Leading Agile

MARCH 15, 2023

Companies that adopt Agile never do it just for the sake of adopting Agile. They do know that Waterfall wasn’t working, so Agile will fix those problems, right? They think if they do the “Agile stuff,” they will make quicker progress to achieve their goals.

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Planio

JUNE 8, 2022

A technical project manager is a specialized role that combines leadership, organization, and communication skills with specific technical expertise to lead development projects. They’re often expected to help establish software engineering tools, standards, and processes like code reviews and testing strategies.

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Technical Review Software Review Development Team Review Underperforming Technical Team 78

LiquidPlanner

DECEMBER 10, 2019

With the popularity of Agile, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), and Scrum, organizations are asked to justify the project manager’s role on a project. Scrum purists reject the idea of adding a project manager to the team as the team should be able to solve all the problems with the help of the product owner and scrum master.

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LiquidPlanner

JANUARY 16, 2018

If you’re fresh out of Certified Scrum Master training, you are likely invigorated to start applying the Agile and SCRUM based techniques to your next project. Then you get back to work and the real world hits you—implementing Agile isn’t going to be as easy as you thought. Adopting Agile is an Exercise in Change Management.

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Scrum.org

JULY 29, 2019

In my role as an Agile coach and Scrum trainer, I get the chance to talk to a lot of Scrum Masters and teams. When I ask them about what their team is measuring, the most common answers I hear are velocity, story points, and burn-down charts. Invite your manager to the Sprint Review. And that's important!

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Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Development Team Review Software Review 146

Agilemania

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The 15th State of Agile Survey is out. The survey revealed 66% of the organizations voted Scrum as the most sought-after Agile framework. Source: 15th State of Agile Report. Now, the question arises as to what Scrum is and why it is so popular, that it is an all-time favorite agile framework. Any guesses? What is Scrum?

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Certification 2021 SCRUM Software Review 98

Planio

AUGUST 9, 2021

Estimate task time and effort. Sequence and assign team members to each task. How do Agile teams create a project schedule? Planio: Best for teams of all sizes (Agile and traditional). Monday.com: Best for non-technical teams. For example, should that feature take a day for a senior developer?

Software Review 78

Software Review Technical Review Estimate Agile 78

Techno-PM

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Scrum is an agile methodology that provides a framework for planning, organizing, communicating, committing, and tracking their work overtime. In contrast, in others, they may be part of an organization's leadership team responsible for ensuring that all teams work together efficiently to meet goals faster than ever before.

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SCRUM Software Review Development Team Review Estimate 36

Techno-PM

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Scrum is an agile methodology that provides a framework for planning, organizing, communicating, committing, and tracking work over time. In contrast, in others, they may be part of an organization's leadership team responsible for ensuring that all teams work together efficiently to meet goals faster than ever before.

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SCRUM Software Review Development Team Review Estimate 36

Leading Answers

JUNE 14, 2018

Instead, we launch agile transformations, digital transformations and productization transformations.   Agile Transformations. The goal:  Agile transformations move organizations from working with traditional project management approaches to using agile approaches. Transformations are flavor of the month.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 36,000-plus other subscribers. ? You are well familiar with Scrum and other agile product development practices. Join your peers on April 5, 2023 : Hands-on Agile #50: The Product Community of Practice w/ Petra Wille. Q 01: Why Become Agile?

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ChatGPT Development Team Review Technical Review SCRUM 157

Scrum.org

JANUARY 9, 2023

Can a large language model, not specializing in anything “agile,” pass a screening interview for a Scrum Master position? You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 36,000-plus other subscribers. ? ? ?? Follow-up question : Why is it beneficial that the team adheres to the values and practices of Scrum?

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Leading Answers

JUNE 14, 2018

Instead, we launch agile transformations, digital transformations and productization transformations.   Agile Transformations. The goal:  Agile transformations move organizations from working with traditional project management approaches to using agile approaches. Transformations are flavor of the month.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Agile Lean Sustainability 60

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 12, 2020

On the one side, they address typical Scrum events such as Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and the Sprint Retrospective. November 19, 2020 : If you use Scrum then join the free Hands-on Agile meetup—it will be worth your time ! The role of a Scrum Master is primarily one of servant leadership and coaching.

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Planio

OCTOBER 19, 2021

And whether you’re a designer, developer, team lead, or administrator, your job requires many of the same skills that separate the best project managers: organization, effective collaboration, and being goal-oriented. Waterfall vs. Agile vs. Kanban. Agile project management. Step 7: Estimate time and effort for each task.

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Technical Review Software Review Risk Management Estimate 199

Planio

JANUARY 31, 2022

That’s why a product roadmap is the backbone of every great development team. And unfortunately, too many teams treat roadmapping like just another project, leaving it behind to collect dust as they move on and start building software. Why you need a roadmap (even as an agile team). Agile product roadmap example.

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Development Team Review 2022 Technical Review Software Review 148

Teamweek

JUNE 18, 2020

With more customers looking at reducing project risks and realizing value faster, more teams are adopting agile methods. According to a PMI survey , over 70 percent of businesses report using some form of agile to plan and execute projects. In this article, we’re going to guide you through the concepts of agile planning.

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Executing Planning Agile Estimate 72

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. Once you accept this, and quality becomes non-negotiable, your Dev e lopers can focus on creating usable increments of working software.

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Software Review Technical Review Planning Manufacturing 229

Scrum.org

JULY 5, 2022

During the first year of the pandemic, Scrum adoption more than doubled for software development teams. According to the 15th Annual State of Agile Report, the use of agile approaches for software development grew from 37% in 2020 to 86% in 2021. Developers. Sprint Review. Transparency.

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Software Review Development Team Review 193

Scrum.org

JULY 25, 2021

Indicators of a lack of clear accountability on a team might include: The Product Owner has not developed or communicated a Product Goal . The Development team or business stakeholders demand an ROI calculation for ordering the Product Backlog. What Developers do. The Product Backlog includes the Product Goal.

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SCRUM Development Team Review Agile Estimate 244

Wrike

JULY 6, 2022

These COVID and economic realities have presented a new standard of expectations for IT teams, which can be further confirmed through common trends evident within IT leadership surveys in 2022: IT and business teams need to collaborate more efficiently than ever. A hybrid approach can often become a reality. Waterfall .

2022 41

2022 Underperforming Technical Team Development Team Review Technical Review 41

Scrum.org

MARCH 4, 2019

The 2019 Scrum Master Trends Report by scrum.org and the State of Agile 2018 shows numbers that provide insight in the maturity of agile adoptions. I have seen agile transitions in many organizations and I have been through numerous learning experiences myself, deepening my understanding of Scrum and Agile.

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SCRUM Software Review Development Team Review Underperforming Technical Team 118

Binfire

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Harvard business review has written an interesting article titled why even good projects fail anyway. This statement is by no means against using Agile project management. The agile method is not the advocate for lack of planning. On the contrary, Agile requires careful planning in dividing the project into sprints.

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Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software Review Estimate 101

Agilemania

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®). In the process of developing lean-agile software, the SAFe® kind of organization is employed. Its guidelines aim to increase the agility of large teams and organizations so they can produce high-quality products quickly. Agile Release Train (ART). Enhances UX guidance.

Planning 52

Planning Lean Development Team Review Software Review 52

Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Agile Project Management (#APM). Agile Software Development (#ASD). Integrating Agile and Earned Value Management (#AEVM). Agile and Earned Value Management Bibliography of papers, books, and thesis (#Biblio). The following material comes from conferences, workshop, materials developed for clients.

Technical Review 42

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Previously, I was involved in setting up a retail bank from scratch and in the development of mortgages solutions. During my previous job I worked intensively in tuning the agile way of working into a model for the performance organisation. . I had various conversations and workshops with the development teams and the leadership.

Underperforming Technical Team 157

Underperforming Technical Team Software Review SCRUM Technical Review 157

Scrum.org

MARCH 4, 2019

The 2019 Scrum Master Trends Report by S crum.org and Age of Product and the State of Agile 2018 show numbers that provide insight in the maturity of agile adoptions. I have seen agile transitions in many organizations and I have been through numerous learning experiences myself, deepening my understanding of Scrum and Agile.

SCRUM 24

SCRUM Software Review Development Team Review Underperforming Technical Team 24

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Deshalb habe ich bereits 2017 eine erste Umfrage zum Net Promoter Score® des Scaled Agile Framework SAFe ® durchgeführt. Viereinhalb Jahre später habe ich diese Umfrage nun wiederholt: SAFe® hat zwischenzeitlich mehrere Iterationen durchlaufen und mehr agile Praktiker haben Erfahrungen mit diesem Framework gesammelt. Zwischen dem 13.

Lean 181

Lean Software Review 2022 Technical Review 181

Paymo App

APRIL 2, 2018

You’ll also find e-books, book reviews, toolkits, and training guides to help you develop your career with less stress. What to expect: Mike’s blog helps software development teams improve their work through Agile and Scrum. What is Agile Project Management? How Are You Doing as Team Leader?

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Influencer Prince2 Software Review SCRUM 112

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

SAFe® has always been a controversial topic within the agile community. Therefore, back in 2017, I ran a first survey on the Net Promoter Score® of the Scaled Agile Framework SAFe®. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 34,000-plus subscribers. ?? The result back then was -52. Survey Data.

Lean 149

Lean Software Review 2022 Technical Review 149

Binfire

MARCH 13, 2017

A baseball coach knows or learns the strength and weakness of each team member and his team. As a project manager you need the same level of detail about each team member plus an overall assessment of what your team is capable of doing. You should be honest, direct and demanding with everyone in your team.

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