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How to Write a Business Case

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SWOT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats. In fact, in some lean or agile organizations, over-reliance on documentation is seen as a clear impediment to innovation and collaboration. The following is a basic outline to follow when starting to develop your business case. Marketing strategy. Competitor analysis.

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10 Career-Limiting Mistakes To Avoid

Rebel’s Guide to PM

However, you should also make it clear that this is not your project anymore and they are responsible, otherwise they’ll lean on you for a long time. Career-limiting because: No one wants to work with the project manager who emails the operational team a closure document and is never seen again. Not talking about problems.

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10 Career-limiting mistakes to avoid

Rebel’s Guide to PM

However, you should also make it clear that this is not your project anymore and they are responsible, otherwise they'll lean on you for a long time. Career-limiting because: No one wants to work with the project manager who emails the operational team a closure document and is never seen again. Been there, done that! You should too.

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Risk-aware Product Development (a.k.a. Scrum)

Scrum.org

Over the years I've heard my share of these kinds of statements from various levels of executives: "When my guys run a product development release I really want to know what I will get at the end so I can make business plans accordingly". "In Types of Uncertainty in Product Development. Let's make it clear up front.

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Tips for Women Entrepreneurs

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Know when to “lean in” or “lean back.” Sometimes you have to lean in and lean back at the same time, depending on the situation. Yes, You Can: It takes confidence supported by due diligence, such as clarifying your vision, creating a team to execute it, enlisting support and acting. When should you be aggressive?

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Overcoming Product Backlog Management Traps

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Overcoming Common Product Backlog Management Traps w/ David Pereira How teams manage their Product Backlog often makes or breaks their value creation chances. Poor backlog management leads to a feature factory trap, while a mindful strategy enables the team to drive value steadily. How to handle this? One backlog?

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70 Scrum Master Theses

Scrum.org

As somebody hiring for a Scrum Team, you need to determine for yourself what works for your organization — which is a process, not a destination. A Scrum Master should recognize that different stages of a Scrum Team’s development require different approaches: some, teaching; some, coaching; and some, mentoring.

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