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Project Management Worker Engagement

The IIL Blog

In the past, engaging team members effectively in project assignments was not given the attention it is receiving today. Projects were often short term and team members were seen as a project expense and to be removed as quickly as possible after the work was completed. How much authority will the worker have?

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Balancing Company Culture: Why Results Come First

Leading Agile

I got introduced in Agile back in 2002, was working in some pretty large complicated financial services, software products, and we were doing a lot with Agile, but we were also doing a lot with the rational unified process. Now it’s very explicit in the Scrum world that you form a team complete cross-functional team.

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Questioning Agile Dogma

Leading Agile

When I first learned about Agile methods in 2002, the principles seemed to offer an ideal solution to many organizational issues common at the time. Today, some of the same principles seem to present impediments or unnecessary challenges for many teams and organizations. Stable Team. Dedicated Team. Team Spaces.

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Balancing Company Culture: Why Results Come First

Leading Agile

I got introduced in Agile back in 2002, was working in some pretty large complicated financial services, software products, and we were doing a lot with Agile, but we were also doing a lot with the rational unified process. Now it’s very explicit in the Scrum world that you form a team complete cross-functional team.

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People Versus Process

Herding Cats

People are the raw material for teams, for not only Agile Program Management teams, but for almost every human based endeavor. But teams need a framework in which to work. One of the successful teams developed a data storage system for Northrop Grumman’s B–2 bomber. They are two sides of the same coin.

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Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Product Development (#ProdDev). Governance (#Governance). Agile Software Development (#ASD). The following material comes from conferences, workshop, materials developed for clients. Project Governance - project management is a well-defined concept found in many guidebooks and Bodies of Knowledge.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to assess risks, their impacts, and handling strategies for software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. 3, March 2002. Risk Management Papers. “A 5, September/October 2011.