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All technical debt is a risk to the product and to your business

Scrum.org

But, not all debt is bad!” I hear the phrase “but not all debt is bad” a lot, usually coupled with “some level of debt is manageable” and, as a software developer, it makes me cringe. This commercial product was built using traditional project management practices and delivered on a two-yearly cadence.

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Unlocking the Power and Mastery of Development Approach and Life Cycle

Project Pulse Journal

Malinawan, PMP Navigating the complexities of modern project management demands a sophisticated comprehension of the Development Approach and Life Cycle Performance Domain. This domain facilitates strategic alignment, optimized delivery cadence, methodology customization, increased flexibility, and improved risk management.

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The Agile Fluency Model with Diana Larsen

Scrum.org

After a short introduction to the model, we shifted to an ask-me-anything-style discussion of the groundbreaking view of agile and teams. ?? Quote: Focusing teams produce business value. Delivering teams deliver on the market cadence. Optimizing teams lead their market. Do zones always follow each other?

Agile 211
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Agile Transformation: ChatGPT or McBoston?

Scrum.org

Build a strong and diverse change management team to lead the effort. This team should include members from different departments and levels within the organization. Develop a detailed plan for the change, including specific milestones and timelines. Anti-pattern: Managers may micromanage teams or make decisions on their behalf.

ChatGPT 210
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Agency utilization rate: 9 steps to increasing billable time

Resource Guru

The result tells you the percentage of time that your team spends on projects that actually bring in money. A high utilization rate means your team is focused and efficient. Billable hours: These are the hours your team spends on client projects. Billable hours directly contribute to revenue.

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Transformation, Business Architecture, and Scaling

Leading Agile

More often than not in kind of either the IT product development space or IT services space. We like to consider ourselves kind of a full stack consultancy in the sense that you know, obviously, you have to deal with the work surface levels and what the teams are doing but you know, how do you orchestrate teams across dependency boundaries?

Agile 141
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Episode 189 – Harmonizing Potential – The Jazz of High-Performing Project Teams

Velociteach

Learn from the intriguing parallels between a jazz ensemble and an effective project team. Leonard demonstrates that music and project management share common principles as he offers a unique perspective on fostering a high-performing project team through the integration of music, productivity, workplace culture, and neuroscience.