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What Makes A Good Product Owner?

Scrum.org

Intermediary : Acting as an interface between management and the team and the process of disseminating domain knowledge. This includes training, technical support, and preparation for new releases. Which activities can be fulfilled by others in the team, and what is needed for that? technical staff doesn’t need to know”).

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Working Remotely? This Will Hit You Next!

Scrum.org

Many people around the globe are working from home right now, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite the rapidness of the change, moving to remote worked surprisingly well for many teams, because they were used to some degree of remote work before. Personal assessment of risk is hampered by lack of information. 2] Shultz, J.M.,

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Project Success: Implementation AND Adoption

The IIL Blog

The development team was devastated. In my consulting practice, I see development teams struggling with their users. Few organizations invest in the change management capabilities required to support new technologies and business processes. But it was not embraced and was abandoned shortly after implementation.

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15 Powerful Benefits of Project Management

Project Bliss

This article was originally published on September 30, 2016, and has been updated. Customer Communication – rather than the development team talking directly with the customer, the PM manages these communications. From the team level to the boardroom, where they’re looking at results and the bottom line.

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Fight Club for Project Managers: 12 Powerful Conflict Resolution Techniques for the Workplace

Planio

The PMBOK is the technical guide for anyone looking to take their PMP or CAPM certifications (it’s also on our list of the best project management books for upgrading your career ). We’ve quoted this stat before, but a 2016 Harvard Business Review study found that 69% of managers say they’re uncomfortable communicating with employees.

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28 Product Backlog Anti-Patterns

Scrum.org

This is an ongoing process in which the Product Owner and the Development Team collaborate on the details of Product Backlog items. During Product Backlog refinement, items are reviewed and revised. The Scrum Team decides how and when refinement is done. The Development Team is responsible for all estimates.

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Ideas on How to Improve Your Product Backlog Management Techniques

Scrum.org

This is an ongoing process in which the Product Owner and the Development Team collaborate on the details of Product Backlog items. During Product Backlog refinement, items are reviewed and revised. The Scrum Team decides how and when refinement is done. The Development Team is responsible for all estimates.