Inloox

APRIL 16, 2024

How to perform a SWOT analysis Once the SWOT analysis is completed: 5 key approaches for strategy development Concrete example: SWOT analysis in a software development project Conclusion 1. This could be through the use of agile development practices or the use of open source technologies. What is a SWOT analysis?

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

Here are the main project management certifications offered by the PMI: Project Management Professional (PMP): This certifies that you’re a capable project manager who is competent in waterfall and agile project management. Knowledge of agile and lean approaches such as Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, among others. Proven leadership skills.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 16, 2024

Understanding these barriers is crucial for any VP of Delivery aiming to lead an agile transformation successfully. This scepticism may develop if there's a history of unfulfilled promises or failed initiatives, leading team members to doubt the sincerity or capability of leaders to effectively implement Agile.

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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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Scrum.org

JANUARY 11, 2024

Is Dogmatism Ruining Your Agile Team's Potential? One of the ghosts of Agile past is dogmatism. It's crucial to understand the specific meanings of terms like Scrum, continuous delivery, or any other aspect of Agile practices, as they have specific implications in our field. Enjoy this video?

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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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Scrum.org

MARCH 22, 2023

Steve is great, but in terms of Agile leadership , he doesn’t touch sides – in my opinion – to Satya Nadella. Innovation and Agile capabilities. So, there was and is no systemic, in-built innovation and agile capabilities across the organization. They invented some of the most amazing products and ecosystems imaginable.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 31, 2023

Sitting at lunch during Agile 2023, I felt deja vu. I have attended many Agile conferences. At Agile 2023, I did not feel that. The challenges they discussed could be traced to classic business change management issues rather than anything unique to agility. My first was in Chicago in 2009.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 2, 2022

We’ll get into the definition, illustrate product breakdown structure examples and even offer a free product breakdown structure template to give you practical experience with using this helpful flowchart. For example, the blueprint or safety training was delivered. PBS Example. But what is a product breakdown structure?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 25, 2022

What Is Agile Project Management? Agile project management is an iterative approach to delivering a project through short planning cycles called sprints. By using incremental steps towards completing a project, agile teams can easily adjust their project plan or product development plan to better meet their customer requirements.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

This article is a follow-up post to “ Agile is Dead.” Despite frequent claims of Agile's death, I don't consider this to be true. It's interesting to think about Agile in the context of Ecocycle Planning. The accumulation of all the individual Ecocycles (one for each organization) defines the state of Agile in general.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Misstep of Focusing on Story Points and Velocity in Agile Teams As someone working in the realm of Agile, I've observed a common yet troubling trend among many teams: an overemphasis on story points and velocity. This practice not only undermines the essence of Agile but also hampers transparency and honesty within teams.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The success of an adaptive organization hinges significantly on the capabilities of its people, which often raises the question of how to select people for agile teams. This often requires them to “lose the training wheels” of agile frameworks once they have built basic reflexes. Secondly, they focus on outcomes over process.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Envy is one of the seven deadly sins in agile. The infamous "Spotify model" serves as a prime example of this. Like and subscribe to our channel: [link] Using examples from the tech industry, Martin sheds light on the pitfalls of adopting practices or tools without aligning them with your organisation's unique needs.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 2, 2022

Example – Showing the Critical Path on a Gantt Chart. See why over 35,000 professionals are using our tool at organizations as varied as Seimens, NASA and Nestles to connect and succeed no matter if they work in a traditional, agile or hybrid environment. You can also add the deliverable items to the Gantt chart.

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Scrum.org

MAY 19, 2023

The Creating Agile Organizations approach is about designing your own organizational framework and coaching its adoption. Instead, Creating Agile Organizations provides none of that, but provides two sets of guidelines that draw upon decades of academic research and practical experience in organizations similar to yours.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 8, 2022

TL; DR: Agile Micromanagement. For example, the Scrum Guide clearly states the importance of self-management at the Scrum team level. Zur deutschsprachigen Version des Artikels: Agiles Mikromanagement — im Ernst? You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 35,000-plus subscribers. ??

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 1, 2020

Regular readers will know that I’m not at all experienced in formal Agile project management, but I know it is something that I need to know more about. Today I’m partnering with Eylean to give you an overview of three agile methodologies: Scrum, Kanban and Scrumban. Agile Methods: The Basics. Agile is agile is agile?

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 13, 2024

Are Special Sprints in Agile Truly Beneficial? In my journey with Agile, I've often encountered teams embroiled in what I term 'special sprints' – Sprint zeros, refactoring sprints, and bugfix sprints. At first glance, these sprints appear as a savvy adaptation of Agile. The result?

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Scrum.org

MARCH 16, 2024

These innovative agile practices are a departure from the Taylorist traditions of the defense industry, which is grappling with continuous inflation and delays, impacting national security and human lives. The launch of AWS (Amazon Web Services) is one of many examples of new products directly resulting from composability applied to teams.

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Agile Technical Review Manufacturing Innovation 159

Scrum.org

JANUARY 26, 2023

The story of Capital One laying off hundreds of people in Agile roles is making the rounds. One example is the VP of Engineering in a growing startup, who decided to take on the SAFe RTE role (Chief Scrum Master for the Agile Release Train) since they felt it was up to them to provide this sort of leadership. Probably not.

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The Digital Project Manager

JANUARY 16, 2023

How does agile project management provide value? Here’s an example: John had been managing a project for his company for over 6 months. The post Agile Project Management: What You Need To Know For Success With Agile appeared first on The Digital Project Manager. Despite putting […].

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Agile 239

Scrum.org

JANUARY 15, 2024

The Illusion of Precision: Debunking Agile Banditry in Say-Do Metrics Starting from the basics, let's understand what say-do metrics really entail. One example I encountered vividly illustrates this conundrum. Agile, in its true essence, is about delivering value and not just meeting pre-set targets. Enjoy this video?

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Envy is one of the seven deadly sins in agile. The infamous "Spotify model" serves as a prime example of this. Like and subscribe to our channel: [link] Using examples from the tech industry, Martin sheds light on the pitfalls of adopting practices or tools without aligning them with your organisation's unique needs.

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Agile Consulting SCRUM 169

NimbleWork

MARCH 7, 2024

As the Agile project management framework reaches adoption maturity at lean, progressive and disruptive startup firms, many teams at established organizations are struggling to fully embrace the Agile project management framework at scale. How to migrate from Traditional PM to Agile?

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 6, 2022

?????? This post continues my ongoing series revisiting the principles behind the Agile Manifesto. This time we are focussing on the following Agile principle – “Build projects around motivated individuals. A motivated team that uses Scrum will naturally be agile. So how do we build trust with a team to motivate them?

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Unlocking Agile’s Potential by Successfully Navigating Uncertainty in Project Timelines For many of us, unexpected events stress us out. However, with Agile practices, where adaptability and responsiveness reign supreme, sticking to rigid timelines can be a recipe for disappointment. Have you ever heard of the term “Death March”?

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Before we talk about the comparison and contrast between Scrum Master and Agile Leader, people often compare and contrast Scrum Master and Agile Coach, and they often ask me, what’s the difference? They should be well versed on product management, design, other agile and lean agile approaches.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Living the Scrum Values: Scrum Masters lead by example, setting the tone for the team's interactions and decision-making processes. It's about influencing and inspiring your team through example, understanding, and adaptability. Let’s lead the way to a more agile future together.

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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.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.org

APRIL 19, 2023

Educate management on the complexity of product development Managers outside of the Agile world may need help understanding the complexity of product development. It is essential to educate them on the Agile approach and explain how estimates are based on data from previous sprints and the team’s collective experience.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 14, 2023

In the Oxford Diary, the word agility is defined as the ability to move quickly and easily. It is therefore understandable that many people relate agility to speed. The term “agility” is often used to describe “a change of direction of speed”. Agility involves the ability to react in unpredictable environments.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 17, 2023

Sometimes a business needs to re-examine their products and services in the context of their relevance in a changing world. Missing signals from the market can be disastrous.

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Leading Agile

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Establish an Agile System of Governance to guide this (and other) efforts. Sales and Finance are examples of capabilities. Adaptive Governance This is an adaptive and dynamic process best served by agile governance. Quantify the economic benefit of improving each capability (performance, market fit, availability, quality, etc.)

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Many organizations nowadays have an urgency to adopt Agility. So, it's not a surprise that Agility has become mainstream, 20 years after the Agile Manifesto was released. So, it's not a surprise that Agility has become mainstream, 20 years after the Agile Manifesto was released. Agile immaturity.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is just one current example of a change with complex global consequences. This is where agility comes into play and is on everyone’s lips these days. The Agile Manifesto will soon be 20 years old, and Scrum was first introduced 25 years ago. It's easy to feel lost.

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