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Managing a remote team? We've got the right project management techniques for you

Transformify

GlobalWorkplaceAnalytics calculates that this saving for each half-time remote employee could reach $11,000 per year. It demands a level of employee management and project management skills beyond regular. 1- Scrum: Scrum is an agile project management methodology with a focus on delivering products as fast as possible.

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12 ways to get your business development and tech teams on the same page

The Next Web

Create a P/C/S Document. One way to remain on the same page at all times is to plead your case by conjuring up a problem/cost/solution document that overviews the importance of the task or item at hand. These documents will help both teams better understand each topic and will help with the prioritization process.

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17 Entrepreneurs Explain How Technology Will Affect Their Business Tomorrow

Hearpreneur

I believe that with the rise of technology the productivity of our employees will also increase. It will allow us to avoid paying labor costs along with employee benefits. I used to wait for days for an important business document to arrive. Thanks to Paul Lewis, Scrum Explainer ! #10- 9- Speed up everything. #9-

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[Review] Social Marketology

YoungUpstarts

Let me now highlight some of the book’s salient concepts: Managing the Team : Similar to “herding cats”, social media units can be managed like “scrum teams” where work is broken into small chunks with specific tasks assigned and monitored daily. Adequate training is a must for the social media team.

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Case Study: Lean UX at work

Startup Lessons Learned

Can an established organization with a recognized brand, proven revenue stream and an employee count in the hundreds or thousands embrace these principles? TheLadders’ subscription model has proven to be successful and the company has enjoyed solid growth with the employee count crossing 400 recently. in the problem-solving process.

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The Best Free Apps and Online Tools for Entrepreneurs and Obsessive Collectors

Up and Running

If you’re working on important documents and don’t want to get spelling wrong (especially if you’re working in the cloud), this handy extension is for you. This is especially useful if you’re working through a dense document. Take a look at Palo Alto Software employee profiles: Noah Parsons and Josh Cochrane. Install it here.

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Using independent teams to scale a small company: A look at how games company Wooga works

The Next Web

At the end of last year, a document was published that described how Spotify works using a decentralized approach of tribes and squads. Four years ago we had around 20 employees and now there are more than 250 employees from 40 nations all working in our Berlin office. 70% of employees are working in a game team.