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Scrum is a popular Agile method using an iterative timeboxed approach to product delivery. As with all Agile methods, the ‘voice of the customer’ needs to be heard. In Scrum, the Product Owner role addresses the wants, needs and concerns of the customer. Tell me more about the Product Owner… The Product Owner is accountable

PMP certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI)® has long been considered the ‘gold standard’ for professional/career project managers. Those with a PMP certification garner a higher salary (20% on average) then those without a PMP certification. [1] Latest Global Research In June 2019, as a result of a Global Practice Analysis market research study,

Undoubtedly, there is value in moving to work in a more agile way – faster delivery of new services, faster return on investment, a higher quality end-product that’s closer to the customer requirements, and the ability to quickly identify when a new product isn’t going to work out – to name just a few. But

The public sector is arguably one of the more resilient parts of society when it comes to disruption. It is, perhaps, hard to envisage a world where large parts of the public sector are replaced by organisations that are able to offer the same services better, cheaper and in a more efficient manner. Or is

Quick riddle: What is something that everyone wants, yet few of us manage to achieve? There are probably many great answers to this question, but a top candidate is definitely work-life balance. A poll[1] of 3,000 Australians by SEEK (which runs a portfolio of employment, education and volunteer companies) found work-life balance was the number

PM-Partners group, a project and transformation management consultancy, has announced its continued support of the Super W team for 2019, providing a platform for women in sport ahead of the 2021 Women’s World Cup. For PM-Partners, this represents the alignment of a high-performance business with a high-performance sporting team that displays characteristics of conviction, courage

The modern workplace is changing and changing fast. A 2018 survey by blog TechNative found 43 percent of Australian organisations are testing technologies in service of larger business transformations[1]. The race is on. Automation is sparking a rise in new, non-routine jobs, while the percentage of part-time work and other flexible work arrangements continues to

Transformation success requires fundamental changes in how business is conducted to cope with the shifts in the market environment. Of course, transformation needs to start from the top and the Board brings unique value to successful transformations. Boards add value by creating clarity around the growth agenda and letting the senior leadership team pursue that

Google the word ‘agile’ and you will end up with more than 13 million results. The word agile is a very broad umbrella term which can be viewed in many ways. Consider the following tips when embracing an agile mindset: Agile is a way of thinking. You can’t learn to be ‘agile’ from a textbook. There

Just quietly, PM-Partners has been doing business in Asia for around five years. But we didn’t want to shout about it, till we found our feet. Doing business in Asia is a different ballgame and we wanted to be sure we’d learnt enough to proceed with confidence. As a mark of such, we’ve now appointed