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May 27, 2019
Business Analysis, Focused Training, Certification
Paul Crosby
Future Proof Yourself - Certification Takes ...

Analysis certification is life changing as it demonstrates your commitment to the analysis skill set, opens doors to new opportunities, gives you more meaningful work, and adds to your paycheck. Certification is taking center stage in analysis careers.

Future Proof Yourself - Certification Takes Center Stage
February 13, 2017
Paul Crosby
10 Principles of Leading Change Management

Check out this article from strategy+business on the principals of leading change management. Since the mid-2000s, organizational change management and transformation have become permanent features of the business landscape. Yet according to a 2013 Strategy&/Katzenbach Center survey of global senior executives on culture and change management, the success rate of major change initiatives is only 54 percent. How change change to your organization be more effective and less costly?

10 Principles of Leading Change Management
Paul Crosby
June 18, 2018
Change Management, Leadership, Project Management, Resource Allocation

How Project Managers Can Allocate Resources for Competing Projects

Paul Crosby
June 18, 2018
Change Management, Leadership, Project Management, Resource Allocation
How Project Managers Can Allocate Resources for Competing Projects

As budgets tighten, project managers might find two complex projects are competing for resources. Here are a few tactics for successful resource allocation.

Paul Crosby
June 18, 2018
Business Process, Failing Faster, Failing Safer, Process Improvement

Creating a Mindset of Continuous Process Improvement

Paul Crosby
June 18, 2018
Business Process, Failing Faster, Failing Safer, Process Improvement
Creating a Mindset of Continuous Process Improvement

Process improvement should be continuous and not a singular event. It takes strategic thinking and consistent practice for success. Here’s how to build a culture of continuous improvement.

Paul Crosby
June 6, 2018

Changing Focus: Design Thinking Results in Meeting Client Needs

Paul Crosby
June 6, 2018
Changing Focus: Design Thinking Results in Meeting Client Needs

Design thinking results in meeting customer needs more effectively. Learn more about how this concept is used in the modern workplace.

Paul Crosby
June 6, 2018
Project Management, Leadership

Easier, Better, Faster: AI in Project Management

Paul Crosby
June 6, 2018
Project Management, Leadership
Easier, Better, Faster: AI in Project Management

AI is changing the way businesses oversee projects. We explore how artificial intelligence will improve project management efficiency.

Paul Crosby
May 31, 2018
Business Analysis, Collaboration, Engaging, Innovation

Break Out of Your Brainstorming Rut and Come Up With Awesome Ideas

Paul Crosby
May 31, 2018
Business Analysis, Collaboration, Engaging, Innovation
Break Out of Your Brainstorming Rut and Come Up With Awesome Ideas

Your current brainstorming techniques might be hindering new ideas. How can companies come up with creative, executable ideas? Through guided brainstorming sessions and variations including brainswarming and “note and vote”.

Paul Crosby
May 30, 2018

How to Ask For (and Get) More Employees for Your Team

Paul Crosby
May 30, 2018
How to Ask For (and Get) More Employees for Your Team

Requesting additional employees is difficult, but possible with planning. Follow this process to start the discussion to hire more people for your team.

Paul Crosby
May 22, 2018

How Employee High Self-Esteem Creates A Healthy Work Environment

Paul Crosby
May 22, 2018
How Employee High Self-Esteem Creates A Healthy Work Environment

Learn about the impact low self-esteem can have on your company and how you can build your team up to create a healthy work environment.

Paul Crosby
May 14, 2018
Agile BA, Business Analysis

Scrum is Agile, but Agile May Not be Scrum: Understanding the Frameworks​​​​​​​

Paul Crosby
May 14, 2018
Agile BA, Business Analysis
Scrum is Agile, but Agile May Not be Scrum: Understanding the Frameworks​​​​​​​

This post will guide you through the haze of project jargon. We will explore how Scrum fits into agile, when it doesn’t and what alternatives exist.

Paul Crosby
May 14, 2018

The Benefits of Business Analysis in an Agile Framework

Paul Crosby
May 14, 2018
The Benefits of Business Analysis in an Agile Framework

How different is business analysis from agile project management? Let’s look at the role of business analysts and how they can help agile management teams. Business analysts build bridges to make projects happen, work to develop a realistic scope, and develop criteria to track success.    

Paul Crosby
April 20, 2018

How to Develop Storyboards for Successful Product Development

Paul Crosby
April 20, 2018
How to Develop Storyboards for Successful Product Development

Storyboards are an exercise in user empathy. This guide will show you how to tap into that empathy, map that onto a storyboard and ultimately improve your UX.

Paul Crosby
April 20, 2018

Your Project Manager is Not Your Product Manager, Too

Paul Crosby
April 20, 2018
Your Project Manager is Not Your Product Manager, Too

Tasking a product manager with a project manager’s duties does a disservice to your product team, and vice versa. This article explains why.

Paul Crosby
April 16, 2018

Why Agile is Ideal for Ensuring the Essentials are Prioritized Over Extras

Paul Crosby
April 16, 2018
Why Agile is Ideal for Ensuring the Essentials are Prioritized Over Extras

Agile workflows force teams to prioritize what’s important over what’s not, which ensures that project outcomes are focused — not full of bloat.

Paul Crosby
April 16, 2018

How to Develop Effective User Stories and Why You Should

Paul Crosby
April 16, 2018
How to Develop Effective User Stories and Why You Should

Follow this guide to implement user story creation into your agile project management process and improve its effectiveness within your team.

Paul Crosby
April 16, 2018

Everything You Need to Know About Disengaged Leaders Affecting Your Employee Engagement

Paul Crosby
April 16, 2018
Everything You Need to Know About Disengaged Leaders Affecting Your Employee Engagement

This article explores how to re-engage leaders that have disengaged. Disengaged leadership can have a significant impact on your organization's ability to succeed and innovate quickly.

Paul Crosby
April 10, 2018

How to Improve Your Agile Scrum Meetings

Paul Crosby
April 10, 2018
How to Improve Your Agile Scrum Meetings

Daily standup meetings often used in agile management are only as effective as you make them. Follow these tips to improve your scrum meetings.

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