PM Basics
AUGUST 7, 2018
“It looks like a micromanagement to me,” Corwin said just as we left the room. “What’s the problem?” I asked. “Micromanagement is a bad technique, isn’t it?” Corwin was surprised. Micromanagement got a bad reputation. It is a tool of evil project managers ! Only despotic leaders use it! Nevertheless, I believe the micromanagement technique is a powerful tool.
ExamsPM
AUGUST 7, 2018
The Project Management Institute (PMI) offers certifications that provide project management professionals with both information and credibility. Two of these certifications are the Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM). Both of these certifications are based on the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) which outlines the PMI approach to managing projects.
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Musings on Project Management
AUGUST 7, 2018
There comes a point where more planning can not remove the remaining uncertainty, instead execution must be used to provide data and remove uncertainty. This quote comes from a nicely argued case -- from the agile blog 'leading answers' -- for mixing agile methods in rather traditional businesses, like the oil and gas exploration/production business If ever there was a business that.
ProjectManager.com
AUGUST 7, 2018
Even under the most ideal circumstances it can be difficult to stay afloat at work with all of the tasks that you’re responsible for completing in a day. Add the mucky waters of office politics to the mix, and you might find yourself drifting so far from shore that you’ll never get back. Related: Task Management Software. It might have a negative connotation, but office politics isn’t inherently a bad thing.
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Scrum.org
AUGUST 7, 2018
Finally! With the “embargo” lifted by Scrum.org, we can now share with you the incredible journey that Christiaan Verwijs and I have been on for the past months. The bottom-line is that Scrum.org has acquired our “Scrum Master Advanced”-class. We’ve been spending the past eight months turning it into the official, brand new Professional Scrum Master II-class (PSM-II) for Scrum.org.
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Leading Agile
AUGUST 7, 2018
The Talk, The Presentation, and The White Paper. First, we’d like to thank all of you that were able to attend Mike’s talk at Agile 2018. We know that it was a a lot of information to digest, so we wanted to send you home with a little something extra to make sure that all the ideas and concepts remain fresh in your mind. That’s why we’re giving you his deck to take with you, and a white paper that will continue to build the case that a systems-first Transformation is tru
Teamweek
AUGUST 7, 2018
Randy Soderman, the founder of Soderman Marketing, once said, “A great leader understands that it is the people they lead that ultimately determines the success or failure of any venture.”. The truth of Soderman’s statement resonates with any successful company, as it is the employees who have aided them in their pursuit for that success. Many leaders of these businesses tend to have similar qualities that set them apart from the crowd.
Planview
AUGUST 7, 2018
If you’ll recall, we previously got you set up to translate your organization’s strategy into a top down vision with metrics in the blog, “ Failing to Deliver Strategy… Slowly.” In addition, you started to create a plan to deliver iteratively and measure against the metrics allowing future work to be defined based on the results to date. But no one can do this alone—you need a strategy planning team to set up a strategic plan that the organization can deliver… fast.
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