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Kanban History: Origin & Expansion Across Industries

ProjectManager.com

Kanban history has informed everything from manufacturing to software development. For those unsure what kanban is, we’ll first explain the kanban system and then go into kanban history from its development to its uses in manufacturing, project management and software development.

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7 Hidden dangers of project management (Or why even well-planned projects sometimes fail)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Maja Mrsic Here are 3 examples of projects that didn’t go to plan. After $170m spent on a project to upgrade its computer system, the FBI project crumbled because the requirements were ill-defined from the beginning and the software didn’t function the way the agency had hoped. For example, in June 2010 Chrysler merged with Fiat.

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How to Make a Company Retreat Unforgettable (with Location Examples)

ProjectManager.com

Find interesting, unique and fun environments (we’ll have some examples at the end). Accommodations give visitors an authentic Kentucky experience of staying on a working horse farm, built in 1835 and fully renovated by its new owners in 2010, with modern amenities. Go off-site. It’s open to the public for events.

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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). For example, teams could empower their Scrum Master to take action here.

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

Scrum.org

For example, an organization with a very flat hierarchical structure may both enable high agility as well as high morale or high stakeholder satisfaction. 2010) reviewed 28 scientific studies that investigated how Scrum is associated with overall business outcomes. 2010, April). Cardozo et. C., & da Silva, F. Jørgensen, M.

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Online Collaboration Software

Binfire

Online collaboration software is gaining wide acceptance. The collaboration market is one of the fastest growing markets in the software industry. Elements of good online collaboration software. It is well understood that without electronic communication, there is collaboration software.

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How to Manage Fixed Date Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

“For example, many telecom projects have fixed end dates. Outsourcing operations or functions are another good example here. Fred Brooks, father of OS 360 at IBM put it best when he said, ‘adding people to a late software project will only make it later.'” LeRoy Ward was first published in 2010.

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