The document discusses the differences between traditional project management and agile project management. An agile project manager manages the unknown rather than following a detailed plan and focuses on facilitating decision making rather than making decisions. Key traits of an agile project manager include being cross-functional, building relationships, encouraging innovation, and facilitating collaboration rather than controlling the project. Agile project management values respecting individuals over processes.
Final capitalising on female strenghts in it Mia Horrigan
This document summarizes a presentation about capitalizing on female strengths in IT and business analysis roles. It identifies common female strengths such as communication, understanding users, empathy, and collaboration. It discusses 8 common female archetypes and how to leverage their strengths. It also discusses the presenter's experience transitioning from business to a career in business analysis and how mentors helped her develop technical skills. Finally, it argues that IT roles today focus more on skills like problem solving, collaboration, and understanding business needs rather than technical skills alone.
Creative Perfektion. The Why and How of Creative Thinking. SampleErnest C de Run
A sample of our latest book Creative Perfektion. The Why and How of Creative Thinking is an amalgamation between the theories derived and written in academic language with that of the easy to understand and apply techniques of the practical texts. It provides the techniques yet at the same time explains the why behind the techniques. Please do order the book by emailing brabiah@pen.unimas.my or sahi@fss.unimas.my or call Mdm Rabiah at 012 8560354 or fax her at 082 581919. The book cost Ringgit Malaysia (RM) 37.50 .
Final wireframes from screen concept to user interaction v0.4Mia Horrigan
The document discusses how wireframes were initially developed based on business processes and data requirements rather than user needs, resulting in an unintuitive interface. It then describes how the team shifted to an agile, user-centered approach using tools like personas, scenarios and prototypes to understand users and design an interface that meets their needs and supports their work. This iterative process in close collaboration with users improved the design and increased buy-in.
This document discusses the importance of understanding users in business process design and improvement projects. It notes that while processes are typically analyzed and documented first, understanding user needs, behaviors, and context is also critical for project success. The document recommends designing processes and systems with users in mind rather than just for the business. It provides examples of how to better understand users through personas, communication channel preferences, and segmentation of what users want. The trends discussed include a focus on users and agile approaches over traditional waterfall and documentation-heavy methods.
Presentation we did to a group of project managers who had not had any exposure to using Agile methodologies. Gives a basic overview of Agile with a User Centered design approach.
ACS an agile approach to optimising your digital strategy v4.1Mia Horrigan
An organization used Agile and User-Centered Design (UCD) methods to develop a digital strategy in response to upcoming legislation that would cut $1.9 billion in funding. They used Scrum, Kanban, and UCD tools like personas and user stories to iteratively develop features. This allowed them to remain responsive to stakeholder needs and prioritize the most valuable features. The approach helped increase user engagement and trust in the organization's digital offerings.
The document discusses the differences between traditional project management and agile project management. An agile project manager manages the unknown rather than following a detailed plan and focuses on facilitating decision making rather than making decisions. Key traits of an agile project manager include being cross-functional, building relationships, encouraging innovation, and facilitating collaboration rather than controlling the project. Agile project management values respecting individuals over processes.
Final capitalising on female strenghts in it Mia Horrigan
This document summarizes a presentation about capitalizing on female strengths in IT and business analysis roles. It identifies common female strengths such as communication, understanding users, empathy, and collaboration. It discusses 8 common female archetypes and how to leverage their strengths. It also discusses the presenter's experience transitioning from business to a career in business analysis and how mentors helped her develop technical skills. Finally, it argues that IT roles today focus more on skills like problem solving, collaboration, and understanding business needs rather than technical skills alone.
Creative Perfektion. The Why and How of Creative Thinking. SampleErnest C de Run
A sample of our latest book Creative Perfektion. The Why and How of Creative Thinking is an amalgamation between the theories derived and written in academic language with that of the easy to understand and apply techniques of the practical texts. It provides the techniques yet at the same time explains the why behind the techniques. Please do order the book by emailing brabiah@pen.unimas.my or sahi@fss.unimas.my or call Mdm Rabiah at 012 8560354 or fax her at 082 581919. The book cost Ringgit Malaysia (RM) 37.50 .
Final wireframes from screen concept to user interaction v0.4Mia Horrigan
The document discusses how wireframes were initially developed based on business processes and data requirements rather than user needs, resulting in an unintuitive interface. It then describes how the team shifted to an agile, user-centered approach using tools like personas, scenarios and prototypes to understand users and design an interface that meets their needs and supports their work. This iterative process in close collaboration with users improved the design and increased buy-in.
This document discusses the importance of understanding users in business process design and improvement projects. It notes that while processes are typically analyzed and documented first, understanding user needs, behaviors, and context is also critical for project success. The document recommends designing processes and systems with users in mind rather than just for the business. It provides examples of how to better understand users through personas, communication channel preferences, and segmentation of what users want. The trends discussed include a focus on users and agile approaches over traditional waterfall and documentation-heavy methods.
Presentation we did to a group of project managers who had not had any exposure to using Agile methodologies. Gives a basic overview of Agile with a User Centered design approach.
ACS an agile approach to optimising your digital strategy v4.1Mia Horrigan
An organization used Agile and User-Centered Design (UCD) methods to develop a digital strategy in response to upcoming legislation that would cut $1.9 billion in funding. They used Scrum, Kanban, and UCD tools like personas and user stories to iteratively develop features. This allowed them to remain responsive to stakeholder needs and prioritize the most valuable features. The approach helped increase user engagement and trust in the organization's digital offerings.
This document provides instructions and learning objectives for students reading chapters 9-10 of A Long Walk to Water. It includes directions for students to take out homework, fill out a worksheet summarizing the chapters, and learn vocabulary words using context clues. Students are asked to analyze how the author juxtaposes the characters of Salva and Nya and explain how this compares their points of view. The document concludes with assigning partners to find similarities and differences between the characters and homework to read the next chapters.
The new eighth grade math curriculum aligns with Common Core standards and will cover the following topics: formulating and reasoning about expressions and equations including modeling linear data and solving linear equations; grasping the concept of functions and using them to describe relationships; and analyzing two and three-dimensional space using concepts like distance, angle, similarity, congruence, and the Pythagorean theorem. The document also provides information on homework, grading policies, class expectations, supplies needed, and test preparation for an eighth grade math class.
The new eighth grade math curriculum aligns with Common Core standards and will cover the following topics: formulating and reasoning about expressions and equations including modeling linear data and solving linear equations; grasping the concept of functions and using them to describe relationships; and analyzing two- and three-dimensional space using concepts like distance, angle, similarity, congruence, and the Pythagorean theorem. The document also provides information on homework, grading policies, class expectations, supplies needed, and test preparation for an eighth grade math class.
This document provides examples of different types of story starters that can be used when beginning a narrative. It outlines six categories of starters: dialogue, action, flashback, foreshadowing, question, and statement. For each category, it provides a hypothetical example of how to use that type of starter to tell a story about breaking one's wrist after falling off a bike. The categories of story starters are intended to help writers get past the challenging first step of starting a story.
This document provides information about the key geographic regions of North Carolina: Tidewater, Coastal Plain, Piedmont, and Mountains. The Tidewater region borders the Atlantic Ocean and is characterized by barrier islands, sounds, and a mild climate. The Coastal Plain has rich soil suitable for farming. The Piedmont region features hills and red clay soil and contains over half of North Carolina's forests. The mountainous region includes the Blue Ridge Mountains, with Mount Mitchell being the highest point in Eastern US.
Jazz originated in New Orleans in the early 1900s among African American musicians. Due to racism and violence, jazz musicians fled New Orleans and spread jazz to other cities like Chicago, New York, and Kansas City in the early 1920s. Popular jazz musicians of the decade included Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Jelly Roll Morton. The Charleston dance craze and flapper fashion were also defining aspects of 1920s culture. Prohibition led to the rise of organized crime and speakeasies providing alcohol became popular nightlife spots, though they also had darker sides. The Harlem Renaissance and works by writers like Langston Hughes helped spark a rebirth of African American arts and culture. The Lost Generation writers like T
The document discusses common persuasive techniques used in propaganda and advertising such as the bandwagon effect, testimonials, loaded words, and card stacking. The bandwagon effect suggests that a product is popular to encourage people to join in. Testimonials involve endorsements from famous people or customers. Loaded words and emotional language aim to evoke strong feelings about a product. Card stacking, or semantic slanting, involves twisting language to put a product or message in a more positive light. The document provides examples of how these techniques are used in advertising.
This document provides an overview of the Holocaust and key events leading up to and during this period of systematic persecution and genocide of Jewish people by Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945. It discusses the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis to power in Germany, the establishment of anti-Semitic laws and policies including the Nuremberg Laws, the confinement of Jewish people to ghettos, the use of concentration and death camps, and the Nazis' "Final Solution" to exterminate all Jews under their control. Over 6 million Jewish people and millions of others were murdered as a result of the Nazis' genocidal policies during World War II before the Holocaust ended with Germany's defeat in 1945.
This document introduces a photo collection project that asks participants to match baby pictures to celebrities or historical figures. It defines primary sources as information collected directly from historical documents, artworks, surveys or interviews from the past period being studied, including letters, records, documents, photographs or other items. Primary sources provide a direct link to understand the past.
During the Industrial Revolution, new industries like railroads, steel, oil, and automobiles transformed the US economy. Inventions such as the telephone and light bulb further modernized society. However, rapid industrialization also led to poor working conditions, long hours, and unsafe factories. New laws like the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and 19th Amendment were passed to address these issues and protect workers' and women's rights, but racism and segregation persisted through the Jim Crow era.
This document contains a chapter summary of "North Carolina: Land of Contrasts" that discusses the state's history from the end of the Revolutionary War through the early 19th century. It covers North Carolina establishing itself as a state under the weak Articles of Confederation, debates around ratifying the US Constitution, the state's role in the early American government emphasizing states' rights, efforts to improve infrastructure and education, and internal migrations affecting the population during this period. The chapter is divided into sections focused on these themes in North Carolina's development as a new state in the early American republic.
The document provides an overview of the Age of Jackson and key events during his presidency. It discusses the expansion of democracy and voting rights in the 1820s, Jackson's election in 1828 which marked a change in American politics, and the growing regional tensions around issues like the tariff. It also examines Jackson's attack on the Bank of the United States, his Indian removal policies which forcibly relocated Native Americans and led to conflicts like the Trail of Tears, and how his economic policies contributed to the Panic of 1837.
The document discusses several key events and developments in early American foreign policy and domestic politics:
1) The United States gained Florida from Spain through the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819, which also settled border disputes with Britain.
2) The Monroe Doctrine strengthened U.S. ties with Latin America by warning European powers not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere.
3) Growing nationalism led Congress to fund improvements to roads and canals to link the country commercially and help it become economically self-sufficient.
The document summarizes key battles and events during the American War for Independence, including:
- The Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775, which marked the first armed conflicts between British and American forces.
- The formation of the Continental Army in 1775 under the command of George Washington.
- Other early battles including Bunker Hill and Moore's Creek Bridge in 1775-1776 that involved clashes between Patriot and Loyalist forces.
- The departure of British forces from Boston in 1776 after Patriots brought in cannons from New York.
- Key documents and resolutions calling for independence, including the Halifax Resolves of 1776 and the Declaration of Independence later that
The document summarizes the events leading up to the American Revolution, including tensions over land in the Ohio River Valley which led to the French and Indian War. As a result of this war and the 1763 Treaty of Paris, Britain gained control of land formerly held by France but issued the Proclamation of 1763 banning colonist settlement west of the Appalachians, angering the colonists. Subsequent taxes by Britain like the Sugar Act and Stamp Act further increased tensions, as did other acts like the Quartering Act and Intolerable Acts, leading the colonies to unite and hold the First Continental Congress.
This document summarizes rules for comma usage as presented in a workshop by the Purdue University Writing Lab. It discusses how commas are used to clarify meaning and indicate pauses in sentences. It provides guidance on using commas with clauses, phrases, compound and complex sentences, lists, and adjectives. Examples are given for proper use of commas with essential and nonessential elements as well as correcting comma splices. Attendees are directed to the Writing Lab for additional grammar help.
Sir Walter Raleigh was granted a charter by Queen Elizabeth I to establish an English colony in North America, known as the Lost Colony. The first expedition led by Amadas and Barlowe explored the area, meeting friendly native Secotans and Croatans as well as hostile Aquascogoc. Later expeditions arrived to reinforce the dwindling population, but they went missing, possibly due to war with local tribes. When governor White returned to England for help, his voyage back was delayed by war. Upon his return, he found the Roanoke colony missing, unable to search due to a storm.
This document defines various fiction genres including novels, short stories, and specific genres like realistic fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, science fiction, mystery, adventure, traditional, and thriller. It provides characteristics for each genre such as typical elements like plot, character, setting, themes, and differences in length for novels versus short stories. Dialect and vocabulary appropriate for each genre is also discussed.
This document contains directions to label locations on a map including cities, borders, waterways, and regions. The directions ask the user to match numbers on the map to place names and write them in, and to draw bold brown and green lines representing mountain ranges.
The document outlines the key physical characteristics and economic focuses of the main regions in the United States: the West, known for its varied climate and mix of industries from agriculture to technology; the Midwest, centered around agriculture with a temperate climate; the Northeast, relying heavily on industry along the Atlantic coast; the Southeast, focused on agriculture, services, and located along the Gulf and Atlantic; and the Southwest, with a hot, dry climate and economy including agriculture, livestock, and mining.
This document provides instructions and learning objectives for students reading chapters 9-10 of A Long Walk to Water. It includes directions for students to take out homework, fill out a worksheet summarizing the chapters, and learn vocabulary words using context clues. Students are asked to analyze how the author juxtaposes the characters of Salva and Nya and explain how this compares their points of view. The document concludes with assigning partners to find similarities and differences between the characters and homework to read the next chapters.
The new eighth grade math curriculum aligns with Common Core standards and will cover the following topics: formulating and reasoning about expressions and equations including modeling linear data and solving linear equations; grasping the concept of functions and using them to describe relationships; and analyzing two and three-dimensional space using concepts like distance, angle, similarity, congruence, and the Pythagorean theorem. The document also provides information on homework, grading policies, class expectations, supplies needed, and test preparation for an eighth grade math class.
The new eighth grade math curriculum aligns with Common Core standards and will cover the following topics: formulating and reasoning about expressions and equations including modeling linear data and solving linear equations; grasping the concept of functions and using them to describe relationships; and analyzing two- and three-dimensional space using concepts like distance, angle, similarity, congruence, and the Pythagorean theorem. The document also provides information on homework, grading policies, class expectations, supplies needed, and test preparation for an eighth grade math class.
This document provides examples of different types of story starters that can be used when beginning a narrative. It outlines six categories of starters: dialogue, action, flashback, foreshadowing, question, and statement. For each category, it provides a hypothetical example of how to use that type of starter to tell a story about breaking one's wrist after falling off a bike. The categories of story starters are intended to help writers get past the challenging first step of starting a story.
This document provides information about the key geographic regions of North Carolina: Tidewater, Coastal Plain, Piedmont, and Mountains. The Tidewater region borders the Atlantic Ocean and is characterized by barrier islands, sounds, and a mild climate. The Coastal Plain has rich soil suitable for farming. The Piedmont region features hills and red clay soil and contains over half of North Carolina's forests. The mountainous region includes the Blue Ridge Mountains, with Mount Mitchell being the highest point in Eastern US.
Jazz originated in New Orleans in the early 1900s among African American musicians. Due to racism and violence, jazz musicians fled New Orleans and spread jazz to other cities like Chicago, New York, and Kansas City in the early 1920s. Popular jazz musicians of the decade included Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Jelly Roll Morton. The Charleston dance craze and flapper fashion were also defining aspects of 1920s culture. Prohibition led to the rise of organized crime and speakeasies providing alcohol became popular nightlife spots, though they also had darker sides. The Harlem Renaissance and works by writers like Langston Hughes helped spark a rebirth of African American arts and culture. The Lost Generation writers like T
The document discusses common persuasive techniques used in propaganda and advertising such as the bandwagon effect, testimonials, loaded words, and card stacking. The bandwagon effect suggests that a product is popular to encourage people to join in. Testimonials involve endorsements from famous people or customers. Loaded words and emotional language aim to evoke strong feelings about a product. Card stacking, or semantic slanting, involves twisting language to put a product or message in a more positive light. The document provides examples of how these techniques are used in advertising.
This document provides an overview of the Holocaust and key events leading up to and during this period of systematic persecution and genocide of Jewish people by Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945. It discusses the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis to power in Germany, the establishment of anti-Semitic laws and policies including the Nuremberg Laws, the confinement of Jewish people to ghettos, the use of concentration and death camps, and the Nazis' "Final Solution" to exterminate all Jews under their control. Over 6 million Jewish people and millions of others were murdered as a result of the Nazis' genocidal policies during World War II before the Holocaust ended with Germany's defeat in 1945.
This document introduces a photo collection project that asks participants to match baby pictures to celebrities or historical figures. It defines primary sources as information collected directly from historical documents, artworks, surveys or interviews from the past period being studied, including letters, records, documents, photographs or other items. Primary sources provide a direct link to understand the past.
During the Industrial Revolution, new industries like railroads, steel, oil, and automobiles transformed the US economy. Inventions such as the telephone and light bulb further modernized society. However, rapid industrialization also led to poor working conditions, long hours, and unsafe factories. New laws like the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and 19th Amendment were passed to address these issues and protect workers' and women's rights, but racism and segregation persisted through the Jim Crow era.
This document contains a chapter summary of "North Carolina: Land of Contrasts" that discusses the state's history from the end of the Revolutionary War through the early 19th century. It covers North Carolina establishing itself as a state under the weak Articles of Confederation, debates around ratifying the US Constitution, the state's role in the early American government emphasizing states' rights, efforts to improve infrastructure and education, and internal migrations affecting the population during this period. The chapter is divided into sections focused on these themes in North Carolina's development as a new state in the early American republic.
The document provides an overview of the Age of Jackson and key events during his presidency. It discusses the expansion of democracy and voting rights in the 1820s, Jackson's election in 1828 which marked a change in American politics, and the growing regional tensions around issues like the tariff. It also examines Jackson's attack on the Bank of the United States, his Indian removal policies which forcibly relocated Native Americans and led to conflicts like the Trail of Tears, and how his economic policies contributed to the Panic of 1837.
The document discusses several key events and developments in early American foreign policy and domestic politics:
1) The United States gained Florida from Spain through the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819, which also settled border disputes with Britain.
2) The Monroe Doctrine strengthened U.S. ties with Latin America by warning European powers not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere.
3) Growing nationalism led Congress to fund improvements to roads and canals to link the country commercially and help it become economically self-sufficient.
The document summarizes key battles and events during the American War for Independence, including:
- The Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775, which marked the first armed conflicts between British and American forces.
- The formation of the Continental Army in 1775 under the command of George Washington.
- Other early battles including Bunker Hill and Moore's Creek Bridge in 1775-1776 that involved clashes between Patriot and Loyalist forces.
- The departure of British forces from Boston in 1776 after Patriots brought in cannons from New York.
- Key documents and resolutions calling for independence, including the Halifax Resolves of 1776 and the Declaration of Independence later that
The document summarizes the events leading up to the American Revolution, including tensions over land in the Ohio River Valley which led to the French and Indian War. As a result of this war and the 1763 Treaty of Paris, Britain gained control of land formerly held by France but issued the Proclamation of 1763 banning colonist settlement west of the Appalachians, angering the colonists. Subsequent taxes by Britain like the Sugar Act and Stamp Act further increased tensions, as did other acts like the Quartering Act and Intolerable Acts, leading the colonies to unite and hold the First Continental Congress.
This document summarizes rules for comma usage as presented in a workshop by the Purdue University Writing Lab. It discusses how commas are used to clarify meaning and indicate pauses in sentences. It provides guidance on using commas with clauses, phrases, compound and complex sentences, lists, and adjectives. Examples are given for proper use of commas with essential and nonessential elements as well as correcting comma splices. Attendees are directed to the Writing Lab for additional grammar help.
Sir Walter Raleigh was granted a charter by Queen Elizabeth I to establish an English colony in North America, known as the Lost Colony. The first expedition led by Amadas and Barlowe explored the area, meeting friendly native Secotans and Croatans as well as hostile Aquascogoc. Later expeditions arrived to reinforce the dwindling population, but they went missing, possibly due to war with local tribes. When governor White returned to England for help, his voyage back was delayed by war. Upon his return, he found the Roanoke colony missing, unable to search due to a storm.
This document defines various fiction genres including novels, short stories, and specific genres like realistic fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, science fiction, mystery, adventure, traditional, and thriller. It provides characteristics for each genre such as typical elements like plot, character, setting, themes, and differences in length for novels versus short stories. Dialect and vocabulary appropriate for each genre is also discussed.
This document contains directions to label locations on a map including cities, borders, waterways, and regions. The directions ask the user to match numbers on the map to place names and write them in, and to draw bold brown and green lines representing mountain ranges.
The document outlines the key physical characteristics and economic focuses of the main regions in the United States: the West, known for its varied climate and mix of industries from agriculture to technology; the Midwest, centered around agriculture with a temperate climate; the Northeast, relying heavily on industry along the Atlantic coast; the Southeast, focused on agriculture, services, and located along the Gulf and Atlantic; and the Southwest, with a hot, dry climate and economy including agriculture, livestock, and mining.