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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

ProjectManager.com

The name is apt, as the waterfall methodology is a process in which the phases of the project flow downward. When implementing the agile methodology , project planning and work management are adaptive, evolutionary in development, seeking early delivery and are always open to change if that leads to process improvement.

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Introduction to Jira

MPUG

I ventured from a military manufacturing background into the tech industry, initially in a support capacity. Jira’s inception traces back to April 2002, birthed by Atlassian, a company founded by two Australian friends, Mike Cannon-Brooks and Scott Farquhar. Within just three years of its launch, Jira already had 1,000 customers.

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A History of PMI & Its Role in Project Management

ProjectManager.com

In 1969, in Philadelphia, Jim Snyder, of Smith, Kline & French Laboratories, and Gordon Davis, of the Georgia Institute of Technology, were having dinner and decided there was a need for an organization that offered project managers a forum to share information and discuss their industry. Currently, Mark Langley is the president of PMI.

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In-Depth: The Evidence-Based Business Case For Agile

Scrum.org

But adherence to a framework or prescribed process does not guarantee agility. Adherence to a framework or prescribed process does not guarantee agility.”. I prefer a process-based definition of agility. Although we used Scrum teams for our investigation, these processes are generic enough to apply to Agile teams in general.

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Thinking By Sprinting: What Cognitive Science Tells Us About Why Scrum Works

Scrum.org

Developing a new product requires understanding of the users, of the technologies involved and what makes something valuable (or not). Attention is the process of selectively concentrating on one aspect while ignoring other aspects. It is a mental process and a limited mental resource (Ashcraft, 2002).

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Project Boards and Project Steering Groups: An Introduction

Rebel’s Guide to PM

If you are expecting the project oversight committee to make a decision at the meeting, make sure that they have information in advance of your meeting so that they can review the different options. Action review and next steps. Key decisions. If you have put forward a recommendation, they’ll want to see that as well.

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Creating a Risk Register: All You Need to Know

Epicflow Blog

A risk log should be shared with all project stakeholders and team members and reviewed at every team meeting not to miss any important updates. . Some risk-bearing events will be added to the risk register later – don’t forget that it should be regularly reviewed as a project progresses. . How to Create a Risk Register?

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