Author: Victoria Vaca

Business Intelligence & Analytics · Project Management

A Stakeholder Accountability Model for Artificial Intelligence Projects – by Gloria Miller – EURAM Conference 2021

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Gloria J. Miller will be presenting ‘A Stakeholder Accountability Model for Artificial Intelligence Projects’ at the European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference in the section PROJECTS & SOCIETY — T10_03 – Projects & Society & the Dark Side of Projects on Thursday, June 17th 2021 at 15:45 CEST. Have a look at the explainer video… Continue reading A Stakeholder Accountability Model for Artificial Intelligence Projects – by Gloria Miller – EURAM Conference 2021

agile · Professonal Services · Project Management

Project Management Service

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Enabling Teams and Project Managers Most projects are complicated, and the completely distributed working driven by the pandemic didn’t make project work easier. Nevertheless, project sponsors and program offices still need to ensure projects deliver their expected benefits. This Project Management Service is targeted at project sponsors and program managers that have an urgent project… Continue reading Project Management Service

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Next Workshop: Saturday, 8th May 2021 — What are The Differences Between Agile and Non-Agile Projects?

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In the last few years, the agile wave has taken hold in Germany. If you work within the information technology sector or for one of the big software houses, then “agile” has been practiced by your organization for months or years. Recently, as the predominant agile methodology, Scrum is being used and rolled out to… Continue reading Next Workshop: Saturday, 8th May 2021 — What are The Differences Between Agile and Non-Agile Projects?

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The Third Edition of ‘Going Agile – Project Management Practices’ by Gloria Miller is Now Published and Available

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Going Agile – Project Management – Third Edition provides an update on the role of the project manager in agile projects. Going Agile synthesizes definitions, concepts, and practices that would be applicable to an executive, manager, or project manager that wants to be informed about agile. It is designed as an introduction to different agile… Continue reading The Third Edition of ‘Going Agile – Project Management Practices’ by Gloria Miller is Now Published and Available

Project Management

Announcing Agile Project Management Stammtisch – Starting in September 2019

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Recently, we published the results of a survey we conducted in 2019 on Roles in a Project and Project Success on Agile and Project Management. The aim of the research was to answer the following questions: Are project managers engaged in agile projects? Who executes the project management tasks in project applying agile methodologies? We… Continue reading Announcing Agile Project Management Stammtisch – Starting in September 2019

Project Management

Can we Motivate you to Share your Knowledge?

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Knowledge Management (KM) implies creating, using, sharing and managing the knowledge of people from an organization. Some of the benefits of supporting the processes of KM are clear and well-known. The PMBOK(R) Guide 6th edition adds the chapter 4.4.2.  ‘Manage Project Knowledge: Tools and Techniques’ in recognition of KM importance. KM is about people, processes… Continue reading Can we Motivate you to Share your Knowledge?

Project Management

About Team Members Types and Personalities in Agile Projects

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We have written about how the agile coach deals with the different types of team members observing and determining the right level of support and guidance to give. Based on a few past projects, we could identify several team member personalities and behaviors that have a positive and negative impact on the execution of the… Continue reading About Team Members Types and Personalities in Agile Projects

Project Management

My Visualization Tips – Keys to Creative Visualization in all Project Management Phases

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In the last months, we have been writing about Visualization in projects on our blog. We have shared a few tips and our experience in making projects v i s u a l. We covered not only project data in the form of charts and diagrams, but also project relevant information such as requirements, expectations,… Continue reading My Visualization Tips – Keys to Creative Visualization in all Project Management Phases

Project Management

Building a Team with Collaborative Events

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The agile coach has the responsibility to build the team into a self-organizing unit that can make its own decisions and resolve its own conflicts as well as collaborate as a team to deliver the product. Building a team is much more than building a working group. ‘Going Agile – Project Management Practices’ says the… Continue reading Building a Team with Collaborative Events