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Scrum Master vs Project Manager: How are they different?

Openxcell

Scrum Master and Project Manager profiles are quite distinct though most of the people get confused. Scrum is a framework that helps teams to encourage self organization and generate effective solutions against complex issues. Scrum is usually used in software development but industries like marketing, sales and etc.,

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Product Managers vs. Project Managers: Difference, Responsibilities, and KPIs

Altexsoft

How often do you confuse a project manager and a product manager? The Project Management Institute says that only 58 percent of organizations fully understand the value of project management. Why it’s a bad practice to combine these roles in one person? Define development milestones.

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Scrum Anti-Patterns: Micromanagement

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

Scale: Team and/or across multiple teams. Potential Solutions: Service or Servant Leadership. Leadership Focuses on Strategy and Creating an Effective Work Environment. People new to Scrum often struggle to understand boundaries of control between being an effective manager, ScrumMaster, or Product Owner.

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Matrix IT Organizations, Part I: Turtles all the way Down

The Agile Manager

. -- John Kay, How a proud corporate history can lead to poor governance A business has many sub-organizations. A company may consist of all three: regional sales and marketing teams, working with multiple product teams, all of whom share corporate-level finance and legal. They may be functional (sales, accounting, etc.)

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From Engineer to Executive: An Interview with Eric Muntz of MailChimp

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

This week on the Programming Leadership podcast, Marcus interviews Eric Muntz, the Senior Vice President of Engineering at MailChimp. One of the first lessons Eric learned in management was how to listen well. Marcus: Hi, I’m Marcus Blankenship and welcome to the Programming Leadership podcast. Transcript. What a guy.