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Agile. Creativity. Innovation.

International Institute for Learning

During the last two decades there has been the emergence of a number of software development methods as a response to the inefficiency of existing software development methods in rapidly changing environments (Highsmith, 2004). However, today the principles of agile have spread to other corporate functions such as innovation.

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Burnout in Project Management

The IIL Blog

Articles are now appearing addressing burnout specifically in a project management environment [Verma (1996), Haynes and Love (2004), Richmond and Skitmore (2006), Pinto et al., There is risk that burnout can spread to the entire team if not identified and controlled. Journal of Product Innovation Management. Staff burn-out.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. Risk issues that can be identified early in the program, which will potentially impact the program later, termed Known Unknowns and can be alleviated with good risk management. Effective Risk Management 2 nd Edition , Edmund Conrow, AIAA, 2003.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. Risk Management is essential for development and production programs.

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How can Agile Leaders create the right context for Ownership?

Scrum.org

Ownership ensures that they think outside the box to come up with innovative solutions that really help customers. Low quality and high risk will result. The team feels lost; they do not know exactly what they have to do, and they can’t assess the risks themselves. This, too, results in good people leaving.

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Basis of Estimating Software Development

Herding Cats

Software Sizing, Estimation, and Risk Management: When Performance is Measured Performance Improves , Daniel Galaorath and Michael Evans , Auerbach, 2006. Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products , Jim Highsmith, Addison Wesley, 2004. IT Risk Management. Let's start with some books. Related articles.

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Managing Virtual Teams Successfully

The IIL Blog

Building High-Performance Teams necessitates that we utilize innovative tools and techniques to engage the audience. Risk: Uncertainties that may be encountered in implementation. Here are some examples of SMILEs that I began to create in 2004 in conjunction with my dissertation that focused specifically on project management.

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