Fri.Apr 01, 2022

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Virtual Leadership [Book Review]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I work in a virtual team. In both my jobs, as a project manager and as a writer, I work in virtual teams, sometimes leading them, sometimes not. That’s why I was keen to read Virtual Leadership by Dr Penny Pullan. I read it in one sitting on a long train journey — it’s easy to get into so it doesn’t feel like hard going to plough through it.

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Why psychological safety enhances the abilities of the Scrum Team

Scrum.org

Long has spoonfeeding solutions and off-the-shelf feature descriptions prevailed in many development teams. We seek out frameworks in the hope of solving our issues. Although some issues might have been fixed, I rarely see the full potential of a Scrum Team being achieved. And quite often, I see the main reason is worrying about repercussions when things get awry.

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The Power of Project Leadership [Book review]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In the past I have interviewed Susanne Madsen on the topic of project leadership and her book, The Power of Project Leadership. I read it prior to our interview and it wasn’t at all what I expected. The second edition is out now, and it’s even better. I expected a book about leadership theory but what I got was a hugely practical guide to actually doing leadership with plenty of stories, examples and exercises.

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???? Stime Probabilistiche

Scrum.org

Quando si cerca di prevedere il futuro, si è raramente nel giusto. Le stime probabilistiche aiutano a migliorare le previsioni di uno Scrum Team. Foto di Brian McGowan su unsplash.com Questo articolo da per scontato che il lettore conosce e pratica già Scrum, i concetti di velocità, story points e le problematiche legate alle stime. Questa è la trascrizione ( ndr. adattata da Fabio Panzavolta ) dell'intervista di Michael Forni , nella quale ha condiviso la sua esperienza nell'uso di stime probab

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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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Frame Core Capabilities: A Universal Competency Framework

The Strategic Project Manager

Every organization possesses core capabilities. Those ‘human’ capabilities can be captured and managed through a Universal Competency Framework. That means an organized product that incorporates capabilities that are core to the organization’s mission – PM and otherwise. Let’s take a look at the nuts and bolts. Let’s Define Competency Framework.

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11 Agile Retro Ideas to Conduct Smart Meetings

nTask

Agile Retrospective meetings are all about “reflection” and finding “new agile retro ideas” to overcome the mistakes and lead the whole team towards success. However, most Agile retro meetings tend to become so monotonous. It then drives the teams to lose the zeal to join them enthusiastically. Well, you’ll agree with me that it’s natural that when you’re working day in and out, monotonous and boring meetings seem more like a hassle and time waste.

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Agile and Scrum 2022: Making It Work for You

International Institute for Learning

By Jackie Kerzner. Whether you are working in an environment where just a few teams have begun using adaptive practices, or one where the entire company is years deep into Agile transformation, your organization is likely facing various implementation challenges. These challenges often result from a lack of shared understanding. And that’s because the meaning of Agile can differ greatly between teams and departments.

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Economics 101 for Project Managers

Project Management Essentials

Economics is the social science that studies making choices subject to constraints. Project, program, and portfolio managers make economic decisions daily. We try to maximize value delivery subject to the constraints of time, cost, quality, risk, and resource availability. Economics can help project managers make more informed decisions. It provides frameworks to evaluate different options and.

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The Present Bias: Why You Keep Sabotaging Your Future—And How to Stop

Trello

Do you ever feel like you’re leading a double life? On the one hand, there’s ‘Future You’ who’s everything you want to be. Future You wakes up early, feeling refreshed and ready. Future You is wealthy, with a hearty savings account and an enviable investment portfolio.

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Strategic Project Finance Essentials: A Project Manager’s Guide to Financial Metrics

Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management

Empower yourself as a project manager with insights that directly influence the financial landscape and strategic direction of your organization! Join us for a deep dive into the world of financial strategy, as we dissect key metrics that drive CFOs and business leaders’ investment decisions. This session will equip you with the necessary tools to craft compelling business cases as well as a comprehensive understanding of the crucial distinction between capital expenditure and operational expend