What is Jira ? Jira Software is a great tool for agile project and software development. Indeed, it suits all phases of the project, from the creation of the initial concept to the launch and supports Scrum and Kanban methods. You can plan, record, coordinate and monitor problems, distribute tasks, prioritize requirements and manage theirs …
Introduction to Agile methods In software development, Agile practices approach discovering requirements and developing solutions through the collaborative effort of self-organizing and cross-functional teams and their customers. It advocates adaptive planning, evolutionary development, early delivery, and continual improvement, and it encourages flexible responses to change. The goal is to quickly show something to the stakeholder and have their feedback quickly and often and …
Introduction The use of speech makes it possible to reason, convince, convey ideas, points of view, influence others through words and how to transmit them. Speaking is for us adults an act as natural as breathing or walking. However, speech is the result of a long apprenticeship, and the way of expressing oneself strongly defines …
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Why Reprimand Interviews are important ? How to react when facing a situation that we consider unacceptable on the part of an employee? How can we tell him of our dissatisfaction without creating a situation of tension to solve the problem? Saying what’s wrong, while maintaining healthy and correct relationships, without attacking or feeling assaulted, …
How to say “No” to a coworker in 10 steps ? As discussed in the previous article, we have seen that the main role of a manager is to let his/her team motivated. When you have to say “no” to one of your team member, it’s important to be prepared and to know few tips …
Introduction In order to properly manage people, you need to be able to know exactly who you are, as you need to know the type of personality the person you are talking to has. For example, if you need to delegate a task to someone, you won’t use the same approach for each of your …
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Why Annual Interviews are importants ? Some managers think that the annual evaluation and development interview is a waste of time. It is not by keeping an hour with each of our employees that we can go beyond what we already know. Serious management error ! This interview is, if properly prepared, essential. It makes …
Introduction In the usual vocabulary, the word control is synonymous with verification, inspection, criticism, comparison. We also often tend to add this notion to certain bad memories of childhood, and thus experience control as an act of mistrust or humiliation. The employee often experiences it as a difficult moment to spend with his direct hierarchical …
Introduction Due to COVID-19 most of us are now working from home. It may be difficult to stay as motivated as you might be in a workspace environment. In this article, I will try to give you tips and advices and how to keep your motivation high, how to schedule your day and how to …
What is ITIL ? ITIL, formerly an acronym for Information Technology Infrastructure Library, is a set of detailed practices for IT service management (ITSM) that focuses on aligning IT services with the needs of business. ITIL describes processes, procedures, tasks, and checklists which are not organization-specific nor technology-specific, but can be applied by an organization toward strategy, delivering value, …