Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 15, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM The quest for methodologies that offer efficiency and agility has never been rockier. Agile methodologies stand at the forefront of this quest, providing the blueprint for rapid, responsive, and customer-centric project execution. Agile methodologies offer a path to mastering these challenges.

Software Review 52

Software Review Technical Review Agile SCRUM 52

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 18, 2021

TL; DR: My Top Ten Worst Scrum Anti-Patterns. I recently was invited to a Scrum.org Webinar, and I picked a topic close to my heart: the worst Scrum anti-patterns. So, without further delay, here are my top ten of the meanest, baddest Scrum anti-patterns I have experienced. ?? My Top Ten Worst Scrum Anti-Patterns.

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SCRUM Agile 2022 Governance 217

ProjectManager.com

MAY 1, 2024

It is especially used in agile or lean software development teams to define user stories , prioritization of tasks on the backlog, or as collaboration tools to provoke innovation. But kanban, though more often aligned with agile and lean, is designed to work with many different types of projects. What Are the Benefits of Kanban?

Software Review 423

Software Review Manufacturing Lean Development Team Review 423

Scrum.org

MAY 14, 2020

So online tooling doesn’t guarantee productivity, let alone innovation or creativity. Spending months writing requirements documents then tracking via Gantt charts or Microsoft Project doesn’t deliver the goods. . Management Innovation. It’s no secret that agile software teams see all sorts of performance gains. .

Agile 170

Agile Technical Review Software Review Cadence 170

Scrum.org

JUNE 6, 2022

TL; DR: Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns. Learn how individual incentives and outdated organizational structures — fostering personal agendas and local optimization efforts — manifest themselves in Scrum stakeholder anti-patterns that easily impede any agile transformation to a product-led organization. ????

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SCRUM Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Agile 196

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In many large organizations, Scrum teams fall into the ‘feature factory’ trap, focusing more on churning out features than creating real value. It’s too bad that this shift undermines Agile principles and hampers long-term success and innovation. Preorder the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book now for delivery in January 2024!

Technical Review 177

Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Sustainability 177

Scrum.org

JANUARY 4, 2021

They are derived from my fourteen years of practical experience with XP and Scrum, serving both as Product Owner and Scrum Master and interviewing dozens of Product Owner candidates on behalf of my clients. You can sign up here for our weekly ‘Food of Agile Thought newsletter’ and join 29k other subscribers. ??

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SCRUM Technical Review Software Review Agile 224

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 9, 2018

By now, most organisations are using Scrum, however, many of them feel like the agility of their organisation has degraded, and they might be right! Inclusive Scrum is about looking at the full value chain and organizing your Product development effort around that. Whereas low agility Scrum might actually hurt your agility.

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SCRUM Agile Development Team Review Software Review 134

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

In the bustling world of Scrum, the Sprint Review stands as a pivotal event. It's not just a meeting; it's a ritual that marks the culmination of weeks of hard work, collaboration, and innovation. This documentation is invaluable for assessing long-term progress and ensuring that recurring issues are addressed. I can help!

Technical Review 181

Technical Review Construction Innovation Influencer 181

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

They are derived from my fourteen years of practical experience with XP and Scrum, serving both as Product Owner and Scrum Master and interviewing dozens of Product Owner candidates on behalf of my clients. Scrum is not a methodology but a framework. The Product Owner is also the most vulnerable Scrum role.

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SCRUM Lean Technical Review Agile 193

Scrum.org

JANUARY 17, 2023

TL; DR: ChatGPT Prompts for Scrum Practitioners. Last week, I ran an “interview” with ChatGPT as an applicant for a fictitious Scrum Master position based on questions from Scrum Master Interview Guide. Zur deutschsprachigen Version des Artikels: ChatGPT-Prompts für Scrum Master, Product Owner und Entwickler. ?

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ChatGPT Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Technical Review 168

Scrum.org

MARCH 2, 2020

TL; DR: Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns. Learn how individual incentives and outdated organizational structures — fostering personal agendas and local optimization efforts — manifest themselves in Scrum stakeholder anti-patterns which easily can impede any agile transition. Common Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns.

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SCRUM Development Team Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 213

Wrike

JANUARY 12, 2024

In this hilarious series filled with engaging text and cartoons, readers tag alongside Greg Heffley, a middle schooler who documents his imperfect family and school life. If you’re ready to accelerate innovation, follow these steps: Idea generation: What is the specific market need or problem that your business aims to solve?

Innovation 36

Innovation Process Technical Review Artificial Inteligence 36

Project Bliss

MAY 10, 2017

Everybody’s talking about agile software development these days: project managers, software developers, IT directors, small startups and big corporations. What is Agile Software Development? Agile software development is an approach that promotes delivering value quickly to the customer. Agile Principles.

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Software Developers Software Development Software Review Agile 191

Scrum.org

JANUARY 4, 2021

They are derived from my fourteen years of practical experience with XP and Scrum, serving both as Product Owner and Scrum Master and interviewing dozens of Product Owner candidates on behalf of my clients. You can sign up here for our weekly ‘Food of Agile Thought newsletter’ and join 29k other subscribers. ??

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SCRUM Technical Review Software Review Agile 172

International Institute for Learning

MAY 19, 2020

[This post is a sneak preview of Jesse Fewell’s talk at IIL’s Agile & Scrum 2020 Online Conference , and is based on his upcoming book Untapped Agility ]. We’ve been told that to achieve more innovation, more collaboration, or more agility, we need to adopt modern practices. Tailoring Example for Documentation.

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Agile 2013 2020 PMI 113

Wrike

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing business landscape, organizations are increasingly turning to agile methodologies to drive innovation and achieve their goals. At the heart of agile teams is the Scrum Master, a role that plays a crucial part in ensuring the team’s success.

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SCRUM Agile Technical Review Software Review 36

Henny Portman

APRIL 26, 2022

There are not that many books on agile portfolio management, so I am curious what the book Agile Portfolio Management – A guide to the methodology and its successful implementation “knowledge that sets you apart” written by Klaus Nielsen, offers. What I am missing are the real agile portfolio risks. I miss structure.

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Agile Lean Prince2 Risk Management 116

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

It’s a lot to read, so here are some spoilers drawn from common themes I heard time and time again in the interviews: Agile : if you don’t know enough about it, you need to start learning. A well-documented plan? John is the co-author of Agile Project Management for Mobile Application Development. Proper briefs?

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2023 Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team 397

International Institute for Learning

APRIL 19, 2023

By Alan Zucker Disciplined Agile® (DA) and the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) are two popular, second-generation agile methodologies. They build on lean-agile thinking, and standard Scrum, Kanban, and DevOps practices. They emerged about a decade after the Agile Manifesto.

Agile 59

Agile Cadence Certification Lean 59

Henny Portman

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Agile by Rini van Solingen and Maarten Kossen was originally published in Dutch. The book starts with a warning that agile is more than a mindset, it is a philosophy, followed by 22 chapters, in which the authors show that it is easy to understand, but very difficult to apply at first. Scrum or agile?

Software Review 52

Software Review Agile Governance Government 52

Scrum.org

APRIL 19, 2021

They are derived from my fourteen years of practical experience with XP and Scrum, serving both as Product Owner and Scrum Master and interviewing dozens of Product Owner candidates on behalf of my clients. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 30,000-plus other subscribers.

Underperforming Technical Team 252

Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Estimate Agile 252

International Institute for Learning

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Servant leadership and self-organizing teams are foundational Agile characteristics. Formal Definitions of Agile Teams. Disciplined Agile favors semi-autonomous, self-organizing teams. The definition recognizes that most Agile teams operate in an interconnected enterprise environment. By Alan Zucker. Fear is corrosive.

Agile 59

Agile Leadership PMI Innovation 59

Wrike

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

In today’s fast-paced and ever-evolving digital landscape, innovation is the driving force behind success. With advancements in technology, there has been a paradigm shift in the way organizations approach innovation. But how did the concept of citizen developers come into existence?

Innovation 36

Innovation Technical Review Software Review Artificial Inteligence 36

The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Agile A flexible and dynamic approach to project management that allows for iterative updates during defined time blocks, which allows for incremental value. Agile Manifesto The fundamental document that outlines the values and principles of Agile project management. identify items such as benefits and costs).

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Development Team Review Project Life Cycle Underperforming Technical Team Estimate 148

Scrum.org

APRIL 17, 2023

TL; DR: Jira Anti-Patterns If you ask people to come up with popular attributes for “Agile” or “agility,” Scrum and Jira will likely be among the top ten featured. Moreover, in any discussion about the topic, someone will mention that using Scrum running on top of Jira does not make an organization agile.

ChatGPT 179

ChatGPT Technical Review 2023 SCRUM 179

Scrum.org

JUNE 1, 2021

They are derived from my fourteen years of practical experience with XP and Scrum, serving both as Product Owner and Scrum Master and interviewing dozens of Product Owner candidates on behalf of my clients. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 31,000-plus other subscribers.

Technical Review 215

Technical Review Software Review Planning SCRUM 215

Techno-PM

AUGUST 20, 2021

What is Agile? Agile is a well-known process that many businesses are implementing to increase their productivity. Agile produces more flexibility, efficiency, and higher quality results than traditional methods. Download Project Management Templates What Is an Agile Team and How to Form Them? What is Scrum?

SCRUM 36

SCRUM Agile Software Review Manufacturing 36

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. By providing clear guidelines and principles, Safe Scrum enables teams to collaborate more effectively, communicate transparently, and ultimately deliver higher-quality projects.

SCRUM 36

SCRUM Cadence Development Team Review Software Review 36

Wrike

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In today’s fast-paced business environment, agility has become a fundamental principle for success. To truly excel in this field, product managers must master the art of agile product management. In this article, we will explore the key concepts, challenges, and strategies involved in becoming a skilled agile product manager.

Agile 36

Agile Technical Review Software Review Development Team Review 36

Wrike

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Traditional approaches, such as the Waterfall methodology, often fail to meet the demands of creative projects that require flexibility, adaptability, and a focus on innovation. This is where Agile Methodology comes into play. Responding to change over following a plan : Agile embraces change as an opportunity rather than a setback.

Agile 36

Agile Innovation Technical Review Software Review 36

MPUG

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

The Scrum meeting is an essential part of every project’s management, especially one following Agile methodology. To take full advantage of the benefits of daily Scrum meetings, companies need to believe in empiricism and create an integral framework for implementation. Increased Collaboration and Ownership.

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SCRUM Development Team Review Risk Management Agile 97

Scrum.org

APRIL 19, 2023

In Kürze: Jira Anti-Patterns Wenn Sie jemanden bitten, populäre Attribute für „Agile“ oder „Agilität“ zu nennen, werden Scrum und Jira wahrscheinlich unter den ersten zehn Nennungen sein. Außerdem wird in jeder Diskussion über das Thema jemand erwähnen, dass die Verwendung von Scrum zusammen mit Jira eine Organisation nicht agil macht.

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ChatGPT 2023 SCRUM Governance 174

Techno-PM

JUNE 6, 2023

Agile methodology is a popular approach to project management that emphasizes flexibility, collaboration, and iterative development. Within an Agile team, there are various roles assigned to different individuals, each with unique responsibilities and contributions. What is Agile? Responding to change over following a plan.

Agile 36

Agile Technical Review Development Team Review Software Review 36

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 7, 2020

TL;DR: The Scrum Product Owner in 58 Theses. The Product Owner theses also address the Product Owner’s part in Scrum events from Sprint Planning to Sprint Review to Sprint Retrospective, and the Daily Scrum. The Product Owner is also the most vulnerable Scrum role. Do you want to get this article in your inbox?

Technical Review 206

Technical Review SCRUM Estimate 2020 206

The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Differing opinions, ideas, and personalities can give rise to vibrant discussions that often lead to innovative solutions! The team’s roles and responsibilities should be written down in a team charter or division of responsibilities document. Lee Henson presented at this year’s Agile and Scrum Online Conference!

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Innovation Agile Defining Estimate 78

Wrike

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Agile engineering has become a crucial aspect of product development in recent years. Understanding the principles behind agile engineering and its role in product development is essential for any organization seeking to stay competitive in today’s rapidly evolving market.

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Engineering Agile Artificial Inteligence Technical Review 36