Software Project Management
Software Project Management
Software Project Management Stories
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Is Technology Increasing or Suppressing Curiosity?The following question seems to be surfacing more and more often: Is technology increasing curiosity or is it, as some people fear, suppressing it? There’s an understandable concern that instant gratification is making us less likely to be curious about increasingly difficult problems. | 
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Use Caution When Adding New Members to Your TeamAdding new members to a team shouldn’t be a big deal, but often it is. If you need to add people to an existing team, take care not to impose the individual on the team. Teams that participate in selecting new team members tend to be much more committed to making the right decision. |
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Put Me In, Coach: Gaming-Driven ProductivityYour employees and team members are playing games for other companies. Why aren't they playing for you? Learn how many companies are encouraging productivity-boosting gaming while at work to improve everything from morale to productivity—and even customer service. | 
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Counter Those Boring Meetings with Stand-up MeetingsDo you consider a “boring meeting” to be a redundant phrase? As helpful as advice on staying awake during boring meetings may be, keep in mind that ten-to-fifteen-minute stand-up sessions could be an effective way to make meetings more productive and less boring. |
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Inside-the-Box Ideas about Outside-the-Box Thinking Some people don’t get outside-the-box thinking. The idea is not to do things the same old way, but as this definition puts it, to do “thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes leads to novel ideas and solutions.” |
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Approaches for Effective Meetings An interesting paradox many project teams face is that while collaboration is highly valued, collaboration often takes the form of one of the biggest time wasters humans have ever invented—meetings. Kent McDonald explores effective approaches to leading an effective meeting. |
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Why Limiting Work-in-Process Is ImportantThere is a certain mindset that is hindering organizations from limiting their work-in-process (WIP) during product delivery. You might ask yourself why limiting WIP is important. Sameh Zeid writes that better software quality is attained when we limit the WIP. | 
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The Honest Challenge of Avoiding DishonestyHonesty is a serious matter given the amount of cheating and dishonesty that occurs not just in the workplace but also in prestigious universities, military academies, and among people in the public eye. If you can be as honest as possible, you avoid the tangles that lying and cheating cause. |
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