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7 Ways to Sell Agile to Project Stakeholders

LiquidPlanner

Metrics around the success and progress of a software development project are many and varied. One way to sell an Agile system is to offer executives a stake in proposing new metrics and tools for measuring and reporting the development projects under their watch. Propose new metrics for progress and status (with exec input).

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Agile Organisations: Unleashing the Potential of Value Streams

Scrum.org

Value Streams Agile revolutionized more than just software development, quickly gaining traction with other business units such as legal, finance, and marketing. Each organization possesses a unique blend of people, processes, culture, mindset, governance, management, and leadership. This is surprisingly common.

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Project management degrees: Do you need one and what you can do with it

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I do think that having a degree (of any kind, in any subject) is beneficial for securing a job, especially as project managers are expected to influence and lead, and many employers want to see evidence of the ability to operate at that level and use a degree as a benchmark for it. That’s about 2.3 million new jobs a year.

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This is why your company doesn’t make real progress, although everyone works so hard.

Scrum.org

In software development context, it doesn’t work differently. . Although it can be argued that figuring out the systemic constraints is not that straightforward, it actually works in a similar way in software development context. Imagine you have a team that works on a specific feature. Thanks for reading.

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Digital Project Management Skills You Need Today

Project Pulse Journal

Applications of Digital Project Management Skills IT and Software Development - Managing software projects, including updates and releases, requires acute data analysis and effective coordination of development teams.

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125 Project Management Buzzwords

The IIL Blog

Product Backlog A prioritized list of features, enhancements, and fixes for a product that needs to be accomplished and is often used in Agile product development. Product Owner An Agile team member who is responsible for representing the customer/client’s interests and prioritizing features in software development.

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Project Management: Principles, Practices & Context

Velociteach

Everything from putting people back on the moon, developing new therapeutics and software, or planning a wedding. More recently, the profession has grappled with two intertwined questions: Should principles or processes govern project management? Lean manufacturing influenced the quality movement, Agile , and DevOps.

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