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In-Depth: The Science On Sustainable Pace, Stress, And Motivation

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How sustainable is your pace as a developer? Unfortunately, many developers and development teams still burn more hours than are probably good for them. Although this is often the result of “death marches” and similar requests from management, there are also many situations where developers do this out of their own will.

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

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Many studies have found that psychological safety has a positive influence on team effectiveness (Edmondson, 2014). We’ve always found the following sentences useful to complete for work agreements in this area: “We encourage each other to maintain a sustainable pace by …”. In Achieving Quality in Software (pp. Edmondson, A.

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The Functions of a Project Management Office

Project Pulse Journal

Here are three common types of PMOs from across various sectors: Supportive PMO Industry Application - A supportive PMO is common in industries where projects require flexibility and autonomy, such as IT and software development enterprises. Paper presented at PMI® Global Congress 2014—EMEA, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Unlocking the Power and Mastery of Development Approach and Life Cycle

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The desire for a project management framework that sustains deliverability, supports the required cadence, and remains faithful to an adaptable methodology is now within reach. An adaptive approach, on the other hand, is often used in software development as it offers more flexibility to change. Process Groups: A Practice Guide.

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

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2014 ; Young & Jordan, 2008 ; Russo, 2021 ). Ultimately, the role of (top) management is to keep their business healthy and economically sustainable. Journal of systems and software , 81 (6), 961–971. In International Conference on Agile Software Development (pp. Dönmez, D., & Grote, G. 2013, June).

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

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Mazzuchi, and Shahram Sarkani, Systems Engineering , Volume 17, Issue 4, Winter 2014, Pages: 375–391. Hybrid–Agile Software Development Anti–Patterns, Risks, and Recommendations,” Paul E. Architecting Large Scale Agile Software Development: A Risk–Driven Approach,” Ipek Ozkaya, Michael Gagliardi, Robert L.

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Risk Management Resources

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“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 IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol. Software Engineering Institute, January 1996. 1, March 2014. Dorofee, et.