How do I spell relief? C-L-A-R-I-T-Y
To recap, “Don” came in to talk to me about his project. But he walked in angry, saying he’s thinking
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Welcome to the blog, where practitioners share project management insights with the community. The blogs are written by volunteers of the SVPM Scrum Team Program and external contributors.
Here comes the pressure
Emotional pressure often comes right out of the blue. And when it does, it can be very hard to deal
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Stepping into Emotional Pressure: An Introduction
Some time ago I was managing a team at a small company, when I faced a challenge with a talented
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Enabling Product Success with Checkpoint Reviews
At an entrepreneurs’ forum I recently attended, I was heartened to hear that even startups recommended checkpoint reviews. The term
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The Key to Successful Cross-functional Collaboration
Quick: what’s the biggest challenge in cross-functional collaboration? Bing! Yes, “building trusting, open relationships” is correct! Does that sound too
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How to Get the Estimates You Need
So you need to put together a schedule, but are having trouble getting estimates from your team? Believe it or
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Breaking the Cycle of Micromanagement
Does this sound familiar? Project Manager: I thought I knew where we stood, but turns out we’re further behind than
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Avoiding Communication Pitfalls
Ugh, the communication pitfall. We’ve all fallen into them. The question is, can you get out? Or better still, can
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Help! We’re Out of Sync!
Project Sponsors, does this sound familiar? You’ve got a great team, and you’ve pointed them in the right direction on
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The Making of Scrappy Project Management
On Oct. 9 we had the launch of my new book “Scrappy Project Management: The 12 Predictable and Avoidable Pitfalls
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Project Lessons from the Big Boys
If you read the business news you must be aware of the intense rivalry between the European Airbus Consortium and The
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