course, the Agile ‘Software Development’ Manifesto. To what extent, for example, is the Manifesto a reflex of “lean thinking”? There’s a clear synergy between lean and agile practice, and attempts to tease them apart can often seem contrived and artificial.

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How to Fix 5 Project Management Skills Gaps

Rebel’s Guide to PM

As a project manager, you are expected to have all-round skills encompassing the technical fields of project management like planning and scheduling, through to the interpersonal skills like communicating up and influencing others. Take a crash course in spreadsheets if you don’t know your SUM from your COUNTIF.

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How To Make 2023 A Successful Year for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

External factors around projects are constantly changing at a breakneck speed which makes it challenging to definitively control the outcome without frequent course correction. Brain Sensei’s Complete PMP® Exam Prep course can be taken anytime and anywhere. XP, scrum, lean, etc.) First, virtual teams are becoming the norm.

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The PM Skills You Can Forget About (And the Ones You Really Need to Know)

LiquidPlanner

So much of what you might have read about online or in project management books, or even be taught on training courses, is simply not aligned the skills we need to use every day. Courses, coaches, blogs, and websites try to give us a rounded view of what project managers need, and some skills and tools do still have value in some situations.

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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

ProjectManager.com

Kanban is from Japan, originating in the factories of the Toyota car company in the 60s as a lean manufacturing tool for workflow and inventory management. This means this methodology greatly influences how your team operates and might even require you to make hiring decisions based on it. What Is Kanban?

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The 18 Most Influential People in Project Management

ProjectManager.com

These 18 project management professionals, in particular, have established themselves as thought leaders and influencers. Jennifer Bridges is the founder of PDUs2Go an Atlanta-based company that provides easy access to courses for professional project managers to earn Professional Development Units (PDUs) online as needed. Jon Terry