ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Agile Methodology. What It Is: In a nutshell, Agile project management is an evolving and collaborative way to self-organize across teams. The agile methodology offers project teams a very dynamic way to work and collaborate and that’s why it is a very popular project management methodology for product and software development.

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Inloox

OCTOBER 10, 2023

How do agile and classic project management methods differ? In principle, project management methods can be roughly divided into two groups: There are both agile and classic approaches. In principle, project management methods can be roughly divided into two groups: There are both agile and classic approaches.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

TL; DR: Value Creation in Scrum. As a tactical framework, Scrum is good at delivering Increments into customers’ hands. Nevertheless, there is a potentially hazardous void in the framework that successful Scrum teams start plugging early: how to figure out what is worth building—product discovery—in the first place.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 4, 2022

TL; DR: Business Agility, Scrum and Generative AI’s Take on Getting There. I thought it might be fun to ask ChatGPT a few questions about business agility in general and Scrum in particular. . ???? Zur deutschsprachigen Version des Artikels: Generative KI: ChatGPT von OpenAI über Business Agilität und Scrum. ??

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

Agile A methodology for project and product management, typically used to deliver software projects in an iterative way with short bursts of work called “sprints” Though initially designed as a process for IT and engineering projects, it has since been successfully applied to other industries like marketing.

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Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Lean Event Chain 393

Scrum.org

MARCH 17, 2020

TL; DR: Remote Agile, Part 1: Practices & Tools for Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, and Product Owners. Agile has always been about colocation, about direct communication, physical boards, and all the other haptic and analog moments to create value in the digital realm. Moreover, admittedly, I love index cards.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Pros Clear, define steps End goal is defined at the beginning of the project Emphasizes a clean transfer of information Cons Changes to project are difficult to make Internal process with little focus on end user Testing doesn’t occur until project is done 2. It was developed by Toyota in the 1980s to reduce waste in their production line.

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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.

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Software Review Technical Review Agile SCRUM 52

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

A Scrum team's work can be classified into Sprint work and Refinement. To steer your Scrum Team towards success, it's essential to understand, manage, and balance these two types of work. Decode the intricacies of Scrum teamwork and unlock the path to achieving your product goals with increased efficiency.

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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

JULY 5, 2021

If you’ve ever wondered whether Scrum can work for hard deadlines, the answer is – yes! Not only can Scrum work in these situations, but in my experience, using this agile framework increases the probability of meeting challenging deadlines. Lean Thinking. Let me demonstrate these concepts with a story. Empiricism.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 7, 2020

An agile workflow can help. For a long time the agile framework influenced teams outside of the software development sector from which it originated. People are evangelical about agile. There are those who are almost rigid in their adherence to the agile framework. What Is an Agile Workflow? Assemble an Agile Team.

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MPUG

OCTOBER 16, 2023

First, our last article touched on waste in the context of lean. Second, I am the father of a recent engineering graduate who is now working as an engineer, and part of the onboarding was a class on lean. We show some examples other than software in our Scrum Project Management book. This is where Lean principles come into play.

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Lean Transportation Engineering Software Review 64

Wrike

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In the realm of project management methodologies, Lean and Agile have emerged as powerful approaches that support organizations in achieving efficiency and delivering high-quality products and services. Understanding the nuances of Lean and Agile is crucial for project managers and teams seeking to optimize their processes.

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Lean Agile Software Review Software Developers 36

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Openness, in the context of Scrum, is often misunderstood or undervalued. However, the true essence of openness in Scrum goes much deeper. This cultural shift is vital in Scrum, as it leads to better decision-making, fosters innovation, and encourages individual accountability. NKDAgility can help! You can take action now.

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SCRUM Lean Consulting Innovation 166

Scrum.org

JANUARY 31, 2024

The Scrum.org Professional Scrum with User Experience I (PSU I) assessment is a 60-minute timeboxed assessment. Here are some tips on taking (and passing) the Scrum.org Professional Scrum with User Experience I (PSU I) assessment and gaining certification: Ideally, attend a Scrum.org Professional Scrum With User Experience course.

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Leading Answers

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Now that my Beyond Agile book has been published, I would like to thank people who helped shape its content and ideas. David Anderson has done much to popularize and explain lean and the Theory of Constraints thinking. Agile teams often use kanban boards to visualize their work. These are: Kanban Values.

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MPUG

MARCH 8, 2021

Many project managers utilize a Lean-Agile approach when there is high change or churn in project requirements, significant lack of clarity in scope, high complexity to their projects, and/or a larger number of risks associated with such. Two Lean-Agile Types. Iteration-based Lean-Agile. Flow-based.

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Lean Software Review Technical Review Agile 64

The Strategic Project Manager

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Agile and lean are not the same thing but are closely related. This post looks at the idea of ‘lean agile’ and its application to project management and strategy. What Is Lean Agile Project Management? Apply Lean to Agile Projects. How can you make agile projects more efficient?

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Lean Agile Consulting Software Developers 52

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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Agile Software Review Technical Review Leadership 114

Scrum.org

JUNE 27, 2022

received a question: do you believe scrum and agility can be scaled and what’s the best approach to it? And I need to add flight levels to that article, but today I’m going to talk about LeSS, disciplined agile, scrum with scale, SAFe, Nexus. LeSS — Large Scale Scrum. Disciplined Agile.

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SCRUM Agile Underperforming Technical Team Lean 138

Scrum.org

MAY 4, 2020

TL; DR: A Remote Daily Scrum with a Distributed Team. We started this series on remote agile with looking into practices and tools; we explored virtual Liberating Structures, and how to master Zoom. This eighth article now looks into supporting a distributed Development Team organizing a remote Daily Scrum.

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SCRUM Agile Technical Review Development Team Review 169

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Ah, the age-old conundrum: why do so many agile transformations fail? It's not just a question of the past; it's as relevant today as it was in the early days of agile. This sentiment echoes throughout organisations, whether it's an agile transformation, a digital shift, or any significant change. The root of the issue?

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Agile Consulting Lean Leadership 177

Scrum.org

APRIL 1, 2022

Although some issues might have been fixed, I rarely see the full potential of a Scrum Team being achieved. Agile implementations shift culture, yet many organizations limit themselves to the bare minimal execution of a framework and call that Agile. Agility is necessary for survival. Agility is necessary for survival.

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Innovation Leadership 213

Planview

JULY 9, 2019

This blog is part of a series on Lean portfolio management for the enterprise. If you haven’t already, we recommend reading: Part 1: What is Lean Portfolio Management? Part 2: Lean Portfolio Management: Lean Budgets and Investment Funding. Didn’t we just say that a centralized PMO undermined LPM?

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Lean Agile PMO Engineering 74

Scrum.org

AUGUST 18, 2023

Whether teams are new to Scrum or refining their methods, this remains a challenge. Even if a team is driven by value, agility is compromised when validation and value realization take excessively long. The answer lies in the transformative potential of Value Stream Mapping within Scrum. Welcome to the first post.

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SCRUM Software Review Technical Review Software Engineering 157

Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 11, 2024

Dive into the world of Scrum, the Agile framework that is revolutionizing project management across industries. With its core values of commitment, courage, focus, openness, and respect, Scrum is not just a methodology— it is a pathway to creating highly effective, adaptive, and cohesive teams.

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SCRUM Technical Review Software Review Lean 52

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

They are derived from my fourteen years of practical experience with XP and Scrum, serving both as Product Owner and Scrum Master and interviewing dozens of Product Owner candidates on behalf of my clients. Scrum is not a methodology but a framework. The Product Owner is also the most vulnerable Scrum role.

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SCRUM Lean Technical Review Agile 195

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Join the Mastering Agility Discord community. Although some issues might have been fixed, I rarely see the full potential of a Scrum Team being achieved. Agile implementations shift culture, yet many organizations limit themselves to the bare minimal execution of a framework and call that Agile. To survive.

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Innovation Leadership 165

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.

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Software Review Agile Technical Review 2001 321

Scrum.org

APRIL 2, 2020

Watch the Replay of the Remote Agile Practices & Tools Live Virtual Class. At the end of March, we ran a Remote Agile Practices & Tools class with about 30 participants from all over Europe, the Eastern Seaboard, and Canada. The participants agreed on recording it and make it available to the agile community.

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Agile Lean SCRUM Closing 196

Scrum.org

MAY 10, 2022

Fourth blog, in a blog series about the upcoming book: Creating Agile Organizations - A Systemic Approach, by Cesario Ramos & Ilia Pavlichenko. A Scrum Master needs to be well prepared to work with resistance and have knowledge and skills in change management. Conforming to the rules of the game described in the Scrum Guide.

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Technical Review Agile Software Review Underperforming Technical Team 191

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Instead, Scrum as a framework is based on a delicate system of checks and balances, collaboration, and joint decision-making to mitigate risk; for example, the Product Owner falling in love with their solution over the problem of the customers. Some lean practitioners dispute its existence is justified.). ????

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SCRUM 2022 2020 Lean 154

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 5, 2022

A data-informed culture, not data-driven. What struck me was the overlap with Professional Scrum. Distributed decision-making and co-creation Self-managed, empowered teams are the mantras of Scrum because we have found that the best people to manage the work are the people doing it. Scrum is agnostic to its use.

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SCRUM Technical Review Governance Government 151

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

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. Yet, many people and companies still struggle to increase their agility. Agile teams are likely to face change during the development of a solution.

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Agile Risk Controlling Lean 251

Scrum.org

JANUARY 25, 2021

TL; DR: Scrum Master Job — 4 Steps to Identify Suitable Employers or Clients. Are you considering a new Scrum Master job? Don’t worry; there are four steps of proactive research to identify suitable employers or clients for Scrum Masters and avoid disappointment later. The Scrum Master Job Market Is Promising.

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SCRUM Technical Review Engineering Lean 190

Agilemania

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The term “ agile product management ” means precisely what it sounds like. At its foundation, agile product management is a reaction to the widespread usage of agile software development approaches such as scrum or kanban. How Agile Can Product Management Benefit Your Business?

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