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

Scrum.org

But adherence to a framework or prescribed process does not guarantee agility. Adherence to a framework or prescribed process does not guarantee agility.”. I prefer a process-based definition of agility. Although we used Scrum teams for our investigation, these processes are generic enough to apply to Agile teams in general.

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What Makes A Good Product Owner?

Scrum.org

Traveler: The process of building an understanding of stakeholders by visiting them and spending time with them. Intermediary : Acting as an interface between management and the team and the process of disseminating domain knowledge. This includes training, technical support, and preparation for new releases.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Taxonomy-Based Risk Identification,” Marvin Carr, Suresh Konda, Ira Monarch, Carlo Ulrich, and Clay Walker, Technical Report, CMU/SEI-93-TR-6, Software Engineering Institute, June 1993.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. Information about key project cost, (technical) performance and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol. De Meyer, C. 24, 2010. “A

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

This quote demonstrates a lack of understanding of making decisions in the presence of uncertainty and the processes and events that create uncertainty. There is naturally occurring variability from uncontrolled processes. Aleatory uncertainty is expressed as a process variability. First, let's establish a principle.

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Without a Root Cause Analysis, No Corrective or Preventive Action is Credible - Part 1

Herding Cats

Root Cause is the fundamental initiating cause on a causal chain leading to a failure of a process which results in a recurrence of the problem. Root Cause Analysis is a systematic documented approach to arrive at the true Root Cause of the process problem. Why Do Information Technology Projects Fail?” Lehtinen, Mika V.

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Skills Mismatch | What Is It & How to Bridge the Gap

Teamweek

Common causes for skills mismatches are poorly written job description ads, gaps in the hiring procedures, overemphasizing job experience over skills, and emerging technologies. You can avoid a lot of these issues by including skills assessments in the hiring process. Skills mismatches cost organizations billions of dollars worldwide.