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If the Shu fits?
Growing Agile
JUNE 2, 2020
Blogging doesn’t come naturally for me, I find it hard to find topics to write about that I think other people will find interesting. Why would anyone read something I wrote? Imposter Syndrome hits us all in different ways I guess. So I am following the advice of a dear friend who said ‘just do it’…. Now you may have stopped reading already, but for those that haven’t, I’d like to take you on a journey of Shu-Ha-Ri.
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Stakeholder Management Tips for Product People
Roman Pichler
JUNE 1, 2020
Lead the Stakeholders—Don’t Please, Don’t Dictate. As the person in charge of the product, your aspiration should be to lead the stakeholders in order to create value together and achieve product success. In reality, however, some product people either aim to please the stakeholders by saying yes to their requests or by brokering compromises. Others do everything they can to make the stakeholders agree to their ideas and plans.
Teaching OKRs to Executives w/ Andrew Young
Leading Agile
JUNE 4, 2020
Listen to the SoundNotes Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to SoundNotes on: Apple Podcasts. Google Play. Spotify. Soundcloud. RSS. This week in LeadingAgile’s SoundNotes, we’re focusing on Objectives and Key Results. Andrew Young joins Dave to talk about this history of OKRs, why they have become such an important part of how we track and measure performance, why they matter to Executives, and why teaching Executives about OKRs requires a very specific approach.
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New finance solution to drive digital transformation
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Good Business Analysis Is More Important Than Ever | Analyst Catalyst Blog
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Going Digital: Pivoting to Virtual Events
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Presenting the Certified Path to Agility? Practitioner and Facilitator Badges
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