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Agile Approaches: Successful – mostly hybrid – often scaled – Results of “Status Quo (Scaled) Agile” Survey available
Scrum, Kanban, Scaled Agile – we will hardly find a conference, a publication or a discussion in the area of digitization and project management that does not deal with these topics. But what does the daily practice of ‘agile’ really look like? How successful are agile approaches? What are the real challenges? What are the […]
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Young Crew 2020: Into the future
Within the scope of workshops and meetings with experts, the pma young crew 2020 discusses which competencies are expected from leaders in the future and which leadership style is suitable to create trust within (virtual) project teams. “Von der Kunst zu führen” What distinguishes successful managers? Does the ideal type of manager exist and if […]
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Leadership Speed: An important attribute in ‘cocktail of capabilities’ to manage projects
Projects are inherently value-driven entities. While a number of factors facilitate the creation of value in projects, the role of project leadership in enabling such value is indisputable. Project leadership is quite a broad and complex concept involving a cocktail of capabilities ranging from managerial to technical aspects. A project leader is, thus, expected to […]
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Coaching and Mentoring for YC development
Its 6 am. I wake up, and my first steps lead to the bathroom. I pick up the toothbrush, toothpaste and the process of “making my smile my best accessory” begins. But, it was not always like that. Honestly speaking, I was always forced by my mother to do so. She made me clean my […]
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Building Disruptive Future States – Innovation and Change Blog
BYLINE: For many project managers, innovation begins with ideation – the knee-jerk reaction to come up with ideas. However, we must resist this temptation to solve the problem until we clearly understand the context and mandates for innovation. That is the first step in building a Future State. We Need Stronger Solutions! Project management offers […]
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Young Crews Success Stories – Wrap-up
Highlighting achievements of the local Young Crews, showcasing efforts of volunteers, and inspiring other Young Crews to follow best examples – all this through sharing stories of success – these were the main objectives of the Success Stories, a new initiative launched at the beginning of this year. IPMA Young Crew is grateful for […]
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“PM 2020”: How pma members see the future in project management
The demand for project management in companies continues to grow. This is the result of the current pma member survey. But how do companies react to it? Which PM topics and trends do the surveyed industry experts* and pma members consider to be particularly relevant for the future? Potentials of virtual and intercultural teams More […]
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Why do we need more diverse project managers? A report from the 3rd Diversity in Project Management Conference by IPMA in October 2019 in Helsinki, Finland
Today we see that formerly male-dominated professions like project management become more diverse. Why is this so? The reason is that every project is different, and therefore there is a need for more different, diverse project managers. This is the basic assumption of the Project Manager – Project Fit Theory. It is a relatively new […]
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Pursue Project Excellence Based on Project Excellence Principles
Thoughts on Applying for and Assessing for the IPMA Global Project Excellence Award Written by Ann Zhang, BD manager, Wood, China My Understanding of IPMA In 2013, I participated in the application of the 27th IPMA Project Excellence Award for the 10 mta refinery project from PetroChina Guangxi Petrochemical and attended the award ceremony held […]
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Year 2020 Pledges for PM progress: Proposed list of 10
Time-book will turn to page number 2020 in a couple of weeks’ time. This kick-start a seasonal trend of making pledges about how and what one will do to make things better or improve in the coming year(s). Project management (PM) is no exception to such needs to identify and make pledges for future progress. […]
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