Career Boost - From Salesforce Admin to Salesforce Consultant - Part 2 - How to prioritise Salesforce requirements with Agile Project Management
Release Date: 08/29/2022
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In this week's podcast, we're talking about understanding and applying Agile Project Management and why this is an essential skill for any Salesforce professional if they are going to be managing expectations of stakeholders on a Salesforce project
We discuss why it's important, what the value of it is, why is it in the norm approach for tech? Why did it come about for tech agencies? We touch on why it's different between traditional and agile project management methodologies and which agile project management methodology would suit you in your job role.
This will be a six part series during which we are going to look at at how to empower Salesforce users with coaching skills as well as how to manage Salesforce changes with DevOps. We are going to look at how you can pitch yourself as a Salesforce consultant for any job role you might be going for. And more!
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Highlights from this episode:
(02:40) 4 Key Principles
(06:42) The beginnings of APM
(09:53) An alternative approach
(14:58) SCRUM explained
(17:52) The courses we offer
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