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In-Depth: The Science On Sustainable Pace, Stress, And Motivation

Scrum.org

How sustainable is your pace as a developer? This has always been a huge struggle for us and most of the teams we’ve been part of. Unfortunately, many developers and development teams still burn more hours than are probably good for them. What is a sustainable pace? Talk about stress with your team.

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In-Depth: How To Create Better Work Agreements For Your Team

Scrum.org

It may suffice to move an item on the Scrum Board or Kanban Board to “Done” or “Ready for Review”, although a verbal statement is probably clearer for teams where the Scrum Board isn’t visible all the time. Many studies have found that psychological safety has a positive influence on team effectiveness (Edmondson, 2014).

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Unlocking the Power and Mastery of Development Approach and Life Cycle

Project Pulse Journal

The desire for a project management framework that sustains deliverability, supports the required cadence, and remains faithful to an adaptable methodology is now within reach. Incorporating advanced risk assessment models enables a deeper understanding and identification of possible pitfalls.

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10 Tips How to Evaluate Leadership Skills When Hiring

Teamweek

To help you assess leadership candidates more effectively, identify their strengths, and ensure you choose the right one to take your organization to new heights, let’s explore 10 tips to evaluate leadership skills when hiring. Use skill tests to measure and assess candidates’ suitability for leadership positions.

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Practical Simplification in Agile

Leading Agile

If our systems provide what the “external” customer cares about, but they do so in a way that isn’t manageable, sustainable, or supportable, we will not be able to keep our customers happy for very long. In a 2014 blog post, I wrote: –start– …anything we do has an outcome. life-altering.

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Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

The following material comes from conferences, workshop, materials developed for clients. The overarching theme is focused on defining what Done looks like, assessing progress toward Done in units of measure meaningful to the decision makers. Project Success Assessment - A checklist for assessing the processes for project success.

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

EasyProjects

If you follow the instructions to a tee, it’s going to taste fantastic – just like the reviews say. Having the customer and project team collaborate and work together toward the goal. Keeping the team motivated by providing a good work environment and a sustainable workload. In Review ? Disgusting.

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