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Olddognewtricks2019 · 17/12/2018 10:24

Hi all, I'm looking to increase my knowledge and understanding of technology. I'm moving increasingly into project management, am Prince 2 practitioner, moving to Lean Six Sigma green belt and looking to do an Agile PM course maybe (any advice on all of that also gratefully received!). But I'm behind the curve on technology. What would be a good starting point to get relatively up to speed, then stay up to speed? I was schooled when computers weren't mainstream and dated just before mobile phones existed! All advice gratefully received. Thanks

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Prokupatuscrakedatus · 17/12/2018 11:05

My employer is starting to use agile and scrum for projects.
I have taken an introductory course on edx to get the basics (project assistant in engeneering projects) and see were it takes me.

Olddognewtricks2019 · 17/12/2018 11:12

Thanks Prok, that seems to be the way things are going. Good luck!

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phoenixfeather88 · 17/12/2018 11:21

I'm a recent grad from a Postgraduate degree in Software Development, and already feel behind in keeping up with technology - there is so much and it's changing all the time. I can however recommend the following websites if you're looking into Agile and Scrum:

scrumtrainingseries.com/
www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/agile

hope that helps a bit...

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AdamNichol · 17/12/2018 11:43

I deal with Agile, Scrum, and Kanban project delivery.
I don't have a tech background, but tbh, it's not really a problem. Out of personal interest, I'm undertaking some of the free online learn to code courses, but the fundamentals of an agile/scrum team is that all roles are specialised and self-organising - detailed knowledge of what everyone else does isn't required.
So long as you can use the common agile tools - Trello, Slack, Google Docs - you should be fine tech wise.

Olddognewtricks2019 · 17/12/2018 12:23

Thanks all, really appreciate the advice x

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