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Four Classroom Teaching Differentiators in a World of TikTok and Other Digital Innovations

Steve Shu Consulting

For example, people can read books. They can take classes remotely or even do self-study using online platforms. As an example, I have often told students that they will likely see Scrum/Agile project management methods when they go into the working world. They can watch videos on TikTok or YouTube. It can be read in 20 minutes.

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Save the silver bullet – a shameless piece of self promotion!

Ben de Haldevang

Some of you have also been kind enough to give me your thoughts on the book. A few quotes below: “I finished your book last night : it makes enjoyable reading, with a good balance between narrative and concepts. But I landed on my feet shortly afterwards when you mention “agility”, “adaptability” and “responsiveness”!

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Case Study: Is Holacracy for Us?

Harvard Business

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Remember: No matter how large Contect gets, it will stay agile and motivated. Our revenue is up by 14%, EBITA by 12%, and order intake by 13%.

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Top 11 Must-Read Project Management Books

Epicflow

At the same time, the amount of information in any domain is unprecedentedly huge – courses, books, education websites, blogs, etc. So, we’d like to give you guidance in this flow of resources – we’ve selected 11 project management books that any successful project manager should discover. What else will you find in this book?

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IT Consulting: What’s All the Fuss about ‘Soft Skills’

Tom Spencer

Roaming through a series of management books and business coaching sessions, one can easily feel overwhelmed by the constant reappearance of certain buzzwords. I believe this is especially the case with ‘soft skills’, a term which is often mocked as an empty excuse for applying to undersubscribed university courses.

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Infosys Consulting Interviews & Culture

Management Consulted

Agilent Technologies, separating from Hewlett Packard, turned to Deloitte to help facilitate the transaction and Deloitte in turn asked Steve Pratt to act as project lead. Soon, Pratt and Joshi talked and Agilent became the first client Deloitte served using a global delivery model (GDM). Agile Enterprise. Digital Marketing.

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How VC John Doerr Sets (and Achieves) Goals

Harvard Business

” His new book, Measure What Matters , contains his explanation for how and why the system works, as well as case studies by leaders who’ve adopted it — including Bill Gates, Larry Page, and Bono. Edited excerpts of that conversation follow: HBR: Why did you write this book? Don’t even try.

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