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How to Use Paraverbal Communication for More Powerful Engagement

Project Bliss

You’re hopefully choosing your words carefully and crafting the message you want others to take away. But words alone aren’t enough. Your paraverbal communication plays a big role in how your audience sees you. It’s important to consider this facet of your communication when speaking to your audience, no matter the size. Not just what you say, but how you say it, plays a big role in how successful your communication skills are.

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Scrum Master: The Master of the Art of Facilitation

Scrum.org

. . Hello, great people of the world. In the previous article, we have discussed how Scrum Masters need to master many things. In this article we are going to discuss one of the stances that the Scrum Master need to master, that is the facilitation stance. A great Scrum Master is a great facilitator, otherwise, the Scrum Master will be seen as not more than a master of ceremony or even an event organiser.

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No bugs in agile?!?

Kiron Bondale

When a team is following an agile delivery approach and they have developed a Definition of Done (DoD) containing one or more criteria indicating that no defects are permitted in or as an outcome of completed work items, they should not have to deal with bugs escaping a sprint, and hence, the practice of documenting defects should become obsolete. But how often does this happen in the real world?

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Projects and Products in Scrum

Scrum.org

"I travel around the world constantly promoting my projects and endorsing products." - Paris Hilton. Agile coaching is a journey into irony. One of the chief discoveries you can make on this voyage is that the more experienced you become, the worse at the job others often think you get. For example, you might appear less sure about your ability to bring off projects "faster and cheaper".

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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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What Makes a Good Manager?

Teamweek

When you take a moment to look back at your previous jobs and the people you worked for, you can likely pick out at least one or two who weren’t the best at managing a team. What do you remember about them? Were they difficult to talk to? Did it seem like they were always in a bad mood? Being a manager can be a demanding job with a lot of responsibility.

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