With more competition for jobs has come an increased interest in how companies want to invest in their workforce. This means that companies are improving their school reimbursement programs and promoting them as a way in which to both attract and nurture talent and enhance skills. Are you?
If we are limited by the triple constraint, how do we as project managers lead with agility and embrace change? If projects are all about needs and values, then project management should be the tools and techniques to achieve this value. Is it time to redefine project management? Should we move away from the iron triangle to the value triangle?
Agile trainer (and cartoonist) Mike Vizdos discusses Scrum from four perspectives: starting, practicing, coaching and leading. He says we can't scale Scrum before we succeed at the team level, and we can never forget the basics. He's created a free audio book of the Scrum Guide to help. [25 min.]
Being a leader means being out ahead of the rest of the workforce (no matter how far behind you feel). Here's how to frame the future when planning your communication.
John DeLorean was the automotive giant who went down in flames. Here we look at his ascent through the automotive ranks, from talented engineer and project manager to tough executive and automotive entrepreneur.
As our history lesson continues, find out how John DeLorean distinguished himself as an innovative PM and engineer at Packard and went on to make his mark at General Motors.
As our PM history lesson continues, we learn how the transformation of John DeLorean led to his break with GM and the launching of his own car company.
To look into the future--more often than not--you must first look back. But if we are to do that and look ahead to envision what the future of project management might look like 10, 20 or even 100 years from now, looking at how the past envisioned the future may help point us in the right direction and show us where that journey into the future is headed. So what did the future look like, in the past?