As an SVPM Scrum Team member, I joined the group PBI (Product Backlog Item) to install, design, and develop a Learning Management System (LMS) plug-in for WordPress, during Sprint 8. The team decided to add another layer to the LMS …
Utilizing Pair Programming as an SVPM Scrum Team Member Read More »
Imagine that you must predict what you will be doing exactly 10 months from now. You must plan what work you will do, how long it will take and whether it depends on someone else’s work. It’s hard to do, …
From Waterfall to Agile: Making the Process Match the Way People Really Work Read More »
Over the last six months, COVID-19 has impacted all of our lives in one way or the other. In the US, millions COVID-19 cases have been identified, hundreds of thousands people have lost their lives, states and counties have placed …
Scrum Volunteer Experience with SVPM amid COVID Read More »
Agility is a mindset manifesting in many forms and techniques, all aligned with incremental value add to what we are accustomed to doing/performing.
Being a volunteer with the SVPM team has been a superb involvement for me. My background is mostly in customer service and management in relation to the beauty industry. Also, working with a small consulting firm on various projects (ServiceNow …
When you collaborate with a virtual team and keep it thriving Read More »
I learned from interviewing for a consultant position in San Francisco, that the Agile Framework/Scrum methodology was an important skill to have. While I was proficient in Lean Six Sigma and understood the Agile framework well, I was eager to …
My first professional network in the US was SVPM! Read More »
Today we had our second annual breakfast meeting of PMI Silicon Valley chapter in Sunnyvale. A few of our attendees asked if we could capture and publish highlights of our conversation where our community members can browse our topics and …
PMI Silicon Valley Meeting of Feb. 7, 2020 Read More »
So you were promoted as a project manager some years ago. You have also educated yourself on (PMI’s) golden triangle (scope-time-cost) of project management, and you have “successfully closed” your projects over the years. Now you hear a lot about …
Agile Is Confusing! Really? Read More »
You may have noticed a new look and feel as well as updated content. David Bakhtnia (Sponsor) and Donald Stringari, (Product Owner) put the word out in January 2019 and recruited volunteers to form a Scrum project to update the …
What is happening on SVProjectManagement.com? Read More »
Knowing when things are starting to go in the wrong direction is what separates a good PM from a great one. The keen eye you need to recognize a bad egg within your project comes with experience, yes, but there …
Do You Recognize The 5 Early Warning Signs of Project Failure? Read More »
Hello, this is Laura Lee Rose. I am a speaker and author. I am an expert in time and project management. I help busy professionals and entrepreneurs create effective systems so that they can comfortably delegate to others, be more …
How to be Productive When Your Boss is Not Read More »
The one mistakes most career changers make. Writing their resume without the “new career” mindset. Most career changers list their work experience and job tasks in the mindset of the past role or job title INSTEAD of the new career …
The one mistakes most career changers make. Read More »
This is Laura Lee Rose, a business and efficiency coach that specializes in professional development, time management, project management and work-life balance strategies. In my Professional Development Toolkit package , I go into professional development and real-world IT topics in detail. …
Employers that interview but never hires Read More »
This is Laura Lee Rose, a business and efficiency coach that specializes in professional development, time management, project management and work-life balance strategies. The Professional Development Toolkit package covers professional development and real-world IT topics in detail. If you are interested …
Use that Employment Gap to your advantage Read More »
Hello, this is Laura Lee Rose – author of the business and time management books TimePeace: Making peace with time and The Book of Answers: 105 Career Critical Situations– and I am a business and efficiency coach that specializes in …
Advice for people who want to do a 180° career change Read More »
Hello, this is Laura Lee Rose – author of the business and time management books TimePeace: Making peace with time and The Book of Answers: 105 Career Critical Situations– and I am a business and efficiency coach that specializes in …
7 Public Speaking Tips for Introverts Read More »
A recent Pew Research Center survey found that managers are more satisfied with their family life, jobs and overall financial situation than non-managerial employees. However, despite all that, more respondents said they would not want to be a boss or …
Why are managers more satisfied with their life than non-managerial employees? Read More »
Your work history is solid. Your experience is exceptional. Yet you are not getting the job offers that you want. How can you get your work and resume out in front?
I recently was asked for advice for small business owners on ways to build a strong, positive culture at work. Read some tips.
