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Get Inspired: 13 Creativity Exercises for Non-Creatives

ProjectManager.com

We’re tasked with developing new products, taking them to market, making our systems more efficient and well, so much more. But when you look online for creativity exercises to help breakthrough those blocks, artists dominate the conversation. Quality is a very good thing in an end-product, but it can slow you down in development.

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How to Conduct a Killer Kickoff Meeting

Project Risk Coach

Proper planning prevents poor performance. Project managers should work closely with their project sponsor to develop an agenda for the project kickoff meeting.

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Agile Metrics — The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Scrum.org

Suitable agile metrics reflect either a team’s progress in becoming agile or your organization’s progress in becoming a learning organization. At the team level, qualitative agile metrics often work better than quantitative metrics. A team may have deliberately built some temporary solutions to speed up experimentation.

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Health Checks for Agile Teams

Scrum.org

Health Checks for Agile Teams Agile teams thrive on continuous improvement and adaptability. Self-assessment isn’t just a health check measuring tool but a compass guiding teams toward their potential. It’s not an audit; it’s a mirror reflecting a better version of your Agile team. Source : Crisp DNA: Happiness Index.

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30 Team Building Activities

ProjectManager.com

Teams don’t just come together and click into well-oiled productivity machines, at least not always. There’s often a period of time when the team members have to get to know one another and develop a rapport. In other words, every team can find value in team-building exercise. Communication Activities.

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How to Be a Productive Project Manager: 7 Tips

Project Risk Coach

Susan, the project manager, had a gnawing feeling that the network team might fall behind schedule on a high profile project. The network manager failed to order the network cable and routers on time, and now the team is scrambling to make ends meet. When asked about his exercise, Tom says, “I don’t have time.” Guess what?

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How to create a competitive analysis (examples and free template)

Planio

If you’re a founder, product strategist, or team leader looking to beat the competition and deliver for your customers, this article is for you! In the process of developing a competitive analysis, you’ll gather and analyze data on your ideal customer base, competition, distribution channels, and pricing and marketing strategies.