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How do I encourage self-learning of Git?
it's becoming clear that a majority of people on the team may not have followed the transition's team advice to participate in the interactive tutorials, and I don't know how much of the documentation ...
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Can Scrum be effectively applied to a PhD research project?
Yes, though Kanban may be a better option for your circumstance.
I'm reminded of a great quote by Dr. Kevin Thompson, the cPrime Agile Pratice lead. He began his career in math and moved into ...
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How do I encourage self-learning of Git?
Infrastructure Change Has Costs; Company Must Absorb Them
How can I (or team management) encourage people to take the time to learn the new Git material? ...There is no explicit Git learning time ...
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What should a lean/agile curriculum contain?
Because you are all new to Agile approaches, I recommend including the following (in addition to what you have already covered):
Intro to the Scrum Framework
Intro to the Kanban Method
Intro to a ...
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What should a lean/agile curriculum contain?
This is a really broad question and open to a lot of subjectivity, so I can provide what would be at the top of my list from a few years of teaching these topics to teams, but others may have ...
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Degree completed 2 years back but have PM experience for more than 5 years
The education criterion is a yes or no test. There is no language that specifies when a candidate earned the degree.
Avoid reading more into the criteria than what is there. Same advice applies for ...
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How do I encourage self-learning of Git?
As I understand it your team already has no other option and sooner or later they must start using Git, or they will not be able to do their work properly.
In my opinion the most important thing for ...
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What would be the advantages of taking a Software Project Management course for Data Scientists?
In agile we like to stress you are never "done". The best teams are always continuing to learn and improve. Like a world champion sports team, the best agile teams and individuals never take a season ...
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Projects to teach university students project management
I am currently trying something very different for one of my project management classes that I teach at the University of Missouri. It is a short eight-week class, so there is not a lot of time. ...
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Does a PhD degree enable one to take PMP exam?
I have a doctorate in education. I have served as a dissertation research chair supervisor for the last 8 years. I would like to use my experience as a dissertation research chair as project ...
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Does a PhD degree enable one to take PMP exam?
I think it will count. To think any one educational experience will make a company go bankrupt is an uneducated statement. I have worked with a PhD who could not manage team communications as well as ...
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What is the most effective way to gain experience that can lead to working in a PM role, in the software industry?
It's crucial that you become acquainted with the world of programming.
I have seen scheduling disasters happen because PM's couldn't tell the difference between compiling, coding and debugging.
The ...
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