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Tight Matrix ?

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Martins IT Consulting, Philippe MARTINS - Collocated Team

A Tight Matrix is used to describe a Project Team that is c o l l o c a t e d. Communication is easier because people can physically move to the coworker’s office or meet for a less formal discussion near the coffee machine. Furthermore, communication within the team is more respectful (even if we do not live in an ideal world). It is also easier for the team to collaborate, to synchronize project information, help each other, and create synergy. A team that is not collocated is a Virtual team. In practive : when I arrive in the

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I am a Project Manager Professional PMP-PMI® !

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I passed the Project Management Professional certification on November 28, 2018. That’s exactly 1 month today ! It’s time for me to formalize the lessons learned of this personal project. Here is the link to this prestigious PMP-PMI® certification. Why becoming a certified Project Manager ? In January 2018, it was about 3 years that I practiced as a Scrum Master in IT projects of my Client in Brussels. I was doing this part time. The other part time was busy in management tasks for small IT projects (20/30 days) and for small improvements (Service Management). One morning, near the

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I am a Professional Scrum Master PSM® !

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After a collaboration of two years with several coach agile, I decided to validate my knowledge of the Scrum framework and its application. Of course, the target is to receive the PSM® (Professional Scrum Master) certification. I studied the Scrum Guide for a few weeks. You can download it here. Taking into account my past experiences, I trained myself with some exercises that you can find on several sites on the web. This is necessary to become familiar with the questions asked for this certification. Then, with confidence I passed the exam on January 2018, online via scrum.org. Here, is

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