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Pilot Study – How to Make It Work

ProjectManager.com

Projects are risky, and project managers seek to reduce that risk. There are many ways in which they can do this, from a risk assessment to researching historical data on like projects and thorough planning. While issues inevitably arise in any project, the more they can be identified and controlled, the less they’ll be a problem. But what about the whole project?

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Scrum Master vs Project Manager — An overview of the differences.

Scrum.org

What is a Scrum Master? What are the differences between a Scrum Master and Project Manager? Isn’t a Scrum Master some kind of an Agile Project Manager? These are some of the questions we often get from people in our Scrum.org classes. Before we dive into an overview of the differences between a Scrum Master and a Project Project Manager, let’s start with the conclusion, which is: The Scrum Master is not an Agile Project Manager.

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Time Tracking in Project Management (Part 1): Why there is so little acceptance for time tracking in projects

Inloox

Time tracking in project management has been the subject of intense discussions for some years now. The reason: This is not only about recording basic working time, but rather about booking time for specific tasks. The aim of the companies is to subsequently compare estimated and booked expenses and thus optimize processes and workflows. In doing so, many project members fear that this granular time recording makes it possible to compare the efficiency of resources.

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Using ‘Management in Scrum’ for Job Interviews with Scrum Masters

Scrum.org

The Scrum.org Professional Scrum Master II class contains an exercise called “Management in Scrum”. It explores how management is an integral part of Scrum, and how this is often different in ‘real-life’. It also shows how it impacts the empirical process of Scrum and what a Scrum Master can do to remove any limitations. This article describes how this exercise can be used for job interviews for Scrum Masters.

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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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What is Project Management?

Project Management Resource Network

Project Management is the process of creating structure and a foundation to a temporary and unique endeavor that produces an objective. That objective is a product, service, or result. A temporary and unique endeavor that creates an end product, service, or a result is called a project. Projects, also referred to as initiatives, are inherently temporary without structure. .

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Don’t let the minimisers drag you down

Lynne Cazaly

You’ve information to share, a cool idea or suggestion for something. So you launch it out there into the meeting, the workshop, the room or the conversation. And it floats down softly over everyone, flip. zip. zop. like a leaf falling from a tree. Someone catches it, backing you up or validating you, reinforcing what you said. Good. Your contribution has been acknowledged.

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Drawing up a partnership contract

Scrum.org

Article original en français ici. CONTEXT. In your Scrum Master mission, a manager has asked you to support the implementation of an Agile framework in a team that, according to him, really needs it! You find yourself accompanying a team that shows little commitment to adhere to the framework, little desire to challenge itself, to be in a continuous improvement process, to help each other to reach a shared goal.

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A More Effective Sprint Planning? Do it the Fish!y way!

Scrum.org

Choosing how you will walk through your day, having fun with your colleagues and clients, actively listen and participating in collaborations, and ensuring others also have a great day. I have written a short story a while ago about the basics of the Fish! Philosophy for being an outstanding team member. In another blog post, I covered how this can make your Sprint Retrospective more effective.

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