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In-Depth: The Science On Sustainable Pace, Stress, And Motivation

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How sustainable is your pace as a developer? What is a sustainable pace? The notion of “sustainable pace” is closely tied to Extreme Programming practices. But that recommendation was updated to “sustainable pace” by Ron Jeffries later. Pace should be sustainable over a long time. .

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Artificial Intelligence and Project Management: The First Step!

The IIL Blog

Rich is the co-founder of EarthPM, LLC, a company devoted to integrating sustainability thinking into project management. Rich has presented on Sustainability, Project Meetings, Change Management, and PM Competency in Italy, Malaysia, Canada, South Africa, Costa Rica, China, and at many PMI Chapters in the US and around the world.

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Top Global Lean/ Agile Thought Leaders and Influencers 2025

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A trailblazer in Agile development, he continues to guide organizations in harnessing decades of Agile learnings for sustainable success. An accomplished author of technical and science fiction books, he also founded the GROWS Method Institute, fostering sustainable innovation and learning across industries.

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Top 25 Project Management Influencers of 2025

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Her book, Shortcuts to Success: Project Management in the Real World , was shortlisted for the prestigious Management Book of the Year Award in 2014, further cementing her status as an influential voice in the field. Elizabeth is also a prolific author, having published seven books on project and change management.

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In-Depth: How To Create Better Work Agreements For Your Team

Scrum.org

Many studies have found that psychological safety has a positive influence on team effectiveness (Edmondson, 2014). We’ve always found the following sentences useful to complete for work agreements in this area: “We encourage each other to maintain a sustainable pace by …”. When someone in our team experiences a lot of stress, we …”.

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The GPM P5 Standard for Sustainability in Project Management. Who uses it and how?

Green Project Management

Last month we surveyed 15,036 individuals who have downloaded the GPM P5 standard since it was released in 2014 and received 3,600 responses. The post The GPM P5 Standard for Sustainability in Project Management. Who uses it and how?

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Discovering the Diverse Sources Behind Innovation

Scrum.org

When Nadella took over as CEO in 2014, he immediately began shifting the company culture towards one that embraces innovation and continuous learning. A great example of that is Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram in 2014. For example, consider the case of Satya Nadella at Microsoft. It works as a win-win solution.