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The 18 Most Influential People in Project Management

ProjectManager.com

Susanne Madsen is the author of several books on project management and leadership, including The Project Management Coaching Workbook and The Power of Project Leadership. She’s also the director of the London-based Project Leadership Institute, which works to build well-rounded and dynamic project management leaders.

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How To Make 2023 A Successful Year for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Leadership : ethical, authentic leadership is what helps get work done and set you apart from your peers. Mark Phillips runs a consultancy focused on high performing projects. Successful project managers will be those that embrace the mantle of leadership. Throughout the project, leadership is simple: you serve your team.

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Develop Better High Performing Teams

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It’s not solely about the decisions of executives though, it’s also about great project leaders learning to run fast and lean while developing high performing teams that can deliver value to their organization. Behaviors and competencies for lean and fast teams can differ in many ways. Voices From the Community.

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Agile Beyond IT: Lean Thinking

The IIL Blog

It traces its roots to Lean, which is also foundational to other modern management theories. Lean’s primary focus is delivering value quickly and eliminating waste. Toyota was a Lean pioneer. Lean is a set of principles. The “House of Lean” is often used as a metaphor. Value Value is the roof of our House of Lean.

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Top 25 Project Management Influencers of 2025

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What distinguishes these influencers in the landscape of project management thought leadership? The following list represents a diverse cross-section of expertise, from seasoned consultants to pioneering academics. She has led projects at some of Canada’s largest technology companies and is the founder of CNS Project Consulting Inc.

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How To Make 2018 A Successful Year for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Leadership – ethical, authentic leadership is what helps get work done and set you apart from your peers. Mark Phillips runs a consultancy focused on high performing projects. Successful project managers are those that embrace the mantle of leadership. XP, scrum, lean, etc.) Let’s jump in. Mark Phillips.

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5 Kaizen Principles That Underpin the Methodology

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The idea was codified by Masaaki Imai, an organizational theorist and management consultant, over 30 years ago with the publication of this book, Kaizen: the Key to Japan’s Competitive Success. ” In this context, it’s about leadership and knowing what is happening at every level of the organization. That’s where you want to be.