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Implementing the Situational Leadership Theory in Project Management

Wrike

In the ever-evolving world of project management, effective leadership is a crucial factor in achieving the success of any endeavor. One leadership theory that has gained traction in recent years is the Situational Leadership Theory. Directing: Appropriate when team members are low on both competence and commitment.

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What is Value Stream Mapping (VSM)? A Comprehensive Guide to Process Visualization

NimbleWork

Initially developed as part of the Lean Manufacturing methodology, VSM has since evolved and found application in a wide range of industries, including knowledge work sectors such as IT, software development, marketing, and HR. Define the Scope Begin by defining the scope of the value stream mapping exercise.

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Minimum Viable Library (2) — Product Owner Edition

Scrum.org

Jeff Patton : “User Story Mapping: Discover the Whole Story, Build the Right Product:” Jeff Patton demystifies user story mapping for software development. You will discover how changeable story maps keep your team user-focused and aligned throughout development. The Minimum Viable Library — Leadership Edition.

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Making Things Happen [Book Review]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Once it was clear how popular the text was going to be, O’Reilly and Berkun took out some of the superfluous bits, added in over 120 exercises and generally spruced it up to launch it into the best-seller list. Section Three covers management and the tricky topic of trust-based leadership. Section Two looks at skills.

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Risks in the project: an overview

Inloox

Creeping changes in the scope of a project - a scenario that is not uncommon in product or software development or even in infrastructure projects - can also lead to an unplanned increase in costs. Often the root of the problem lies in insufficient leadership or in the unavailability or poor quality of resources provided.

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Current State and Future Prospects of Scrum and Agile Development in Japan

Scrum.org

The software had to be just good enough for the client to sign off on it, and since they were largely captive clients unable to look outside their keiretsu group for support, that was a very low bar indeed ". In other words, for most people in Japan, software development was and remained an exercise in box checking.

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Scrum Guide for Leaders - Supporting the Scrum accountabilities/roles

Scrum.org

Scrum defines some boundaries for the exercise of figuring out Scrum Teams. While the Scrum Guide does not explicitly talk about anyone outside of the Scrum Team, Scrum assumes organizational leadership and support. . By saying Developers the Scrum Guide doesn't necessarily mean software developers.

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