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Adopting Agile Practices Isn’t Agile Transformation

Leading Agile

Agile needs to be tied to business-driven results. If not, then we start measuring things like people trained, teams doing Scrum, or the organization’s sentiment toward Agile to tell us if we’re succeeding. If your Agile isn’t helping you do that, then it’s not really Agile at all. First, how are we forming teams?

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From Predictive to Agile – How to Choose the Right Project Management MethodologyBy Harold Kerzner and Cyndi Snyder Dionisio

International Institute for Learning

and Cynthia Snyder Dionisio, MBA, PMP Abstract “From Predictive to Agile: How to Choose the Right Project Management Methodology” highlights the shift from traditional predictive project management methodologies to agile and hybrid approaches.

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Current State and Future Prospects of Scrum and Agile Development in Japan

Scrum.org

Since I became a Professional Scrum Trainer in November, I have been asked a lot about the current state, and the future perspectives, for Scrum and agile development in Japan, where I’ve worked for the last six years. So much so that many consider the paper to be part of the roots of Scrum. Why is that?

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Tailoring Your Project Management Approach: A Beginner’s Guide

Project Pulse Journal

This customization process involves a modification of methodologies and governance structures, transforming project management into a strategic asset as dynamic as the projects it aims to guide. Tailoring prevents teams from being overwhelmed by irrelevant procedures or documentation, fostering a more agile and responsive environment.

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Understanding Scope Creep By Harold Kerzner, Ph.D.

International Institute for Learning

Scope change control will require collaboration with stakeholders and possibly government agencies. Now, the use of Agile, Scrum, and Hybrid Methodologies applied to strategic projects are creating new best practices and new approaches for managing scope creep.

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SoundNotes Live: Q&A Session w/ Mike Cottmeyer vol.2

Leading Agile

Once again, Mike Cottmeyer and Dave Prior sat down to discuss some of Mike’s latest thoughts on Agile Transformation and answer questions that we received from the audience. Some of the topics discussed were: Agile PMO, velocity, and governance just to name a few. Contacting Mike Cottmeyer. LinkedIn: [link].

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A Compendium of Works to Increase the Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Here are my collected works, presentations, briefings, journal papers, articles, white papers, and essays, used to increase the Probability of Project Success (PoPS) I've developed and applied over my career in the software-intensive system of systems domain. Project Governance. Agile Project Management.

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