The IIL Blog

AUGUST 8, 2023

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., 2014), and Jugdev et al., There are more options available for correcting project work-related issues. Dawood, Shariffah; Pinto , Mary Beth., May2014, Vol.

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Digite

AUGUST 14, 2017

Competitiveness in the age of digital disruption requires businesses to achieve agility at scale – not in select projects and portfolios alone, but across functions, across the business. The approaches to achieving enterprise-wide agility are keenly debated. The method wars. So what works best?

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Scrum has proven to be an effective product delivery framework for all sorts of products. However, Scrum is equally well suited to build the wrong product efficiently as its Achilles heel has always been the product discovery part. How that is supposed to happen is nowhere described in the Scrum Guide. Think of “MVP.”).

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 4, 2022

The scrum methodology was developed as a response to rigid project management approaches such as the waterfall method, which didn’t adapt to the needs of agile product and software development teams. We’ll explore the scrum methodology in-depth, but before that, let’s start with a simple scrum definition. Scrum Values.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

TL; DR: Is a Scrum Certification a Sound Investment Advice? Do you need a Scrum certification to become good at what you do? What are the benefits then of having a Scrum certification? Scrum certificates are hence an affordable way of signaling competence and dedication. Scrum Certification Entities: Which One to Choose?

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EasyProjects

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

What is Agile Project Management? . That is precisely what agile project management is – taste testing the stew at various points to ensure that it’s tasting the way it should. Agile Project Management Defined. Agile project management is an iterative or incremental approach to completing projects. How to be Agile.

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Herding Cats

DECEMBER 16, 2017

Here are some resources that will provide guidance to produce credible software development estimates, in both traditional and agile domains. While some have publication dates that may seem old, the principles in these books are immutable, even for agile projects. Agile Estimating and Planning , Mike Cohn, Prentice Hall, 2006.

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International Institute for Learning

JANUARY 18, 2023

She is also the author of the ground-breaking book, The Power of Acknowledgment ©2006, IIL Publishing, New York, which has been credited with changing workplaces and lives by making use of the 7 Principles of Acknowledgment she developed. Browse IIL’s Agile & Scrum Courses here! (IIL), a global corporate training company.

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International Institute for Learning

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

She is also the author of the ground-breaking book, The Power of Acknowledgment ©2006, IIL Publishing, New York, which has been credited with changing workplaces and lives by making use of the 7 Principles of Acknowledgment she developed. Browse IIL’s Agile and Scrum Courses here! (IIL), a global corporate training company.

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International Institute for Learning

APRIL 12, 2023

She is also the author of the ground-breaking book, The Power of Acknowledgment ©2006, IIL Publishing, New York, which has been credited with changing workplaces and lives by making use of the 7 Principles of Acknowledgment she developed. Introducing IIL’s Agile and Scrum 2023 Online Conference!

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International Institute for Learning

APRIL 5, 2023

She is also the author of the ground-breaking book, The Power of Acknowledgment ©2006, IIL Publishing, New York, which has been credited with changing workplaces and lives by making use of the 7 Principles of Acknowledgment she developed. (IIL), a global corporate training company. She is the publisher of IIL Publishing, New York.

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Gunther Verheyen

MARCH 2, 2018

Try benefiting from Scrum in a “Yes, but…” environment, where the primary response is to raise concerns and hindrances, where the conversation is all about obstacles, and that what cannot be done. Imagine adopting Scrum from a “Yes, and” stance. Over the past decade Scrum did more than just gain a critical mass to build on.

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Leading Agile

JULY 16, 2018

I was serving as the Scrum Master and technical coach for a certain development team back in 2006. ” They wanted to invoke one of the ancient rituals of old-style agile development, and “vote her off the island.” Sometimes there’s a key individual on the team who keeps things from falling apart.

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Planio

JULY 9, 2020

Agile Project Management out of the box. Since Jean-Philippe Lang released the first version of Redmine in 2006, an active community has sprung up to optimize and expand the original code. Redmine was launched in 2006 and is still being regularly updated. Agile Project Management out of the box. Track your projects.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 23, 2019

I was challenged to define organizational agility that would leave all people involved in no doubt about expectations. Here is my definition of organizational agility, and it keeps evolving: The ability to drive disruption in society , the industry & the marketplace, an adaptive way of being/learning/sensemaking, through ? openness,

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Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to assess risks, their impacts, and handling strategies for software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. México, 1 al 3 de Febrero de 2006. Pich, Working Paper, 21/2006, Cambridge University, Judge Business School. Risk Management Papers.

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Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. México, 1 al 3 de Febrero de 2006. Pich, Working Paper, 21/2006, Cambridge University, Judge Business School. De Meyer, C. Loch, and M. Emmons, Thomas A. 5, May 2013, pp.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The Agile Movers & Shakers Interview with Viktor Cessan. Welcome to the Agile Movers & Shakers interview series. In the 14 years since he started working with Agile methodologies, he has helped companies such as Spotify, H&M, King, Avanza Bank, Telenor, and Sony Ericsson work more effectively. What brought you to ‘agile?’. “I

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Scrum.org

JUNE 24, 2022

When people first look at the Scrum framework, they often see the roles and the events first. They see only the structure of Scrum; who wears the hats and when. But Scrum and the Agile methodologies it builds on are so much more. Scrum is a great example of a motivation framework. And that makes sense.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

In my previous post that was also cross posted on CloudAve, I brought up the topic of enterprise agility. My conclusion was: to be agile and adapt quickly to the ever-changing business environment, you need to be able to blend top-down control with bottom-up agility in a “Ying and Yang” style. Probably not.

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Herding Cats

DECEMBER 15, 2016

The Standish Report is raising its head again in the Agile presentations I've seen recently at conferences. 8, pages 15-16, August 2006. The numbers in the report are still being used by "agile thought leaders" to establish the basis for their proffered solutions. Forgetting for the moment all the past "criticisms" of Standish.

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Herding Cats

JULY 9, 2017

This chart is from " The Impact of Agile Quantified.". The Performance Index of #Noestimates in the chart above shows differences from Scrum and Lightweight Scrum. The chart (top chart) shows a number for predictability for No Estimates and a similar number for predictability for Light Weight Scrum. VersionOne clients?

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 20, 2018

Agile will come next, but waterfall (and of course the term is no longer allowed in US DOD procurement, but it is an acceptable accounting term), provides the easiest framework for software development cost accounting. So Now What About Agile Development Processes. So what do the accounting rules cover?

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Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

This is the motivation for short work intervals found in agile development. . Using the Agile Methodology to Mitigate the Risks of Highly Adaptive Projects,” Dana Roberson and Mary Anne Herndon, 10 th Annual CMMI Technology Conference And User Group , November 5 – 8, 2012, Denver, CO. The probability of something happening.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 7, 2022

Recently, the concept of “fluid teams”, “dynamic reteaming” or “ad-hoc teaming” has gained traction in the Agile community. Each post discusses scientific research that is relevant to our work with Scrum and Agile teams. This corresponds with research on autonomous teams, as well as principles of Agile software development.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 17, 2020

See how approaches like the Scrum Framework and Liberating Structures can prevent some of these biases by bringing in diverse voices and by validating your assumptions against reality. For me personally, it's one of the reasons why I like the Scrum Framework , as it gives guide-rails to help us think and validate our assumptions with data.

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Planio

JULY 22, 2020

Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time. If you’re also interested in Agile project management, pair the PMBOK with the PMI’s new Agile Practice Guide or our own Guide on How to Pick the Software Development Process that’s Right For you. Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time.

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Leading Answers

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

For agile teams, backlogs represent their To-Do list of work. Scrum Product Backlogs and Sprint Backlogs. Most people I meet these days were introduced to backlogs through Scrum. The Scrum Guide describes the product backlog as an ordered list of everything that is known to be needed in the product. A Backlog Primer.

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nTask

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Introduced in 2006, with a major redesign in 2010, the platform serves as a single systematic and flexible solution for all the task management needs of a team. Considered a #1 software chosen by agile teams for software development, Jira makes a pretty strong contender for Smartsheet. Kanban and Scrum boards. Key Features.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 4, 2019

Stewart, ACTEX Publications, 2006. Agile Risk Management and DSDM Pocketbook , Alan Moran, IARM. Agile Risk Management and Scrum , Alan Moran, Institute for Agile Risk Management, 2014. Loch, Arnoud DeMeyer, and Michael Pich, Wiley, 2006. Probability for Risk Management , Matthew J. Hassett and Donald G.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Agile Project Management (#APM). Agile Software Development (#ASD). Integrating Agile and Earned Value Management (#AEVM). Agile and Earned Value Management Bibliography of papers, books, and thesis (#Biblio). Agile Project Management. Agile and all SW development operates in the presence of uncertainty.

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Herding Cats

MAY 7, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to estimate software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Cost Modeling Agile Software Development,” Maarit Laanti and Petri Kettunen, International Transactions on Systems and Applications, Volume 1 Number 2, pp. Prakash and V. 3, September 2017, pp.

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 23, 2019

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. Or the companion quote from an Agile thought leader. maybe a read of the resources of Estimating Agile Software Development may help. Using Function Points in Agile Projects.

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Herding Cats

AUGUST 22, 2018

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. million euro Agile project.”. 2] " Wronger than Wrong ," Scientific American, November 2006. [3] Agile is about responding to change, over following a plan.

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. We develop these reference classes using Agile Function Points. For any Agile development tools (Rally, JIRA, Team Foundation Server) have embedded tools for making these charts.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

And the same process is applied to the Scrum development processes on those projects. . Review on Traditional and Agile Cost Estimation Success Factor in Software Development Project,” Zulkefli Mansor, Saadiah Yahya, Noor Habibah Hj Arshad, International Journal on New Computer Architectures and Their Applications (IJNCAA) 1(3): 942–952. “The

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Wrike

MARCH 14, 2023

Agile teams respond well to Jira because it was built to make scrums, sprints, and Kanban methodology easy with boards, backlogs, and roadmaps. Founded in 2006, Wrike is a flexible and powerful work management solution that helps teams, organizations, and enterprises to plan, collaborate, and execute in one easy-to-use platform.

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