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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Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Dependencies will stop Agility dead in its tracks. In the presence of dependencies, you’re never going to achieve the level of Agility you desire—unless you do something about them. Theoretically, you could have two teams that meet most of the criteria of an Agile team. And that limits our ability to be Agile.

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Agilemania

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Recognized as one of the world’s foremost authorities on Lean-Agile best practices, Dean Leffingwell took it on himself to do something about it. He introduced the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). SAFe is based on following 10 Lean-Agile principles-. Apply cadence and synchronize with cross-domain planning. What is SAFe?

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MPUG

MARCH 8, 2021

Many project managers utilize a Lean-Agile approach when there is high change or churn in project requirements, significant lack of clarity in scope, high complexity to their projects, and/or a larger number of risks associated with such. Two Lean-Agile Types. Iteration-based Lean-Agile. Flow-based Lean-Agile.

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The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Open or closed are the most common. Date opened and closed are always used. Dates : Multiple dates may be documented in the log: Opened, Closed, Next Review. In 2016, Alan founded Project Management Essentials to share his passion for and experience in project management, leadership, and Agile.

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The Strategic Project Manager

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Agile is a broad term, and there are many ways to look at it. From a strategic project management perspective, this post examines some key agile methods and there impact of strategy and project management. An Agile Methods List Overview. Are there more agile methods? Applicability of Each Agile Method.

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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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Agilemania

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Agile development and product development are aligned with business strategy through LPM, driving value to customers with products and solutions. Business agility can be improved by combining LPM and agile development practices. The leadership team facilitates periodic reviews to achieve enterprise agility: 1.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 2, 2018

When we say “Working Software” in the Agile Manifesto, we don’t mean just “It is working and we tested it meets our acceptance criteria and our definition of Done”. Their REAL feedback loop takes weeks if not months to close. A lot of people see the Scrum Sprint as mainly a release cadence. Can it also be a release cadence?

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 2, 2018

When we say “Working Software” in the Agile Manifesto, we don’t mean just “It is working and we tested it meets our acceptance criteria and our definition of Done”. Their REAL feedback loop takes weeks if not months to close. A lot of people see the Scrum Sprint as mainly a release cadence. Can it also be a release cadence?

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe™) is one of the most popular approaches to applying agile at scale out there. SAFe's perspective is that "Nothing beats an Agile Team" and it doesn't try to reinvent the wheel or even innovate too much when it comes to the Team level. SAFe's Scrum Master is more of an Agile Team Lead.

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The Strategic Project Manager

JUNE 28, 2022

This post outlines the essentials of the agile scrum process. It then looks at implications of the agile scrum process for project management and strategy. A Basic Agile Scrum Process Diagram. Sprints set a cadence for the team. Projects may be agile or waterfall, but more often are a hybrid of the two.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe™) is one of the most popular approaches to applying agile at scale out there. SAFe's perspective is that "Nothing beats an Agile Team" and it doesn't try to reinvent the wheel or even innovate too much when it comes to the Team level. SAFe's Scrum Master is more of an Agile Team Lead.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 30,000-plus other subscribers. In the attempt to fill Scrum’s product discovery void, product delivery organizations regularly turn to other agile frameworks like lean UX, jobs-to-be-done, lean startup, design thinking, design sprint—just to name a few.

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International Institute for Learning

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Has COVID-19 made you see the need to adopt a more agile way of thinking? Estimating and Applying Points with Agile – How to apply, and when is it done? We will then spend time in groups discussing and evaluating approaches to help increase the quality focus of our agile teams. A closed mind is a poor prerequisite to creativity.”

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

In addition to Fitness and Nutrition Coaching, I’m fortunate to serve two incredible teams as their Scrum Master and Agile Coach at a Fortune 100 company. Scrum and Agile are ultimately about fostering change in a way that creates the most value for the customer or end-user. Agile is about the “becoming.”

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Agilemania

JANUARY 19, 2022

If you aspire to become an Agile Coach and then need to lead the SAFe implementation in your organization, becoming a SAFe Program Consultant is the right choice. Gather the Study Content: The first step is to go to the Scaled Agile Community website and download the workbook from the Learn > My Learning section. Business Agility.

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Leading Agile

MARCH 23, 2022

Mike Cottmeyer was recently a guest on the Agile to Agility podcast with Miljan Bajic where he discussed Transformation, Business Architecture, and Scaling. Agile to Agility Website. So, I’m the CEO of a company called Leading Agile, started about 11 years ago, I’m based in Atlanta, Georgia. Listen now.

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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. 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. The goal was to synchronize the three teams so that they all got into the same cadence. Introduction.

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Agilemania

MARCH 19, 2021

Scrum vs. Kanban is one of the most trending comparisons in the world of agile methodology! We often use these terms while talking about the agile way of solving problems. Though Scrum is one of the most popular methods in agile, organizations are recently choosing Kanban. Kanban vs. Scrum- Cadence . Product Owner.

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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. 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. The goal was to synchronize the three teams so that they all got into the same cadence. Introduction.

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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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Digite

APRIL 20, 2018

I felt like it was time to close the tab by providing my thoughts. –and– along with an absence of time-boxes or any other time-bound constraint (the Kanban cadences are not constraints). Honestly, transitioning to kanban is as simple as changing the label we use to describe our mindset and values. 2) Bruno Baketari?:

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Leading Agile

MARCH 29, 2023

I don’t spend a bunch of time on LinkedIn, but the other day, I was scrolling around and happened to catch a thread where some folks in the Agile community were debating if SAFe was actually Agile. In short, it really comes down to what you mean by Agile and Agility. One of the original signatories of the Agile Manifesto.

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Scrum vs. Kanban is one of the most trending comparisons in the world of agile methodology! We often use these terms while talking about the agile way of solving problems. Though Scrum is one of the most popular methods in agile, organizations are recently choosing Kanban. Kanban vs. Scrum- Cadence . Product Owner.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

On November 22nd, 2019, I gave the closing keynote at Scrum Deutschland, a talk called ‘The Four Things You Do To Prevent Value Delivery.’ Some time ago, I was teaching a Professional Agile Leadership class. Background . In this keynote, I discussed the trends I found during my research at multiple organizations. . But to no avail.

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Wrike

JUNE 15, 2023

Use Agile systems to boost productivity: Agile tools such as Kanban boards allow you to set your teams up for success. Agile teamwork template Working well together as a team is an important part of good project management, yet it can be hard to achieve. Once established, you can leverage automation to accelerate progress.

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Leading Agile

AUGUST 13, 2018

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. ” If you’ve chosen an “agile” approach for the work, it’s because “agile” is a fit for the situation. There will be stress. Cognitive Bias.

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Leading Agile

APRIL 7, 2023

As a community, we have developed a handful of team-based Agile approaches over the years; some of which we would consider scaled. Implementing Agile, especially in larger, more complex organizations, still seems to be a black art. We pull the customer close. But here we are. I imagine it went down something like this.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The term is most often applied to a representative of a company, or proxy, who works closely with a producer or developer to clarify specifications for a product or service. The term is used in software engineering; especially in development methodology Extreme Programming and Agile software development. — Wikipedia , Oktober 2019?—?.

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Planio

AUGUST 9, 2021

How do Agile teams create a project schedule? Planio: Best for teams of all sizes (Agile and traditional). If you’re using Agile, you’ll want to determine a sprint cadence that will let you hit your quarterly OKRs. (We We write more about long-term Agile planning here!). But Agile teams also need to stay on track.

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Wrike

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Embracing Agile as a means to combine strategy with output. In 2022, companies will need to ensure that their teams are Agile and fast-moving. Over the past year, more companies have started using Agile methods to improve their project management processes. A continued concentration on Agile methodology.

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Leading Agile

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Our core values, principles, and desired character attributes were cultivated through an innate closed-loop accountability system that had no choice but to exist. The Pods meet on an agreed-upon cadence, and everyone in each Pod knows that they can reach out to other Pod members for questions, help, and a friendly voice.

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Leading Answers

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Many traditional project management deliverables have agile alternatives. Yet we rarely see agile communications management plans. Given the high rates of change often experienced on agile projects, we might expect more emphasis on communications to keep everyone on the same page. These are valid questions, so let me explain.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Between Agility and Better Business Outcomes is Employee Engagement. Somewhere in between all the hard work that goes into becoming a more “agile” organization, and the real tangible business outcomes you are aiming for, there is the squishy topic of Employee Engagement. Stay tuned for more! ? Click here to learn more. ?. ?

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Leading Agile

JUNE 29, 2023

What do we have to do to make Agile tangible for our executives? Are Executives Getting in the Way of Agile? One of the challenges we face is the perception that executives don’t care about Agile. There’s a belief that executives are the number one obstacle to successful Agile transformation in organizations.

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MPUG

MAY 18, 2022

s webinar, Use Agile Project Management with MS Project, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Welcome to Use Agile Project Management with MS Project. I’ll also invite you to stay on after the event and the recording closes. He co-authored with me the Agile chapter of the Step by Step book.

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