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Tag: PM Skills

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 […]

Knowledge Management: Share the Wisdom

Posted June 2, 2019August 30, 2019 Alan Zucker2 CommentsPosted in Leadership, Project Management

Knowledge Management (KM) is broadly defined as the process of creating and sharing information across the organization.  Its goal is to enable learning.  KM became […]

The Daily Stand-Up Meeting: Best Practice

Posted March 1, 2019March 2, 2019 Alan Zucker4 CommentsPosted in Agile, Leadership, Project Management

Lean and Agile organizations have harnessed the power of the stand-up meeting as a valuable process tool. The stand-up is an efficient and effective way to […]

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 […]

Learning to Love the PMBOK®–It Wasn’t Easy

Posted March 1, 2018March 5, 2018 Alan Zucker4 CommentsPosted in Project Management

Years ago, I begrudgingly took my project management certification (PMP®) exam.  I passed.  Almost a decade later, I now teach PMP® preparation classes and see […]

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 […]

Time: Conserving the Precious Resource

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

Time is the dominant constraint on all projects. There is a constant race against the clock. Many projects have fixed completion dates determined by external […]

Planning is a Process, Not an Outcome

Posted June 1, 2016April 19, 2017 Alan Zucker2 CommentsPosted in Project Management

The project schedule is the most recognized project management artifact. Stakeholders embrace the schedule as a sacred covenant with the team. In reality, project plans […]

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 […]

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