Scrum.org

JANUARY 12, 2023

Goal setting is an essential tool supporting agility in complex environments. In complex environments, too many variables are at play to get them exactly right and execute them precisely. Even though I help agile teams to learn about and embrace uncertainty, I need to remind myself regularly to let go of trying to have control.

Infrastructure 201

Infrastructure Cadence Agile Influencer 201

Velociteach

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

It describes how the project will be executed. The team’s size, maturity, tenure, and proximity influence the ease of coordinating their efforts. Domain Management Plans describe how the project domains (PMI knowledge areas) will be planned, executed, and monitored. There is a range of options, from predictive to agile.

Planning 52

Planning Technical Review Governance Government 52

Leading Agile

MARCH 23, 2022

Mike Cottmeyer was recently a guest on the Agile to Agility podcast with Miljan Bajic where he discussed Transformation, Business Architecture, and Scaling. Agile to Agility Website. So, I’m the CEO of a company called Leading Agile, started about 11 years ago, I’m based in Atlanta, Georgia. Listen now.

Agile 142

Agile Consulting Influencer Underperforming Technical Team 142

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 6, 2019

When used as designed, OKRs can have a massive positive influence on organizations. Once about four or five key results are determined for each objective, it is the job of an OKR Champion (servant leader) to coach and guide the team in executing on a cadence towards the objectives.

Technical Review 139

Technical Review Cadence Information Technology Defining 139

Leading Answers

JANUARY 16, 2021

Agile projects typically prioritize the backlog based on business value or perceived needs. If, for some reason, the project was stopped or interrupted part-way through execution, there may still be a valuable partial product to use. What is a Risk-Adjusted Backlog? Taking an economic view of decision making has a couple of advantages.

Risk 145

Risk Underperforming Technical Team 2006 2012 145

Leading Agile

MAY 12, 2020

Teams delivering on a predictable cadence earn the trust of the business. Hold Teams, as well as overall organization, accountable for producing a working tested increment of product on a regular cadence. Dependencies always limit business Agility. Over the past few years, IT leaders and executives have become savvy.

Transportation 63

Transportation Cadence Engineering Agile 63

MPUG

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This is true whether our organization uses a stage-gate approach, an agile approach, or some hybrid of the two. Their influence was believed to be essential for the creation of great works and the advancement of civilization. History and learning can help us with our project planning and execution. Deadlines loom large.

Underperforming Technical Team 52

Underperforming Technical Team Innovation PMI Cadence 52

Leading Agile

JANUARY 21, 2021

Mike Cottmeyer explores the key attributes in each of the three systems necessary for making a success out of the otherwise complex tax of large scale Agile Transformation. And what we are is we’re a consultancy that’s focused on doing Agile Transformation specifically. Transcript. Like what are the networks of teams?

Sustainability 88

Sustainability Agile SCRUM Technical Review 88

Leading Agile

MAY 17, 2021

Velocity, while seemingly a simple measure of team output, is quite often one of the most misconstrued metrics by organizations new to Agile ways of working – by both managers and the teams themselves. The team executes on the iteration and ends up with a pool of completed stories/tasks.

Estimate 83

Estimate Cadence Sustainability Executing 83

Project Management Essentials

AUGUST 3, 2019

Experienced agile coaches and practitioners develop a sixth-sense. They can quickly assess the health of an agile project or team just as doctors do with their patients. In my agile training and consulting practice, I have witnessed similar symptoms when an organization is struggling with its agile adoption.

Underperforming Technical Team 40

Underperforming Technical Team Agile Technical Review Software Review 40

Leading Agile

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

It sets the tone for the interactions that take place between team members and it heavily influences the values of the workplace. In turn, it heavily influences how employees feel about the company. Executing on Our Cultural Hypothesis. You could say that culture is the company’s subconscious. There’s More….

Cadence 114

Cadence Consulting Executing Influencer 114

Leading Agile

JUNE 29, 2023

What do we have to do to make Agile tangible for our executives? How do we get our executives to have more confidence than fear in the changes we’re trying to make? Are Executives Getting in the Way of Agile? One of the challenges we face is the perception that executives don’t care about Agile.

Agile 77

Agile Technical Review Executing Influencer 77

Leading Agile

MARCH 31, 2020

Listen to the Agile Unplugged Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to Agile Unplugged on: Apple Podcasts. Remember to subscribe and listen to Agile Unplugged on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Podbean—and watch each and every episode on YouTube , IGTV , and Facebook. . Soundcloud. – Yeah. When did we first meet?

Agile 63

Agile Technical Review SCRUM Engineering 63

Planio

AUGUST 9, 2021

How do Agile teams create a project schedule? Planio: Best for teams of all sizes (Agile and traditional). The plan includes a series of documents that guide the execution and control stages of the project, such as: Risk management. Stakeholders can have an excessive amount of influence on your project schedule.

Software Review 78

Software Review Technical Review Estimate Agile 78

Wrike

DECEMBER 20, 2021

While we all want to see into the future of project management trends, these current industry ideas are sure to influence project management teams for months to come: Improving communication across blended teams. Embracing Agile as a means to combine strategy with output. A continued concentration on Agile methodology.

2022 41

2022 Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Cadence 41

Resource Guru

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Read: How to find the best resource planning tool Factors impacting agency utilization rates Agency utilization rates are influenced by many internal and external factors. Streamlined workflows mean projects are executed more efficiently, freeing up team members for more billable work.

Underperforming Technical Team 52

Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Technical Review Monitoring 52

Digite

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Continuing our theme of helping Agile teams understand the Kanban Method, so they can effectively adopt it for their improvement efforts, I am again honored to publish a guest article by another great friend of ours – Dave White. Value-system Influences. Both are heavily influenced by value-systems. Introduction.

Cadence 94

Cadence SCRUM Lean Underperforming Technical Team 94

Leading Agile

MARCH 17, 2021

This is Mike Cottmeyer's talk from AgileIndy 2021 on The Executive's Guide to Why Agile Transformation Fails. Announcer] This is Mike Cottmeyer’s talk from AgileIndy, 2021 on “Why Agile Transformation Fails.” So I got involved with agile back in like 2003 and I was working in this company called CheckFree.

2021 62

2021 Agile Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM 62

Planio

APRIL 24, 2023

Planning sprints and running agile ceremonies 8. Execution & monitoring: With the plan in place, it’s time to start delivering. Testing & handoff: Once the execution is complete, the project manager oversees the testing/quality assurance before launch. Find the right meeting cadence for you and your team.

Development Team Review 78

Development Team Review 2030 Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management 78

PM That Works

MAY 9, 2020

We also want to announce if you haven't had a chance to come join us at the pm tribe calm please do as for my project managers that are listening out there my agile lists that are listening out there. Right agile is is such a big buzzword and It's It's, you know something I looking at you on the screen here. Don't mess with my sprint.

Agile 40

Agile Consulting Certification Executing 40

Planio

MARCH 13, 2023

An executive summary of the project’s health 7. When done properly, project status reports can provide a ton of benefits to the people around you - including your team, stakeholders, and executives. The top 3 format This format is especially great for senior executives as you get straight to the meaty part of your project.

Underperforming Technical Team 78

Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Technical Review Risk Management 78

Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Agile Project Management (#APM). Agile Software Development (#ASD). Integrating Agile and Earned Value Management (#AEVM). Agile and Earned Value Management Bibliography of papers, books, and thesis (#Biblio). Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management Briefings and Presentations. Risk Management (#RM).

Technical Review 42

Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Governance 42

Agilemania

MAY 17, 2021

What is SAFe agile. Scaled Agile is an agile framework for developing or delivering large products or solutions produced by multiple teams working in parallel at an enterprise level. SAFe is designed to give teams flexibility and help manage some of the challenges larger organizations have when practicing agile.

Agile 98

Agile Lean SCRUM Development Team Review 98

Agilemania

MAY 17, 2021

What is SAFe agile. Scaled Agile is an agile framework for developing or delivering large products or solutions produced by multiple teams working in parallel at an enterprise level. SAFe is designed to give teams flexibility and help manage some of the challenges larger organizations have when practicing agile.

Agile 84

Agile Lean SCRUM Development Team Review 84

Velociteach

MAY 10, 2023

Processes describe the inputs, tools, techniques, and outputs used to execute project activities. Lean manufacturing influenced the quality movement, Agile , and DevOps. Multiple and ever-evolving agile practices contribute to that colorful tapestry. Scrum Scrum is the most widely used Agile framework.

Lean 88

Lean Cadence PMI 2001 88

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

Stakeholder communication: It is simply not enough for an agile product development organization to create great code and ship the resulting product like a clockwork. Join the free virtual BarCamp of the 27th Hands-on Agile Meetup on October 1, 2020. Stakeholder Communication Channels During an Agile Transition.

Technical Review 185

Technical Review Software Review Development Team Review Cadence 185

MPUG

JUNE 1, 2022

Especially when they released the Sixth Edition, giving this agile guide. And they say, well, you know, if all else fails, you could try this agile guide as well. The planning, the executing, the monitoring, controlling, and hopefully you’re getting it right and refining and improving until bam, closing. Then planning.

PMI 59

PMI Software Review Estimate Risk Management 59