Wed.May 10, 2017

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A PM’s Guide to Agile Software Development

Project Bliss

Everybody’s talking about agile software development these days: project managers, software developers, IT directors, small startups and big corporations. You know it’s a hot topic and if you haven’t started exploring it, you may be feeling left behind. To get you a bit caught up on the topic, I’ve pulled together an introduction to give you an overview of the background and philosophy, along with a few of the most popular styles of Agile.

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Course Review: How To Honestly Rate Your Meeting Productivity

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Why rate your meeting productivity? Easy: To stop doing what doesn’t work and to start making your meetings awesome. Boosting productivity makes a difference in being able to achieve your overall strategy. Meetings are a big part of that. Today I’m reviewing Gord Sheppard’s online training course about rating your meeting productivity. It’s a taster for some of his other products and it’s free.

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Extreme risk -- or, extremely risky?

Musings on Project Management

Ideas about extreme risk management have been around a long time. No news there, so let's press on. Here's a working definition: Extreme risks are those for which the consequences are nearly irreversible, and the impact is near-catastrophic. And, fortunately, in most cases, the likelihood of the event is low. Because the expected value is nearly zero, but the threat so high, people are.

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Effective project sponsor briefing is essential.

Ron Rosenhead

It’s a key strategic objective. The very success of this project will ensure that the company steals an estimated 12 months on the competition and give you huge competitive advantage. It’s been in research phase (for 8 months) and now, after a successful business case has been developed you are given the project to deliver. This is your first involvement with the project.

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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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How Marketers Stay Productive: Alex Boston of Paperlust

Boost by Brightpod

This week we feature, Alex Boston, Co-Founder of Paperlust. Paperlust brings you wedding invitation ideas, the latest paper and typography trends, DIY weddin.

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Leankor CEO Speaks at Salesforce World Tour Partner Panel

Leankor

Salesforce had a World Tour Event in Toronto on April 20th, 2017. On April 19th, they also hosted a partner event that included a panel event that our CEO, Emilio Bernabei was asked to participate along with Kelly Krumreich-Benny from Coveo. This event was hosted by Hana Mandapat, from the Salesforce ISV Partner team. Both of these companies are great Canada-based businesses that have been successful within their own tech space as well as within the Salesforce Ecosystem.

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