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Product manager vs project manager: Differences you need to know

When deciding which career path is right for you – product manager vs project manager – it’s important to understand the differences between these two roles and how each professional collaborates with teams. Here we outline what sets them apart.

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Product manager: The role, responsibilities and how to break into the profession

If you’re interested in a new challenge, switching into a product manager role could set you up for a creative and rewarding career. Here we explore what product managers do, the top skills you need to succeed, and how you can break into this exciting, in-demand profession.

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What is the role of enablers in the Scaled Agile Framework®?

Enablers are a crucial piece of the SAFe® puzzle helping to support agile development practices and get the most from your agile transformation. Find out how in this comprehensive explainer article from Quinn Dodsworth, PM-Partners Agile Learning Consultant and Facilitator and Certified SAFe® 6.0 Practice Consultant (SPC).

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What is Scrum? An overview of Scrum and The Agile Journey

In the third instalment of The Agile Journey, we explain agile frameworks and unravel the nuts and blots of the most popular method for ‘doing agile’, Scrum.

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Stepping up to the cyber security challenge: a new opportunity for non-cyber roles 

In the face of escalating cyber threats, non-cyber professionals are pivotal defenders. Here, Christina Arcane, Cyber Security Educator and PM-Partners Training Facilitator, explores cyber security as a whole-of-organisation issue and what roles across the project, change and business spectrum can do to build cyber resilience, while at the same time advancing their careers.

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Project management trends to watch in 2024

The project management sector is seeing dynamic changes across the professional spectrum, from technological advances to labour shortages. Mike Boutel, Head of Training at PM-Partners, shares his predictions for the five trends likely to pick up speed in 2024.

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What is sustainability in project management?

Sustainable project management goes beyond positive environmental, social and economic project outcomes and includes sustainable methods, tools and techniques in the delivery of the project. In this article Dr Richard Stejer, Senior Training Facilitator at PM-Partners, shares how sustainability can be embedded at every stage of the project and what you can do to uplift

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SAFe® Agilist exam cheat sheet: Your guide to acing the Leading SAFe® certification exam

Interested in taking the Leading SAFe® 6.0 course, or already enrolled to take the exam and become a certified SAFe® Agilist (SA)? Here’s the lowdown on what to expect as well as expert tips on how to prepare for and ace the exam.

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How to prepare for your first PI planning event

Planning Interval (PI) planning is a foundational event for the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®); it requires regular collaborative alignment between teams and stakeholders. PM-Partners Agile Learning Consultant and Facilitator Quinn Dodsworth explains what to expect and how to prepare for your first PI planning event, whether you’re an agile team member, release train engineer or

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What is PI planning? An essential guide for agile teams

Planning Interval (PI) planning is a fundamental practice that underpins the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®), improving the alignment of stakeholders and teams (Agile Release Train) to a shared vision and mission. In this guide, Quinn Dodsworth, Agile Learning Consultant and Facilitator at PM-Partners, explains what PI planning entails and how it can benefit your agile