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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

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Kanban is from Japan, originating in the factories of the Toyota car company in the 60s as a lean manufacturing tool for workflow and inventory management. The name kanban means billboard in Japanese, and you can see why, as the process involves placing tasks represented by cards on physical or digital kanban boards. What Is Kanban?

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Discovering the Diverse Sources Behind Innovation

Scrum.org

It’s not just limited to inventing something entirely new; innovation can also involve improving or significantly contributing to existing products, services, processes, or ways of thinking. WePay was a fintech startup offering integrated payment processing for online platforms and software providers.

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5 Kaizen Principles That Underpin the Methodology

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But it’s not just applying to personnel, processes are also included. Since then, the implications have reached beyond industry and the kaizen principles have been used to help in healthcare, psychotherapy, government, banking and even life coaching. Everyone is part of the process. Report the results, follow-up and repeat.

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14 Common Project Risks (+ more)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It’s our job to facilitate the discussion and extract those risks so they can be actively managed: that’s the risk management process. As such, you may have a bit more influence on these if appropriate actions are taken early. Governance risk. Certain industries have specific governance requirements. Lack of support.

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A Cheat Sheet for Project Manager Knowledge Transfers

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Project Governance. Identify any key stakeholders, their influence and expectations on the project. Who has influence over the project outcome? Project Governance. This checklist item includes reviewing the communication plan but it also includes all the governance processes to ensure the project is executing correctly.

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The Meta City, Remote Work, & the Strategic Project Manager

The Strategic Project Manager

The Evolving Organizational Ecosystem The Meta City phenomenon is influencing much mor than just recruiting. It is influencing manufacturing, distribution, financing, marketing and sales. And organizations refer to nations, which are comprised of companies, governments, and other entities. The four key forces are 1.

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Engaging Successfully: How To Use the Stakeholder Engagement Assessment Matrix

Wrike

Stakeholders, including individuals or groups who are affected by or have an interest in a particular endeavor, can greatly influence its outcomes. Promotes transparency and accountability by involving stakeholders in the decision-making process and considering their input, organizations can build trust and credibility.