Jesse in Japanese

This is so cool, I can’t believe it.

Many of you know that I have a quarterly column in the Project Management Institute’s premier member magazine, PM Network, called “The Agile Project Manager” The latest-and-greatest issues are reserved for paying members in good standing, but you can see some of those older columns here.

Well, I am delighted to share with you all that the team over at PMI’s Japan chapter has liked them enough to begin translating some of those pieces into Japanese.

The most recent translation is available only for chapter members. However, if you’re curious what an Agile PM column looks like in Japanese, you can download an older piece below.

I am very honored by PM Network and PMI Japan, but I simply had to share this with all of you.

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