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Good Scrum Master; Bad Scrum Master

Scrum.org

This post (inspired by Ben Horowitz author of “The hard things about hard things”) is for scrum masters, and people who work with scrum masters, and explores what good and bad looks like. They are responsible for the successful implementation of Scrum within their team and their organisation.

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5 Reasons Engineers Need to Develop Project Management Skills

LiquidPlanner

Here’s a lesson I’m thankful I learned early in my career: successful engineering projects rely more on non-technical skills than technical skills. One can’t design a building without knowledgeable, skilled structural, MEP, and fire engineers. An airplane isn’t safe unless there are skilled aeronautical engineers involved.

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Henry Gantt’s Biography & Role in Gantt Chart History

ProjectManager.com

Henry Gantt was an American who worked as a mechanical engineer and management consultant. He’s best remembered for the tool that bears his name and his works in the development of what’s called scientific management. It was an early attempt to merge the science of engineering processes with management.

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How Wrike’s Engineers Developed a Unique Quality Control System

Wrike

I joined the team as a QAA engineer in 2010, the first employee in this role. Over the past 12 or so years, we have built a super team of brilliant QAA engineers. The team made a complete audit of everything that could be checked and improved by at least 1%. But he was wrong — Team Sky won in just three.

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What Should You Include in Your Preconstruction Meeting Agenda?

ProjectManager.com

Construction projects , as noted, are made of many distinct teams of contractors and subcontractors who are responsible for a specific piece of the larger whole. Project management software acts as the glue that holds the project together by managing tasks and balancing the team’s workload.

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Main Risks of Aerospace Engineering Projects: How to Implement Wise Risk Management into Your Organization

Epicflow Blog

The aerospace engineering sector deals with mostly large and complex projects. What are the most typical risks associated with aerospace engineering projects, and how to manage them effectively? Main Risks Affecting Aerospace Engineering Projects. developing a poor project plan), Executing (e.g., Engineering risks.

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Risk Breakdown Structure for Projects: A Complete Guide to RBS

ProjectManager.com

Either way, project managers have to prepare for risk, either good or bad—it can interfere with project objectives. More often, you’ll address it during the planning phase when you assign roles and responsibilities to your team members. Risk is usually thought of as a negative impact on the project’s budget, timeline or quality.

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