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Top 10 Must-Read Books on Collaboration on Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I’ve put together my top list of the best books on collaboration, with a few communication skills books thrown in too. These are the books that I turn to time and time again. They are perfect for anyone working in a project environment, but if you are managing teams of any kind you’ll find something useful in here. I’ve met managers who think that project teams communicate and collaborate by default.

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Das Scrum Master Interview: Der Sprint Review

Scrum.org

In Kürze: Das neuen Kapitel des Leitfadens für das Scrum Master Interview zum Sprint Review. Scrum hat sich immer wieder als das beliebteste Framework für die Software-Entwicklung erwiesen. Angesichts der Tatsache, dass „software is eating the world“ , ist ein erfahrener Scrum Master (m/w/d) heutzutage sehr gefragt. Diese Nachfrage führt dazu, dass Fachleute aus anderen Bereichen des Projektmanagements auf den Arbeitsmarkt für Scrum Master drängen, die wahrscheinlich glauben, dass das Lesen von

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Introduction to the PMP Certification (Project Management Professional) with Cornelius Fichtner

Online PM Courses

For an introduction to the PMP certification, Cornelius Fichtner is the best choice. His training has helped 60,000 people pass the exam. The post Introduction to the PMP Certification (Project Management Professional) with Cornelius Fichtner appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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Wayne the Scrum Master?

Scrum.org

Those of us who have spent way too much time watching the Hulu show, “Letterkenny”, have all had the same thought: “Would Wayne be a good Scrum Master?” Fortunately, Wayne and the other residents of Letterkenny, Ontario give us a number of catch phrases to examine as we consider whether he would indeed be a good Scrum Master. Let’s take a closer look and treat this as Wayne’s interview for a Scrum Master role in your organization.

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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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Connecting with Business Communities | Nicole Friedberg on “Lean Six Sigma” and the Importance of Lean Six Sigma Skills

International Institute for Learning

IIL’s Thought Leaders News publication seeks to discover, acknowledge, and bring together into its global online community strong leaders and changemakers who are active in their communities and making a difference in their chosen fields. In this exclusive interview, Thought Leadership News chats with Nicole Friedberg , MBA, MBB, PMP, Master Black Belt, Project Manager, and Instructor at University of Michigan.

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5 Steps to Finding the Path to Business Agility

International Institute for Learning

Is there a dark side to agility? By Brent Reed. When anyone tries to sell a tool or a prescribed method that claims to be “one size fits all” or “immutable” — these can be red flags that whatever they are “selling” is probably not going to be the right fit for you. The approach many Agile “purists” will expound on is that you must do things a certain way, or if that way of working does not work, you have failed, and it’s your fault.

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What Is Expected From Businesses In a Post-Pandemic World?

PM Times

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic represented an era-defining paradigm shift for the world of business. Even though the most noticeable impacts of the pandemic have now abated in many parts of the world, the changes it has brought about in the way businesses operate are unlikely to be undone. The dramatic changes to […]. The post What Is Expected From Businesses In a Post-Pandemic World?

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Transforming an Organization through High-Performing Teams

International Institute for Learning

By Marianne Rimbark. Transforming organizations to become Lean and Agile while maintaining high levels of performance within its teams requires a strong focus on people. After all, these high-performing teams are the ones that deliver change and growth. I have been working at Ericsson for the last 26 years, a company that started up in a workshop in Stockholm in 1876 by Lars Magnus Ericsson and his wife Hilda.

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How to deal with difficult clients effectively

Sandeep Kashyap

5 Awesome Tips For Dealing With Difficult Clients Good customer service and long-term clientele go hand in hand. If your organization falls behind the competition in customer service, you could face significant penalties. Customers not only claimed that poor customer service experiences made them feel dissatisfied, upset, and angry, but they also said that 65 percent of them had switched to a different brand as a result of a bad encounter.

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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

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Busy, But Not Productive

International Institute for Learning

By Alan Zucker. Everyone tells me they are busy. They are on video or conference calls from morning until evening. On average , people receive over 100 emails per day and send at least 40. A common complaint is, “I spend my entire day meeting and doing email; and have no time for my ‘real’ work.”. After listening to a podcast on remote work , I reflected on my experience working with distributed teams in the 1990s.

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Successful Project Delivery in Aerospace and Defense: Success Criteria

Epicflow Blog

Successful project delivery is the main goal of project management efforts, but what does project success really mean? Delivering a project on time and within budget, you may think. Yes, but that’s not enough. If you want your initiative to be successful, it’s a good idea to determine what success will look like for this particular project. . In aerospace and defense projects, there should be no room for ambiguity regarding the desired outcomes.

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What Is Project Accounting? Principles, Methods & More

ProjectManager.com

To stick to your project budget, you have to track costs. Project accounting, as with general accounting, is a method by which project managers can manage project finances. Project accounting is not the same as balancing your checkbook or even seeking the service of a certified public accountant as it’s unique to project management. Let’s look at what a project account is as well as its principles and methods.

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From Servant Leadership to Shared Leadership

Leading Answers

This is part one in a series on leading agile teams from the Beyond Agile book. We will examine what leadership entails and how it applies to agile teams. Then discuss the transition from servant leadership to shared leadership.   EQ as a Foundation for Leadership. As we saw in the previous articles about Emotional Intelligence (EQ), leadership is built on top of EQ.

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Acclaim Projects Helps Deliver Innovation Projects on Time and on Budget

This large intercity transportation company for people and freight employs 100+ IT employees and contractors across North America and Europe and spends $10MM annually for approximately 50 inflight projects. The company needed the right financial tools to budget for innovation initiatives and real-time information on spending and forecasting. This transportation company turned to Acclaim Projects by Sopheon to help deliver projects on time and within budget.

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Creating Personal Time Management Techniques

LiquidPlanner

Our relationship with time is very personal. We all perceive it in different ways. On a world scale, that can manifest as time culture. How well do you understand your relationship with time? Socrates said, “To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom.” The idea of knowing oneself is paramount to team and personal success. To reinforce that, Sun Tzu, the Chinese military strategist, and philosopher is often attributed with the maxim, “know others and know thyself, and you will not be endangered b

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Assessing Personality Types When Hiring – Astrology or Science?

Teamweek

When it comes to personality tests, there are two schools of thought. Either you’re in the camp who believes they’re a waste of time, or you think they’re a great way to predict job performance, cultural fit, and work style. The data can favor the latter, with 75% of large companies saying they use personality assessments to screen their applicants.

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