Fri.Sep 16, 2016

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The Conscious Project Leader [Book Review]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I have been a bit lax with project management reading recently but one book that I have made time for is The Conscious Project Leader: How to Create a Culture of Success for Your Projects, Your Team and Yourself. Colin Ellis. I was lucky enough to find Colin D Ellis through talking to Ellen Maynes. It didn’t take much browsing on his website to realise that it was going to be my kind of book.

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Book of the Month

Herding Cats

The SAFe Reference Guide is out. The website has most everything you need, but it is hard to use and when printed in simplified mode doesn't contain the embedded pictures. In our local Agile Meetup at Rally, Charles Bradley went through the 3 major methods for agile at scale - SAFe, LeSS, and Nexus. This book is a very useful even if you're not using SAFe, there is invaluable content in the book, including many pages on estimating.

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Value and values

Musings on Project Management

Value and values are only one letter apart Anonymous If you're interested in a soap opera depiction of the early PC wars, you might tune into AMC's "Halt and Catch Fire" 2-season drama. The first season is on Netflix if you've missed it. On display is certainly the conflict between value and values The former being the "end" The latter being the "means" And, the conflict being whether.

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Staying Calm II

The Tao of Project Management

River Otter at Budleigh Salterton, Devon A slow stroll along the beach, ending up with this stunning view (the photo was taken on Christmas Day a few years ago). My favourite way of claming down. It always works!

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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 Successful People Work Less & Get More Done (Infographic)

Ganttic

We knew that planning with Ganttic couldn't be the only thing that helps you do get more done while actually working less. The guys at Blogtrepreneur actually found seven things in addition to our resource planning software. That means there is only one thing to remember for each day of the week. Our personal favorite is definitely the fourth one! 1.

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