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

LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Whether you’re making the move to Agile project management in your development group or creating an Agile process for your in-house project management methodology, chances are you’re going to have to sell this change to executives in your organization. Align Agile project management with your organization’s strategy.

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Agile Executing Development Team Review Technical Review 755

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 21, 2023

Hopefully, the time I’ve taken to work through and review the courses will save you time making the right decision for your career. Immersive case studies and peer-reviewed assignments to put your learning into practice. Many exemplars and completed templates to use as what a good document should look like.

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Certification Technical Review PMI Agile 289

Project Bliss

JANUARY 6, 2020

Agile has been a buzzword for many organizations in the last few years. And while many organizations are “adopting” an agile methodology, many are not fully embracing it. Effective implementation of agile requires a cultural shift. Read on to learn how to use agile metrics to improve your work processes. What Is Agile?

Technical Review 257

Technical Review Software Review Agile Underperforming Technical Team 257

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 17, 2022

As project managers, it’s important that we know how to best support our development teams (and vice versa), especially in Agile environments. Here is what we learned from an invaluable brainstorming session with our Tech Lead. Approaches you might consider in an Agile environment are Scrum, Kanban or Scrumban , but there are others.

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Technical Review Development Team Review Risk Management Agile 401

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 12, 2019

These days, it seems like everybody is all about doing things agile. So if a foundation of agile is working fast and changing rapidly and often, while continuing to iterate on the project, what’s the definition of done in agile? But first, let’s get some more background on agile and its methods.

Software Review 320

Software Review Agile Technical Review 2001 320

Scrum.org

JANUARY 29, 2024

( Japanese version・日本語版 ) When picturing an effective and truly agile product development team, one often imagines a software development team, pushing some software to production every day, maybe multiple times a day, ala Amazon. But not all industries, business models or technologies allow for this to happen.

Agile 174

Agile Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Development Team Review 174

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

It’s too bad that this shift undermines Agile principles and hampers long-term success and innovation. Overemphasis on Utilization : Prioritizing keeping teams busy with feature work over allowing time for creativity, exploration, and addressing technical debt also contributes to a feature factory environment.

Technical Review 181

Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Sustainability 181

Scrum.org

JUNE 1, 2020

TL; DR: Remote Agile Event Planning — a Cheat Sheet. My solution to this challenge is going the extra mile regarding the remote agile event planning. The Remote Agile Event Planning Phases. I provide an invitation to the upcoming (remote) technical prep session to ensure everyone has his or her device set-up properly.

Technical Review 135

Technical Review Agile Planning SCRUM 135

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Question] Are technical skills required to be a Scrum Master? As per the Scrum Guide, there are no requirement for a Scrum Master to have technical skills. For example, they should be able to tell if TDD is appropriate for this team, what does it look like, and if so, are they doing it well. Watch here: [link].

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Technical Review Software Review SCRUM Engineering 132

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Scrum is the most popular Agile framework. According to the latest State of Agile survey from Digital.ai, 90% of teams who are using an Agile framework are using Scrum. For example, Scrum includes five events: the Sprint, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review and the Sprint Retrospective.

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SCRUM Software Review Agile Software 167

Planio

JUNE 8, 2022

As products become more complex, technical project managers have quickly become the holy grail for growing businesses. Technical project managers (TPM) bridge the gap between understanding what’s technically possible in a project and managing the resources, timelines, and expectations to get it done. First, learn the basics.

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Technical Review Software Review Development Team Review Underperforming Technical Team 78

Scrum.org

AUGUST 1, 2022

My most successful projects have one thing in common; I used an agile approach to deliver them. Tips for agile delivery: If you plan to use a predictive (waterfall) project approach, the charter will contain detailed scope and high-level requirements. In my experience, agile project teams typically combine these two phases.

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Agile Monitoring SCRUM Technical Review 236

Scrum.org

JUNE 26, 2023

TL; DR: Useless Agile Metrics Ideally, a metric is a leading indicator for a pattern change, allowing your Scrum team to analyze the cause in time and take countermeasures. What if these useless agile metrics lead you in the wrong direction while providing you with the illusion that you know where your team is heading?

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Agile Software Review 2021 Estimate 180

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

It’s a predictive methodology, although PRINCE2 Agile ® allows for agile frameworks. Because PRINCE2® is a broad-brush approach, it doesn’t cover technical processes or specific techniques, but it will fit alongside them. Document lessons learned for future projects. It was renamed PRINCE. Because it works.

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Prince2 Technical Review Governance Government 358

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

A very interesting (and sad) piece of news made headlines in Spain recently that provides some lessons about agile product development and incremental delivery. Consequently, the delivery of the trains is delayed for a few years due to the fact that the designs that were delivered are for the wrong size of trains.

Technical Review 167

Technical Review Infrastructure Aerospace Underperforming Technical Team 167

Planio

MAY 8, 2023

On average, IT projects come with more complexity and risk, and can quickly fall to pieces without proper due diligence, management, and leadership. with examples of IT projects) IT project management is the process of planning, organizing, running, and managing information technology projects. And that’s no simple job.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Development Team Review Infrastructure 78

Wrike

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

One powerful tool that can significantly enhance operational efficiency is process documentation. Improved Quality: When processes are well-documented and standardized, it becomes easier to identify and rectify any deviations or errors. A customer service department may implement a chatbot system to handle routine customer inquiries.

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Process Technical Review Software Review Manufacturing 36

Project Risk Coach

JUNE 20, 2022

Be a Diligent, Respectful, and Caring Steward 2. Be a Diligent, Respectful, and Caring Steward Project managers are encouraged to be good project stewards. First, we must be diligent, that is to say hard-working, never giving up. This edition is a principles-based guide as opposed to the process-based guide of the Sixth Edition.

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Risk Management Risk Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 195

The IIL Blog

MAY 17, 2023

When the Department of Defense (DoD) decided to expand the need for more technical projects following World War II, pressure was placed upon the aerospace and defense community to develop expertise in project management. First, the PM was expected to possess a command of technology rather than merely an understanding of technology.

Aerospace 147

Aerospace Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Governance 147

Scrum.org

JUNE 1, 2021

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 31,000-plus other subscribers. Join more us on July 6, 2021, for the Hands-on Agile #32: How to Win with Agile Resistant Teams—Scott Weiner. Remember, “Agile” is a mindset, not a methodology. Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

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Technical Review Software Review Planning SCRUM 215

Scrum.org

JULY 25, 2023

As Scrum.org trainers, we often come across common misconceptions from course attendees about Agile and Scrum. We tend to hear red flags of misalignment when we explore folk's current definitions and understanding of Agile and Scrum at the start of our courses. Agile eliminates the need for planning or documentation.

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SCRUM Agile Software Review 2001 157

Henny Portman

MARCH 15, 2019

ambler and Mark Lines are the creators of the Disciplined Agile Delivery framework and the authors of the book Introduction to Disciplined Agile Delivery – a small Agile Team’s journey from Scrum to Disciplined DevOps ( 2 nd edition). Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) is one of the four elements of Disciplined Agile (DA).

Technical Review 53

Technical Review Agile Lean Cadence 53

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 18, 2019

As project managers, it’s important that we know how to best support our development teams (and vice versa), especially in Agile environments. Here is what we learned from an invaluable brainstorming session with our Tech Lead. Approaches you might consider in an Agile environment are Scrum, Kanban or Scrumban , but there are others.

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Technical Review Development Team Review Risk Management Agile 397

Scrum.org

JANUARY 9, 2024

This article will review a few different thoughts on the DOD, relate the DOD to acceptance criteria, and show an example of a DOD. If a Product Backlog item does not meet the DOD, it cannot be released or even presented at the Sprint Review. coded, tested, and documented is all that's on the DOD). Don’t let this happen to you.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 2024 175

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 18, 2022

By understanding and documenting the project requirements, you can ensure that the project is completed on time, within budget, and meets the expectations of the stakeholders. Adapt and flex as you go, reviewing priorities and working on what you can while the other stuff unfolds. When the project’s technology changes.

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Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Budget Software Review 402

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 404

Henny Portman

JANUARY 31, 2024

At the end of each chapter, you get a technical guide with the practical implementation of AI (ChatGPT, Bard, Claude.ai). AI can help to identify or update stakeholder lists by reviewing email threads or by explaining the project and compare that with similar projects. AI can help to create a questionnaire to decide which approach.

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Technical Review ChatGPT Generative AI Monitoring 59

Scrum.org

MARCH 31, 2019

One of the most important things we can do to help individuals and teams improve is coach them to embrace the agile mindset. The Manifesto for Agile Software Development provides values and principles to help guide teams in navigating the complexities of product delivery. Working Software over Comprehensive Documentation.

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Agile Software Review Development Team Review Technical Review 150

Leading Agile

APRIL 24, 2019

Tech Infrastructure != Many organizations divide their technology stack between front-end and back-end systems and place an API boundary between the two. I’m including all IT resources “in front of” the API layer in the organization’s technical infrastructure. Half-Agile Transformations.

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Technical Review Agile Infrastructure Cadence 118

Agilemania

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

A Product Requirement Document can be referred to as a brief summary of the requirements of a product. What is a Product Requirement Document? Often abbreviated as ‘PRD’, a Product Requirement document carries a brief description of the requirements for the product. It is prepared alongside other necessary agile documentations.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Lean 52

Scrum.org

MAY 14, 2020

Technology alone won’t solve the problem. Spending months writing requirements documents then tracking via Gantt charts or Microsoft Project doesn’t deliver the goods. . Agile has been around for a while now, but many firms still see agility as a software development solution. Agile frameworks help us do that.

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Agile Technical Review Software Review Cadence 174

Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 23, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Are you overwhelmed by the rapid shifts in industry demands and the swift pace of technological progress? Whether in agile, traditional, or hybrid project environments, the objective remains to enhance the processes that guide how projects are initiated, planned, executed, and closed.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review 2024 Innovation Sustainability 52

Leading Answers

JULY 10, 2020

How does work from home impact our use of agile approaches? If co-location is no longer possible, can we still be agile? Yes, of course we can, and in many ways, now we need to be more agile than ever as we try new approaches, learn and adapt how we work. The Agile Manifesto and Agile Principles do not mention co-location.

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Agile Software Review 2003 Technical Review 145

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 28, 2022

Whether you’re managing a traditional, agile or hybrid project, they all have one thing in common: documentation. Records are documents that outline the details that are relevant to the project and require monitoring to manage the project. Not all project documents are records. It’s available for sale on the ISO website.

Technical Review 288

Technical Review 2001 Monitoring Software Review 288

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 35,000-plus subscribers. ?? In that case, it should be highly motivated to diligently close this feedback loop at the team level every Sprint. 15 Sprint Review Anti-Patterns Holding Back Scrum Teams. Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

Technical Review 222

Technical Review SCRUM 2022 Closing 222

Productivity Land

MAY 30, 2023

By integrating technical expertise with managerial skills, administrators create comprehensive project plans, identify dependencies, and optimize resource allocation. It covers a wide range of topics, such as project management methodologies, leadership and organizational behavior, strategic planning, and technology management.

Engineering 68

Engineering Technical Review Software Review Risk Management 68