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In-Depth: The Evidence-Based Business Case For Agile

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Several empirical studies have indeed found that teams with a frequent delivery strategy are more likely to deliver successful project outcomes and satisfy stakeholders than teams that do not ( Chow & Cao, 2008 , Jørgensen, 2016 ). 2014 ; Young & Jordan, 2008 ; Russo, 2021 ). Journal of systems and software , 81 (6), 961–971.

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The Agile Cannon

Herding Cats

Organizational culture largely determines if teams and individuals embrace and sustain collective responsibility. Alleman, "Product & Process Development Kaizen for Software Development, Project, and Program Management, LPPDE, Denver Colorado, April 2008. [5] Feel obligation to keep doing our job.

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Risk Management Resources

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Project risk management: lessons learned from software development environment,” Young Hoon Kwak and Jim Stoddard,” Technovation , 24(11), pp. 79, 2008. “`,” Stephen Ward and Chris Chapman , International Journal of Project Management , 21, pp. Software Engineering Institute, January 1996. 255, April 2010. 1994): 707-712.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. Software Engineering Institute, January 1996.

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

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Hybrid–Agile Software Development Anti–Patterns, Risks, and Recommendations,” Paul E. McMahon, Cross Talk: The Journal of Defense Software Engineering , July/August 2015, pp. Architecting Large Scale Agile Software Development: A Risk–Driven Approach,” Ipek Ozkaya, Michael Gagliardi, Robert L.

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Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Agile Software Development (#ASD). Those lessons are directly transferable to the management of software development teams. Parametric Project Monitoring and Control - Earned Value is an approach to Performance measurement for monitoring and controlling the progress of software development projects.

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What is Agile Project Management? (and how to implement it)

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Keeping the team motivated by providing a good work environment and a sustainable workload. Scrum is used by software development teams. Recognizing that project discoveries cannot be eliminated with extensive planning. Having the customer and project team collaborate and work together toward the goal.

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