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.

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Leading Agile

JULY 28, 2022

They depend on the software or product they produce and their audience or market. The goal of adopting Agile is always about achieving the desired business outcome unique to the organization that is pursuing it. Improved Quality of Software or Product. The Agile mindset can be adapted to fit many industries or businesses.

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The Strategic Project Manager

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The concepts of scrum are powerful in business, not only in software development but also in other areas. This post reviews the basics of agile scrum roles, ceremonies, and their impact on developing strategy and managing projects. Agile Scrum Roles. Agile Scrum Ceremonies. Agile Scrum and Strategy.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 8, 2024

This domain facilitates strategic alignment, optimized delivery cadence, methodology customization, increased flexibility, and improved risk management. The desire for a project management framework that sustains deliverability, supports the required cadence, and remains faithful to an adaptable methodology is now within reach.

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Leading Agile

APRIL 24, 2019

If those worlds are not connected, then there’s a limit to the level of business agility the IT department can support. Business agility is what organizations are looking for; agile software development may be one enabling factor in achieving it, but it isn’t the point of a transformation.

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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 project planning meeting is a proven mechanism to develop an effective project plan.

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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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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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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? Code Quality.

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Planio

JULY 4, 2022

Agile ceremonies are the fuel that keeps your development team moving forward. But what if you’re not entirely comfortable managing and running Agile ceremonies? Agile ceremonies get abandoned when teams stop seeing the value in them. What are Agile ceremonies? A ‘quick-start’ guide to the 5 Agile ceremonies.

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Digite

MAY 15, 2018

It also encourages everyone to review/adopt the values (in Scrum language) that can help software development teams succeed in building software. Kanban teams are fully capable of doing everything that Scrum teams do, described as some sort of feedback meetings that happen on a cadence. You should go read it now.

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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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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.

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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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Leading Answers

MARCH 7, 2019

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. Approaches like lean, kanban and agile work well in these uncertain, high-change environments. The custom software development was easy to plan (but not easy to do).

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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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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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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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Planio

AUGUST 9, 2021

How do Agile teams create a project schedule? What is the best project scheduling software to use? Planio: Best for teams of all sizes (Agile and traditional). For example, maybe you need to finish cleaning out old code or squash some lingering bugs before building out new features. Who’s going to do it?

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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. Software Development. Sprint Review.

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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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Digite

MARCH 1, 2017

I was learning several new concepts including Lean, Agile, Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Project Program Management, etc. However, I had not seen Kanban being applied to software development, project management, etc. We review our work with the Head of Marketing on twice-a-week basis. Our Cadences.

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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. Software Development. Sprint Review.

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Digite

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Software teams frequently manage products – and that means they are expected to build new features for the product as well as fix defects reported in the product. Frequently, especially in a Scrum environment, it can be difficult to match the cadence of doing both. This is a very common situation! Not Scrum OR Kanban.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 8, 2017

Much of the conversation in social media around agile techniques seems to be based on the differences between the variety of choices of a method, a process, or a practice and definitions of terms for those choices. These systems fall into the Software Intensive System of Systems (SISoS) category.

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Digite

MARCH 2, 2018

So, it really depends on the business context rather than the development and delivery method being followed. From the questioner’s post, it is not clear if their team is doing production support or software/ app dev. On the one hand, there is the problem of high or unpredictable incoming demand on a software team from their customers.

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Digite

MARCH 2, 2018

So, it really depends on the business context rather than the development and delivery method being followed. From the questioner’s post, it is not clear if their team is doing production support or software/ app dev. On the one hand, there is the problem of high or unpredictable incoming demand on a software team from their customers.

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Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Cadence Software 66

Scrum.org

JANUARY 10, 2021

Many organisations wrestle with the seeming incompatibility between agile and release management, and they struggle with release planning and predictable delivery. TL;DR; Without working software, you can’t build trust and you don’t know when you will get the next piece of working software. Why is software so unpredictable.

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Planio

AUGUST 1, 2022

For most development teams and startups, ‘becoming Agile’ starts and ends with how you build software. But a full Agile transformation isn’t just about the development process you use — it’s a way to bring creativity, innovation, and lean operations to every aspect of your business. What is an Agile transformation?

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Wrike

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) is an Agile project management framework focused on flexibility, continuous iteration and improvement, and cross-functional collaboration between teams and stakeholders. What is the Scaled Agile Framework? However, it is flexible and can be tailored to fit each organization’s needs.

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Digite

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Continuing our theme of helping Agile teams understand the Kanban Method, so they can effectively adopt it for their improvement efforts, I am again honored to publish a guest article by another great friend of ours – Dave White. Scrum is primarily influenced by the Agile Manifesto which describes the “Agile” value system.

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Leading Agile

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

When I first learned about Agile methods in 2002, the principles seemed to offer an ideal solution to many organizational issues common at the time. It’s time now to move forward to the next level of proficiency in software delivery; what we might call “post-Agile.” Stable Team. Dedicated Team. Team Spaces.

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Planio

APRIL 24, 2023

Planning sprints and running agile ceremonies 8. Updating project management software to keep their team on track 9. Then, he works with technical software development experts to estimate the duration of each task and plots it onto a Gantt chart. Find the right meeting cadence for you and your team.

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Leading Agile

AUGUST 22, 2018

Let’s say that on average stakeholders request a couple of large items, a couple of medium-sized ones, and five small ones in any given cadence, iteration, release, or whatever unit of time your organization uses for such matters. In a typical cadence, stakeholders ask you to complete 12.5 things, and you agree. Conclusion.

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MPUG

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Tim Runcie’s Agile Series Part 2 webinar being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content.

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Digite

MARCH 12, 2018

In my over 25+ years in the software industry, this has been an all too familiar situation! I have often wondered – doesn’t speak too well of us as software professionals! Far too many projects and teams are occupied by far too many crises all through the development/ implementation lifecycle.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 5, 2016

There a popular notions in the agile development world that authors like Hayek and Taleb speak to how software development works. You Can’t Understand Agile Without Understanding Hayek. Hayek , The American Economic Review , Vol. The PMB is developed and evolves as the project develops and evolves.

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