Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 18, 2019

As project managers, it’s important that we know how to best support our development teams (and vice versa), especially in Agile environments. Here is what we learned from an invaluable brainstorming session with our Tech Lead. At White October, we encourage direct communication between the development team and clients.

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Scrum.org

JULY 10, 2018

Often I hear people say that Scrum does not take care of risk: there is no risk log, risk is not on the agenda of the Sprint Review or Retrospective as a standard agenda-item. The Development Teams need to be accountable for the quality of the product and how it's made. That's a risk right there!

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 16, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Embarking on project estimations can often feel complex - where the path forward is unclear, and the potential for missteps is high. This is where the concept of T-shirt sizing shines as a simple estimation technique. What is T-shirt Sizing?

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

It's a key inspect and adapt opportunity for the Development Team, encouraging them check their progress towards the Sprint Goal and adjust their plan accordingly. It's also supposed to be an event for the Development Team and run by the Development Team but as we know in "the real world" it's not always implemented that way!

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Planio

OCTOBER 19, 2021

And whether you’re a designer, developer, team lead, or administrator, your job requires many of the same skills that separate the best project managers: organization, effective collaboration, and being goal-oriented. Step 7: Estimate time and effort for each task. Step 10: Create a risk management plan.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

I am committed to staying up-to-date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices to continuously improve product strategy and drive business outcomes. Finally, I value collaboration and teamwork and believe in creating a supportive environment where the development team can thrive and achieve their best work.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 28, 2019

The Stacey model summarizes in the groups the complexity drivers of a problem: requirements to achieve, technology to use and people involved in the product development or use. . The Stacey Matrix of development complexity . In the first case, estimating a roadmap to solve the whole problem may just not be possible.

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Planio

JULY 4, 2022

Agile ceremonies are the fuel that keeps your development team moving forward. Agile ceremonies get abandoned when teams stop seeing the value in them. (And Sprint review ceremony. Working this way reduces the risk that you’re building the wrong software. And why do they matter?). Sprint planning ceremony.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 12, 2020

On the one side, they address typical Scrum events such as Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and the Sprint Retrospective. Product Backlog Refinement and Estimation. Keeping technical debt at bay. Read more: Technical Debt & Scrum: Who Is Responsible ?). Sprint Planning.

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Planio

APRIL 24, 2023

In 2021, the Project Management Institute estimated that by 2030 the global economy would need 25 million more project managers to keep up with the demand for change. Assessing and mitigating project risks 7. Updating project management software to keep their team on track 9. But there’s a problem.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

“The Product Owner is responsible for maximizing the value of the product resulting from work of the Development Team.” Remember: user story creation is a team exercise.). Everything is estimated: All user stories of the Product Backlog are detailed and estimated. Source : Scrum Guide 2017.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

This latest update to the interview guide addresses Product Owner anti-patterns from Product Backlog management and refinement to the Sprint Review. The team answers the ‘how’ question – the technical implementation –, and both the team and the PO collaborate on the ‘what’ question: what scope is necessary to achieve the desired purpose.).

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Planio

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Data from the Harvard Business Review shows that a meager 35% of projects worldwide are deemed successful by the people who build and use them. Identify tasks, estimate timings, and map a timeline Step 4. Define team roles and assign team members to tasks Step 5. Consider your risks and put controls in place Step 6.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 23, 2019

First of all, let’s have a look at the current issue of the Scrum Guide on the Product Backlog: “Product Backlog refinement is the act of adding detail, estimates, and order to items in the Product Backlog. This is an ongoing process in which the Product Owner and the Development Team collaborate on the details of Product Backlog items.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 23, 2019

First of all, let’s have a look at the current issue of the Scrum Guide on the Product Backlog: “Product Backlog refinement is the act of adding detail, estimates, and order to items in the Product Backlog. This is an ongoing process in which the Product Owner and the Development Team collaborate on the details of Product Backlog items.

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Planio

MAY 22, 2023

Review your product backlog and rank features 5. Estimate the work and plan the release dates 6. Release too often, and you risk overwhelming your users. How to determine your release capabilities: Speak with people in your IT infrastructure teams to understand what a release schedule could look like.

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Leading Answers

MARCH 7, 2019

When our projects undertake defined, repeatable work using technologies and approaches our organizations have experience in, then uncertainty and change rates are typically low and manageable. Here, formal planning and estimation are difficult because we don’t know what we will encounter.

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Planio

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Cost estimation: How much is it going to cost? So try to make sure you include all of the departments that are going to be impacted by this project, including project managers, developers, operations, security, and key stakeholders. The next step is to understand the technical requirements of this project. Requirements.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Identifying the Causes of Scope Creep Unrealistic Initial Estimates: When project managers underestimate the complexity or resources required for a project, it can lead to overruns and the need for additional work that falls outside the initial scope.

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Planview

APRIL 16, 2021

These professionals advise leaders about which projects to undertake based on strategic objectives, resource capacity, risk, and other factors. They support teams in executing towards those objectives and measure success based on metrics such as growth, profitability, and customer loyalty. Applying Objectives and Key Results (OKRs).

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Binfire

AUGUST 27, 2017

Until recently some academics and Project Management Institute (PMI) considered Agile method, not a serious contender in project management due to the fact that is very hard to set a due date for project’s completion in the Agile method. How much planning do you need before the start of a development? Project Estimation.

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Techno-PM

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Additionally, the process helps organisations track progress and identify risks. The Agile Release Planning process is an important part of agile software development because it helps organisations to create a road map for the project. Additionally, the process helps organisations track progress and identify risks.

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LiquidPlanner

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Staffing a project manager to improve communication, identify risks, and manage outstanding issues and help keep the project on schedule, adds value, and improves predictability. I’ve seen several projects struggle when the technical lead is expected to handle the project management tasks in addition to technical delivery.

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Binfire

APRIL 7, 2017

Until recently some academics and Project Management Institute (PMI) considered Agile method not a serious contender in project management due to the fact that is very hard to set a due date for project’s competition in Agile method. How much planning do you need before start of a development? Project Estimation.

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nTask

AUGUST 8, 2019

Extreme Programming (XP), an Agile software development framework, is specifically designed for improving the quality of the software, the work process for the development team and increased customer satisfaction. This can enable fully eliminating the risks you often face in software development. The Values.

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LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 25, 2022

Ultimately, all project stakeholders will contribute to achieving what is promised so start early with a candid and realistic review of what can be delivered when and for how much. Also, consider deploying technology to your advantage. Give your team permission to be creative and watch how quickly engagement soars.

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Critical Chain Software Review Technical Review Development Team Review 158

nTask

AUGUST 18, 2019

However, we decided to dedictate this weak to Project Evaluation and Review Technique. The time for each task is calculated by estimating three durations: Optimistic, Realistic and Pessimistic. The duration estimates range from the best case to the worst case and assume that these estimates are accurate. Introduction.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management Briefings and Presentations. Risk Management (#RM). Technical Performance Measures (#TPM). Cost, Schedule, and Technical Performance Management (#CSTPM). Product Development (#ProdDev). Agile Software Development (#ASD). Strategy (#Strategy).

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nTask

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Thus, a product backlog is basically a list of requirements that the development team is working on. In addition, a product backlog contains user stories, bugs , technical tasks, and knowledge acquisition. The product owner is responsible to prioritize each task as well as the changes that occur in the due course.

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Herding Cats

AUGUST 27, 2017

There's a recent post titled Four Fallacious Reasons to Estimate. It lists the usual suspects for why those spending the money think they don't have to estimate how much they plan to spend when they'll be done producing the value they've been assigned to produce for that expenditure. Let's look at each one in more detail.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Perhaps our most important "take-away" was that providing a range of estimates is not necessarily a matter of being vague. Indeed, the range from a Monte Carlo forecast can be more accurate and useful to a team in Sprint Planning than an absolute value, such as an average velocity or burn rate projection. days or less. That’s a 54.3%

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Planio

AUGUST 9, 2021

Estimate task time and effort. Sequence and assign team members to each task. Planio: Best for teams of all sizes (Agile and traditional). Monday.com: Best for non-technical teams. At a minimum, you should know what type of person you’re basing your estimate on. Identify any and all project stakeholders.

Software Review 78

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MPUG

JUNE 23, 2023

You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. The Scrum framework is particularly applicable in the complex domain, where both requirement uncertainty and technological uncertainty are high.

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Binfire

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Harvard business review has written an interesting article titled why even good projects fail anyway. is it due to lack of planning? If the scope defined properly, it will be much easier to accurately plan and estimate the project duration. 6-Inexperienced development team. So, why so many projects fail?

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ProProfs Project Management

MARCH 4, 2021

But now, Jira has developed into a powerful project management tool with integrations and a kanban board, making it easier for technical support and development teams to get work done faster. Not for All Users : As the tool was designed mainly for the development team, it is fine for developers to use it easily.

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Teamweek

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Toggl Plan facilitates project planning by enabling teams to interact directly with the project plan with drag-and-drop functionality. As you seamlessly add and assign tasks and set due dates, every team member can see and interact with the plan and see how timelines fit together. Example: Toggl Plan and MeisterTask.

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Review product progress. Being available to the team. Collaborating with the scrum team for the Product Backlog Refinement. The Product Owner is responsible for maximizing the development process, translating product vision into the product backlog, and representing the customer’s needs in front of the development team.

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