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Article Agile, Talent Management, Teams, Organizational Project Management 1 February 2019

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Bridging Ambition and Ability

By Parsi, Novid Agile is everywhere, but not every organization is ready for it. According to the 12th annual State of Agile survey published by CollabNet VersionOne, 41 percent of organizations cite a lack of…

Article Agile, Teams 1 April 2018

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The Right Tact

By Rockwood, Kate In an agile environment, project teams must communicate and collaborate without missing a beat. But with so many quick-hit standup meetings and blunt talk, thoughtful engagement can often get lost…

Article Agile, Teams, Leadership 1 October 2016

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Leadership Limbo

By Fewell, Jesse With the rising popularity of agile methods, we see more self-organizing teams and specialized roles creeping into project managers' responsibilities. This raises a question: what does the modern…

Article Agile, Teams 1 January 2016

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Agile must-haves

By O'Connor, Gerald Although agile approaches do not prioritize processes, tools and documentation, agile isn't anarchy. In fact, three factors are required for a great experience with agile: a great coach, leadership,…

Article Teams, Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement, Agile 1 August 2015

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Managing up

Practitioners share their insights on successfully engaging project sponsors, from tips on gaining their trust and confidence to working with these execs in an agile environment.

Article Teams, Agile 1 April 2015

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Virtually agile

By Fewell, Jesse With today's technology, virtual teams can reproduce the same dynamic as face-to-face communication. Contributing Editor Jesse Fewell provides insights for managing distributed teams the agile way.

Article Agile, Teams October 2013

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Agile without anarchy

By Fewell, Jesse Numerous executives and project practitioners worry that agile's dedication to self-organized teams leads to anarchy. Or worse, the teams develop a do-whatever-we-want-attitude. Accordingly, the…

Conference Paper Agile, Teams 23 October 2012

Leading agile teams through collaboration

By Nee, Nancy Y. The term collaboration is widely used and has various definitions, depending on the context. Coworkers are expected to collaborate to solve work challenges. Students are asked to collaborate with…

Conference Paper Agile, Teams 13 October 2009

Coaching agile teams to constructively navigate conflict

By Adkins, Lyssa | Blake, Kristen By nature, agile project teams can generate remarkable, high-quality results while resolving overwhelming challenges. Such teams are also, by nature, highly prone to internal conflict. This paper…

Article Agile, Teams January 2009

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The incredible shrinking team

By Ladika, Susan Worldwide, companies are responding to the volatility shaping the current economy by reducing their investments in projects. As a result, project teams are increasingly smaller and increasingly…