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Go slow (to go fast later)

Kiron Bondale

The January 2020 issue of PM Network provide a case study for one of the 2019 PMI Project of the Year finalists, the Société de transport de Montréal’s (STM) eight-year project to modernize the underground Montréal rail system. I have a soft spot in my heart for this system, having spent most of my formative years in Montréal and having been a frequent user of its services while commuting to university and my first job.

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Throughput-driven sprint planning

Scrum.org

Over my 15 years of experience with Scrum, I’ve observed velocity-driven and capacity-driven sprint planning as our ways of working when we figure out the amount of work the development team can take during a sprint. While I believe these practices helped us adopt Scrum by planning our work at each sprint, I believe we can now go one step further with throughput-driven sprint planning.

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July 1, 2020’s PMP® Exam Changes

MPUG

The Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam has changed several times in the past twenty-five years, and it is making another – far more dramatic – change soon. Anyone who has been thinking of taking the exam might want to act now, while the target is clear and exam prep resources are abundant. The new exam, which goes live on July 1, 2020, contains the biggest changes the exam has ever experienced.

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Maximizing Product Value Through Scrum Values

Scrum.org

Delivering and maximizing value is a complex undertaking in which Scrum Teams learn and create value through an empirical process based on transparency, inspection and adaptation. Empiricism comes to life when the people on a Scrum Team share and live values that promote transparency, inspection and adaptation – and when their stakeholders encourage these values.

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Understand Digital Debt, Form a Team, Set Goals, and Plan Roadmap for Transformation

Understanding digital debt is crucial before digital transformation. Assemble a team to assess internal operations, market pressures, and digital debt's impact. Define future digital vision with measurable goals. Refine hypotheses and conduct market analysis. Develop a roadmap for transformation with defined projects, cost estimates, and governance.

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Agile Principles: The 12 Keys to Adaptive Project Management

Online PM Courses

First, there was the Agile Manifesto: a statement of intent and a set of four beliefs. Then came the 12 Agile Principles. The post Agile Principles: The 12 Keys to Adaptive Project Management appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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The Gift of Conflict

Bridge the Gap Consulting

Let me start by saying that I’m not an advocate of conflict. I’m especially not a fan of conflict that turns personal or even physical. But, in my 20+ years of managing projects and teams of varying size and personalities, I’ve had to extend effort, and sometimes great effort, managing conflict. As uncomfortable as conflict can be, it can also be a gift.

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Do you A3

Lynne Cazaly

Working with teams, building their sensemaking and problem-solving skills, I’ll often ask them, ‘Do you A3?’ So. do YOU A3? ?? Yes. ?? No. ?? Kind of. If yes, you’re an A3 thinking kind of person, you’d know how powerful this way of thinking and working is. It’s great for problem solving, communicating, collaborating, presenting and working.

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