Leading Agile

JULY 3, 2023

Today, Agilists must have a plan for incorporating DevOps practices into the early stages of Agile Transformation. But what if we told you there’s a whole class of DevOps considerations that no one is talking about that’s secretly killing your ability to unleash the potential of Agile? How many of you here are consultants?

Software Review 124

Software Review Fractional CTO Technical Review Agile 124

MPUG

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In this article, we’re addressing a common question in modern project management: Do we need risk management in agile projects? Do agile projects have risks associated with them? So, yes, of course, we need risk management in agile projects. Why is Risk Management in Agile Projects Even a Question? Of course not.

Risk Management 98

Risk Management Risk Agile Technical Review 98

Scrum.org

MAY 14, 2020

Tools fail, processes stop, things go wrong. . When nothing changes, we can anticipate what will happen and create the perfect plan with the right milestones to successfully deliver. Standard planning and management approaches don’t work in such environments. Agile frameworks help us do that. But is that enough?

Agile 185

Agile Technical Review Software Review Cadence 185

Leading Agile

JULY 28, 2022

The goal of adopting Agile is always about achieving the desired business outcome unique to the organization that is pursuing it. And whether you are producing software or some other product, the process can be applied to many different contexts. The Agile mindset can be adapted to fit many industries or businesses.

Agile 125

Agile Technical Review Cadence Software Review 125

Leading Agile

JULY 13, 2021

So if we agree that Agile Transformation is worth talking about, we need a better way of talking about it. You see, over the past 20 years, the general hypothesis has been to train people on Agile methodologies and trust everything else will emerge. The net effect is that we bastardize the process to accommodate the disfunction.

Cadence 75

Cadence Agile Governance Government 75

Henny Portman

JULY 26, 2020

Levine wrote with People Over Process – Leadership for Agility a very pragmatic and down to earth book about leadership and agile projects. The classic formulation of agile in the Agile Manifesto has no role for leadership. The book is divided into four sections. Theory and the Pacifica case alternate.

Software Review 93

Software Review Process Lean Leadership 93

Scrum.org

JANUARY 5, 2021

What adjustments were made in the entire organization as part of a 4 year Agile enablement? What challenges was this specific Agile Team facing when this journey began? What 4 key sets of adjustments made by the specific Agile Team that is the subject of this case study? CADENCE & RELIABILITY. ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES.

Cadence 219

Cadence Software Review SCRUM Leadership 219

The Strategic Project Manager

OCTOBER 12, 2022

This post reviews the basics of agile scrum roles, ceremonies, and their impact on developing strategy and managing projects. Agile Scrum Roles. There are a number of specific regular ‘ceremonies’ that are part of the ongoing agile scrum process. Agile Scrum Ceremonies. Agile Scrum and Strategy.

SCRUM 98

SCRUM Agile Lean Cadence 98

Agilemania

MARCH 23, 2021

Some Agile experts are not hard-core fans of SAFe. And this makes SAFe more complicated, bureaucratic than the Agile manifesto recommends. They also have this opinion that SAFe is so heavy, maybe it is not Agile at all. Most of us started our Agile journey with one framework, and that is Scrum. Let us dig deeper.

Agile 98

Agile Cadence Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM 98

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Moreover, we'll delve into the specific Flow Metrics that warrant your attention – those metrics directly bearing on your delivery process's efficiency and effectiveness. Flow Metrics are quantitative measures that offer a panoramic view of work progressing through your delivery process. What Are Flow Metrics?

Cadence 185

Cadence SCRUM Agile Consulting 185

Leading Agile

AUGUST 24, 2022

What is Agile governance? Simply put, Agile governance is a way to maximize the flow of value within an organization in the fastest way possible. In small, lean startups, there aren’t a lot of legacy processes and systems in place to overcome, and your teams are small and conducive to an Agile governance model.

Governance 118

Governance Government Agile Cadence 118

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.

Underperforming Technical Team 52

Underperforming Technical Team Cadence Development Team Review Technical Review 52

The Strategic Project Manager

JUNE 28, 2022

This post outlines the essentials of the agile scrum process. It then delves a little deeper into the most important element of the process – the sprint. It then looks at implications of the agile scrum process for project management and strategy. A Basic Agile Scrum Process Diagram.

Process 40

Process SCRUM Agile Cadence 40

Velociteach

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The project management plan (Plan) is a powerful tool. A good Plan reduces the likelihood of misunderstanding, conflict, and disappointment. Unfortunately, in the rush to start a project, insufficient time is often devoted to creating the Plan. Enterprise templates and prior Plans can serve as the starting point.

Planning 52

Planning Technical Review Governance Government 52

Agilemania

JANUARY 24, 2022

What is Scaling in Agile? Agile is a set of values and principles. Agile is an umbrella term for a group of iterative product development frameworks. It encourages adaptive planning, exploratory development, fast delivery, and continuous improvement. Facilitate teams of teams planning. Scaling Agile Frameworks.

Agile 98

Agile Lean 2011 SCRUM 98

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?

Agile 62

Agile Underperforming Technical Team Cadence SCRUM 62

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

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. To help with inspection, Scrum provides cadence in the form of its five events.”. Inspection.

2020 202

2020 2022 SCRUM Cadence 202

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.

Technical Review 98

Technical Review Agile Software Review Lean 98

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. That’s six Sprint Planning sessions, six daily standups, six reviews, and retrospectives. And that limits our ability to be Agile.

Agile 125

Agile Technical Review SCRUM Cadence 125

Agilemania

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Scaled Agile Framework has taken the corporate world by storm. 37% of the respondents reported that their organizations used SAFe to scale agile. 37% of the respondents reported that their organizations used SAFe to scale agile. Source: 15th State of Agile Survey. Scaled Agile Framework: What is it?

Agile 98

Agile Lean Software Review Technical Review 98

Agilemania

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

46% of the organizations reported inconsistencies in practices and processes as their main challenge with agile transformation. Source: 15th State of Agile Report. There sure is an Agile framework called SAFe. SAFe is a scaling agile framework, so referring to it as just an agile framework may not be appropriate.

Certification 98

Certification Agile Software Review Lean 98

Kiron Bondale

MAY 26, 2019

When I teach agile fundamentals classes, I frequently emphasize the importance of inspection and adaptation. Teams which don’t use feedback loops with their products and their processes should not consider themselves to be very agile. A lack of focus caused by multitasking or other sources of distraction.

Influencer 197

Influencer Cadence Agile Estimate 197

Scrum.org

AUGUST 30, 2021

Embedding OKRs into Scrum's Inspect/Adapt Cadence. Scrum's ability to provide executives with an ability to inspect real progress based on product increments, and then adapt, underpins a superior operating model to the predictive, large batch planning and execution model of Waterfall. Evolving the Sprint Review to inspect OKR metrics.

SCRUM 231

SCRUM 2025 2018 2007 231

Planio

JULY 4, 2022

Agile ceremonies are the fuel that keeps your development team moving forward. Even in the depths of the most complex projects, regular check-ins, moments for self-reflection, and planning sessions can help illuminate the path ahead. But what if you’re not entirely comfortable managing and running Agile ceremonies?

Agile 88

Agile Technical Review Development Team Review Software Review 88

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Here, the process of crafting a Sprint goal is unravelled. The Sprint Goal does not need to represent all of the work in the Sprint - You will also have to plan time in each Sprint for refactoring, refinement, those small changes that are too short for a Sprint, and those ling running pieces of work that take longer.

Infrastructure 184

Infrastructure Monitoring SCRUM Cadence 184

Planview

JUNE 1, 2021

It can be challenging to expand Agile practices beyond IT and development teams. Planview is committed to helping our customers with this transition and to that end, Chief Product Officer Patrick Tickle and I recently presented a webinar on “ Leading an Agile Transformation.”. First, why scale Agile in the first place?

Cadence 148

Cadence Logistics Lean Agile 148

Planview

AUGUST 30, 2018

See if this sounds familiar: your organization’s strategic plan is constructed at the executive level, broken down into an annual plan that is led by finance, then operationalized by the PMO and other groups in the organization. Yet, as soon as you begin to figure out exactly how the plan is to be executed, change happens.

Planning 60

Planning Agile Finance Cadence 60

Scrum.org

JANUARY 4, 2022

It is a container event, which means that it contains all other events, including Sprint Planning, the Daily Scrum, the Sprint Retrospective, and the Sprint Review. The duration of the Sprint is timeboxed to a maximum of one month, establishing a cadence within which the Scrum team works together to deliver value. Conclusion.

SCRUM 199

SCRUM 2020 Cadence Technical Review 199

The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Management Plans The project management plan is created at the beginning of the project and describes how the project will be executed. Context and environmental factors should govern process requirements, specificity, and formality. Large, complex projects will require more highly structured processes than smaller ones.

Risk Management 88

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 !”

Agile 78

Agile Cadence 2020 Engineering 78

Wrike

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Agile working agreement is a crucial component of successful teamwork in the realm of project management. Additionally, we will provide actionable steps to create, maintain, and measure the impact of an agile working agreement. Typically, these agreements serve as more than just a formality.

Agile 36

Agile Construction Cadence Governance 36

MPUG

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

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 a standardized set of processes, practices, and metrics, enabled by a PMO, the executive stakeholder would not have faced the “it does not exist” situation as previously mentioned. PMO Definition. Types of PMOs.

Agile 94

Agile PMO Technical Review Cadence 94

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Sie können sich hier für den Newsletter „Food for Agile Thought“ anmelden und sich über 35.000 Abonnenten anschließen. ?? Mit anderen Worten: Jedes Scrum-Ereignis ist eine Gelegenheit, etwas zu überprüfen und anzupassen: Sprint Planning : Überprüft das Produkt-Backlog, das Produktziel und passt das Sprint-Backlog und das Sprint-Ziel an.

SCRUM 180

SCRUM 2020 Cadence Lean 180

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.

Agile 52

Agile Software Review Cadence SCRUM 52

International Institute for Learning

MAY 16, 2022

Another article written more from an Agile Practitioner’s perspective is RGP’s How Business Agility Helps You Thrive in the Age of Disruption. Brown, Director and Agile Coach at the Hartford Insurance. Business agility mindset begins with a mental shift. I recommend both pieces as must-reads.

Artificial Inteligence 59

Artificial Inteligence Agile Cadence 2011 59

Agilemania

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Portfolio management teams apply these principles and approaches to strategy and investment funding, Agile portfolio operations, and governance. Incorporating agile and lean portfolio management offer a path to improving business agility. In the absence of frequent adjustments, spending is fixed for too long, limiting agility.

Lean 98

Lean Cadence Certification Budget 98

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. Reflection and growth are part and parcel of life.

SCRUM 64

SCRUM Agile Cadence Lean 64