Scrum.org

JANUARY 22, 2024

Agile frameworks have revolutionized the product development landscape, improving collaboration and adaptability and fostering a focus on benefits provided to the customer. But this new way of working takes some getting used to. It can be challenging for organizations to let go of old working methods. As organizations strive to quantify the productivity and effectiveness of their agile teams, the adage "you get what you measure" becomes increasingly pertinent.

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Leading Agile

JANUARY 22, 2024

Cloud transformation is not simply a technological shift but a comprehensive, multi-dimensional journey that requires strategic planning, execution, and management. It’s not merely about replacing old technologies with new ones – the crux lies in focusing on the latest technologies, which will drive the business strategy and then appropriately reshape organizational patterns, restructure processes, and redefine business models.

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Technical Review Infrastructure Energy Sustainability 129

Scrum.org

JANUARY 22, 2024

Navigating Agile Leadership: The Perils of Rigid Product Ownership From my experience, I've seen that the crux of Agile success lies not in rigid adherence to plans but in a more fluid, vision-driven approach. It's about setting a direction and allowing the team the freedom to navigate towards it. This approach fosters innovation, creativity, and, importantly, team engagement – vital ingredients for successful product development.

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Leading Agile

JANUARY 22, 2024

Cloud transformation is not simply a technological shift but a comprehensive, multi-dimensional journey that requires strategic planning, execution, and management. It’s not merely about replacing old technologies with new ones – the crux lies in focusing on the set of new technologies that will drive the business strategy and then appropriately reshaping organizational patterns, restructuring processes, and redefining business models to enable them.

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Understanding digital debt is crucial before digital transformation. Assemble a team to assess internal operations, market pressures, and digital debt's impact. Define future digital vision with measurable goals. Refine hypotheses and conduct market analysis. Develop a roadmap for transformation with defined projects, cost estimates, and governance.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 22, 2024

TL; DR: The Rise of the Scrum GPT Fewer Jobs for Scrum Masters, and now we see the universal Scrum GPT entering the competition: Will Scrum Masters change from essential practitioners to a niche role? The job market is currently challenging for many agile practitioners, particularly Scrum Masters. Many are looking for new opportunities, while an increasing number of organizations consider the benefits they contribute to a team’s overall success.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 22, 2024

For professional Project Managers seeking to transition into Professional Scrum Masters, the project management principle of being a diligent, respectful, and caring steward offers a valuable perspective. In Scrum, stewardship extends beyond traditional project management, emphasizing integrity, care, and trustworthiness within the realms of initiatives and products.

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Productivity Land

JANUARY 22, 2024

In the dynamic world of healthcare marketing, the authenticity and trust conveyed by patient testimonials are unmatched. These testimonials, and personal endorsements, significantly influence prospective patients’ decision-making processes. Understanding and leveraging the power of patient testimonial videos can transform the marketing strategies of clinics and hospitals.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 22, 2024

For professional Project Managers seeking to transition into Professional Scrum Masters, the project management principle of being a diligent, respectful, and caring steward offers a valuable perspective. In Scrum, stewardship extends beyond traditional project management, emphasizing integrity, care, and trustworthiness within the realms of initiatives and products.

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SCRUM Technical Review Leadership Initiating 186

MPUG

JANUARY 22, 2024

Two widely accepted Lean-Agile approaches, iteration- and flow-based, are embraced by Agile practitioners. While iteration-based Agile prescribes an iteration, in flow-based Agile, iterations are not prescribed. The most well-known framework for iteration-based Agile is Scrum , while Kanban represents flow-based Agile. Kanban is a Japanese word and loosely translated means “signal card.

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Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management

Empower yourself as a project manager with insights that directly influence the financial landscape and strategic direction of your organization! Join us for a deep dive into the world of financial strategy, as we dissect key metrics that drive CFOs and business leaders’ investment decisions. This session will equip you with the necessary tools to craft compelling business cases as well as a comprehensive understanding of the crucial distinction between capital expenditure and operational expend

Finance

Scrum.org

JANUARY 22, 2024

There is a common misconception among some Agilists that Agile teams must operate without deadlines. Otherwise, they are not ‘Agile’. This fosters an attitude of "we will get there when we get there." Telling an important customer that “we will get there when we get there” could come across as dismissive, sending the message that the customer’s needs are unimportant to the Scrum team.

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Henny Portman

JANUARY 22, 2024

Generative AI has the potential to unlock significant productivity benefits. This framework, created by the Central Digital and Data Office of UK Government, aims to help readers understand generative AI, to guide anyone building generative AI solutions, and, most importantly, to lay out what must be taken into account to use generative AI safely and responsibly.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 22, 2024

We are thrilled to announce that Pat Campbell has joined agilityIRL as a Partner. More importantly, he’s the newest member of the take5IRL podcast! Ever wonder how an entire organization can become agile? Pat sheds some light on this challenge, emphasizing the importance of bridging the gap between individual teams and the overarching organizational structure.

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Agile 188

Management Yogi

JANUARY 22, 2024

A breakdown structure is what the name tells. It's basically a hierarchical decomposition and each lower level gives more details or information. One of the best-known breakdown structures is the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). In this article, however, we will know more on the Risk Breakdown Structure (RBS).

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This large intercity transportation company for people and freight employs 100+ IT employees and contractors across North America and Europe and spends $10MM annually for approximately 50 inflight projects. The company needed the right financial tools to budget for innovation initiatives and real-time information on spending and forecasting. This transportation company turned to Acclaim Projects by Sopheon to help deliver projects on time and within budget.

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ActiveCollab

JANUARY 22, 2024

Standup meetings streamline communication, address concerns quickly, and keep everyone aligned on project progress. Following key tips and best practices ensures that your daily standup meetings are productive and beneficial for the whole team. This article will explore the concept of a daily standup meeting and how to run one effectively. WHAT IS A STANDUP MEETING?

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 22, 2024

For your team to effectively understand the benefits of Scrum, it's crucial to relate its principles to their daily work and overall product and organisation goals. To communicate the advantages of Scrum to a team, it's essential to demonstrate how its principles directly benefit their daily work and overall product objectives. This requires linking the practical aspects of Scrum with product management and development and the team’s individual context.

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Scoro

JANUARY 22, 2024

Looking for the ideal project management tool for your marketing, advertising, or design agency? Agency project management tools help you plan projects, assign tasks, and keep your team on track. But with so many solutions, choosing the right one to suit your needs can be tricky. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the best agency project management software, including pricing and main features.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 22, 2024

What may happen if the Scrum Master has other jobs or roles within an organization? For example, they’re a people manager but also a team’s Scrum Master. Is this forbidden? In this Responsive Advisors Scrum Lightning round, Professional Scrum Trainers Robb Pieper , Greg Crown , and I discuss the pros and cons of a Scrum Master who has other jobs or roles in the organization.

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SCRUM 176

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You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.

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Wrike

JANUARY 22, 2024

Have you ever directed or been part of a meeting that didn’t lead anywhere? Perhaps there was no specified goal attached to it or things went off the rails when your colleagues got into a heated argument. To prevent these unproductive meetings from becoming the norm at work, take the time to create a purposeful meeting agenda. View this agenda as your compass, one that will steer everybody in the right direction and keep them on track.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 22, 2024

I once worked with a Scrum team that deliberately underestimated the size of Product Backlog items during refinement to enable them to pull oversized items into the Sprint, bypassing the team agreement that restricted larger items from being pulled into the Sprint. Why would they do this? The team believed that breaking down these larger tasks took time and hindered their ability to start the work immediately.

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Scoro

JANUARY 22, 2024

Looking for the ideal project management tool for your marketing, advertising, or design agency? Agency project management software can help you plan projects, assign tasks, and keep your team on track. But with so many solutions, choosing the right one to suit your needs can be tricky. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the best agency project management software, including pricing and main features.

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Software Review Software Estimate Budget 52

Teamweek

JANUARY 22, 2024

What if solving all of your talent management problems was as easy as playing tic tac toe? With a 9 box grid, that’s basically what you’re doing, as it provides hiring managers and talent management teams with a simple and efficient way to map out existing employees and their skill sets, as well as plan for the future. TL;DR — Key Takeaways The 9 box grid is an easy-to-use HR tool for analyzing employee performance and potential.

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Digital transformation projects are crucial, with global spending projected to hit $3.4 trillion by 2026. However, they often fail at a rate of about 70%. To enhance success: Employee Buy-in: Acknowledge concerns and establish a change management team to communicate benefits transparently. Identify Processes and Tools: Form a digital transformation office to establish metrics, workstream lifecycles, data capture, and tool selection.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 22, 2024

If there are multiple teams working on the same product how many Definitions of done should we have? We discuss the pros and cons of having more than one Definition of done for the same product in this Responsive Advisors Scrum Lightning Round.

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