Webinar: The State of Scrum on June 13, 2013, 2 - 3 PM EST (11 - 12 PM PST)

Webinar: The State of Scrum on June 13, 2013, 2 – 3 PM EST (11 – 12 PM PST)

Are you a Certified ScrumMaster?  Have you wondered how your peers are doing in the industry?  Please join me in this webinar to explore these questions…

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The graying of the workforce and its impacts to project work

The graying of the workforce and its impacts to project work

I found this very revealing infographic on the increasing graying of the workforce on the AARP site: There’s no doubt that this “graying” of the…

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Scaling Agile with Scrum and Kanban

Scaling Agile with Scrum and Kanban

Heres a good recorded webinar on how to scale Agile with Scrum and Kanban:

This topic is usually discussed from the perspective of typical small, co-located Agile team, but this webinar looks at it from how to scale it using Scrum and Kan…

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The PM Paradox: Companies want project management, even though it often fails!

The PM Paradox: Companies want project management, even though it often fails!

I was reminded of an article in the Economist about project management and the most interesting thing about the article aside from the content, was…

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Why can't organizations just become more Agile?

Why can’t organizations just become more Agile?

Sure, we like to think we can control the successful outcome of our projects, but as we all know, there are often times organizational barriers that are just too hard to overcome.

This article on InfoQ list some common barriers thats helpful to k…

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Will the "real" apprentice please stand up?

Will the “real” apprentice please stand up?

The famous show “The Apprentice” whether we liked it or not for us project management professionals, did help to increase public awareness of project managers…

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When a Scrum-Master acts more like a Scum-Master

When a Scrum-Master acts more like a Scum-Master

Software development and project management are very serious technical topics, so to add a little levity to your day, I present this video of how a Scrum-Master actually acts as a Scum-Master (please note the semantic differences!):

Enjoy!

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Why your project teams and stakeholders act they way they do: Jungian archetypes

Why your project teams and stakeholders act they way they do: Jungian archetypes

No doubt that the field of project management has done an excellent job of defining its processes, methods and tools for delivering projects.  It come…

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