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The 7 Habits of Successful Project Managers

ProjectManager.com

Some goes to your governance tiers, your boss, client or sponsor, and some goes to your team and colleagues. Excellent projects often benefit from excellent governance, and I think there is a strong causal link. Sadly, though, you can’t always ensure that your project gets the high-quality governance it deserves.

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Zombie Projects and How to Kill Them

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Zombie PM is a term I came up with in 2010 when I put together a project management alphabet. lack of governance. Government PMO,” says Derek Huether, an enterprise Agile coach and trainer. How to spot a zombie project. And it may feel like your project is never-ending. They are projects that: lack structure.

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The Scrum Team is Self-Managing

Scrum.org

I would say these topics fall under self-governance instead of self-management. Scrum does not require the Scrum Team to be self-governing, nor does it forbid it. Each organization has a different appetite for what it gives and retains control over for the governance of its people, and that's okay.

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I may be a “Crazy Fool” but I consider the A-Team to be agile!

Kiron Bondale

If your only exposure to The A-Team was the horrible 2010 movie starring Liam Neeson, you owe it to yourself to watch a few episodes of the original series. , they are far from being agile. The example I most frequently provide is that quintessential 1980’s TV show, The A-Team.

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Reasons to Adopt AgilePM®

The IIL Blog

Since its introduction in 2010, AgilePM has fast established itself as the leading framework and certification for agile project management. Quality and Governance Controls One of AgilePM’s underlying principles is to Never Compromise Quality.

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Top 10 Lean/ Kanban Books for IT, Software and Knowledge Work!

Digite

262 pages, ET to read: 4 hours, Published April 7th, 2010 by Blue Hole Press). David Anderson, who is widely regarded as the Kanban Method pioneer published this book in 2010. This book describes why students, parents, business leaders, major corporations, and world governments all see immediate results with Personal Kanban.

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Performance management report for project sponsors- must do better

Ron Rosenhead

The latest edition of Project, the magazine from APM said between 2010 and 2020 61% of organisations offer project management training for their staff. The demand for project managers is increasing and the demand for project management training is increasing. However, how many offer project sponsorship training?

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