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How to write an executive summary stakeholders will love

Planio

The bottom line: Your executive summary can make or break your project In this guide, we’ll decode the process of writing effective executive summaries, from what to include and practical examples you can follow on your next project. Rewrite and improve with fresh eyes, then publish. Should you use AI to write your executive summary?

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Are These DevOps Obstacles Getting in the Way of Your Agile Transformation?

Leading Agile

I’m Matt VanVleet, the Chief Technology Officer for Leading Agile. I used to have my own consulting company and have been involved in Agile practices since XP and before the Agile Manifesto. As a consultant, I’ve encountered many impediments or barriers to Agile transformation. Share your thoughts.

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Is JIRA a Counterproductive Project Management Software In Today’s Market?

nTask

My point is that although project management tools are not completely important; they are definitely a means to an end. At the same time, if that company does not have a managerial process regardless of a qualified project manager on board, the software is just what it is… a mere tool. They said, “Jira sucks.”

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The Intrigue – and the Universality – of Kanban

Digite

While there has been a fair bit of the religious battle about Scrum vs. Kanban – which, while doing injustice to both Scrum and Kanban, has certainly helped to keep Kanban under the spotlight – the fact is that most consultants, coaches, and practitioners have been far more pragmatic and sanguine about it.

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Creating the Conditions for High-Performance Development Teams

Leading Agile

Today, Mike Cottmeyer brings in our CTO and one of the main architects of our Studios offering to discuss the conditions that must be present for solid technical practices and software craftsmanship to thrive. And Kevin Smith, who is a kind of chief architect, principal consultant in our studio. Chris Beale: Seven.

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Project Stakeholder Management: Identification, Analysis, Register

PM Basics

Stakeholders Definition. “A Therefore, I suggest starting with identification process first. One of the definitions of a project success says that you need to meet all the requirements of all the key stakeholders. His requirements were more processes and policies related. Consultants and technical experts.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Project Risk Management: A Combined Analytic Hierarchy Process and Decision Tree Approach,” Prasanta Kumar Dey, Cost Engineering , Vol. Lessons Learned from Real World Application of the Bow-Tie Method,” Steve Lewis and Kris Smith, 6 th Global Congress on Process Safety , American Institute of Chemical Engineers, March 22?24,