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How Interview Questions Reveal the True Organizational Assumptions & Culture, Part 5

Johanna Rothman

I started this series with many specific concerns about a particular interview question: “The product owner and dev team cannot decide on a sprint goal, even after hours of discussion. They (the team) feel that the tasks for the sprint are too varied to manage to a single sprint goal. And these managers have not read the Scrum Guide.

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Starting your Consulting Journey as a College Student

Tom Spencer

Joining a consulting club can provide you with numerous benefits: networking, learning how to do a case study, assistance with resume and cover letter writing, and access to resources to prepare for interviews. Through a case competition, you can increase your knowledge and skills in preparation for the actual case interview.

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Epicflow 2022 Advent Calendar: Company Updates, New Features, and Plans for 2023

Epicflow

We’ve been working hard, and we’ll do even more next year to make Epicflow stay the best multi-project resource management solution available on the market. SoftwareWorld Includes Epicflow in the List of Top 2022 Resource Management Solutions . New Office for a Bigger Epicflow Team, Management & Client Base Updates .

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How Scrum Masters Use Facilitative Leadership Especially When Planning, Part 4

Johanna Rothman

Back in Part 1 of this series, I explained all the problems I saw with this interview question: “The product owner and dev team cannot decide on a sprint goal, even after hours of discussion. They (the team) feel that the tasks for the sprint are too varied to manage to a single sprint goal. The interview question I started with.)

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Consultant Marketing Pillow Talk

Jerry Fletcher

For instance, the interviewer in a pod cast asks how you accomplished a turnaround for a client or what process was used to save multiple clients. That’s why the Institute of Management Consultants (IMC) has a 15 point code of ethics. See Jerry’s new speaker demo reel. Ego boosting events These can take on many guises.

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The Business Plan Is Alive And Well But It May Not Be What You Think

Steve Shu Consulting

Often need a mix of instruments here (Powerpoint & Word docs, napkin drawings, demo), depending on the team, industry, and phase of product development (e.g., The business planning effort can be more organic than written and involve focus groups, customer prospect interviews, etc. for government grants). for government grants).

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Sage Advice from Corporate Buyers of Consulting Services

Women in Consulting

They quoted all of the latest management books, they were able to quote facts from all of the top surveys and analysis, they had a quote, a fact and the references to back up everything they said. My friend indicated that these firms were outstanding at demoing their products and espousing the features of the products…but nobody cared.