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Everything You Need to Know About Release Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The release manager at my last job worked closely with the development team to review what code changes would be coming. Once everything looks good from a technical standpoint, the release manager could start working on preparing communications about the upcoming software change. And then the cycle begins again!

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Virtual Leadership [Book Review]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

So, in the normal style of my book reviews, let me tell you more about what’s in the book and what else I thought about it. Virtual work is supported by communications technology that helps people to connect when far apart. What Is A Virtual Team? A virtual team, then, is any team that works like that. Easy Retrospectives.

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The Myth of Complete Foresight

Scrum.org

Agile frameworks are used in complex environments where requirements and technology are ever-changing. It involves numerous variables—technical challenges, evolving user needs, and market shifts—that cannot be fully anticipated. Technology changes. The Waterfall approach is both a structured and sequential process.

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8 Administrative Professional Conferences You Can’t Miss in 2018

Musings on Project Management

8 Administrative Professional Conferences You Can’t Miss in 2018. That’s why we pulled together a list of can’t-miss administrative professional conferences for 2018. That’s why we pulled together a list of can’t-miss administrative professional conferences for 2018. Conference Organizer: OfficeNinjas. Admin Bash.

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Industry, Product, and Technical Knowledge: What Makes a Project Manager an Expert?

Epicflow Blog

And in this publication, we discuss the role of industry, product, and technical knowledge in the work of a project manager. . For example, the pharmaceutical industry is now facing a lot of challenges due to pandemic, the shipbuilding sector is trying to cope with the resource gap and needs a reasonable approach to resource allocation.

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Meeting Management Techniques for Project Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The chair found it hard to give different people the floor as several people were due to give short presentations but he couldn’t make the laptop show their slides. People join conference calls from cars. 3: Check Your Tech. And nothing annoys me more than joining a virtual meeting and finding that the tech doesn’t work.

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The 12 Agile Principles: Definitions & How to Use Them

ProjectManager.com

If you did the due diligence beforehand, then you can trust them to do the work. But if it’s the latter, you want to try and keep the schedules to the same hours, so you can at least video conference. Continuous Attention to Technical Excellence and Good Design Enhances Agility. It erodes morale and sends talent packing.