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Strategic vs. Tactical Management Work

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A twitter follower asked if I could provide a link to a “discussion of tactical vs strategic planning/projects?” Here you go: Strategic work is a management role. It involves setting the direction for the organization (or group), deciding what to do and what not to do, who to hire and when. If it involves committing

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agile, MPD

Functional Managers Acting as Scrum Masters: Not a Good Idea

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I often meet people who are transitioning to agile, and they decided to pick Scrum, because it’s a helpful project management framework. Ok, that makes sense. But then they decide that they no longer need project managers, and that the development manager can act as the Scrum Master. The Scrum Master is not a management

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agile, MPD

It's Not Women We Need; It's a Variety of People

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The people who are organizing Your Team Needs Women have a good idea–diversity in teams. I have a problem with how they are doing it. I have tried to contribute to the agile community, chairing the Agile 2009 conference, speaking at user groups, writing for a number of outlets, working with my clients. I do

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MPD, personal

Looking for Forum Assistance

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I’m trying to start a forum on my site. I am stuck and need help. If you know how to set up forums and are available to help me get started, I would like to talk to you. Please email me. Thanks.

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agile, MPD

Agile Managers: The Essence of Leadership

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I wrote an article for Cutter IT Journal, called “Agile Managers: The Essence of Leadership.” Cutter has made the entire issue available for free (registration required). See here. If you have comments, please leave them here. I will be posting the article at some point, but not too soon.

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Multiple Product Owners for an Iteration

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I’ve been working with clients making the transition to Agile. They are accustomed to a product manager “owning” a product, and negotiating for people to work on their product. Of course, that means begging, borrowing, stealing people from other projects and lots of multitasking. It also means that specific people have very specific knowledge of

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Books, MPD

Another Wonderful Review of Manage Your Project Portfolio

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Ashley Moran wrote a wonderful review of Manage Your Project Portfolio. I particularly like these quotes: There’s a wealth of tips for making the whole process effective, with some unexpected ones thrown in. The sections How to Kill a Project and Keep it Dead and Discover Barriers to Collaboration are little gems. … It’s also amazing that

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Great Review of Manage Your Project Portfolio

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I’m delighted with the Ann Drinkwater’s review of Manage Your Project Portfolio. Some excerpts: … Johanna has translated on paper what sounds good to what really works. … The author’s informal and no nonsense approach aided in the delivery of content. I’d recommend this book to everyone, from those just starting out in management trying

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