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I still don't know what the fuck a "Project Management Professional" does

What the fuck is an Agile or a Jira? Why does "Lean Six...
Flirting bateful philosopher-king
  07/12/18
It's my understanding companies give them projects and they ...
Misunderstood chocolate mexican
  07/12/18
Would you say that they manage them professionally?
Flirting bateful philosopher-king
  07/12/18
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Fluffy French Hospital
  07/12/18
Not flame, buddy of mine has MBA in "project management...
Misunderstood chocolate mexican
  07/12/18
this is accurate
boyish doctorate business firm
  07/12/18
It's a role that exists because software "engineers&quo...
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  07/12/18
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  07/12/18
Ive worked woth many Six Sigma/Lean certified people. All we...
Glassy rehab
  07/12/18
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kink-friendly angry fat ankles friendly grandma
  07/12/18
I don't even know what they do. Do they just manage a team o...
Flirting bateful philosopher-king
  07/12/18
you clearly don't work in tech. Agile is just corporate spea...
Cordovan Market
  07/12/18
>you clearly don't work in tech. if i worked in tech, ...
Flirting bateful philosopher-king
  07/12/18
wait then why am i here
Cordovan Market
  07/12/18
the call of race realism keeps you here
Flirting bateful philosopher-king
  07/12/18
titcq
Fluffy French Hospital
  07/12/18
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kink-friendly angry fat ankles friendly grandma
  07/12/18
lead conference calls where they tell people doing actual wo...
crystalline corn cake
  07/12/18
that sounds amazing, can i do that for a living? i can send ...
Flirting bateful philosopher-king
  07/12/18
you need good social skills and have to be organized enough ...
thriller shivering sanctuary fanboi
  07/12/18
i actually have good social skills (yes i know, i post on a ...
Flirting bateful philosopher-king
  07/12/18
Lol "the profession" of being a secretary
nudist stag film alpha
  07/12/18
for >100k a year i'll be a secretary. certainly beats rev...
Flirting bateful philosopher-king
  07/12/18
Just to be clear secretary isn't a profession
nudist stag film alpha
  07/12/18
Not anymore since it got feminized, but it doesn't have to b...
motley center
  07/12/18
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Fluffy French Hospital
  07/12/18
Yup, they basically have a spreadsheet of who's doing what, ...
Demanding frozen ladyboy principal's office
  07/12/18
I really want to do this job. I feel like I would be good at...
Flirting bateful philosopher-king
  07/12/18
Agile is not a scam you retards. Lol, please stop discussing...
dark persian
  07/12/18
(condescending wagecuck specializing in Agile)
Misunderstood chocolate mexican
  07/12/18
My job has nothing to do with project management. But I do w...
dark persian
  07/12/18
(Certified Scam Master)
ebony crusty trump supporter
  07/12/18
i'm a PM. 1/3 of the time we're just professional babysitter...
boyish doctorate business firm
  07/12/18
Project Management forms a substantial component of my job, ...
aggressive boiling water range
  07/12/18
Lmao at this “job”
Glassy rehab
  07/12/18
?
aggressive boiling water range
  07/12/18
is your wife indian? is she fat?
Pearl appetizing resort
  07/12/18
i work in tech in an agile/jira environment. they do all the...
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  07/12/18


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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:45 PM
Author: Flirting bateful philosopher-king

What the fuck is an Agile or a Jira? Why does "Lean Six Sigma" sound like some kind of trendy diet that's popular among thirtysomething shrews? What the fuck do these people do all day? Can I learn it?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413717)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:46 PM
Author: Misunderstood chocolate mexican

It's my understanding companies give them projects and they manage them.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413723)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:47 PM
Author: Flirting bateful philosopher-king

Would you say that they manage them professionally?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413725)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:51 PM
Author: Fluffy French Hospital



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413769)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:51 PM
Author: Misunderstood chocolate mexican

Not flame, buddy of mine has MBA in "project management". Now helps manage construction, renovations and other "projects" for a hotel company. I think it's mainly about improving efficiency in terms of time and cost and keeping moving parts on task. I think? I don't know.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413777)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 5:14 PM
Author: boyish doctorate business firm

this is accurate

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413962)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:47 PM
Author: Metal Razzmatazz Indian Lodge Jap

It's a role that exists because software "engineers" are faggots who need to be tortured. It is the one thing that tech gets right.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413726)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:49 PM
Author: kink-friendly angry fat ankles friendly grandma



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413753)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:47 PM
Author: Glassy rehab

Ive worked woth many Six Sigma/Lean certified people. All were useless in improving processes. They just created more work for everyone but got credit for “improving” the process

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413727)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:48 PM
Author: kink-friendly angry fat ankles friendly grandma



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413741)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:48 PM
Author: Flirting bateful philosopher-king

I don't even know what they do. Do they just manage a team of software engineers? Why aren't the software engineers being managed by, oh I don't know, a slightly more senior software engineer?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413742)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:48 PM
Author: Cordovan Market

you clearly don't work in tech. Agile is just corporate speak that signals a communication process between development, operations, and management. Jira is software that tech professionals use to track and request edits to the codebase and infrastructure.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413736)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:49 PM
Author: Flirting bateful philosopher-king

>you clearly don't work in tech.

if i worked in tech, why in the fuck would i spend all my time posting on a racist law board

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413755)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:50 PM
Author: Cordovan Market

wait then why am i here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413758)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:50 PM
Author: Flirting bateful philosopher-king

the call of race realism keeps you here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413765)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:51 PM
Author: Fluffy French Hospital

titcq

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413773)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:48 PM
Author: kink-friendly angry fat ankles friendly grandma



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413737)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:48 PM
Author: crystalline corn cake

lead conference calls where they tell people doing actual work what to do and then send e-mails to remind people to complete tasks .

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413739)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:50 PM
Author: Flirting bateful philosopher-king

that sounds amazing, can i do that for a living? i can send emails for a living. i'm good at emailing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413760)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:52 PM
Author: thriller shivering sanctuary fanboi

you need good social skills and have to be organized enough to keep track of what everyone is doing. managing a bunch of people is tough for aspies

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413780)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:54 PM
Author: Flirting bateful philosopher-king

i actually have good social skills (yes i know, i post on a racist chatboard, how is it possible that i have good social skills). i kind of want to look into the profession now.

also--i know two PMPs, and both of them have extremely mediocre social skills. like, they're not completely useless, but they pretty much can't hold a conversation on their own. both make good $$ though.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413794)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 5:01 PM
Author: nudist stag film alpha

Lol "the profession" of being a secretary

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413863)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 5:58 PM
Author: Flirting bateful philosopher-king

for >100k a year i'll be a secretary. certainly beats revising contracts for 12 hours a day

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36414258)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 6:19 PM
Author: nudist stag film alpha

Just to be clear secretary isn't a profession

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36414394)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 9:09 PM
Author: motley center

Not anymore since it got feminized, but it doesn't have to be that way.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36415462)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:51 PM
Author: Fluffy French Hospital



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413774)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:57 PM
Author: Demanding frozen ladyboy principal's office

Yup, they basically have a spreadsheet of who's doing what, what the agreed upon deadlines are for each thing, and keeps track of what is on time and what isn't.

In my experience they often have almost no knowledge of the industry or the project.

Basically a PTA mom for the corporate world or something.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413828)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:58 PM
Author: Flirting bateful philosopher-king

I really want to do this job. I feel like I would be good at it. I'm good at hassling people and keeping track of shit. Those are my two main skills, honestly.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413836)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:53 PM
Author: dark persian

Agile is not a scam you retards. Lol, please stop discussing things you dont understand. Tyia.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413786)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:54 PM
Author: Misunderstood chocolate mexican

(condescending wagecuck specializing in Agile)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413791)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:58 PM
Author: dark persian

My job has nothing to do with project management. But I do work in tech and calling Agile a "scam" is just dumb.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413831)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 6:10 PM
Author: ebony crusty trump supporter

(Certified Scam Master)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36414349)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:53 PM
Author: boyish doctorate business firm

i'm a PM. 1/3 of the time we're just professional babysitters, 1/3 of the time we're doing logistics, 1/3 of the time we're poasting on our internet forum of choice

i enjoy it, you get to do a lot of different stuff at work

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413789)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 4:56 PM
Author: aggressive boiling water range

Project Management forms a substantial component of my job, though not 100% of my job. I have a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI).

The guy above got it mostly right. My most important duty is to lead a conference call or meeting once or twice a week, which everyone who is doing work on the project attends. I then ask them all for an update on what they're doing and see if the project is still on schedule, if any risks have materialized, etc. I also meet with key executives once or twice a week and brief them on the status of each of my projects.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36413815)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 6:01 PM
Author: Glassy rehab

Lmao at this “job”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36414284)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 6:02 PM
Author: aggressive boiling water range

?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36414294)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 6:17 PM
Author: Pearl appetizing resort

is your wife indian? is she fat?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36414389)



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Date: July 12th, 2018 9:02 PM
Author: Spruce internet-worthy theater

i work in tech in an agile/jira environment. they do all the work that the developers can do but dont want to do. I dont want to host meetings and take fucking notes/minutes. or constantly be "following up" with people. i dont want to maintain some stupid spreadsheet and worry about "deliverables". they add a degree of value, but are overpaid for what they actually "do".

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024222&forum_id=2#36415388)