Tag: University
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Being kakama: Agile in Te Reo
I recently retook the one-day Executive Education Agile Fundamentals course at the University of Auckland with some colleagues. For my colleagues, it was the first time. But I learned more the second time around. Being a newbie to project management, my learning this time around was because I now had a structure in my head…
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What is agile? Part 4 – The spike
Here’s one more thing from the Agile Fundamentals course I did with my Auckland University Executive Education whanau. This part was a good takeaway in practical terms. It is something that is called a spike. A risk-based spike is kind of a proof of concept. It is a prototype, a real-time experiment of what you…
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What is agile? Part 3 – The Pareto principle
Here’s the third thing I learned from my recent Agile Fundamentals course at the University of Auckland with Steven Briggs. The Pareto principle is the 80/20 ratio that we sometimes hear about in time management. In this context, it’s a reminder to not overload people. In a nutshell, rather than working to a 100% productivity…
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What is agile? Part 2 – Context switching and switching costs
Here’s the second thing I learned from my recent Agile Fundamentals course at the University of Auckland with Steven Briggs. This is about what they call context switching and switching costs. Here’s a couple of questions: Is it better to be doing one project versus doing a whole lot of projects? In other words, are…
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What is agile? Part 1
What is Agile Project Management? Here’s something I learned from my recent Agile Fundamentals course at the University of Auckland with Steven Briggs. If you’re too lazy to watch the video above with my friend Wen, here are the notes. Agile: Is a specific aspect of Project Management suited for small, dynamic projects. Often has…
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Critical Thinking in the Age of Disruption: Executive Education at the University of Auckland
One of my goals this year has been to try and put together a kind of DIY MBA for myself. Not really a proper MBA, mind you… who’s got time for that? I like my marriage. What I mean is more of a collection of training and inputs from sources outside of what I would…
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Service Design Thinking: Thanks to the University of Auckland Business School for the shout out
Updated: In collaboration with the University of Auckland Business School, get 10% off the course fees for Service Design Thinking at checkout by using this code before the end of 2018: GRAEME10 I blogged recently about the Service Design Thinking course I did through the University of Auckland’s Business School and Executive Education programme. It was…
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How do you write an essay? AKA The Pragmatist’s Guide to Essay Writing
How do you write an essay? Find out how to write better essays at university and college. Get better grades by writing better essays.