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Tag: Organization

Considering How We Think

Posted August 31, 2020 Alan ZuckerLeave a commentPosted in Agile, Blog Categories, Leadership, Project Management

We are living in interesting times. All countries are struggling to control the COVID-19 pandemic.  Societies are challenging their histories of racial and social injustice.  […]

Feedback: The Right Way

Posted May 31, 2020June 10, 2020 Alan Zucker1 CommentPosted in Agile, Leadership, Project Management

Feedback is a critical and valuable management tool.  For managers, it is the engine of continuous improvement.   For employees, it is the gift of valuable […]

Road Trippin’ Organizational Change: The Journey

Posted May 1, 2019August 26, 2019 Alan Zucker2 CommentsPosted in Agile, Leadership, Project Management

Organizational change and transformation efforts are often challenging.  Most fail to meet their planned objectives with 30% failing outright.  In last month’s article, ”Road Trippin’ […]

What Are They Saying About You?

Posted January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 Alan ZuckerLeave a commentPosted in Leadership

“You are not in the room for the conversations that impact your career.”  Farley Price I was having dinner with an old friend and colleague.  […]

Create a Learning Environment:  Profit from Your Mistakes

Posted December 2, 2018December 2, 2018 Alan Zucker8 CommentsPosted in Agile, Leadership, Project Management

“All good lessons come at a cost.  Try to learn them inexpensively.” Howard Zucker When I made a mistake as a child, my father would […]

Forming a Team? Plan for Success

Posted November 1, 2018July 22, 2020 Alan Zucker6 CommentsPosted in Agile, Leadership, Project Management

Remember the last time you joined a new team or organization.  What was it like?  Was it awkward?  Did you make decisions easily?  Were expectations […]

Leading Organizational Change

Posted May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 Alan ZuckerLeave a commentPosted in Leadership

I spent most of my career in management, leading teams in fast-paced, ever-changing companies.  I have a lot of experience with organizational change. I led […]

Project Management: Centralized vs. Decentralized Delivery

Posted May 1, 2017May 1, 2017 Alan Zucker4 CommentsPosted in Project Management

There is an ongoing dialogue in many enterprises: Should project management be a centralized, shared-service? Or, should project managers be decentralized and embedded within their […]

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 […]

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