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Useless Agile Metrics

Scrum.org

Some of these metrics include: Individual Performance Metrics or Velocity: Measuring individual productivity or comparing team members based on hours worked, lines of code, or tasks completed can harm collaboration and teamwork, and it goes against the agile principle of focusing on the team’s collective success.

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Leadership vs Technical Skills: What Matters More in Software Project Management?

Productivity Land

Effective project management is essential for the success of any software development or web design project, and as a complex and rapidly evolving field it requires a project manager to possess a unique combination of technical and leadership skills.

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The 10 Best Productivity Blogs to Read in 2019

nTask

Productivity blogs & other related content gained infamy with the advent of the internet. Things were a little different several decades ago; the management formula was old; people truly believed in the “Just Do It” mantra. However, productivity went up and down a slippery slope as technology innovated things.

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Skills Mismatch | What Is It & How to Bridge the Gap

Teamweek

This mismatch can take various forms, such as horizontal, vertical, or skills obsolescence, and has significant consequences like decreased productivity, job dissatisfaction, and economic impacts. For employers, it can result in higher recruitment costs , longer time-to-hire, reduced business productivity, and increased employee turnover.

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Marketing Campaign Planning – A Simplified Guide For Kickass Planning

Teamweek

By the time my career as a project manager reached the five-year mark, I thought I had seen and heard everything. Marketing campaigns are planned and organized initiatives designed to accomplish a specific business goal, such as spreading the word about a new product or service. It has to be kickass,” he told me.

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12 Ways to Motivate Employees When You Can’t Pay Them More

Teamweek

The report’s findings indicated that 70% of American workers were either ‘not engaged’ or ‘actively disengaged’ at work, resulting in reduced productivity and emotional disconnection from their jobs. Having one standard for upper management and another for regular employees defeats the purpose. Nearly two-thirds of U.S.

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Prioritization – What is prioritization and why it’s important

Appfluence

This helps us determine what should be focused on to achieve maximum productivity and accomplish more. In regards to time management, as you prioritize throughout the day to make sure you have time for everything. Now, in order to get closer and closer to your goal, you must decide what projects to fulfill to help you get there.