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Scrum Methodology: Roles, Events & Artifacts

ProjectManager.com

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. Scrum is part of agile software development and teams practicing agile. What Is the Scrum Methodology? Scrum Values.

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Making the Move from Business Analyst to Product Owner

International Institute for Learning

Software development is going to adopt Scrum as its operating approach to developing software. One of the significant differences in the approach of the business analyst and the product owner is the documentation of the requirements for the solution. There are no business requirement documents in Scrum.

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Projecting Project Success

MPUG

Although technology and software development tools are essential for most projects, it’s the leadership of a project that makes the difference between a project’s success or failure. Regardless, they should at least be documented as part of a project’s lessons learned so they can add value to future projects.

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Picking a Project Management Methodology

MPUG

Software development. Since there is an emphasis on documentation, knowledge is not lost for replacement team members and potentially becomes useful for future projects. In 2001, new methodology pioneers met in Snowbird, Utah to share their experiences and to suggest ideas for improving the world of software development.

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A Compendium of Works to Increase the Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Establishing the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) , AACE Workshop, Denver, Colorado, April 16, 2011. Establishing the Performance Measurement Baseline , AACE Workshop , April 16, 2011. Establishing the Performance Measurement Baseline , PMI, Northen Utah Chapter, Professional Development Day, 2012. Project Breathalyzer.

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A guide to Remote Work in 2020

Binfire

Binfire , after all, has been a remote working environment since we started in 2011. Documentation is a must. Remote teams need documentation more than co-located ones. By documenting all meetings and every decision the team makes, you make sure all information is available to everyone when they need it. Remote Work FAQ.

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Where Did All the Project Managers Go?

Leading Answers

“ Software is eating the world ” claimed venture capitalist, Marc Andreessen in his 2011, New York Times article. Software is becoming omnipresent, it is embedded and integral to all industries. In the intangible world of software, the cost of experimentation is less than that of detailed analysis.   Role Changes.