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How To Motivate Your Project Team

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Ruth Pearce knows everything there is to know about motivating your project team. I caught up with Ruth to find out more about how to motivate teams and why it’s something you should be actively doing. Why do you think motivation on project teams is so important? She’s even written the book on it. So how do we do it? Gertman et.

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How To Motivate Your Project Team

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Ruth Pearce knows everything there is to know about motivating your project team. I caught up with Ruth to find out more about how to motivate teams and why it’s something you should be actively doing. Why do you think motivation on project teams is so important? She’s even written the book on it. So how do we do it?

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How Product Owners Can Maximize Value with Stakeholder Input

Scrum.org

In Scrum, the Product Owner’s purpose is to maximize the value of the Scrum Team’s work (the product). Delivering value to the customer (beneficial customer outcomes) is the ultimate measure of success for the Scrum Team, including the Product Owner. We can consult with Developers on the Scrum Team for ideas.

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The Evolution of Project Management

The IIL Blog

and Cynthia Snyder Dionisio, MBA, PMP We have all attended project management workshops, conferences, and symposiums. When the Department of Defense (DoD) decided to expand the need for more technical projects following World War II, pressure was placed upon the aerospace and defense community to develop expertise in project management.

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Beware of the Unintended Consequences of Incentive Plans.

Scrum.org

More examples of poorly aligned incentives that contributed to the boom then bust financial crisis of 2008-2009: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac using their implicit government backing to take on significant mortgage risk with little capital backing. Suppose our teams don't have autonomy and are not aligned with our vision or strategic goal.

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Event Management: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

It has a plan that’s executed by a team with a deadline with the final deliverable being the event. They’ll also develop a theme, if appropriate, and oversee the event to make sure it runs as planned. A bad one may result in lost customers and a tarnished brand reputation. Corporate Events. Private Events.

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Three Ways to Set Your Team Up for Excellence

International Institute for Learning

Your team has a problem, you tell them the answer. But over time, they build learned helplessness in your team until eventually they stop thinking and doing things for themselves. And let’s be honest; being the hero for your team is exhausting. You’re not doing bad work per se, but it’s not your best.