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Unlocking the power of paraverbal communication at work

Rebel’s Guide to PM

And you can control and influence how you say something by understanding paraverbal communication. Paraverbal communication involves the use of nonverbal cues such as tone and volume to influence how your message is received. You probably already know that how you say something is just as important as what you say.

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Organizational Process Assets: What does that even mean?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OPAs and the PMP exam Let’s face it: I first came across the term OPA while reviewing PMP exam training material. They might be influenced by market conditions (risk appetite statements might change, for example, if the market suddenly gets a lot more competitive). They influence how we do the work.

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Escaping the Feature Factory

Scrum.org

Overemphasis on Utilization : Prioritizing keeping teams busy with feature work over allowing time for creativity, exploration, and addressing technical debt also contributes to a feature factory environment. All of these reasons are reflective of systemic issues within large organizations.

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3 Exam Content Outline Domains for the PMP exam

Rebel’s Guide to PM

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Overcoming bias in project management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Her leadership and guidance is of paramount importance during planning and execution. Since good decision-making is critical for good leadership and guidance, project managers need to know how heuristics (mental disposition) and biases (personal inclinations) influence a project manager’s decisions.

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How We Chose the Perfect Planning Poker Tool

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Planning poker® is a great technique for scrum teams. We use planning poker with these teams and as there are a lot of products to choose from, we spent some time testing different ones to find the perfect match. Later we also ordered the Planning Poker cards deck on Amazon. We tried 6 planning poker tools. What we tried.

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PMBOK® Seventh Edition Principles and Risk Management

Project Risk Coach

Be a Diligent, Respectful, and Caring Steward 2. Be a Diligent, Respectful, and Caring Steward Project managers are encouraged to be good project stewards. First, we must be diligent, that is to say hard-working, never giving up. Better yet, anticipate the changes and adjust plans accordingly. Table Of Contents.