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As we kickoff the final week of 2018, many of us will be making New Year’s resolutions. Increasing organizational agility is a journey and not a one time goal. No agile transformation is going to go smoothly. MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
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 MORE
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. MORE
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 MORE
” Agile agile project management customer satisfaction project decision making MORE
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 MORE
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. MORE
Whether you’re making the move to Agile project management in your development group or creating an Agile process for your in-house project management methodology, chances are you’re going to have to sell this change to executives in your organization. Choose a pilot Agile project. MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
Verification and validation (V-and-V) are traditionally held to be very important project practises that are difficult to map directly into the Agile domain. agileHave you thought much about this? Two of the conceptual conundrums of the hybrid methodology project are: How do you verify that which is incomplete and. How do you validate the efficacy of that which is yet to be conceived? MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
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 MORE
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Without all of you in the Agile community, our awesome customers, and the people that work here…LeadingAgile wouldn’t be what it is today. The post LeadingAgile:<br>A Year in Review – 2018 appeared first on LeadingAgile. MORE
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]. MORE
In 2018, the Agile ecosystem continued to evolve and expand. Those who have been practising agile for years (or more than a decade) seemed to be calling for a simplification of agile, proclaiming that we need to get back to basics. Top 4 in 2018. How to Hire an Agile Coach. 4 Steps to an Agile Transformation. The post Agile in 2018 appeared first on Jason Little. MORE
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. MORE
2018 was an exciting year for InLoox - a lot has happened. So let’s just dive right in and start with the highlight of 2018! Agil e transformation was a topic, as well as cognitive computing. But let’s enjoy the last weeks of 2018 first. MORE
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. MORE
The post This Agile Contract Could Save Your Next Project appeared first on The Digital Project Manager. Agile Topics MORE
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. MORE
I have just returned from the 2018 Dubai International Project Management Forum ( DIPMF ). It was my second year presenting there and this year I hosted a session called “Agile: Not New, but Now Necessary”. The chart seemingly culminates in the grand finale, the Agile Practice Guide. MORE
Agile vs. Scrum vs. Kanban: Weighing the Differences. Some of the newer approaches to project management, like Agile, are controversial. The article is great if you’re curious about Agile, Scrum and Kanban and want to know if one of them is right for you and your project. MORE
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. MORE
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>”. MORE
Agile and Waterfall processes are not generally considered something that should be mixed. They are mixed – and have to be – as many organizations make the transition from a Waterfall software development and project management methodology to an Agile methodology of the same. MORE
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. MORE
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? MORE
Arras People
DECEMBER 18, 2018
Agile and Waterfall processes are not generally considered something that should be mixed. They are mixed – and have to be – as many organizations make the transition from a Waterfall software development and project management methodology to an Agile methodology of the same.
LiquidPlanner
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
Whether you’re making the move to Agile project management in your development group or creating an Agile process for your in-house project management methodology, chances are you’re going to have to sell this change to executives in your organization. Choose a pilot Agile project.
ProjectManager.com
DECEMBER 27, 2018
Agile vs. Scrum vs. Kanban: Weighing the Differences. Some of the newer approaches to project management, like Agile, are controversial. The article is great if you’re curious about Agile, Scrum and Kanban and want to know if one of them is right for you and your project.
Kiron Bondale
OCTOBER 14, 2018
” Agile agile project management customer satisfaction project decision making
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.
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.
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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.
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?
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.
Kiron Bondale
DECEMBER 23, 2018
As we kickoff the final week of 2018, many of us will be making New Year’s resolutions. Increasing organizational agility is a journey and not a one time goal. No agile transformation is going to go smoothly.
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.
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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
Musings on Project Management
JULY 24, 2018
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Leading Agile
SEPTEMBER 6, 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.
Musings on Project Management
DECEMBER 24, 2018
Verification and validation (V-and-V) are traditionally held to be very important project practises that are difficult to map directly into the Agile domain. agileHave you thought much about this? Two of the conceptual conundrums of the hybrid methodology project are: How do you verify that which is incomplete and. How do you validate the efficacy of that which is yet to be conceived?
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
Leading Agile
DECEMBER 19, 2018
Without all of you in the Agile community, our awesome customers, and the people that work here…LeadingAgile wouldn’t be what it is today. The post LeadingAgile:<br>A Year in Review – 2018 appeared first on LeadingAgile.
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 Coach
JANUARY 7, 2019
In 2018, the Agile ecosystem continued to evolve and expand. Those who have been practising agile for years (or more than a decade) seemed to be calling for a simplification of agile, proclaiming that we need to get back to basics. Top 4 in 2018. How to Hire an Agile Coach. 4 Steps to an Agile Transformation. The post Agile in 2018 appeared first on Jason Little.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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>”.
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
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.
Inloox
DECEMBER 18, 2018
2018 was an exciting year for InLoox - a lot has happened. So let’s just dive right in and start with the highlight of 2018! Agil e transformation was a topic, as well as cognitive computing. But let’s enjoy the last weeks of 2018 first.
Leading Answers
DECEMBER 17, 2018
I have just returned from the 2018 Dubai International Project Management Forum ( DIPMF ). It was my second year presenting there and this year I hosted a session called “Agile: Not New, but Now Necessary”. The chart seemingly culminates in the grand finale, the Agile Practice Guide.
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.
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.
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].
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
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.
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.
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.
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