Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 15, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM The quest for methodologies that offer efficiency and agility has never been rockier. Agile methodologies stand at the forefront of this quest, providing the blueprint for rapid, responsive, and customer-centric project execution. Agile methodologies offer a path to mastering these challenges.

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Software Review Technical Review Agile SCRUM 52

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Each post discusses scientific research that is relevant to our work with Scrum and Agile teams. Why is code quality so often an issue? Why do software teams?—?despite But also a field that has much to say about code quality and how we can be better developers. Technical Debt and Code Smells.

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Software Review Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 2015 175

The IIL Blog

APRIL 24, 2024

By Alan Zucker Agile is a mindset described by a set of values and principles. Lean is industry-agnostic and offers insight into agility. They define the culture, vision, and strategies. A primary leadership role in establishing the organization’s vision and strategy. Toyota was a Lean pioneer. There is diversity.

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Lean Agile Underperforming Technical Team Innovation 164

LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Whether you’re making the move to Agile project management in your development group or creating an Agile process for your in-house project management methodology, chances are you’re going to have to sell this change to executives in your organization. Align Agile project management with your organization’s strategy.

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nTask

JANUARY 6, 2022

In this blog, we have gathered the 10 best process management software reviews for you to choose the best pick for your company. However, let’s first see what process management is and the need to have process management software. All you need is good process management software to make your job easier. Increased agility.

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Software Review 2022 Process Software 88

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2017

The software comes with templates so you don’t have to create from scratch unless you want to. This is where you can add notes, projects or tasks to part of the roadmap so that you don’t forget what that element of your strategy was supposed to be about. Read my other project management software reviews.

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Project Bliss

JANUARY 6, 2020

Agile has been a buzzword for many organizations in the last few years. And while many organizations are “adopting” an agile methodology, many are not fully embracing it. Effective implementation of agile requires a cultural shift. Read on to learn how to use agile metrics to improve your work processes. What Is Agile?

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Technical Review Software Review Agile Underperforming Technical Team 257

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 4, 2022

The scrum methodology was developed as a response to rigid project management approaches such as the waterfall method, which didn’t adapt to the needs of agile product and software development teams. Scrum is a simple project management framework that facilitates team collaboration on complex product and software development projects.

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SCRUM Software Review Development Team Review Underperforming Technical Team 340

NimbleWork

MARCH 10, 2024

By embracing agile methodologies, we ensure that feedback loops are tight, enabling rapid adjustments and improvements. Agile + VSM = Data-Driven Decisions – Value Stream Mapping (VSM) provides us with a holistic view of our processes. BDD and agile methods go hand in hand. Here’s how we implemented it.

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Engineering Software Review Technical Review Executing 105

The Strategic Project Manager

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The concepts of scrum are powerful in business, not only in software development but also in other areas. This post reviews the basics of agile scrum roles, ceremonies, and their impact on developing strategy and managing projects. Agile Scrum Roles. Agile Scrum Ceremonies. Agile Scrum and Strategy.

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Scrum.org

MAY 10, 2022

Fourth blog, in a blog series about the upcoming book: Creating Agile Organizations - A Systemic Approach, by Cesario Ramos & Ilia Pavlichenko. When organizational change strategy and execution are run by different people, encountering strong resistance during execution is very likely. Both approaches did not work very well.

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Technical Review Agile Software Review Underperforming Technical Team 184

Scrum.org

JANUARY 28, 2024

TL; DR: Agile Laws in Software Development On many occasions, working with agile teams has amplified existing organizational, technical, and cultural challenges in many organizations. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 49,000-plus subscribers. edition ! ?

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Agile Technical Review Sustainability Software Engineering 166

ProjectManager.com

MAY 16, 2024

Scenario planning is a strategy used to consider possible future events for an organization or project to develop an effective and relevant long-term plan to respond positively to that change. Project management software features can help map out scenario planning. What Is Scenario Planning?

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Planning Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management 345

Productivity Land

JULY 17, 2023

Embracing the unpredictable nature of projects, agile methodologies have gained popularity for their flexibility and adaptability. In this article, we will delve into the world of agile risk management, exploring strategies to identify, assess, and mitigate risks in projects.

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Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Is an Agile Transformation Coach any different than being an Agile Coach? When most people think about Agile Coaches, they tend to think about a person who comes in and assists the teams with things like: Learning Scrum, SAFe, LeSS. If that’s your definition of an Agile Transformation Coach, you’d be right—but only partially.

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Technical Review Software Review Agile Lean 109

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2017

The software comes with templates so you don’t have to create from scratch unless you want to. This is where you can add notes, projects or tasks to part of the roadmap so that you don’t forget what that element of your strategy was supposed to be about. Read my other project management software reviews.

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Software Review 2017 Software 2016 180

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This will give you an idea if it’s the right strategy to execute your portfolio management. We’ll also explain when to use lean portfolio management and how project management software can help you manage your portfolios better. What Is Lean Portfolio Management? Lean portfolio management does this by using the five principles of lean.

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Lean Software Review Manufacturing Governance 332

Scrum.org

APRIL 30, 2024

Your company has embraced agile and teams now enjoy greater focus and clearer collaboration. Although agile has markedly improved organisations, the full benefits are unattainable unless the entire work system is aligned with agile principles. Yet the anticipated business benefits have not materialized.

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Agile Technical Review Leadership Finance 172

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 30, 2024

If you’re researching which project management software to use, you’ve probably already compared Asana vs. ClickUp. Certainly, Asana is simple to use and pleasing to the eyes, while ClickUp is similar to Asana, but with software development tools. The software keeps them connected. What Is Asana? Who Uses Asana?

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Software Review 2024 Underperforming Technical Team 2012 355

Scrum.org

MARCH 16, 2024

These innovative agile practices are a departure from the Taylorist traditions of the defense industry, which is grappling with continuous inflation and delays, impacting national security and human lives. On average, there are 27 hardware and software changes per day on a Tesla Model S production line.

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Agile Technical Review Manufacturing Innovation 141

Leading Agile

JULY 22, 2022

When working toward becoming an Agile Organization, many companies begin by applying Agile methodologies at the team-level and then call the Transformation done. The problem is that even when you do it perfectly, establishing a team-level Agile Delivery Model is almost always insufficient. Do you see the problem?

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Agile Software Review Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 126

Henny Portman

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Agile by Rini van Solingen and Maarten Kossen was originally published in Dutch. The book starts with a warning that agile is more than a mindset, it is a philosophy, followed by 22 chapters, in which the authors show that it is easy to understand, but very difficult to apply at first. Scrum or agile?

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Software Review Agile Governance Government 52

Proofhub

APRIL 11, 2024

But don’t worry, as strategies and tools are available to help you navigate through this labyrinth of tasks and deadlines with ease. This article will explore effective strategies to streamline project management for maximum efficiency. Ditch email overload and keep all project conversations organized in one place with ProofHub.

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Software Review Innovation Risk Management Controlling 78

Scrum.org

JANUARY 29, 2024

( Japanese version・日本語版 ) When picturing an effective and truly agile product development team, one often imagines a software development team, pushing some software to production every day, maybe multiple times a day, ala Amazon. Here are two strategies and a handful of tactics to help you achieve that.

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Agile Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Development Team Review 165

Scrum.org

AUGUST 3, 2022

Can scrum be used outside software development? In terms of credibility of you as a leader or as a coach or practitioner working with people in non-software, there is a brand that goes along with a lot of agile folks that they’re working software and they’re preaching to people outside software for ways of working that might not be suitable.

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Software Developers Software Development Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 159

The IIL Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

In this article, we will explore the rise of the AI-powered PMO and provide actionable strategies for project managers to thrive in an AI-augmented environment. It can alert project managers, recommend mitigation strategies, and even generate alternative scenarios. Suggest mitigation strategies for the top five high-impact risks.”

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Leading Agile

JULY 18, 2023

Agile needs to be tied to business-driven results. If not, then we start measuring things like people trained, teams doing Scrum, or the organization’s sentiment toward Agile to tell us if we’re succeeding. If your Agile isn’t helping you do that, then it’s not really Agile at all. First, how are we forming teams?

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Traxidy

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Art of Mastering Project Surprises: Easy Strategies for Managing Unplanned Work By: Steve McBroom, Founder, Traxidy (Click to follow me on LinkedIn) In this post, we will review the importance of working through project issues and the associated unplanned project tasks, as they arise, and provide effective strategies to manage them.

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Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Controlling 109

The Strategic Project Manager

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In this review, we look at the strengths and weaknesses of Celoxis project management software and evaluate it against criteria used commonly in this market. Project Management Software Overview. There is, however, a comprehensive superset of features offered in varying degrees across the PM software spectrum.

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Software Review Software Underperforming Technical Team Agile 52

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 27, 2019

A critical success factor for a software development project is how it is funded. The greater the flexibility of the funding strategy, the greater the chance the team will produce a quality product and the greater the chance that they will delight their stakeholders. An important business agility principle is that context counts.

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Software Developers Software Development Software Review Software 244

Leading Agile

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

New Paper Improving Quality Through Intentionally Built Agile Systems Get it Now. Many a company has hypothesized that Agile methodologies would help them solve their quality issues. Paving the Way for Quality with Agile. The Impact of Agile on the System of Delivery. Scaling Agile to Improve Quality.

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Software Review Agile Development Team Review Governance 123

Scrum.org

AUGUST 15, 2022

In this energizing 43rd Hands-on Agile session on outcome-based product planning, Jeff Gothelf clarified one thing: “Roadmapping is a flawed concept in the age of Agile. Watch the video now: Jeff Gothelf: Outcome-Based Product Planning — Hands-on Agile 43. ?? Roadmapping is a flawed concept in the age of Agile.

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Agile Planning Software Review 2022 171

The Strategic Project Manager

MARCH 11, 2024

This post explains what the Strategy Canvas tool is, and how to create a basic Strategy Canvas. Finally, it details the use and benefits of the tool for practicing strategy and project management. What is the Strategy Canvas Tool? The Strategy Canvas tool is a management tool introduced by W. Value: Moderate.

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Technical Review Innovation Sustainability Retail 105

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

We’ll go through some of the most popular project management methodologies, which are applied in many sectors such as software development, R&D and product development. Agile Methodology. What It Is: In a nutshell, Agile project management is an evolving and collaborative way to self-organize across teams. Scrum Methodology.

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Technical Review Prince2 Manufacturing Lean 483

nTask

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Fortunately, you have got process creation software watching your back. What Is a Process Creation Software? Process creation software is a tool designed to help PMs carve out a detailed plan, outlining every major and minor step that goes into the process and how the process will move once executed. Monday.com. Zoho Creator.

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2022 Software Review Process Software 88

Scrum.org

JUNE 17, 2019

Writing code is like finding your path through a dark forest. For me, this attitude encapsulates the essence of writing software empirically. But how does it translate into the practice of writing code? or cognitive strategies?—?that Behind each tree can lurk a monster, a treasure or a pit. Or there is no path at all.

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Software Review Initiating Technical Review SCRUM 125

Scrum.org

JANUARY 10, 2021

Many organisations wrestle with the seeming incompatibility between agile and release management, and they struggle with release planning and predictable delivery. TL;DR; Without working software, you can’t build trust and you don’t know when you will get the next piece of working software. Why is software so unpredictable.

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