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Organizational Process Assets: Definitions, Examples & Templates

ProjectManager.com

Some of these are called organizational process assets. These organizational process assets are critical to a project’s success and its operations. To make sure you understand what organizational process assets are, first, we’ll define the terms and explain their importance. What Is an Organizational Process Asset?

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Adopting Agile Isn’t About Adopting Agile

Leading Agile

Nobody sets out to adopt agile just to adopt agile. Companies invest in agile because they think it will help them solve a business problem. They hope Agile will help the delivery teams work more efficiently, decrease defects, or provide a more collaborative working environment. So, what do they care about?

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Why Being a Scrum Master Is Not About the Process?

Scrum.org

The SM influence extends to fostering an empirical mindset, managing complex relationships, and guiding the team through continuous growth. A Scrum Master's accountability, therefore, goes well beyond just managing processes. Being a Scrum Master is more than framework compliance.

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7 Ways to Sell Agile to Project Stakeholders

LiquidPlanner

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 Leadership: Guiding Teams with Vision and Versatility (From PM to PSM 08)

Scrum.org

In Scrum, however, leadership is about influence and facilitation, goal setting and decentralized decision making, not authority. This involves facilitating team processes, removing impediments, and supporting team growth. It's about influencing and inspiring your team through example, understanding, and adaptability.

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Resistance to Agile Transformations

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Resistance to Agile Transformations Stakeholders often revert to resistance to agile transformations due to fears about job security, perceived loss of control, comfort with established practices, and misconceptions about Agile. For them, embracing Agile might feel like admitting those sacrifices were in vain.

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Transitioning from Waterfall to Agile: Strategies for Success

NimbleWork

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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