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Mike Griffiths
I'm a project leader living in Canmore
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The New Need to be Lifelong Learners
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We are a generation who stand with one foot in the outgoing industrial era and one in the knowledge-based future. Training and education that prepared us well for careers in the past will not work in a faster-moving future. Now,... Continue reading
Posted Sep 23, 2018 at LeadingAnswers: Leadership and Agile Project Management Blog
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Agile Animations
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Following my Agile 2018 conference workshop, I had a couple of people ask how I created the smooth PowerPoint animations. I have always liked using animations to explain ideas since they help me understand processes. My logic has been, if... Continue reading
Posted Sep 6, 2018 at LeadingAnswers: Leadership and Agile Project Management Blog
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Creed Over Greed: Motivation and Purpose
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There have been a couple of stories in the news recently that reveal some important facts about motivation and purpose. Ex-Tesla Workers Are Still Believers Some people’s reactions over being fired from Tesla surprised many analysts. Rather than the normal... Continue reading
Posted Aug 16, 2018 at LeadingAnswers: Leadership and Agile Project Management Blog
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AI Assistants for Project Managers
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Predictions like “AI will take our jobs” sound scary. However, long before our jobs as project managers are taken, AI will help us. In fact, it already is, and we don’t think about it much. While writing this article, AI... Continue reading
Posted Jul 20, 2018 at LeadingAnswers: Leadership and Agile Project Management Blog
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Webinar – Solving Wicked Problems: What is Old is New Again
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My PMXPO webinar has now been watched by > 11,000 people and received lots of positive feedback. It is hosted at ProjectManagement.com here. (For people collecting Professional Development Units (PDUs), it also auto-records 1.25 credits for you.) The webinar reviews... Continue reading
Posted Jul 3, 2018 at LeadingAnswers: Leadership and Agile Project Management Blog
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Agile 2018 Conference – Unraveling Team Dependencies
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I am excited to be presenting on the Enterprise Agile track at the Agile 2018 conference in San Diego, August 7. I have worked with several organizations this year that had issues with work dependencies between teams. My session called... Continue reading
Posted Jun 29, 2018 at LeadingAnswers: Leadership and Agile Project Management Blog
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Post-Industrial Project Management
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Introduction We know old concepts that govern agriculture do not apply to industry. Engineers do not consult the weather or growing seasons before designing machinery. Yet many project managers who work in the knowledge worker domain still apply project management... Continue reading
Posted Jun 17, 2018 at LeadingAnswers: Leadership and Agile Project Management Blog
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The Truth About Transformations
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Transformations are flavor of the month. It is no longer enough to launch “initiatives,” “programs” or “projects” to undertake work. Instead, we launch agile transformations, digital transformations and productization transformations. They sound more revolutionary, more dramatic and further reaching. Our... Continue reading
Posted Jun 14, 2018 at LeadingAnswers: Leadership and Agile Project Management Blog
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Mind Hacks to Make Studying Easier
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What if you got a little buzz of guilty pleasure every time you thought about studying for your exam? What a difference that could make compared to a soul-numbing dread of having to do something you do not enjoy. Our... Continue reading
Posted May 19, 2018 at LeadingAnswers: Leadership and Agile Project Management Blog
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Mining Bitcoins with Your InstantPot: Has Agile Popularity Gone Too Far?
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I am excited to be presenting at next week’s PMI-SAC Professional Development Conference on May 2 in Calgary. I am looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new people at this new format conference. My session “Mining Bitcoins with... Continue reading
Posted Apr 25, 2018 at LeadingAnswers: Leadership and Agile Project Management Blog
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Where Did All the Project Managers Go?
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“Software is eating the world” claimed venture capitalist, Marc Andreessen in his 2011, New York Times article. Seven years on, the trend continues, and project managers are also on the menu. The next generation of project managers face new challenges... Continue reading
Posted Apr 22, 2018 at LeadingAnswers: Leadership and Agile Project Management Blog
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PMI-ACP Exam Prep Course with Mike Griffiths, Calgary, Alberta
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I am gathering names for my next Calgary based PMI-ACP Exam Prep course. Please let me know via email to Mike <at> LeadingAnswers.com if you are interested in reserving a spot on the next 3-day Calgary based PMI-ACP Exam preparation... Continue reading
Posted Mar 29, 2018 at LeadingAnswers: Leadership and Agile Project Management Blog
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Talent Management of The Future
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We have shifted to Knowledge Work, but how do we find, develop and retain knowledgeable workers? This post examines Talent Management from two perspectives. First, what works well for agile teams. Second, how does the function change as organizations evolve,... Continue reading
Posted Feb 17, 2018 at LeadingAnswers: Leadership and Agile Project Management Blog
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Project “You” and Project “Two“
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We work hard in our organizations on projects to build new products and services, or affect some kind of change. We are also constantly on the lookout for ways to make the work go faster, by removing impediments and improving... Continue reading
Posted Jan 11, 2018 at LeadingAnswers: Leadership and Agile Project Management Blog
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Government Lessons in People Over Process
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My first opportunity to create and run a large agile team did not start well. Having had good successes with small to medium sized agile teams I was keen to unleash the benefits on a bigger scale. I was working... Continue reading
Posted Dec 21, 2017 at LeadingAnswers: Leadership and Agile Project Management Blog
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PMI-ACP Training Partner Program
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When I travel I often meet people who say they used my books or other training materials to help them pass their PMI-ACP exam. Plus, I’m also asked by others how to get permission to use my book as the... Continue reading
Posted Dec 11, 2017 at LeadingAnswers: Leadership and Agile Project Management Blog
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Got Your CSM, Now What?
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Perhaps, like 500,000+ other people, you have some form of Certified Scrum Master (CSM) credential and are looking to distinguish yourself and continue your learning journey. Of course, learning is not tied to credentials, many people are anti-certification and that... Continue reading
Posted Dec 5, 2017 at LeadingAnswers: Leadership and Agile Project Management Blog
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DIPMF Review
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I have just returned from the Dubai International Project Management Forum (DIPMF). It was a very enjoyable and impressive conference, focussed on innovation in project management. Mark Langley, president and CEO of the PMI, gave a keynote presentation on the... Continue reading
Posted Nov 27, 2017 at LeadingAnswers: Leadership and Agile Project Management Blog
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Conference Updates
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In the last couple of weeks, I have had the pleasure to attend and present at the PMI Global Conference in Chicago and the PMO Symposium in Houston. This week I am off to present at a PMI Chapter conference... Continue reading
Posted Nov 12, 2017 at LeadingAnswers: Leadership and Agile Project Management Blog
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PMBOK Guide 6th Edition and Agile Practice Guide - Impacts on Credentials
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On September 6, 2017, the PMI published the new PMBOK® Guide 6th Edition and the accompanying Agile Practice Guide. As co-author of the PMBOK® Guide agile content and chair of the Agile Practice Guide, it was great to see these... Continue reading
Posted Nov 12, 2017 at LeadingAnswers: Leadership and Agile Project Management Blog
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The Importance of Focus
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I have an old-fashioned Edison bulb desk lamp. It’s to remind me to focus (and because I like steampunk, industrial design). A 40-watt incandescent bulb will barely light a room, but a 40-watt laser can cut through aluminium, leather, and... Continue reading
Posted Nov 2, 2017 at LeadingAnswers: Leadership and Agile Project Management Blog
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PMI Global Conference Chicago
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I will be in Chicago this weekend for the PMI Global Conference. It’s going to be a busy couple of days with a presentation on Saturday chronicling project uncertainty and solutions. Then on Sunday a deep-dive workshop with Jesse Fewell... Continue reading
Posted Oct 23, 2017 at LeadingAnswers: Leadership and Agile Project Management Blog
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Inverted Classrooms
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My last article on why We Should All be Learners explained how today’s knowledge worker projects are all about learning effectively. This article explains how new technology can deliver a more effective and enjoyable learning experience. So, whether you are... Continue reading
Posted Oct 2, 2017 at LeadingAnswers: Leadership and Agile Project Management Blog
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We Should All Be Learners
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“Knowledge work is learning work.” That was the message delivered by Dianna Larson’s keynote presentation at the Agile on The Beach conference held in Falmouth, England earlier this Summer. Dianna explained that anyone involved in today’s collaborative, problem-solving projects such... Continue reading
Posted Sep 15, 2017 at LeadingAnswers: Leadership and Agile Project Management Blog
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PMBOK Guide – 6th Edition gets an Agile Appendix + All new Agile Practice Guide
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Next week the PMI launches the 6th edition of its Guide to the PMBOK. Changes for this edition include an Agile Appendix and Agile Introductions to each of the Knowledge Areas. I hope people find them useful. I co-wrote them... Continue reading
Posted Aug 29, 2017 at LeadingAnswers: Leadership and Agile Project Management Blog
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