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Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Agile Software Development (#ASD). Open Loop / Closed Loop Project Controls - project management is a closed loop control system. A steering target is established, actions are taken, variances are assessed, corrective actions are taken to close the loop. Agile Universe , 2002. Balanced Scorecard (#BSC).

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Questioning Agile Dogma

Leading Agile

When I first learned about Agile methods in 2002, the principles seemed to offer an ideal solution to many organizational issues common at the time. How can the same principle be a good idea in 2002 and a bad idea in 2019? When I applied those principles in real-world situations, they worked remarkably well. What has changed?

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What’s Worse Than Not Automating Your Software Delivery Pipeline?

Leading Agile

They asked a software developer what it would take, and he estimated something like 20,000 pounds over several months. Two closely related conceptual errors appear to be quite common. First, there’s a tool-centric mentality about software-related work. The company wanted to automate their dispatching process.