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How to Measure Success? Is it Even Possible?

Scrum.org

I worked in a context where the optimizing goal was to free people’s capacity to do “better things” and to free up some cash so that the organization wouldn’t have to go to the money markets to invest in innovation. That’s where the context was, no appetite for innovation other than innovation for problem-solving. impediments,

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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 Estimating and Planning , Mike Cohn, Prentice Hall, 2006. Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products , Jim Highsmith, Addison Wesley, 2004.

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Route to Enterprise Scale Agility

Digite

I caught up with Kanban pioneer David Anderson on the sidelines of Lean Kanban Central Europe and Lean Kanban India last year and asked him about his thoughts. While Scrum is probably most prevalent in IT, Kanban and Lean are significant too. It was replicated at Robert Bosch’s South Bend, Indiana facility in 2006.

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Product Discovery Anti-Patterns Leading to Failure

Scrum.org

In the attempt to fill Scrum’s product discovery void, product delivery organizations regularly turn to other agile frameworks like lean UX, jobs-to-be-done, lean startup, design thinking, design sprint—just to name a few. Example : The Secret Tesla Motors Master Plan (just between you and me) from August 2nd, 2006.).

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Project Portfolio Management Works for More Than Just IT

Meisterplan

In 2006, Anand Sanwal, CEO of CB Insights, and former VP of American Express, said, “I remain amazed at how the entire portfolio management discipline has become largely focused on enabling corporate portfolio management for IT investments. You can find a lot more information about Lean PPM on our blog and project portfolio management page.

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Project collaboration: the key to successful project management (and happy teams)

Resource Guru

Greater innovation: Collaboration brings a variety of perspectives and ideas to the table. The team encourages one another to think outside the box, brainstorm, and bounce ideas off one another, leading to fresh and innovative ideas. The launch of Google Docs back in 2006 sure brought collaboration to a new (much-needed) level.

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Estimating is a Learned Skill

Herding Cats

Software effort estimation terminology: The tower of Babel,” Stein Grimstad, Magne Jørgensen, Kjetil Moløkken-Østvold, Information and Software Technology 48 (2006) 302–310. Story Point Estimating,” Richard Carlson, ALEA, Agile and Lean Associates, 2013. Agile Estimating and Planning , Mike Cohn, Prentice Hall, 2006. ”