The Nuts and Bolts of Agile and Scrum
By J. LeRoy Ward
You may be scratching your head wondering first, what is Agile and Scrum? And, second, what’s the difference between the two?
May 9, 2018
Effectively Using Product Roadmaps for Agile
By Betsy Kauffman
What is an Agile Product Roadmap? A product roadmap is essentially an action plan for how a product will evolve to completion. Product roadmaps can be incredibly useful to outline your product functionality and showcase a timeline for when new features will be implemented.
May 9, 2018
What is a Project Management Certification? And Why Do I Need It?
By Anselm Begley
Project Management certification demonstrates an individual’s experience, knowledge, and skill in project management – and in many companies, it’s a requirement for new and current project managers.
May 4, 2018
Managing Virtual Teams Successfully
By Dr. Willis H. Thomas, PMP, CPT
Virtual teams are becoming more of the norm for organizations as they strive to acquire the best talent from anywhere in the world, minimize overhead everywhere on the earth and stretch their global presence on a worldwide basis.
April 27, 2018
The Agile Transformation Challenge All Organizations Face
By Erik Krisko
In my session “From Freight Train to Airplane: The Automotive Transformation”, I discuss Enterprise Transformation efforts taking place to prepare one of the World’s largest automakers for the ‘Consumer of Tomorrow’, and the challenges in doing so.
March 22, 2018
Dr. Harold Kerzner’s Keynote Q&A: How Changes in Project Management Are Supporting Agile and Scrum
This past November as part of IIL’s IPM Day online conference, Dr. Harold Kerzner delivered a keynote on “How Changes in Project Management Are Supporting Agile and Scrum.”
February 19, 2018
Reflection and Takeaways on Agility from the SMC-IT 2018 Space Mission Design conference
By Tom Friend
Case studies on how agile methodologies have been applied to mission planning and how scrum has been used in spacecraft construction were discussed, as well as topics such as developing and delivering software, reliability and reuse of software, onboard processing, and communication.
February 12, 2018
A New Way to Recognize the Achievements of Project Managers
By Dr. Harold Kerzner
When projects do not necessarily go according to plan, we may end up with rigorous confrontations that can lead to skirmishes and even battles with stakeholders.
February 12, 2018
Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace: Zero Tolerance for “Brilliant Jerks”
By Christa Kirby
Harassment, bigotry, and bullying are just a few behaviors that are falling under more scrutiny… and are no longer tolerated.
January 16, 2018
