Change Starts Here

AUGUST 3, 2016

These are a few of the stories I’ve heard over the years: A change manager wasn’t given access to the people who really needed to lead the change, thus condemning her project to fizzle out. Are leaders open to feedback and coaching? Is there a clear sponsor who is determined to see it through? If necessary, negotiate your exit.

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Agile42

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Recently, agile42 hosted an enlightening webinar, “Ask the Scrum Trainer: A Q&A for Aspiring Agility Aces,” featuring expert Agile coach and trainer, Regina Martins. Martins explained that she herself is a non-technical person who came from the business and project management world.

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Gorilla Logic

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Project Management Institute (founded in 1969) . • International Consortium of Agile (founded in 2010) . Product owner or product manager. Agile coach. If you are a leader/people manager, project manager, Scrum Master then you may want to consider any of these paths. Scrum.Org (founded in 2009) .

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Coveros

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Welcome back to the mini blog series on Facilitation Tips for Coaches. Much of what we will be talking about in this post comes from Daniel Goleman’s theory of emotional intelligence that was first published in an article in 1999. You cannot be a coach or a mentor to others if you don’t have control over your own emotions.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 21, 2009

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Top 10 Project Management Mistakes You Should Avoid I was recently studying the anatomy of failed/troubled projects and following came out as a learning. Starting project without 102% clarity (100% clarity on scope/technology and 2% knowledge of how you can add value).

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Six Disciplines

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

A Wall Street Journal article invited readers to comment on " Executive Coaching - Worth The Money? ". Here's our view of executive coaching: Executive coaching is a good first step, but it’s kind of like treating the symptom, not the real problem. BOTTOMLINE: Executive coaching is a good start.

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CIO

MARCH 25, 2024

Early in her career as a program management specialist at AT&T, Balaban became an active member with the Project Management Institute’s New Jersey chapter, which put her front and center at plenty of events. She considered her commitments to PMI as a way to give back to her professional community.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

I read an article once titled, “AI Won’t Replace Humans – But Humans with AI Will Replace Humans without AI.” Investing in training but, more importantly, coaching is key. Klemenz: “The obvious answer is to become an expert — in data, development, networking, security, project management, something.

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CIO

JULY 14, 2023

What is the main purpose of change management? In modern IT, change management has many different guises. Project managers view change management as the process used to obtain approval for changes to the scope, timeline, or budget of a project. Why is change management difficult?

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Exadel

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The Scrum Master is the coach for the Scrum Team. The Scrum Master is a true leader for the team, and the leadership style here is entirely different from classic project management. The main goal of the Scrum Master is to teach the team and nurture them to become self-managed. Coaching and Facilitation.

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Codegiant

JUNE 18, 2020

If Jira seems disappointing to you and your team, in this quite lengthy article you’ll discover the best Jira alternatives. Or if you are just browsing the web for a great project management tool, this guide will ease your final decision. Used by 65,000 teams, Jira definitely has the potential to ensure your project’s success.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Alexa Rank : 63,303 Google Page Rank : 5 PostRank Leadership Score : 2 Number of Posts in last 30 days : 13 TwitterGrader Score : 100 Lead By Example : John Baldoni is a seasoned leadership pro and one of only a few leadership coaches that I endorse. Engineering Manager with Adobe Systems). You can follow John on Twitter @JohnBaldoni.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 6, 2016

That’s why Karin and I wrote Winning Well: A Manager’s Guide to Getting Results Without Losing Your Soul. I don’t mean that you have to become a certified professional project manager in order to have influence. Now, I understand that many leadership texts will tell you, “If you’re not good at management, hire it.”.

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scruminc

APRIL 24, 2020

The most common is that we see that one-to-one mapping try to happen is to take the project management office and turn them into Scrum Masters and take your business analysts and enroll them in the Product Ownership role. At some companies where we go to, the project managers instantly become Scrum Masters.

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Announcing the article series - “QUALITYtweet&# I am glad to announce a series of articles on Quality that I will be writing at Activegarage.com. This series will run for almost over two weeks with one article being posted everyday. Stay tuned for more articles in the series.

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Article Series on Quality – A Round-Up As announced earlier , I am writing a very exciting series of articles on QUALITY over at ActiveGarage.com – it is a 12-part series that touches upon some of the most critical aspects of building a quality-centric organization culture. Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire

AUGUST 26, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Training Middle Managers On People Management Basics Here is a simple idea: Whenever you have a new manager (project manager/departmental leader) joining in your organization, put him/her through a simple training program on how to manage people. Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire

AUGUST 24, 2010

Note: My book ‘ #QUALITYtweet – 140 bite-sized ideas to deliver quality in every project ’ explores the people, process and leadership aspects to build a constantly improving organization culture. Bonus: QAspire Blog was recently featured on Community of Program and Project Managers (PPM Community). Check out the feature.

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QAspire

JULY 4, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Final Part: 7 Things Managers & Leaders Should Never Do I wrote earlier about “ 11 Things Project Managers & Leaders Should Never Do ” and then continued the chain of thoughts with another post titled “ 7 (More) Things Project Managers & Leaders Should Never Do.

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Apiumhub

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

The best practices in software project management recommend adopting incremental and iterative processes, which allows you to gather feedback and react quickly. Bio: Sonya Siderova is a Product Development Manager & Kanban Coach at Nave – Analytical dashboards for Kanban projects. Limit Work in Progress.

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QAspire

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Thoughts on Project Leadership and Choices I love project management as a subject not only because it gets so much work done, but also because project management manifests how people operate. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL

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Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

MARCH 13, 2020

External Coach – in Scrum this is the ScrumMaster [ 10 ]. Many other coaches cite historical examples going back to the Roman army, which used small military unit sizes of around 8 people. Before you read on, remember that the whole point of this article is to stress that your mileage may vary! Reduced cross-functionality?

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Openxcell

MARCH 1, 2023

The term ‘scrum’ was first coined in a 1986 Harvard Business Review article by authors Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka. Extreme Programming has four major roles among its team members which are customers, programmers, coaches, and trackers. Each of the roles is well-defined and distributed according to team size.

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QAspire

JULY 29, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Adding Value: A Gentle Reminder Sure, as a project manager / business leader, you: Completed the project in given time frame. Shared statistical reports with the top management. Adding value – that is what project management (and all our work as professionals) is all about.

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QAspire

AUGUST 15, 2010

with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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Codegiant

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Agile describes a specific set of foundational values for organizing and managing complex work. Scrum is a set of rigid project management principles whereas Agile is more of a way of thinking; it’s a collection of mindset values instead of precisely documented tactics and methods. Finds techniques for proper backlog management.

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QAspire

AUGUST 2, 2010

with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Have a terrific Tuesday and a productive month ahead! Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

This book is a brilliant compilation of great thoughts from all time great authors and coaches. Why not now?” – James Allen (Success Coach) “It is important to remember that we are energy. By Devdeep, November 16, 2009 @ 12:21 pm Hello Sir, Thanks for this article. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL

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Codegiant

AUGUST 14, 2020

This article is dedicated to the notorious topic “Agile vs Scrum” and I’ll break it down for you so you can actually get to know the differences and similarities between Agile and Scrum. When it comes to Agile project management, managers here don’t tell the team what they should be working on. APMG International?—?a

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

When Table Tennis is on board, I need to play my shot as well I remember similar piece of advice from my TT coach when he used to say that playing defensive can help you get points but getting a point with your attack/offense will make you more happy and increase your confidence level. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL

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James Shore

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Here’s how they apply to Agile: 1 Steven Smith has a good article on the Satir model at [link] that includes tips for helping team members through each stage. Provide training, coaching, and other ways for people to get help without feeling judged. See the “Change Team Management Style” section.). Late Status Quo.

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Codegiant

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Agile describes a specific set of foundational values for organizing and managing complex work. Scrum is a set of rigid project management principles whereas Agile is more of a way of thinking; it’s a collection of mindset values instead of precisely documented tactics and methods. Coaches the development team.

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Codegiant

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Agile describes a specific set of foundational values for organizing and managing complex work. Scrum is a set of rigid project management principles whereas Agile is more of a way of thinking; it’s a collection of mindset values instead of precisely documented tactics and methods. Coaches the development team.

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QAspire

JULY 1, 2010

Learning fundamentals of project management is essential for everybody - irrespective of whether you are a project manager or not. Well, that is what project management is all about! The idea was to relate project management and PDCA cycle with all personal initiatives for improvement.

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QAspire

AUGUST 17, 2010

That, to me, is the essence of project management. For project success the points rightly identified above are part of Verification process in V&V model. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL That is where processes and FTR approach can really help. Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire

AUGUST 31, 2010

Megha By Parallel Project Management Training , September 1, 2010 @ 8:55 pm Sad to say that I know some leaders who fulfill all these requirements. Parallel Project Management Training´s last blog. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Thanks a Lot for again a very good Topic! Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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