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PMI Australia Conference 2014

quantmleap

Be equipped with a set of tips for the incorporation of Lean and Agile principles, values and techniques in your project management activities – irrespective of the type of project management methodology you use for your projects. I n case you’re in Melbourne early September and happen to attend the Australian PMI Conference don’t forget to look me up.

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Startups Should Lean on Lean Project Management

Wrike

Enter Lean project management. As a more recent PM methodology, the term “lean startup” is credited as first appearing on Eric Ries’ blog in 2008. The #1 priority of running Lean PM is to eliminate wasted resources , known as mura. So how can you decide what resources you’re wasting in order to run lean? Before you can run lean, you must find your MVP — your Minimum Viable Product. Finding your MVP is not the end of the Lean PM.

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Applicability of Agile/Lean/Kanban Methods for fixed scope/budget projects (with short duration)

Sudipta Lahiri

The Pune Chapter Meet of the Limited WIP Society was held on Mar 8, 2014. This session objective was to address challenges faced by Lean-Kanban practitioners in their projects. The team started the session by working in teams to identify what aspects of Lean/Kanban facilitate small project execution that have fixed scope, fixed budget and small duration (“+ives”) and what aspects don’t (“-ives”).

2014 20
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Agile as an Excuse for Diminishing Commitment

quantmleap

A Manifesto that stipulates a set of values, a collection of principles that underpins these values and teams of people of different skills working together in collaboration and harmony to deliver value in the most efficient and lean way. Being able to change direction and support the business in a changing landscape is one of the areas where Agile and Lean provide better value for money. T he Agile story, at some levels is a rosy one.

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Top 10 Lean/ Kanban Books for IT, Software and Knowledge Work!

Digite

hours, Published 2014 by Blue Hole Press). 290 pages, Published 8 May 2014 by Celeritas Publishing). This book comprehensively describes the underlying principles that create Flow and facilitate Lean Product Development processes, principles that have produced 5x to 10x improvements, even in mature processes. 31 pages, ET to read: 50 min, Published July 19th, 2012 by Lean-Kanban University). Scrumban and Other Essays on Kanban Systems for Lean Software Dev.

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5 Lessons in Software Project Management from HBO’s Silicon Valley

Wrike

But instead of collapsing in defeat and raising the white flag, the Pied Piper team rises to the occasion and uses the ambitious deadline to buckle down, make their process as lean as possible, and collaborate efficiently. Are you a fan of Silicon Valley ? Turns out, HBO’s latest hit is good for more than an entertaining half hour. It’s also full of good advice for launching a startup in general and software development projects in particular. (If

2014 44
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Fundamentals of the Scrum Methodology

Wrike

Kanban, Lean, Six Sigma, Scrum… there are a mountain of Agile methodologies to choose from. And if you’re new to project management, it can be a lot to take in. You may know that Scrum is one of the most common approaches to Agile project management , but what is it exactly? Besides a group of scuffed-up rugby players, that is.). Scrum is an approach to managing complicated projects that may have to adapt to changes in scope or requirements.

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Capacity Planning for Dynamic Teams following Kanban Method

Sudipta Lahiri

Yet, a significant portion of the software development community does want to adopt some of the Agile/Lean principles that they believe they will benefit from. This Experience Report, based on the author’s experience in applying Agile/Lean principles to dynamic teams or fixed price projects, lays out an approach to answer these questions. Capacity planning is a challenge for dynamic teams that want to adopt Agile/Lean practices. 1. Abstract.

2014 20
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Interview with Siddharta Govindaraj

Stepping Into Project Management

Today we interview Siddhartha Govindraj, who specializes in Lean/Agile processes for software development. He was nominated for the Brickell Key award in 2011, an award given by the Lean Software & Systems Consortium for recognizing achievements in the lean-agile industry and is also a Fellow of the Lean Systems Society.

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Lean Change Management – 4 Years Later

Agile Coach

A friend of mine asked me on twitter what my 3 main things I’ve learned teaching my Lean Change Agent workshops and what the main takeaways from attendees were. First, How Lean Change Agent Came to Be. Then I worked for the organization that the book is based on, wrote the first version in 2012 chapter by chapter on LeanPub and then re-wrote it for Happy Melly Express in 2014. That’s the reader’s digest of my life from 2008 to 2014.

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Agile Certification Options for Software Developers

Wrike

Take an exam to prove your Agile expertise and earn one of ACI’s 6 professional certifications, including Accredited Agile Practitioner, Accredited Kanban Practitioner, and Accredited Lean Software Development Practitioner. 5 certification options, including a two-day Agile Practitioner course that teaches developers to apply Scrum, Lean, and XP-inspired practices to large-scale, Enterprise-level projects. Why pursue Agile certification?

2014 28
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Pareto Analysis of Blocked Cards

Sudipta Lahiri

Kanban Lean Agile Agile ALM Agile Project Management ALM Kaizen RetrospectivesThe role of metrics in TPS is crisply explained in Jeffery Liker’s book “The Toyota Way”. He explains that Toyota prefers simple metrics and does not use many of them at the plant or the company level. Some of my peers may be surprised to hear this! The author highlights his point with a simple example.

2014 20
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10 (understated) Lessons from TPS!

Sudipta Lahiri

There is a lot of of literature on application of Lean and TPS to software industry. However, there are some key takeaways from Lean thinking that need to be understood/appreciate but haven’t got adequate focus in the software community. One cannot really be Lean or Agile without these engineering practices. The importance of this alternate cycle between Sustenance and Kaizen is understated in current Agile/Lean literature in IT (to the extent that I have read).

2014 20
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The Ultimate Guide to Project Management

Wrike

Startups Should Lean on Lean Project Management. 5 Lessons in Lean Product Development from the Wright Brothers [INFOGRAPHIC]. If you’re learning about project management for the first time and you’ve come across our Wrike blog, you’ll realize we’ve written quite a lot of articles on project management, methodologies, and leadership strategies over the years.

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Project Management Methodologies: A Quickstart Guide (Part 2)

Wrike

Lean PM. ” Lean is all about finding the path of least resistance to get the results you want. CON: Since the ultimate goal is to get things done faster and cheaper, stakeholders need to make prompt decisions and be prepared to stick to those decisions — weighing options for 2 weeks interrupts the Lean process. Lean Six Sigma. It combines Lean’s efficiency with Six Sigma’s statistics-based process improvement.

2014 28
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The 7 Wastes that Cripple Knowledge Workers (Video)

Wrike

The second installment of our Lean video series is here, with all new lessons and 100% more explosions. Project Management Lean productivity project management videoEverybody loves a good sequel! Okay, not really… but our productivity coach Errette Dunn is back with some dynamite tips to make your daily work more efficient. Watch the video to learn: • How to identify the 7 wastes dragging knowledge workers down. • How to cut common wastes and get more done every day. •

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5 Lessons in Lean Product Development from the Wright Brothers (Infographic)

Wrike

When developing your next product, look to the Wright brothers for Lean lessons to help your project soar. The post 5 Lessons in Lean Product Development from the Wright Brothers (Infographic) appeared first on Blog Wrike. Project Management Business Tips infographic Lean product developmentGood product development is crucial to your company’s success, whether it’s a small business startup or a huge corporation.

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Scrum and Kanban Revisited

Digite

I could give an extended answer here, but suffice it to say that if you don’t understand that Scrum and Kanban both seek – in their quite different ways, both technically and philosophically – to help their organisations (not just their products) evolve in the presence of internal friction and external competitive pressure, then you don’t understand them, Agile, Lean, or Lean-Agile very well at all. 1] A True North for Lean-Agile? Introduction.

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Catsuits and Parachutes

The Lazy Project Manager

Tailwind Project Solutions was formed in 2014 to provide a bespoke approach to project leadership development. 2014) – author Peter Taylor. [2] 2014) – author Peter Taylor.

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Agile: Past, Present, & Future. A Conversation with Agile Trainer, Rubin Jen.

International Institute for Learning

Rubin obtained his Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) designation in 2007 and has been teaching Agile and Scrum to enterprise organizations since 2014. Scrum will still remain the “starter model” in Agile introduction, but I think Lean principles and thinking may become more prevalent.

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Agilemania 2.0: How We Became the Scaled Agile Gold Partner?

Agilemania

Since our inception in 2014, we have been constantly exceeding expectations and delivering value. SAFe Lean Portfolio Management (LPM). The adoption of lean-agile practices ensures that there is collaboration, coordination, and communication between cross-functional Agile teams.

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How do you implement SAFe agile in your organization?

Agilemania

Scaled Agile Framework is a knowledge base of proven, integrated principles, competencies for attaining business agility using Lean, Agile, Systems Thinking, and DevOps. Ensuring quality is an innate characteristic of Lean and Flow. SAFe is based on 10 Lean-Agile principles-.

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Get Motivated: 10 Motivational Speeches That Will Change Your Life

ProjectManager.com

Jim Carrey, Commencement Address, Maharishi University, 2014. That change was first on display at this speech for the graduates of Maharishi University in 2014. Brené Brown, the Power of Vulnerability, 2014. In this famous speech that launched the Lean In movement, Facebook exec Sheryl Sandberg deconstructs the idea of the career ladder.

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Was sind die größten Fehler, die eine Product Owner:in machen kann?

Scrum.org

Ja die letzte Studie der Standish Group war 2014, aber ich glaube wir sind nicht viel besser geworden. Wenn ein PBI über Monate oder sogar Jahre im Produkt Backlog verstaubt, dann ist das WASTE um in der Lean Sprache zu reden. Diese Frage habe ich neulich in einem meiner .

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Professionalise Project Management

The Lazy Project Manager

It is not just about the provision of a ‘lean’ framework for these sponsors and project managers to work to – and by ‘lean’ I mean that every part should add value and not create unnecessary waste. Tailwind Project Solutions was formed in 2014 to provide a bespoke approach to project leadership development.

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The BCG Advantage Matrix

The Strategic Project Manager

Lean Innovation – Build adaptive processes to learn and build business around the hotpots for customers and markets. BCG Classics Revisited: The Growth Share Matrix , 2014. The Advantage Matrix is an old Boston Consulting Group classic strategic framework.

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Just What The Doctor Ordered: Reinventing How A Hospital Operates With Agile Project Portfolio Management

Meisterplan

Like a pproximately half of all existing hospitals, Munich Hospital was in the red for a long time, which is why they decided to reorganize and re-strategize hospital projects in 2014 to avoid impending insolvency. He joined Munich Hospital in 2014 from a private hospital group with the intention of overseeing the switch from traditional project management methods to Agile. Meisterplan’s Lean PPM approach is a good example of this.

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Industry 4.0 Series: AI, IoT, and the Future of Manufacturing

LiquidPlanner

According to a Tata Consultancy Survey , manufacturers deploying IoT solutions in 2014 saw an average 28.5 percent increase in revenues between 2013 and 2014. Further Reading: How Lean Six Sigma Moves Manufacturing Teams Ahead ]. This story is part of our Industry 4.0 series, which looks at the new technologies, techniques, and trends that are pushing manufacturers toward a new level of optimization and productivity.

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Software Estimating Resources

Herding Cats

Benchmarking Effort Estimation Models Using Archetypal Analysis,” Nikolaos Mittas, Vagia Karpenisi, and Lefteris Angelis, ACM PROMIS ’14, September 17, 2014. Dori, IEEE Systems Journal, January 2014. “A A Review of Analytical Models, Approaches and Decision Support Tools in Project Monitoring and Control,” Oncu Hazir, International Journal of Project Management 33(4), September 2014. 4, April 2014, pp. 400, 2014. September 2014, pp. 106–118, 2014.

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

Mazzuchi, and Shahram Sarkani, Systems Engineering , Volume 17, Issue 4, Winter 2014, Pages: 375–391. Towards a Contingency Theory of Enterprise Risk Management,” Anette Mikes Robert Kaplan, Working Paper 13–063 January 13, 2014, AAA 2014 Management Accounting Section (MAS) Meeting Paper. Risk Management and Reliable Forecasting using Un-Reliable Date,” Troy Magennis, Lean Kanban , Central Europe, 2014. Risk Options and Cost of Delay,” Troy Magennis, LKNA 2014.

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Estimating is a Learned Skill

Herding Cats

Story Point Estimating,” Richard Carlson, ALEA, Agile and Lean Associates, 2013. Armour, Communications of the ACM , January 2014, Vol. What We Do and Don’t Know about Software Development Effort Estimation,” Magne Jørgensen, IEEE Software, March / April 2014. “A Software Cost Estimating for Iterative / Incremental Development Programs – Agile Cost Estimating,” NASA CAS, July 2014. 11 (2014), pp. IEEE, 2014. Harold van Herringen, ICEAA 2014.

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Certifications, Digital Credentials, and Endorsements

Agile Coach

I started running my Lean Change Agent workshop in 2014 and have never offered a certification. Application Badges : using the practices they learned (change canvases, lean coffees etc). Lamest blog post title ever.

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The 23 Best Project Management Books For Upgrading Your Career in 2020

Planio

However, instead of leaning heavily on theory, it uses real-world examples to illustrate how these scenarios play out. Published date: 2014. Published date: 2014. The number one thing every project manager needs to level up their skills is experience. And number two?

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Embracing an Innovative Mindset

Tony Adams

Digital disruption is challenging traditional business models and creating new market opportunities, with increasing connectivity, IT capabilities and commodification of Big Data reshaping the customer experience (Deloitte, 2014).

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Industry 4.0 Series: Preparing for the Rise of Collaborative Robots

LiquidPlanner

The cost of purchasing and operating a robotic spot welder, for example, went from $182,000 in 2005 to $133,000 in 2014, and will drop to $103,000 by 2025, according to a report by the Boston Consulting Group. Further Reading: How Lean Six Sigma Moves Manufacturing Teams Ahead ]. still needs to have Lean at its core,” he says. Lean manufacturing is at the core of everything. This story is part of our Industry 4.0

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

A Taxonomy of Threats for Complex Risk Management,” Centre for Risk Studies, Research Programme of the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies, University of Cambridge, Judge Business School, June 2014. “A Measuring the Performance of the Risk Management Process,” Barney Roberts and Richard Kitterman, INCOSE International Symposium , Session 6, Track 2: Systems Architecture, 4 November 2014. 1, March 2014. 1–10, 2014. 949, 2014. 1528, 2014. 38 (2014) Suppl.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

A Taxonomy of Threats for Complex Risk Management,” Centre for Risk Studies, Research Programme of the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies, University of Cambridge, Judge Business School, June 2014. “A Measuring the Performance of the Risk Management Process,” Barney Roberts and Richard Kitterman, INCOSE International Symposium , Session 6, Track 2: Systems Architecture, 4 November 2014. 1, March 2014. 1–10, 2014. 949, 2014. 1528, 2014. 38 (2014) Suppl.

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

Scrum.org

In the following century, it would give rise to modern-day practices like lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and Gantt-charts. One example is an observational study where Lehmann-Willenbrock & Allen (2014) observed 54 organizational meetings of real teams. 2014).

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When a Successful Project Isn’t

International Institute for Learning

For example, if I lean forward on the desk toward you and with a very stress-laden face say, “You have got to listen to me!” By Steve Blais, PMP, PMI-PBA.

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Why Remote Work Is Growing (And How To Be A Part Of It)

Proofhub

In 2014, only 126 companies were into work remotely, but the picture has changed. Not only increased throughput but cost-cutting is another big reason why businesses are leaning towards hiring virtual teams.

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