Subject: RefineM - Newsletter July 2013

In this issue: Project Management in Entertainment Industry - July 2013
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In this issue; I invite you to read about project management in the fast paced and ever changing entertainment industry and the lessons project managers in other fields can learn from this industry. I also present some ideas on implementing agile with virtual teams; a relevant topic as more and more project teams are becoming distributed/virtual.
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                                                 N. K. Shrivastava

From digital to live, the entertainment industry relies on a variety of platforms, methodologies, and strategies to generate relevant and profitable products. Project management plays an integral role in this kind of production, yet the nature of the entertainment industry leads to heavier focus on people and consumer-based quality ratings. These variations allow the entertainment industry to deliver successful projects under strict deadlines and on budget, qualities from which traditional project management could benefit...Read More
Doing Agile Projects with Virtual Teams

Agile methodologies emphasize frequent interactions among the team, product owner and stakeholders. The co-location of project teams greatly facilitates these kinds of interactions. But what do you do when teams are not co-located? Should you fall back to Waterfall and not use Agile even if the project is a perfect fit for Agile?.... Read More

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Project Management Quotes

Operations keeps the lights on, strategy provides a light at the end of the tunnel, but project management is the train engine that moves the organization forward.
--- Joy Gumz, Senior Director, Project Auditors LLC

Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.
--- Peter Drucker, Drucker Institute

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