Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Do you have a release manager on the team? It wasn’t until I worked in IT as a project manager that I had a lot of contact with the release management process. In this article, I’ll explain what a release manager does and what skills you need to make a success of this role. What does a release manager do?

Technical Review 425

Technical Review Software Review Cadence Software Developers 425

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

There’s no denying that project management today looks different to how it did even 5 years ago. Project management trends shape our profession. So what are the emerging trends in project management that are going to shape how you do your job in the future? How project management is evolving. Managing a hybrid team.

2022 484

2022 PMO Risk Management Artificial Inteligence 484

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

But the hybrid work model is more than just remote or distributed teams. Project management software has proven key in supporting people who work from home. There are traditional methods such as waterfall methodology, and more flexible, agile approaches. Hybrid work require hybrid work management software.

Agile 366

Agile Software Executing Engineering 366

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 24, 2020

Why would you launch a new project management software tool when the market is so crowded already? And why focus on improving agile retrospectives? Jordan, what’s happening with the Agile world at the moment? The Agile Manifesto was written in 2001—which was the same year Rally Software was founded. Jordan Husney.

Software Review 295

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Agile Software 295

Scrum.org

JUNE 15, 2020

TL; DR: Remote Agile Transitions. Since the pandemic has forced many of us to work remotely, this unique capability has been kicked into overdrive regarding remote agile transitions. Here are my top-10 challenges of organizational change that remote Agile has made more urgent to address than ever before. ??

Agile 174

Agile Technical Review SCRUM Software Review 174

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

At the beginning of project management, everyone was physically working together. But work management is no longer under one roof. People are now working remotely more than ever. Remote teams are hybrid teams, and they work in different locations with different tools and skills. What Is Remote Project Management?

Underperforming Technical Team 353

Underperforming Technical Team Transportation Monitoring Executing 353

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 29, 2022

What is the future of project management? Let’s look ahead and see what the next 10 years will bring for project management software, jobs, and the role itself. Does Project Management Have a Future? So will we need ‘professional’ project managers in the future? People who just do managing projects?

Artificial Inteligence 481

Artificial Inteligence 2023 Technical Review 2027 481

Scrum.org

APRIL 27, 2020

TL; DR: A Remote Sprint Review with a Distributed Team. We started this series on remote agile with looking into practices and tools; we explored virtual Liberating Structures, and how to master Zoom. The Sprint Review is Empiricism at work: inspect the Product Increment and adapt the Product Backlog.

Technical Review 188

Technical Review Development Team Review Agile SCRUM 188

Scrum.org

MAY 14, 2020

Productivity is impacted. 1) How do we re-align and re-integrate to recover lost performance and productivity, now? Firms and teams are scrambling to overcome lost productivity and lost competitiveness. Getting infrastructure and remote working tools is a good start. It is a time of unprecedented challenge. Roll out Zoom?

Agile 178

Agile Technical Review Software Review Cadence 178

Leading Answers

JULY 10, 2020

How does work from home impact our use of agile approaches? If co-location is no longer possible, can we still be agile? Yes, of course we can, and in many ways, now we need to be more agile than ever as we try new approaches, learn and adapt how we work. The Agile Manifesto and Agile Principles do not mention co-location.

Agile 145

Agile Software Review 2003 Technical Review 145

Scrum.org

MARCH 14, 2023

This post continues my ongoing series revisiting the principles behind the Agile Manifesto. This time we are focussing on the following Agile principle – “At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjust its behavior accordingly.” Pausing regularly to do this seems like common sense.

Agile 179

Agile Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Influencer 179

LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 28, 2018

Chris could make Excel do anything, except he never used spreadsheets to manage a project. Since then I’ve come across too many project professionals, teams and organizations who stretch Microsoft Excel into a project management tool, and unsuccessfully so. In my experience, management by spreadsheets was extremely disjointed.

Underperforming Technical Team 772

Underperforming Technical Team Software Developers Software Development Agile 772

Scrum.org

MAY 18, 2020

TL; DR: Good Remote Agile Practices. The first insights are available from the Remote Agile Survey: What are good remote agile practices, and what are possible low-hanging fruits that haven’t yet been tried by a majority of participants? Participate in the Remote Agile Survey now, too.

Agile 181

Agile 2020 Sustainability Governance 181

The Digital Project Manager

MAY 19, 2020

The post AMA: I’m A Remote Agile Product Coach (With Michael Luchen) appeared first on The Digital Project Manager. This content is exclusive to DPM Pro Members! DPM Pro Members get: Instant access to.

Agile 284

Agile 284

MPUG

JANUARY 23, 2023

Scrum is one of the most used frameworks in Lean-Agile space , among others such as Kanban, eXtreme Programming (XP), or Scrum combined with XP. Indeed, several questions come up, such as: How does one prepare a Product Backlog and Sprint Backlog? And more… Welcome to the three-part series of Practical Scrum with MS Project Agile.

SCRUM 111

SCRUM Agile 2005 Lean 111

Growing Agile

JULY 6, 2020

This is the second part of the blog series were we discuss the 12 Agile Principles. That included the Product Owner who is the representative of the business and customer needs for the team. This kind of access to the person that makes decisions around the product they are working on is vital. The whole team!

Agile 147

Agile Planning 147

TrustRadius Project Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Every organization knows the feeling of trying to find better, more efficient ways of creating their product or service. Agile development is a relatively young workflow methodology. At the start of the millennium, software devs pioneered the development of agile, and here we are. Essential Agile Statistics for 2022 and Beyond.

2022 118

2022 Agile Underperforming Technical Team 2020 118

Henny Portman

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Everything wrong with agile – Half the work in twice the time is the first agilecartoons book by Michael Küsters. The 70 ridiculous agile situations are clustered in 8 groups: Let’s transform. Role master SM interview Scrum Master replacement Product Owner interview. Manage agile. A feast of recognition.

Software Review 119

Software Review Agile Construction SCRUM 119

Scrum.org

MAY 4, 2020

TL; DR: A Remote Daily Scrum with a Distributed Team. We started this series on remote agile with looking into practices and tools; we explored virtual Liberating Structures, and how to master Zoom. This eighth article now looks into supporting a distributed Development Team organizing a remote Daily Scrum.

SCRUM 174

SCRUM Agile Technical Review Development Team Review 174

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

This collaborative project management process works across departmental, corporate and national boundaries and helps especially with projects as they grow in complexity. These methods include practices and project collaboration tools that promote communication, idea sharing and transparency for local and remote teams. Well, not quite.

Monitoring 325

Monitoring Innovation Software Controlling 325

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2024

Project strategy is the plan that defines a project, which is why project management strategy is so important. To better manage projects, one must clearly understand project strategy, who’s responsible for it in the organization and the steps to create a project strategy. What Is Project Strategy?

Budget 385

Budget PMO Defining Estimate 385

Inloox

JANUARY 5, 2022

Remote work & leadership. Professionalization of project management & increasing demand for project managers. Agile is here to stay. Lifelong learning & knowledge management. Organizations, especially managers, need to be prepared for this. Because remote work also means remote leadership.

Artificial Inteligence 326

Artificial Inteligence 2022 Sustainability 2030 326

Scrum.org

JULY 7, 2020

TL; DR: Agile Laws and Remote Agile. On many occasions in the recent past, working with distributed agile teams has amplified existing organizational, technical, and cultural challenges in many organizations. Join the 25th Hands-on Agile meetup on August 20, 2020, to explore the virtual Ecocycle Planning.

Technical Review 138

Technical Review Agile Software Review Software Engineering 138

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

What is the future of project management? Let’s look ahead and see what the next 10 years will bring for project management software, jobs, and the role itself. Does Project Management Have a Future? So will we need ‘professional’ project managers in the future? People who just do managing projects?

2020 522

2020 Technical Review 2027 2030 522

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 21, 2022

Having the flexibility to work remotely seemed like a workers’ dream. No more managers breathing down your neck. Studies, such as this one from Stanford , sweetened the deal by noting remote workers showed an increase in productivity by 13 percent. Why Proving Your Productivity Is Hard. No more commuting.

Software Review 195

Software Review Monitoring 2020 Software 195

Project Bliss

AUGUST 17, 2020

Transitioning to remote work has been exactly that: a transition. It appears many companies will be working remotely for a while. Read on to learn how to keep your team happy and productive in this new era of remote work. How to Keep Your Team on Track When Working Remotely. Still, we’re not scot-free.

Estimate 296

Estimate Leadership Initiating Agile 296

Scrum.org

MARCH 7, 2023

Since I became a Professional Scrum Trainer in November, I have been asked a lot about the current state, and the future perspectives, for Scrum and agile development in Japan, where I’ve worked for the last six years. Yet, Scrum and the principles of agile development are not as common in Japan as they are in other parts of the world.

Underperforming Technical Team 131

Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Agile Software Engineering 131

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

A while back, I asked project management experts w hat we should be aware of as we go into the new year to achieve their most successful year ever? I’m sure you take away tips and ideas for making this your best year yet managing projects at work. Successful project managers will be those that embrace the mantle of leadership.

2023 404

2023 Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team 404

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 26, 2020

TL; DR: The Cargo Cult Agile Checklist for Download. You want to know the state of agility in your organization? If the average number of checkboxes marked is higher than nine, then you are probably practicing cargo cult agile in one form or another. Everyday Failures on the Path of Becoming Agile.

Agile 156

Agile CTO Hire Fractional CTO SCRUM 156

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 23, 2023

TL, DR: Saying No Without Burning Bridges Are you navigating the delicate art of saying No as a Product Owner or product manager? Discover how to maintain a harmonious balance between driving Product Goals and nurturing professional relationships with your stakeholders. ?

Construction 196

Construction 2024 SCRUM Agile 196

Scrum.org

APRIL 14, 2020

TL; DR: A Remote Retrospective with a Distributed Team. We started this series on remote agile with looking into practices and tools, followed by exploring virtual Liberating Structures, how to master Zoom as well as common remote agile anti-patterns. The Design Elements of Virtual Liberating Structures.

Underperforming Technical Team 148

Underperforming Technical Team Agile SCRUM Technical Review 148

Scrum.org

AUGUST 4, 2020

TL; DR: Lipstick Agile — Happiness in the Trenches? Have you noticed how many people in the agile field are unhappy with their work situation? A situation where an organization already struggles doing agile, not to mention ‘becoming agile?’ This is what I call lipstick Agile. Problem must be visible!”

Agile 210

Agile Software Review SCRUM 2020 210

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2022

Creating such a forecast involves a substantial upfront investment in both time and money, but it pays off through a better product that satisfies its customers’ needs. This is the first formal project management framework and goes from project planning, analysis and design to implementation, testing and maintenance.

Software Developers 322

Software Developers Software Development Estimate Software Review 322

Agilemania

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Today, we at Agilemania are proud to share that we have become a Scaled Agile Gold Partner. Why Scaled Agile Framework? It is the Framework of Choice for Leading Organizations to scale agile. Fast forward, a decade later, SAFe® had become a celebrity among the agile frameworks. 47% indicated team productivity.

Agile 98

Agile Lean 2011 Consulting 98

Project Bliss

MAY 16, 2019

The term Lean Coffee doesn’t sound like a productive meeting session. The original use was to support attendees in adopting agile work approaches. I’ve shared other valuable Agile practices your team can use even if you’re not switching to full Agile. Remote Teams. Sounds promising, you say?

Lean 206

Lean Agile 2009 206

nTask

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Agile project management is an iterative approach to delivering requirements throughout the project life cycle. Likewise, we live in a world where the whole organizational approach to remote teams is finally changing. As a result, a great number of companies are encouraging remote workforces to a lenient extent.

Underperforming Technical Team 92

Underperforming Technical Team Agile Technical Review 2005 92

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 21, 2020

In this Parabol review, I’ll share the pros and cons of the popular tool – it could be the right product for your agile team. Product: Parabol. Summary review of Parabol: I loved this tool and I can see huge value for teams running remote agile retrospectives. Product Brand: Parabol. Website: [link].

Healthcare 395

Healthcare Consulting Finance Agile 395