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5 key leadership skills an executive coach can help you master

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When a civil engineering company went through layoffs during tough economic times, its 28-year-old project manager suddenly found himself promoted to the company’s top IT role. To do all of that, he sought help from an executive coach. I learned how to connect with executives,” says Cantrell of his experience enlisting a coach.

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20 traits of highly effective project managers

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To thrive, project managers need to have and hone a complex combination of technical, business, and interpersonal skills. Effective project managers must know how to define the scope of a project , identify necessary resources, and schedule those resources — all part of the technical aspect of the job.

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CSM certification: Costs, requirements, and all you need to know

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CSM certification Agile practices are being rapidly adopted in project and product management across many industries, and the ScrumMaster is an important leadership role in agile development to not only improve workflow but increase your value as your career evolves. It’s also about being part of a community.

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Women IT leaders take center stage

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Early in her career as a program management specialist at AT&T, Balaban became an active member with the Project Management Institute’s New Jersey chapter, which put her front and center at plenty of events. I found a project I was told was impossible to do, gathered a team together, got some funding, and did it.

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Scrum master certification: Top 13 certs for agile pros

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A-CSMs attend educational offerings to gain techniques and skills that go beyond the basics and introductory mechanics of Scrum, expanding into interaction, facilitation, coaching, and team dynamics, according to Scrum Alliance. The certification is also well-suited for software engineers, business analysts, and project managers.

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AppDev 101: What’s the Difference Between a Scrum Master and a Project Manager?

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If you’ve used traditional project management approaches, such as the waterfall methodology, you’re familiar with the role of a Project Manager. In the agile world, projects don’t typically have a Project Manager role, but there is a Scrum Master role. Create project plans. Scrum Master.

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What is SAFe? A framework for scaling business agility

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It enables larger organizations to manage projects with a higher degree of agility, offering a way for stakeholders across multiple groups to get feedback faster. Lean-agile leadership: SAFe organization leadership leads by example and create an environment prepared for continual transformation.

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