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.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Agile is a way of working that comes from software development. While the roots of incremental development methods of working stem back to the 1950s and into the 1970s, it wasn’t until 2001 that a group of software developers published the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. Agile Tools for Agile Teams.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 19, 2021

O verview of Agile Estimating. When more is known than unknown, use absolute estimating. Absolute estimating is the practice of applying an hourly, finite estimate to each requirement. Absolute estimating is the practice of applying an hourly, finite estimate to each requirement.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 29, 2024

Incremental delivery is central to Scrum because many of the benefits of Agile come from this concept. The customer will understand and appreciate incremental delivery because they will be engaged with the Product and can influence future changes by providing feedback after each Increment is delivered.

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The Strategic Project Manager

APRIL 30, 2024

However, the speed of change has made these methods less reliable – and ushered in a more lean-agile approach to metrics. This post examines the difference between ROI and Lean-Agile metrics, It identifies the key metrics of each, and the drivers behind those metrics. Value is delivered in small increments over time.

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Wrike

APRIL 7, 2021

When managing a team, it’s essential to be able to estimate how long it takes to complete a task. Chances are you’ve had an experience where your estimates turned out to be wrong; the project took longer than expected, or your product team couldn’t deliver in time. Why is the Fibonacci sequence used in Agile?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

These 18 project management professionals, in particular, have established themselves as thought leaders and influencers. Mike Cohn is a well-recognized author and expert on agile and Scrum project management topics, and the owner of a large and engaged Twitter account with over 42,000 followers. Who to Follow in Project Management.

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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. Agile team A cross-functional group of individuals (e.g.,

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Scrum.org

MAY 30, 2023

in the VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) environments that agile was designed for has always been problematic. Many techniques and fads have emerged from the agile community to try and help teams provide some sort of answer, despite all of the uncertainty and unpredictability. Afterall, the future is unknown.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 7, 2023

It’s not an agile project management case study but I can tell you that it’s realistic. The tablets will reduce table turn time but other factors might influence how busy the restaurant is. Next, fill in the time estimates for project tasks. Appendix I added a few bullet points to the appendix box.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2018

Hence, it’s important to know all possible constraints, their influences on each other and the project management tools that address those constraints. When you estimate probability, a risk will have a certain impact on your project. Stakeholders could have a significant influence on decisions that need to be taken.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 22, 2024

The job market is currently challenging for many agile practitioners, particularly Scrum Masters. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 49,000-plus subscribers. Exciting news for Agile enthusiasts! a game-changer in the world of Agile. Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

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Leading Agile

APRIL 20, 2023

As the world of business increases in complexity, it will take more than user stories, estimation, and OKRs to build a trustworthy system that management can delegate into. Muscial Interlude) The Challenges of Empowring Agile Teams I’m Dennis Stevens, Chief Methodologist at a company called LeadingAgile.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

In 2021, Cisco estimated that 82% of consumer internet traffic was video. I see a day in the not too distant future where you plug your task information into a tool and out pops an estimate, based on the last 12 projects using the same resource and qualitative data on past performance. Are you waterfall or Agile ?

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Scrum.org

MAY 23, 2021

In an agile context, we use metrics to set performance goals, measure current conditions, define small improvement experiments and measure the effectiveness of the experiments in order to inspect and adapt goals and determine the next steps. But simply the act of implementing metrics influences the system. Agile maturity score.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Change control or change management is the process of managing unplanned but desired influences on the project. If they have any supporting materials (like quotes or estimates for the work that needs to be done) that might help the analysis, ask for those too. What is scope creep in agile?

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Leading Answers

JANUARY 16, 2021

Agile projects typically prioritize the backlog based on business value or perceived needs. While profit is not their goal, usually an economic impact figure can be estimated for the outcomes they aim to achieve. Conclusion Risk management, like estimation, should not be just a project management activity.

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The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Gartner estimated that AI may replace 80% of project management activities by 2030. It could generate insights into the stakeholders’ interests, power, influence, and engagement. AI tools could generate a stakeholder-specific analysis of concerns, engagement, and influence. I say, “Bring it on!” Imagine this future.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Transparency is critical for agility, but often the power of transparency is challenged by long-hold cultural norms. I was helping an organisation adopt agile ways of working across six teams. I bought the discovery to the Product Owner, who was also a senior manager with a lot of influence in the organisation. Situation.

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Planview

JULY 9, 2019

Traditional approaches, which are typically more lengthy and linear in fashion, may inhibit the flow of innovation and value through your organization, and as such, making it challenging to undergo a Lean-Agile transformation without transforming your organization’s approach to portfolio management. Lean-Agile Center of Excellence (LACE).

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Kiron Bondale

MARCH 1, 2020

An alternative would be to start by defining specific areas of uncertainty which would influence how the project gets delivered (e.g. commercial viability, solution feasibility, resource availability) and then to use a similar approach to estimating poker by providing everyone with uncertainty poker cards.

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Planio

OCTOBER 23, 2023

But what might influence your decision to allocate resources? Let’s look at some key factors that influence how you’ll choose where to allocate resources within your project: Project goals & objectives. Actionable steps to take: Start by reading the Planio Guide to Estimating Projects.

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LiquidPlanner

MAY 24, 2022

How does the reconciliation of known and emerging risks impact the project team’s estimate of the remaining contingency plan? “A All project team members must do everything they can to manage uncertainty within their sphere of influence. Project leaders need to ask: are some foreseen risks not occurring?

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International Institute for Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Work packages are small deliverables that are assignable and estimable. Estimate the time needed to execute each task. It is possible to estimate each task’s resource needs and effort. Tools influence and constrain what we do. Traditional tools allow us to model task interdependencies and estimate the critical path.

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The IIL Blog

JULY 12, 2023

The principles reflect the full value delivery range of approaches from predictive (waterfall) to adaptive (such as Agile). This section presents information on Data Gathering and Analysis Methods, Estimating Methods. For instance, the selection of a development approach has an impact on the planning and measurement activities.

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Planview

JULY 29, 2021

rate), as well as the risk’s impact scale, reflecting the severity of its influence on the project’s objective. Increase your business agility with Clarizen’s project management software. The matrix documents the risk probability scale between no possibility (0.0 rate) and certainty (1.0 Take a Product Tour.

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Velociteach

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The team’s size, maturity, tenure, and proximity influence the ease of coordinating their efforts. Existing organizational assets, such as tools, templates, and standard practices, influence the Plan. There is a range of options, from predictive to agile. Complex efforts where the cost of change is low may prefer agile.

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 15, 2024

Incorporating models, methods, and artifacts can transform your approach, thus promoting agility, informed decision-making , and effectiveness. The project objectives, the nature of the tasks involved, and the preferences of the project team influence the method choice.

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 7, 2024

The Project Environment The project environment, characterized by internal and external factors, significantly influences the delivery of value within projects. Instilling project management practices, especially the Agile framework , contributes to the business agility capabilities of the organization.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The team should avoid refining too far in advance if it’s working in a higher-risk environment involving frequent changes in technology, business needs, or other factors influencing the Product Backlog’s order and content. Professional Agile Leadership. For leaders and managers of Agile teams . Professional Scrum Product Owner.

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Henny Portman

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Project control is the ‘yeast’; its function is to influence all the other ingredients and ensure that the project progresses according to plan as it moves towards its goals. If I want to use a more agile approach, the metaphor and the book will be of no help. And here, I have my doubts. In total twelve (!)

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 15, 2019

If there is one trend that has surpassed Agile in our profession over the last five years, I would say DevOps would be a good culprit. As we’ve seen an explosion of tools to implement CI/CD in our Scrum teams, we’ve also seen some of our Agile practices being challenged by this new reality.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 3, 2023

TL; DR: Workshop Design with ChatGPT The following article explores whether we can use ChatGPT-4 to create workshops for agile practitioners; for example, Scrum Masters. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 45,000-plus other subscribers. ? Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

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Planio

AUGUST 9, 2021

Estimate task time and effort. How do Agile teams create a project schedule? Planio: Best for teams of all sizes (Agile and traditional). But to correctly estimate start and end times , you first need to know what needs to be done at a high level, what resources you’ll require, and a basic outline of their order.

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Project Management Essentials

AUGUST 3, 2019

Experienced agile coaches and practitioners develop a sixth-sense. They can quickly assess the health of an agile project or team just as doctors do with their patients. In my agile training and consulting practice, I have witnessed similar symptoms when an organization is struggling with its agile adoption.

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Leading Agile

MAY 17, 2021

Velocity, while seemingly a simple measure of team output, is quite often one of the most misconstrued metrics by organizations new to Agile ways of working – by both managers and the teams themselves. The sum of those estimations gets locked in as the committed points for the iteration and should be in the ballpark of the team’s velocity.

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Leading Answers

MARCH 14, 2019

The most common source of late project completions is not poor estimating or a lack of risk management, it is late starts. They may also have been terrible at estimating and blind to common threats, but late starts are very common. The uncertainty associated with our estimates needs to be reflected (to some degree) in our schedule.

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