Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 8, 2024

This domain, as established by the Project Management Institute in the PMBOK 7th edition, addresses the underlying apprehension many face: the potential overcomplication of project management processes. Your pursuit of streamlining and enhancing project management processes led you to a pivotal crossroads.

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Underperforming Technical Team Cadence Development Team Review Technical Review 52

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Shall I notify you about articles like this one? You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 35,000-plus subscribers. ?? September 27, 2022 : Join 200-plus peers at the 45th Hands-on Agile Meetup: FAST: An Innovative Way to Scale with James Shore. Empiricism. Inspection. Adaptation. “If

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Leading Agile

APRIL 20, 2023

Muscial Interlude) The Challenges of Empowring Agile Teams I’m Dennis Stevens, Chief Methodologist at a company called LeadingAgile. I think there’s an interesting challenge in our industry, too, that the Agile community has been fighting for a long time to be allowed to be empowered. What does it mean to empower teams?

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

In this article, we will learn about PMOs as organizational structures, about various types of PMOs, and about traditional roles within a PMO. Then, we will dive into the topic of Agile PMO, its relevance, and a number of roles that can be played by such a PMO. With this background, let’s proceed towards the concept of Agile PMO.

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Agile PMO Technical Review Cadence 94

International Institute for Learning

MAY 16, 2022

One of my favorite articles is from Bernard Marr, a leader in the 4IR discussion: What Is The 4th Industrial Revolution, And What Does It Mean For You? Another article written more from an Agile Practitioner’s perspective is RGP’s How Business Agility Helps You Thrive in the Age of Disruption.

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Artificial Inteligence Agile Cadence 2011 59

Wrike

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Agile working agreement is a crucial component of successful teamwork in the realm of project management. In this article, we will explore its key elements, delve into its role in teamwork, and discuss the importance of consensus building. Typically, these agreements serve as more than just a formality.

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MPUG

MARCH 8, 2024

These processes allow us to not only think back, but also act. In Agile, we reframe these as “inspect and adapt.” Retrospectives in Agile provide such opportunities to inspect, adapt and grow. Indeed, it’s the most important event in Agile frameworks. Yes, we can, and we will see how in this article.

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SCRUM Agile Cadence Lean 64

The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Context and environmental factors should govern process requirements, specificity, and formality. Large, complex projects will require more highly structured processes than smaller ones. Risk and Assumptions Logs The assumptions and risk logs are primary tools for managing these processes. Are there new items? Project Team.

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Risk Management Risk Cadence 2016 88

Proofhub

JULY 23, 2020

According to a Collab Net report , 97% of respondents are using Agile development methods. For engineering teams, Agile is second nature and often the chosen framework for teams. However, Agile can also be incredibly useful for other functions within a company, including marketing teams. What is Agile? Try ProofHub !”

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Agile Cadence 2020 Engineering 78

Inloox

JULY 1, 2021

Agility should no longer be a new term for most project managers. High flexibility, adaptability and increased communication are just a few of the benefits that have led to significant improvements through the introduction of agile work processes in organizations. So agility in itself is nothing new for many companies.

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Technical Review Lean 2011 Cadence 100

Digite

JUNE 13, 2018

We’re honored to republish this blog post ‘Beginner’s Guide to Kanban for Agile Marketing’ by Andrea Fryrear which was originally published in the Agile Sherpas blog! In this article, Andrea explains the Kanban method in detail starting from its origin to its principles and its application. Origins of Kanban.

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Agile Technical Review Cadence Software Review 110

Leading Agile

MAY 3, 2023

If you could magically create a new world where large organizations had overcome the barriers to Business Agility and Agile came naturally, what would have to be true about that world, the organizations, and the people working there? And how would we know that this new Agile world was any good? What other conceptual gaps?

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Agile Technical Review Governance Government 62

Wrike

MAY 23, 2023

Agile methodology has emerged as a dominant approach to software development as it offers several advantages compared to traditional methods. In particular, Agile ceremonies represent a fundamental part of the Agile methodology and play a vital role in improving the value of sprints.

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Agile Software Review Cadence Estimate 36

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The Increment that had to be potentially releasable caused you a lot of pain as you were trying to improve your processes and capabilities, implement Continuous Integration, and finally gain the ability to actually have a releasable Increment each Sprint. A lot of people see the Scrum Sprint as mainly a release cadence.

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Cadence Development Team Review Software Review Technical Review 134

Leading Agile

AUGUST 19, 2020

Agile isn’t ever really about Agile. In our Business Drivers of Agility webinar series hosted by LeadingAgile CEO, Mike Cottmeyer, Mike dives deep into six key business drivers to uncover how Agile can enable organizations to connect these drivers to better business outcomes. It’s about creating business outcomes.

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Agile Governance Government SCRUM 100

Wrike

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Safe Scrum is a framework that has gained significant popularity in recent years for enhancing team performance in an agile development methodology. It is built upon the foundation of Agile principles and values, providing a set of guidelines, roles, and ceremonies that enable teams to work together seamlessly.

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SCRUM Cadence Development Team Review Software Review 36

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The Sprint Increment that had to be potentially releasable caused you a lot of pain as you were trying to improve your processes and capabilities, implement Continuous Integration, and finally gain the ability to actually have a releasable Increment each Sprint. A lot of people see the Scrum Sprint as mainly a release cadence.

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Cadence Development Team Review Software Review Technical Review 128

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Shall I notify you about articles like this one? You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 30,000-plus other subscribers. The wave of agile transition projects, particularly in large, established organizations over recent years, has provided those frameworks with a tremendous tailwind.

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Software Review Technical Review Cadence SCRUM 148

Velociteach

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This article presents a framework for modeling project context and considerations for tailoring. There is a range of options, from predictive to agile. Complex efforts where the cost of change is low may prefer agile. Lifecycle phases describe the required process steps from inception to delivery.

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Planning Technical Review Governance Government 52

Leading Agile

JANUARY 21, 2021

Mike Cottmeyer explores the key attributes in each of the three systems necessary for making a success out of the otherwise complex tax of large scale Agile Transformation. And what we are is we’re a consultancy that’s focused on doing Agile Transformation specifically. Transcript. Like what are the networks of teams?

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Sustainability Agile SCRUM Technical Review 111

Herding Cats

MARCH 7, 2016

But Agile at Scale has a different paradigm than Agile at the Table. Cadence Release - when a fixed period ends, go with what is ready to go. Cadence Release paradigm, is a flow-based approach. The variability of the development work is minimized through the planned cadence. Release Plans come in two flavors.

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Henny Portman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

There are now seven core competencies that enable business agility. Some are reframed and restructured and two new competencies to expand SAFe to encompass the entire enterprise and enable business agility. The two new competencies are: Continuous Learning Culture (CLC) and Organizational Agility (OA). See my review.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 21, 2020

Like many Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches and Agile Managers, I am beginning to understand organizations are complex adaptive systems. What I learned might be of value to others, so I combined my findings in a series of five articles, of which this is the last one. DSRP (this article). Aspects of Systems Thinking.

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Cadence 2019 161

Leading Answers

JANUARY 16, 2021

This article explains what a risk-adjusted backlog is, why they are useful, how to create one and how teams work with them. Agile projects typically prioritize the backlog based on business value or perceived needs. Risk management, like backlog prioritization, is not a once-and-done process. What is a Risk-Adjusted Backlog?

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Project Management Essentials

AUGUST 3, 2019

Experienced agile coaches and practitioners develop a sixth-sense. They can quickly assess the health of an agile project or team just as doctors do with their patients. In my agile training and consulting practice, I have witnessed similar symptoms when an organization is struggling with its agile adoption.

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Underperforming Technical Team Agile Technical Review Software Review 40

MPUG

JUNE 28, 2021

Now, you might be thinking what exactly a dance has to do with cadence in Agile? Let’s start first with the definition of cadence. Cadence – Definition and Basics. One can define cadence in Agile as follows: Cadence is a regular, predictable pattern of development work in Agile.

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Cadence Agile Technical Review SCRUM 115

Leading Answers

MARCH 7, 2019

I wrote this article about the choices of approach we have and ways for new PMs to navigate them.). It would be easy (and wrong) to classify all construction projects as candidates for traditional approaches, and all IT projects as needing an agile approach. Consider the process of designing a new car or home.

Software Review 101

Software Review Technical Review Risk Management Software Developers 101

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

I was hired by a bank to help them to get started with agile and Scrum. In this article you will read a detailed review how. I took the opportunity to present myself as the Agile Coach facilitating the change and explained in a couple of words the essence of working with Scrum. Introduction. Startup program details.

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This is true whether our organization uses a stage-gate approach, an agile approach, or some hybrid of the two. Projects and project managers must be agile and responsive to evolving circumstances in today’s dynamic business environment. Agile teams deftly or clumsily dance to avoid potential pitfalls and emerging issues.

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Digite

MAY 15, 2018

This article is the fourth in a series of “Kanban and Scrum – Stronger Together”. The explicit inclusion of the Scrum Values is a relatively recent ( 2016 Scrum Guide ) addition, but the Agile Manifesto is definitely a value system and Scrum fully supports those values. They will ship increments of software on a cadence or on demand.

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Development Team Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM 93

Leading Agile

MARCH 31, 2020

Listen to the Agile Unplugged Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to Agile Unplugged on: Apple Podcasts. Remember to subscribe and listen to Agile Unplugged on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Podbean—and watch each and every episode on YouTube , IGTV , and Facebook. . Soundcloud. – Yeah. When did we first meet?

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

I was hired by a bank to help them to get started with agile and Scrum. In this article you will read a detailed review how. I took the opportunity to present myself as the Agile Coach facilitating the change and explained in a couple of words the essence of working with Scrum. Introduction. Startup program details.

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Digite

APRIL 20, 2018

Here Dave white has shared his thoughts on the article ‘Kanban and Scrum Together’ written by Steve Porter. To be clear, I’m speaking about The Kanban Method when I use the word kanban and I believe that is what this article is talking about when it says Kanban and Scrum are stronger together. Hope you enjoy reading it!

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nTask

OCTOBER 5, 2021

If you have been studying the project management paradigm for a long time then you would know that Kanban is one of the most flexible of the agile frameworks out there. To many of the fans of project management out there in the market, these rhythms are known as Kanban cadences. What are Kanban Cadences? Daily Stand-up Meeting.

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Cadence 2021 Development Team Review Risk Management 78

Wrike

JUNE 15, 2023

Yet you won’t always have the time or resources to build out a robust plan for every process, action, or workflow. With templates for project management, you can dive into new projects or build out processes from an established blueprint. Once established, you can leverage automation to accelerate progress.

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Energy Budget Cadence Lean 36

Leading Agile

AUGUST 13, 2018

Process: Uncertainty about what to do when unexpected work arises. Band-aids: Working around the effects of the problem instead of improving the process. We did our short-term planning last week and we came up with an idea of what work we would be able to complete in the next iteration or cadence. There will be stress.

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Software Review Technical Review Cadence SCRUM 98

Velociteach

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

An agile backlash is underway. Some organizations have declared victory, fired their agile staff, and moved on. Others are agile in name only or are “doing” agile but have not fundamentally changed the way they work. We should not blame Agile for bad Agile. Agile teams are empowered and collaborative.

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