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. CMS Wire has the guts to dip into those dangerous waters and go on record by defining Agile, Scrum and Kanban and explaining the differences between them—going into details about the pros and cons of using each one to help manage your project. The post The 7 Best Blog Posts on Project Management in 2018 appeared first on ProjectManager.com.

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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. This means you have to have a really strong business case, no matter how logical and even obvious switching to an Agile system might be. Here are some tips for selling Agile project management methodology to stakeholders: 1.

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Rebel’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? I asked people two questions: What should people managing projects be aware of as we go into 2018 to make 2018 their most successful year ever? What will you be doing in 2018 to have your most successful year ever? Agile project management is on the rise.

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Kiron Bondale

OCTOBER 14, 2018

I’m reading Greg McKeown’s book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less and many of the lessons within it echo the tenth principle from the Manifesto for Agile Software Development which is “ Simplicity–the art of maximizing the amount of work not done–is essential “ In the past, I’ve mostly considered this principle as it relates to how we deliver value to our customers.

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Speaker: Daniel O'Sullivan, Product Designer, nCino and Jeff Hudock, Senior Product Manager, nCino

We’ve all seen the increasing industry trend of artificial intelligence and big data analytics. In a world of information overload, it's more important than ever to have a dashboard that provides data that's not only interesting but actually relevant and timely. Dashboards assist decision makers facilitate new ideas and business opportunities, increase customer approval rates, and analyze current business process. All of these activities play a vital role in providing the superior experience your customers demand.

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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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Leading Answers

JUNE 29, 2018

I am excited to be presenting on the Enterprise Agile track at the Agile 2018 conference in San Diego, August 7. It combines anecdotes and experiences from 20+ years of agile consulting along with some insights from Troy Magennis on dependency delays, and Dominica DeGrandis, author of Making Work Visible. Agile Project Management Leadership Lean NoProjects Risk Management Tailoring Approaches Teams Theory of Constraints Travel Warning Signs

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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, like others, talk about the difference between “doing Agile” and “being agile”—differing the big “A” agile and the little “a” agile is intentional[BC1] . I cannot tell you how many times I’ve heard “It’s not `agile` if you aren’t doing <insert practice here>”. agile.

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The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

On 1 November 2018, thousands of people gathered online for International Project Management Day 2018 : Project, Program, and Portfolio Management in an Age of Digital Disruption , an online learning and knowledge sharing event organized by IIL. There’s way more content available, ranging from Microsoft® Project going Agile, cracking social media, building machine learning models to transparency being key to project success. IIL Global (@IILGlobal) November 1, 2018.

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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”. It traced several techniques back through history and explained how lean, agile, and design thinking approaches share common guidance for building high performing teams. During the conference, I mainly attended the agile and artificial intelligence (AI) sessions.

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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. We had trouble measuring product progress until just before release—often too late to change anything. Join Johanna as she discusses how agile approaches change what we measure, and possible measures you might use in projects, programs, and to assess the product as the team(s) build it.

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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

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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. Similar to New Year’s resolutions, some delivery teams initiate plans to become agile only to revert to long ingrained habits when things get tough. No agile transformation is going to go smoothly. While some of these resolutions might relate to achieving a specific goal or objective (e.g.

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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].

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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. Each agile framework provides its own ceremonies but given that Scrum is still the most commonly referenced one, let’s focus on that framework’s events. Agile ceremonies should add value. If not, we are just adopting the form of agility with none of its substance.

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Speaker: Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant, Rothman Consulting Group

You’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? Join Johanna as she discusses the measures that are actually useful in understanding what your team does, where the work is, and how long the work really takes - and in addition, we’ll examine what it takes to explain the team’s progress to others in terms of the product backlog burnup chart, ways to talk about what’s done and not yet released, and how to show others working product.

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Leading Answers

JUNE 29, 2018

I am excited to be presenting on the Enterprise Agile track at the Agile 2018 conference in San Diego, August 7. It combines anecdotes and experiences from 20+ years of agile consulting along with some insights from Troy Magennis on dependency delays, and Dominica DeGrandis, author of Making Work Visible. Agile Project Management Leadership Lean NoProjects Risk Management Tailoring Approaches Teams Theory of Constraints Travel Warning Signs

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Kiron Bondale

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

A lot has been written about the challenges caused by functional managers when their company undergoes an agile transformation. Delivering training focused specifically on what functional managers need to know about agile which includes scenario-based learning to understand what sorts of behavior changes are expected when faced with common situations will help. Agile Facilitating Organization Change Change management personal development

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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. Natalie led two sessions at Agile 2018: MVR: Minimally Viable Relationships (with Jenny Tarwater). For more on the Women In Agile Initiative: Click Here. .

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The IIL Blog

MARCH 22, 2018

I feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to present at this year’s 2018 Agile and Scrum Online Conference , hosted by the International Institute for Learning (IIL). More insights await at the 2018 Agile & Scrum Online Conference, going live on June 7th. . Erik Krisko is an Enterprise Agility Coach and Consultant that has worked with some of the world’s largest brands, specializing in Holistic Agility and Enterprise Transformation.

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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 2018When Lori Milhaven collaborated with Laverne Johnson, the result was the first IIL (International Institute of Learning) conference. Men and women from all over the globe came together to share ideas, discuss problems with experts and meet project management professionals to pick their brains.

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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? Innovation Hub is a term from the Framework for Business Agility – you can take a look at the whitepaper about that. There’s a webinar coming up about Agile Portfolio Management which you might want to register for if you’re interested in the subject.

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The IIL Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2018

By Susan Parente | Risk Management Guru – Agile Generalist – Instructor and Consultant, IIL. Can Agile practices be incorporated with traditional project management?” In this blog, I’ll cover two great Agile practices that teams have found to be valuable to incorporate on traditional projects, and which may help your team make the shift from traditional to Agile project management: A Daily Stand-up meeting and a Kanban board. Looking for Agile training?

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Kiron Bondale

JUNE 16, 2018

In one of my previous articles I’d written about the need for change across multiple areas of an organization when undertaking an agile transformation. A key enterprise partner is the Finance department and the organization’s model for project funding will have significant influence over successful agile delivery. Now you might say that agile delivery approaches can work when we fix cost and time and let scope or requirements be the variable.

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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. Keynote speaker Troy Magennis stopped by the booth to talk about his Agile 2018 Session: What is the Story with Agile Data? For more on the 2018 SAFe Summit (October 1-2, 2018): [link].

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The IIL Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

By Tom Friend – Agile Consultant / LtCol USAF (Ret). Case studies on how agile methodologies have been applied to mission planning and how scrum has been used in spacecraft construction were discussed, as well as topics such as developing and delivering software, reliability and reuse of software, onboard processing, and communication. Want to expand your agile & scrum knowledge? Check out our 3rd annual Agile & Scrum Conference here.

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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. Mark and Johanna Co-Presented a talk at Agile 2018 entitled: You have to Say More There: Effective Communication in a Distributed Agile Team. Linda’s Agile 2018 Sessions.

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Kiron Bondale

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

I’ve frequently said that agile transformations are marathons and not sprints. While there is no single model for how a company will progress through its agile transformation, it is a good idea for transformation teams to proactively identify tipping points where previously unique outcomes or behaviors have become commonplace. Team social pressure encourages appropriate agile behaviors without the need for sustained external coaching.

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Rebel’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. It requires being able to differentiate between the benefits of Agile, waterfall and blended approaches, understanding the pros and cons of each. There are trends in all industries and professions.

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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.

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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. Jeff Patton led an Ask Me Almost Anything session at Agile 2018. Case led a session at Agile 2018 entitled: The Flying and the Thud: Mental Health Issues on Agile Teams.

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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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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. The post Mike Cottmeyer’s Agile 2018 Talk: Deck and White Paper appeared first on LeadingAgile. Adopting Agile Agile Agile Adoption Agile Community Agile Training Agile Transformation Agile Webinars

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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 developmentThe Scrum Guide identifies commitment, courage, focus, openness and respect as Scrum Values.

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Leading Agile

JULY 18, 2018

For small companies, Agile Transformation can be straightforward—since getting alignment can be accomplished by getting everyone in a room and creating shared understanding. However, for large, complex organizations with legacy technology architecture, Transformation must be carefully orchestrated to ensure that the work and investment made in making the change creates business value and actually leads to Agility. The Meaning of Agile Transformation.

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Musings on Project Management

JULY 24, 2018

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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

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Paymo App

JANUARY 19, 2018

Project management methodologies – Agile, Waterfall, PRINCE2, PRiSM, Six Sigma, Critical Path, and many more. Scrum is an Agile framework that’s often used for product management or for software-industry projects. If you think you can get away with knowing only Agile for the rest of your career, you are wrong. Agile. Just like its name, Agile is made for projects that require agility.

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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.

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Kiron Bondale

MAY 21, 2018

A good example of this is the use of Gantt charts by teams who are following an adaptive or agile delivery life cycle. Activities performed by supporting roles working outside of the agile teams. The project team will want to define the best way to combine the use of traditional and agile scheduling tools to avoid information duplication and inconsistency. Agile Facilitating Organization Change Project Management agile project management Change management Project scheduling

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