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New Book: Building Great Teams
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I’m excited to share that my new book Building Great Teams is now available! Building Great Teams focuses on how to Create, Lead and Measure teams to enable them to become the high performing juggernauts necessary to respond to market and competitive pressures. Get your copy now on Amazon! |
New Book: The Sprint: Heartbeat of Agile
I’m excited to share that my new book The Sprint: Heartbeat of Agile has been published through Bookboon.com, a leading publication for business-oriented content. The book was written to help people new to Agile and outside of an IT or software domain understand and apply effective Agile concepts and practices. It includes exercises, real world examples and knowledge checks through the book. If you are interested in getting your own copy you can download it now at Bookboon.
The Office of the (Near) Future: Remote-First
Leaders have been surprised at how productive employees have been working from home, many are considering how to accelerate a transition already occurring to a remote-first work environment.
What lessons can we learn from businesses that were intentionally built to be remote-first or are planning a shift to an office culture focused on virtual work? Read about it here
How to let Agile thrive in a Virtual Environment
One of the principles of the Agile Manifesto emphasizes the importance of co-located teams collaborating actively. Collaboration is still as valuable as ever but 2020 is forcing us to revisit how to achieve the benefits of co-location without the co-location. The good news is that much has changed since the Manifesto was written which has created some answers to how to enable the benefits of being Agile. Here’s what you can do to allow Agile to Thrive in a Virtual Environment.
Creating Resilient Organizations
One by-product of an increasingly global and interconnected world is the exponential increase speed of change and the feeling of constantly being in a state of crisis. How can companies thrive during in an environment of continual crisis? The answer is developing resilience and one important step is developing a Remote First organization structure. Learn more about this idea by reading: Remote First: Creating Resilient Organizations with my co-author Bhavik Modi.
Which is the Best Agile Certification for you?
In this age of rapid business acceleration, Agile is an answer for organizations struggling with how their traditional methods of Project Management are responding to change. Since, many organizations are looking for agile knowledge and experience to help them adapt their traditional methods, Agile certifications are an important way professionals can enhance their career opportunities so they can be part of this rapidly growing area. Agile certifications provide career advancement, salary and promotion opportunities so they’re a great way to invest in your future.
There are a lot of Agile certifications available and it’s important to pick the right one so you can get the most for your time and money. Here is a short overview of the top 3 Agile certifications so you can pick the one that will help you the most.
Update: since this was written, PMI has added an AI-focused credential (PMI-CPMAI). I’ve compared it with the PMP here — the short version is that it’s usually a sequence rather than a choice.