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Reasons to Adopt AgilePMĀ®

The IIL Blog

Since its introduction in 2010, AgilePM has fast established itself as the leading framework and certification for agile project management. Risk Management AgilePM provides practical ideas for managing risk, directly addressing many of the common risks for projects (e.g.,

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In-Depth: How To Create Better Work Agreements For Your Team

Scrum.org

It has been linked to higher performance and motivation (Mathieu et al, 2000), increased effectiveness (Kearny, Gebert & Voelpel, 2009), and generally explains a substantial amount of the variance (~19%) in the effectiveness of teams (De Church & Mesmer-Magnus, 2010). This ties closely into research on team cognition and cross-functionality.

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Zombie Projects and How to Kill Them

Rebelā€™s Guide to PM

Zombie PM is a term I came up with in 2010 when I put together a project management alphabet. If these projects canā€™t be rescued and turned into something useful, they should be closed down. ” Derek took an Agile approach, scheduling a daily 15 minute standing meeting to communicate status and deal with issues and risks.

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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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4 Awesome Teamwork Examples for Agile Teams

nTask

What may seem like a completely different ballgame, if studied closely, just may be able to teach Agile teams a thing or two. Example #2: Broderick Brown – Oklahoma State Football Game 2010. On Brown’s part, there was an exhibition of risk-taking and present-mindedness. Let the games begin!

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In-Depth: What a Social Systems Perspective Teaches us AboutĀ Change

Scrum.org

In the social systems perspective, organizations are considered as loose groups of people that interact more closely with each other than with people outside their group. Examples of this are individual reward systems, the use of force (change or risk getting fired), and ā€œmanagement by objectivesā€ (Drucker, 1954). Closing words.

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