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What Is Organizational Strategy in Business? (Examples Included)

ProjectManager.com

We’ll first define the term and then go into the organizational strategy levels, as well as explain its importance in business. It’s not only communicative but helps management develop strategic plans so the company can accomplish its goals. Here are some examples of how that’s done on the corporate level.

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How to Manage Project Scope Without Scope Creep (with examples)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Scope creep is the more common term but you might hear both, especially if you are working in software development. Ultimately, it isn’t the project manager coming up with new requirements and asking the team to “just do it”. What’s so bad about scope creep anyway? It takes its toll on team morale.

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Lack of Education is a Root Cause of Poor Agile Performance

Scrum.org

The first paper was a 2012 study on the tensions with remote (off-shoring) teams (Ramesh et al Ambidexterity in Agile Development ISR2012). It confirmed my preconception that regular education struggles to keep up with developments in our field. Even in institutions where they teach (software) development.

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Definition Of Done (DOD) Explanation and Example

Scrum.org

This article will review a few different thoughts on the DOD, relate the DOD to acceptance criteria, and show an example of a DOD. If it is not an organizational standard, the Scrum Team must create a DOD appropriate for the product. The Developers are required to conform to the DOD. How do you start the Definition of Done?

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How to Create a Team Charter (Example Included)

ProjectManager.com

Just as a project has a charter to define its scope, so too must your team have a charter to put their work in context. Teams need to know the who, what, why, when and how of the project, and a team charter is the perfect way to feed them that information. Let’s explore how to put a team charter together.

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How to manage team conflict (& 5 strategies for conflict resolution)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We challenge leaders, we talk about risk and what might go wrong and we call people out on poor performance through project monitoring and control. Conflict should be a healthy part of any team’s development, and it’ a good way to challenge requirements and ensure that your business case and plans stand up to scrutiny.

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How to create a competitive analysis (examples and free template)

Planio

In this guide, we’ll go deep into what a competitive analysis should include and then provide a step-by-step guide (including examples and templates) to help you create your own. If you’re a founder, product strategist, or team leader looking to beat the competition and deliver for your customers, this article is for you!