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Essentialism is agile
Kiron Bondale
OCTOBER 14, 2018
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Agile 2018 wrap up
Zen Project Management
AUGUST 9, 2018
I'm on my way home after spending the week at Agile2018. It's been a great conference. I reconnected with old friends, met some new ones, and attended some great presentations. Monday's keynote was Dom Price (@domprice) from Atlassian. He shared how Atlassian tracked team health via their playbook. One interesting statistic he shared was that 78% of people don't trust their team mates. He also hit a theme that was repeated by many of the speaker; focus on outcomes, not outputs.
Agile 2018 Interviews: Day Four
Leading Agile
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
This year, at Agile 2018, we had a ton of thought leaders from the Agile community stop by the set of SoundNotes to talk about the state of the industry, give us sneak previews of their speaker sessions, and to promote their latest projects/endeavors.
Agile: revolution to evolution
Musings on Project Management
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
20 odd years ago, Agile was a revolution in methodology and some say a revolution in business objectives, all set down in some now-well-known principles from the last '90s. Mike Cohn, a spearhead in the Scrum world to be sure, says this: Originally, agile meant valuing individuals and interactions, working software, customer. agile
The Agile Canon
Musings on Project Management
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
I thought this posting on the "Agile Canon" was worthy of passing along in its entirety. agileSo, there's the link for a pretty good read on the most important elements of a canon that all should be interested in adopting: Measure Economic Progress: Outcomes, means to measure, means to forecast Proactively Experiment to Improve: Assess options, embrace diversity and variability, execute.
Mike Cottmeyer: Agile Transformation ExplainedSouthern Fried Agile 2018
Leading Agile
NOVEMBER 14, 2018
Many organizations are struggling to apply the concepts of Agile because they view Agile as a new way of doing the same old thing. They believe that if the roles, ceremonies, and artifacts of Scrum are in place, they’ll reap the benefits of having become Agile.
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How effective are your agile ceremonies?
Kiron Bondale
DECEMBER 2, 2018
We hope that by conducting effective ceremonies we will achieve the agile trinity of improved value delivery, better quality and more fun. Agile ceremonies should add value. If not, we are just adopting the form of agility with none of its substance.
Agile cycles
Musings on Project Management
JULY 24, 2018
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How To Make 2018 A Successful Year for Your Projects
Girl's Guide to PM
JANUARY 3, 2018
This article, How To Make 2018 A Successful Year for Your Projects , first appeared on Girl's Guide to Project Management. Would you like to make 2018 a successful year for your projects? What will you be doing in 2018 to have your most successful year ever?
Agile 2018 Interviews: Day One
Leading Agile
AUGUST 30, 2018
This year, at Agile 2018, we had a ton of thought leaders from the Agile community stop by the set of SoundNotes to talk about the state of the industry, give us sneak previews of their speaker sessions, and to promote their latest projects/endeavors.
Agile Adoption: Decreasing Time to Market
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Hybrid Agile. what's that?
Musings on Project Management
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
It's agile coexisting in the same project with a traditional methodology, presumably for the swim lanes that are not software. Some call hybrid agile as: agile in the waterfall Are hybrids practical? Agile is the not-traditional. agileWhat's the hybrid thing? After all, the traditional is top down planned, most requirements up front, much system testing at the end, etc. Can you fashion a hybrid.
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Alice, the Cat, and Agile
Musings on Project Management
NOVEMBER 10, 2018
I've heard it many times that this little ditty is the essence of why Agile is problematic with its dearth of plans, estimates, etc: "Would you tell me, please which way I ought to go from here? agileThat depends a good deal on where you want to get to,' said the Cat. 'I I don't much care,' said Alice. Then it doesn't matter which way you go,' said the Cat. 'So So long as I get SOMEWHERE,' Alice.
Agile 2018 Interviews: Day Two
Leading Agile
AUGUST 31, 2018
This year, at Agile 2018, we had a ton of thought leaders from the Agile community stop by the set of SoundNotes to talk about the state of the industry, give us sneak previews of their speaker sessions, and to promote their latest projects/endeavors.
Best Agile Books for Project Managers
Girl's Guide to PM
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
In this video I share my top picks for books on Agile, especially for those of you new to Agile or considering moving your organisation to Agile ways of working. These are my current favourite books on agile for project managers. A practitioner guide to Agile.
This Agile Contract Could Save Your Next Project
The Digital Project Manager
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
The post This Agile Contract Could Save Your Next Project appeared first on The Digital Project Manager. Agile Topics
A Guide to Designing Delightful Dashboards
Speaker: Daniel O'Sullivan, Product Designer, nCino and Jeff Hudock, Senior Product Manager, nCino
Importance of agility and iterative processes. May 23, 2018 09:30 AM PST, 12:30 PM EST, 5:30 PM GMTWe’ve all seen the increasing industry trend of artificial intelligence and big data analytics.
Humility is a prerequisite to agility
Kiron Bondale
NOVEMBER 11, 2018
Those values apply regardless of the delivery framework or method used and missing any one of those reduces the benefits of an agile journey. Humility extends to the roles supporting our agile teams. Agile agile project management improving project management personal development
Scrum and universal truths [update 2018]
Gunther Verheyen
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Agile Scrum Definition of Scrum Scrum framework Scrum GuideIn 2010, the principal co-creators of Scrum, Jeff Sutherland and Ken Schwaber, agreed on the first version of the Scrum Guide , thereby creating the official BOK (body of knowledge) for Scrum.
Project Management Trends (2018 Edition)
Girl's Guide to PM
DECEMBER 17, 2017
This article, Project Management Trends (2018 Edition) , first appeared on Girl's Guide to Project Management. Here are the top project management trends for 2018 I think you should be watching out for.
Validation and Verification -- in Agile? Really?
Musings on Project Management
OCTOBER 29, 2018
Do they still have relevance in the Agile space? agileValidation and Verification: traditionalists know these ideas well. My opinion: Yes! Traditional V-and-V: the way it is Traditional projects rely on validation and verification (V-and-V) for end-to-end auditing of requirements: Validation: the requirements ‘deck’ is validated for completeness and accuracy. If there are priorities.
How Agile Approaches Change Project, Program, and Product Measures
Speaker: Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant, Rothman Consulting Group
Before agile approaches took the world by storm, we used Gantt charts and defects to measure project and program progress. Agile approaches provide us other options now. Join Johanna as she discusses: How agile approaches change what we measure.
Mike Cottmeyer’s Agile 2018 Talk: Deck and White Paper
Leading Agile
AUGUST 7, 2018
First, we’d like to thank all of you that were able to attend Mike’s talk at Agile 2018. We guarantee that the white paper will still provide you with some great insight into what makes Agile work…we mean really work.
Stage Gates and Agile
Musings on Project Management
MARCH 19, 2018
One of my Agile Project Management students asked me about stage gates and agile. My first response was this: Agile is not a gated methodology, primarily because scope is viewed as emergent, and thus the idea of pre-determined gate criteria is inconsistent with progressive elaboration and emergence. Agile does embrace structured releases; you could put a criteria around a release and use. agile
Transformation is More Than Just Having an Agile Checklist
Leading Agile
JULY 11, 2018
By now, virtually everyone has at least heard of agile and read the manifesto. Agile has finally been vetted by the early adopters and is now becoming mainstream. I cannot tell you how many times I’ve heard “It’s not `agile` if you aren’t doing <insert practice here>”.
What are the tipping points for your agile transformation?
Kiron Bondale
NOVEMBER 4, 2018
I’ve frequently said that agile transformations are marathons and not sprints. Team social pressure encourages appropriate agile behaviors without the need for sustained external coaching.
Agile Metrics for Team and Product Progress
Speaker: Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant, Rothman Consulting Group
January 17, 2018 12:30 PM PST, 3:30 PM EST, 8:30 PM GMTYou’ve seen team metrics like velocity. Velocity is not an accurate measure of a team's progress towards "done." So what should you use instead?
Helping functional managers through an agile transformation
Kiron Bondale
SEPTEMBER 16, 2018
A lot has been written about the challenges caused by functional managers when their company undergoes an agile transformation. Agile Facilitating Organization Change Change management personal development
Because “It’s there” is not a good reason to pursue agility!
Kiron Bondale
OCTOBER 7, 2018
I’m seeing increased similarities between online hype surrounding agile and the marketing of weight loss products. Losing weight or being agile are being promoted as the main objective when both of these are just a means to an end.
All Set for International Project Management Day 2018? The only Project Management guide you need
Taskque
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
Guerrilla PM – Being Agile is the next big thing. The post All Set for International Project Management Day 2018? Announcement Project Management Project Management Day 2018
Five Marketing Trends Not to Ignore in 2018
Clarizen
JUNE 27, 2018
To help you keep track of what the future holds for marketing and what new technologies are an absolute must to get on board with, we’ve put together this article on the most important marketing trends for 2018 and beyond. The pace of change in marketing trends can be head-spinning.
The Scrum Values (International Versions, June 2018)
Gunther Verheyen
JUNE 14, 2018
Early in 2018 I updated my description slightly to be included in a revision of my book that I anticipate. The first edition of the international versions of the Scrum Values is now available as a free download (PDF): The Scrum Values (International versions) -June 2018.
Why You Need to Become Business Agile
The Lazy Project Manager
MAY 11, 2018
In the first of this 3-part webinar series, we will explore ways to not only significantly reduce change failures but also how to dramatically raise the capability, speed, and success rates of delivering strategic change in any organization through the adoption of a ‘business agile’ change structure. Business Agility and the Obstacles to “Going Business Agile”. project management Uncategorized agile book business c. [link].
Agile and R&D
Musings on Project Management
MARCH 15, 2018
I was recently asked if Agile and "R/D" go together. The issue at hand: how do you reconcile agile's call for product delivery to users every few weeks with the unknowns and false starts in a real R/D project? agileGood question! I'm glad you asked. Let's start with OPM. Other people's money. And the first question: What have you committed to do? There are two possible answers: (1) apply.
Agile Portfolio Management
Arras People
JANUARY 9, 2018
When I first heard about the Agile Business Consortium working on a new pocketbook about Agile Portfolio Management early in 2017 I was intrigued. Is there a place for Agile at portfolio level? The post Agile Portfolio Management appeared first on arraspeople.
DPM Podcast: Contracting The Agile Way (With Alexa Huston)
The Digital Project Manager
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
Triumph over the contracting madness: Alexa Huston explains how an agile contract can benefit your project—and how to get buy-in from clients. The post DPM Podcast: Contracting The Agile Way (With Alexa Huston) appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
Managing the change to Agile
Musings on Project Management
JULY 13, 2018
I once asked my Agile class what they would do vis a vis change management to prepare the organization to take on Agile methods, if only a pilot to start. agile changeOne student replied this way. I thought it was pretty decent list, so I present it unabridged: "In order to gain acceptance I would use the following change management techniques: - Vision–Clearly articulate the vision and needs. -.
No bugs in agile?!?
Kiron Bondale
AUGUST 19, 2018
When a team is following an agile delivery approach and they have developed a Definition of Done (DoD) containing one or more criteria indicating that no defects are permitted in or as an outcome of completed work items, they should not have to deal with bugs escaping a sprint, and hence, the practice of documenting defects should become obsolete. ” Agile Process Peeves Project Management agile project management improving project management Process compliance stupidity Quality
Does knowledge transfer change with agile?
Kiron Bondale
JULY 1, 2018
But does this change when the team is using an agile lifecycle? While this is true, there are characteristics and specific practices in agile delivery which can impact knowledge transfer. Agile Project Management agile project management Peer-level support team building
Fixed price contracting and Agile
Musings on Project Management
MAY 28, 2018
In my book, Project Management the Agile Way, now in its 2nd Edition, I make this statement in the chapter on contracts: Firm Fixed Price (FFP) completion contracts are inappropriate for contracting agile. I got an email from a reader challenging that assertion, to which responded: I always start by asserting that agile is a "fixed price" methodology. agile contract
Agile Certification: Your Guide to the Large Array of Agile Qualifications
Online PM Courses
SEPTEMBER 16, 2018
You want to embrace Agile as part (or maybe all) of your Project Management practice. Which Agile Certification program should you follow? Classifying the Agile Certification Providers. I have also included the Axelos PRINCE2 Agile qualifications here. Scaled Agile.
Getting to done, even in Agile!
Musings on Project Management
AUGUST 24, 2018
No less an Agile/Scrum eminence than Mike Cohn -- author of some really good books and articles -- has come out with a newsletter on -- are you ready for this? -- what's the meaning of DONE in Agile. perhaps a new GAAP "generally accepted agile practice" for. agileNow we're getting somewhere!
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