The Messenger

Michael Leboeuf, business author and management professor once said, “Every company’s greatest assets are its customers, because without customers there is no company”.  The customer, whether internal or external, gives us the purpose for each and every project.  Knowing the wants and desires of the customer is vital for project success.   In this month's Messenger, Customer Collaboration, we examine how the customer affects the project in Agile and Traditional Project Management. …

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Being an effective project manager is necessary in order to have a successful project.  You must know how to apply the skills and knowledge that you have acquired and communicate it to the rest of the team.  A successful project manager must also know how to handle disagreements and conflict within the team.  As we continue our look at some of the differences between Agile and Traditional Project Management, this month's Mathis Group Messenger, Agile vs. Traditional Project Manager, we will examine expectations of a project manager in an Agile or Traditional project management environment.  You will learn that even though there are many variations to each approach, there is one quality that project managers in each methodology must possess. …

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Developing an accurate schedule for a project is necessary to keep the entire project on track. Creating the most reliable schedule for the project will not only develop a reasonable timetable for your current project, but will also increase your credibility on future projects.  This month we continue looking at the differences between Agile Project Management and Traditional Project Management. In this issue of The Messenger, Agile vs. Traditional Project Scheduling, we will look at the difference approaches to scheduling between Agile and Traditional project management. While Agile uses a more fluid and flexible method, Traditional uses a more fixed style. …

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