Traditional versus Agile — false war?
On this theme of Conventional Wisdom…. Not too long ago I was hearing lots of things about Agile. Most of […]
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Miscellaneous
Conventional Wisdom?
I have been lucky enough to witness (and in some cases be a part of) several overturns of conventional wisdom.
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Take a Shot of Scrappiness and Call Me in the Morning
I’m delighted to post this story on behalf of Emily, who sent it to me as evidence that she was
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Must the project manager become a chameleon? Leadership styles for project managers
In many organizations leadership is often only related to management positions that are associated with authority and direct reports. Most
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Global communication and collaboration
The utilization of video throughout your project life-cycle is becoming increasingly more important. The ability to capture ad-hoc video of a meeting or conversation to help further the teams understanding of a specific point, risk element or deliverable, can make a big difference.
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The globally connected project team
Managing a global team and working as a team member in one should be a very rewarding experience for everyone involved. The “global team” is the penultimate design for any project team, leveraging the diverse perspective of everyone involved.
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3 Best Practices for Aligning Projects to Your Organization
By Sarah Fleming UCSC Extension Project Communication and Leadership course student Do you know if your organization is projecting on
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Coaching and Mentoring PMs
What else do we need to do besides providing training and a supporting culture to project managers? We need coaching and mentoring! How do we go about it setting such an environment?
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Developing New Project Managers, Take II
What’s the role of the culture in developing project managers? Is it important? What do we need to do to make sure that the development of PMs is supported?
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Myth #2: History repeats itself
In my previous post, I put out my take on how innovation and discovery come from thinking out-of-the-box, and by
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Three myths I’d like to bust..
One of my resolutions this year was to make a list of all the typical workplace myths from various sources
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