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How Agile Practices Helped Us Write And Publish A Book

Scrum.org

If you're wondering if this is gonna be an entire ad for the book, don't worry. It won't be (maybe a little). This article aims to demonstrate that agile practices, the ones we so passionately teach, can be applied beyond the obvious. Let's be honest from the beginning; it wasn't as smooth as we hoped. However, over this 2.5-year journey, we have learned a ton.

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Intentional Project Management

Project Management Essentials

Meteorologists are better at predicting the weather than project managers are at delivering projects. About a third of projects are delivered on time, on budget, and with the desired scope. By contrast, a seven-day forecast is accurate about 80% of the time. So why is project success so elusive? Intentionality is lacking.

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6 Step Guide to Building a Brilliant Project Workshop

Online PM Courses

Are your project workshops an engine for creation, problem-solving, robust decisions, and deep engagement with your project? They can be. The post 6 Step Guide to Building a Brilliant Project Workshop appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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Professional Scrum Master III: So habe ich die Prüfung mit 95 % bestanden – und drei Lektionen aus der intensiven Vorbereitung

Scrum.org

Ende 2017 meldete ich mich zum ersten Mal zur „Professional Scrum Master III“-Prüfung an. Ich wollte beweisen, dass ich mich mittlerweile richtig gut mit Scrum auskenne. Insgeheim spielte ich bereits mit dem Gedanken, irgendwann einmal Scrum Trainer zu werden. Die Prüfung stellt die Einstiegshürde für Trainer dar. Ich folgte dem gängigen Rat aus Scrum Foren: Bis zur Prüfung las ich jedes Buch über Scrum, das es auf dem Markt gab.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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200+ Thoughtful Employee Appreciation Messages to Inspire a Positive Workplace Culture

NimbleWork

Employee appreciation messages are intentional, thoughtful communications designed to recognize, validate, and celebrate an employee’s contributions, achievements, efforts, and unique value within an organization. These messages go beyond mere formality – they are strategic expressions of genuine gratitude that acknowledge an individual’s professional impact, personal growth, and commitment to the organization’s mission.

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The myth of engagement

Lynne Cazaly

‘When you lose ‘em, you’ve lost ‘em for good!’ said the shouty presenter at the leadership conference. And that’s not true. It almost sounds like a threat that you need to keep people hooked in or you’ll lose them. But we all lose focus and attention, all the time. As leaders, speakers, trainers or facilitators, we can’t hold people’s engagement all of the time.