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The Project Manager and the Scrum Master Should be Friends

Posted December 1, 2016April 27, 2017 Alan ZuckerLeave a commentPosted in Agile, Project Management

There is a debate in the Agile community regarding the role of the project manager and the scrum master. These discussions remind me of a […]

Agile Transformation—It’s About the People

Posted July 1, 2016April 26, 2017 Alan Zucker4 CommentsPosted in Agile

The Agile Manifesto declared independence from constraining, process-centric software development methodologies. The Manifesto advocated for a product-focused, team-centric approach. As Agile has moved mainstream, it […]

Decision Making: 6 Ways to be More Effective

Posted May 1, 2016April 27, 2017 Alan Zucker5 CommentsPosted in Leadership, Project Management

Projects sometimes feel like the movie “Ground Hog Day”—endlessly revisiting the same decision hoping to get them right. This cycle is frustrating, time consuming and […]

Project Leadership: What Gets Measured, Gets Done

Posted February 1, 2016April 19, 2017 Alan ZuckerLeave a commentPosted in Leadership, Project Management

Leadership is the holy grail of project management. According to CEB Global, project managers that possess entrepreneurial (leadership) skills are 40% more likely to deliver […]

Projects are About People: 7 Ways to Put People First

Posted January 1, 2016December 4, 2019 Alan ZuckerLeave a commentPosted in Agile, Leadership, Project Management

Projects are about people! People, process, and technology are the essential components of any organizational analysis. When it comes to software development, people are more […]

Peter Drucker: The Father of Agilism

Posted October 15, 2015April 19, 2017 Alan ZuckerLeave a commentPosted in Agile

About a year ago, I started the Agile journey. At the same time, I decided to reread Peter Drucker, the father of modern management. As […]

5-Point Project Status + 6 Tips for Effective Status Reporting

Posted August 1, 2015May 1, 2017 Alan Zucker1 CommentPosted in Project Management

A fundamental project management function is effectively communicating status. When conveying status, the project manager should be crisp and concise, and calibrate the message to […]