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How to Set and Achieve Effective Sprint Goals

Scrum.org

Many teams grapple with the intricacies of Scrum, and one of the most pivotal components is the Sprint Goal. It's not just a fleeting thought or a mere list of tasks; it's a commitment, a promise, and a clear direction. Thanks to our reviewers: Ralph Jocham | Scrum.org TLDR; The Sprint Goal is the heart of Scrum, representing the team's commitment to the value derived from the Sprint's outcome.

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Understanding Microsegmentation and Its Best Practices

Binfire

In today’s digital landscape, where cyber threats are becoming increasingly sophisticated, organizations are turning to advanced security measures to protect their networks and critical assets. One such technique gaining popularity is microsegmentation. In this article, we will explore the concept of microsegmentation, its benefits, and delve into best practices for implementing it effectively.

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An Agile Coaches Guide to Storytelling-Bob Galen

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Hands-on Agile #53: An Agile Coaches Guide to Storytelling with Bob Galen On September 5, 2023, we had the opportunity to listen to Bob Galen on “An Agile Coaches Guide to Storytelling.” In this session, Bob shared his experience coaching an agile coach struggling to connect with a development manager. He underscored the transformative impact of incorporating personal narratives, lessons learned, teaching stories, and purpose or vision stories into coaching conversations.

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Why do some people trigger an allergic reaction in you?

Susanne Madsen

​Collaborating with clients, stakeholders and team members can be challenging. Some situations – and people – push your buttons, making it hard for you to self-regulate and respond appropriately. Perhaps someone you rely on hasn’t completed a critical task on time, and as the manager it now falls back on you to resolve the issue as it’s ultimately your responsibility.

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Toward a Unified Project Management Understanding

The objective of this research is to dispel misunderstandings about crucial project management terms and their definitions. It aims to accurately place these terms and facilitate a comprehensive global understanding of their meanings.

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Streamlining Success: Lean Principles in Project Management

MPUG

Efficiency, Quality, and Simplicity for Project Success Let’s Start With a Story If you write, you probably use the circumstances you encounter in your life as fodder for your work. This article originates from a combination of events. First, our last article touched on waste in the context of lean. Second, I am the father of a recent engineering graduate who is now working as an engineer, and part of the onboarding was a class on lean.

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Introducing Analytics: Time Tracking Reports For Better Insights

Teamweek

Do you find your current time reporting too rigid? Want more ways to explore your time tracking data? Need a more flexible solution to gain insights from your time tracking data? ? Introducing our new customizable, flexible, and visual way to look at your time tracking data and craft custom reports — Analytics. What is Analytics? Analytics is a system of fully customizable charts and dashboards that helps slice and dice your team’s time tracking data to get deeper insights into business profitab

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How do we motivate people to use Scrum that don’t want to do it?

Scrum.org

How do I motivate people to use Scrum? Should I force them? Do i convince them? Could I pressure them? In this Responsive Advisors Lightning Round video, Greg Crown and I discuss how you can get Scrum to work in your organization when you’re getting pushback on using Scrum in the first place.

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Fontur partners with Sitetracker to improve employee experience and grow their project portfolio

Sitetracker

FONTUR International Inc., a leading wireless infrastructure services company in Ontario, leveraged Sitetracker to streamline operations and drive business expansion. Their core objective is to accelerate on-air deployment and maximize tower profitability through leasing and collocation revenue. Founded in 2008, the company values quality, dedication, ethics, and performance.

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Episode 187 – The Best Project Implementation of All Time

Velociteach

The podcast by project managers for project managers. A project story about a massive initiative focused on an EPIC implementation at University Hospitals in Cleveland. Hear why this project to streamline patient information, enhance care, and improve operations has the tagline “Best Implementation of all time.” Table of Contents 04:29 … University Hospitals of Cleveland 05:11 … The EPIC Integration 07:18 … The Size of the Initiative 09:51 … The Cost 11:21 … Convey Calmness and the R

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Fighting Uncertainty in Organizations, Including Matrix Ones

Epicflow Blog

The article is based on the webinar “Fighting Uncertainty in Organizations, Including Matrix Ones, to Achieve Excellent Reliability” with TOC experts Eli Schragenheim and Albert Ponsteen. Eli Schragenheim is a respected expert in organizational improvement and strategy, celebrated for his deep knowledge of the Theory of Constraints (TOC). He’s made significant contributions to the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO), helping it gain global recognition.

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Agency traffic managers: What they do and why they (really) matter

Resource Guru

Hear the words “traffic manager” and you might think of someone standing on a runway or a freeway, wearing headphones and an orange vest while using flags or sticks to direct people and keep them moving. When it comes to an agency traffic manager specifically, that vision isn’t that far off—except that there aren’t actually any roads involved here.