Scrum.org

AUGUST 22, 2023

Here are some study notes that I created whilst learning more about Evidence-Based Management from Scrum.org. Explicitly forming hypotheses, measuring results, and inspecting and adapting goals based on those results are implicit parts of an agile approach. Complex problems defy easy solutions.

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Lean SCRUM Innovation Agile 144

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. Enjoy this video? The result?

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Agile 2024 Sustainability Risk Management 159

Planview

MAY 9, 2023

In anticipation of International PMO Day, we began curating the stories for this PMO case study roundup several weeks ago. But PMOs must be agile and adaptable to be valued business partners. The updated ecosystem and mindset have increased agility and, perhaps more importantly, changed the momentum for continued improvements. “In

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PMO Governance Government Transportation 78

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 19, 2022

What is the business case for Agile teams? We think we do well to base our beliefs about Agile more on evidence. This post is our attempt to bring an evidence-based perspective to the business case of Agile teams. We will share results from scientific studies that we located through Google Scholar. We worked with Prof.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2018

If so, it might be time to start implementing proven project management processes and phases at your organization in order to bring your company’s workflow under control. Feasibility Study: You need to evaluate what the project’s goals are, the timeline to completion and how much the whole endeavor will cost. Monitor and Control.

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Process Monitoring Executing Closing 402

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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Agile Software Review 2021 Estimate 188

Scrum.org

AUGUST 20, 2020

Investing in agile would underpin this approach by introducing ways of working that reduce complexity, improve collaboration and bring the customer to the forefront of each decision. Reaching Agile Maturity Ahead of Plan. Company-wide agile awareness and engagement activities established a strong foundation for change.

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Agile 2018 Sustainability 2019 155

Leading Answers

AUGUST 11, 2020

Following the great success of the pilot program, I will be launching another Supported Self-Study Group in September. Part book-club, part study-group, these sessions feature weekly live Zoom calls with me, Mike Griffiths and exclusive study materials. Exclusive study plan and exercise schedule. New for this series.

PMI 148

PMI Agile Process Planning 148

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

I spent a lot of hours reviewing the materials and studying the individual courses, and I hope that time helps you make a choice about whether the course is a good fit for your career needs. You don’t need any prior knowledge or pre-requisite study, or any particular education requirements in order to take the certificate.

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Technical Review Certification Software Review PMI 338

LiquidPlanner

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Are you thinking about introducing agile processes to your project management methodology? You’ve a few case studies, you’ve perhaps even seen agile working effectively at other companies. Additionally, it may not be enough for you to know that agile methods are a logical addition to your toolset at work.

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Agile Cadence Estimate Risk Management 174

Scrum.org

MAY 19, 2023

Image Source: [link] Although Scrum is a well-known framework for agile software development, implementing Scrum alone won’t guarantee success. Inspect and adapt software development process and value delivery more effectively. Developers need to learn and apply technical practices for better business agility with Scrum.

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SCRUM Agile Software Developers Software Development 185

Scrum.org

JUNE 20, 2023

It's essential to understand that learning is not a one-size-fits-all process. With this in mind, Agile-ity Inc. The Significance of Continuous Learning in the Agile World In the agile world, adaptability and continuous learning are more than just buzzwords - they're key to staying ahead of the curve.

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SCRUM Agile Influencer Initiating 159

Henny Portman

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The book Project Portfolio Management in Theory and Practice – Thirty Case Studies from around the World by Jamal Moustafaev briefly explains project portfolio management by looking at the three pillars of project portfolio management: Project value. Case studies. The main part of the book is dedicated to 30 case studies.

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Technical Review Logistics Governance Government 52

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

There are a few options to consider, and it’s worth making the right choice, so you don’t waste time and money studying for something that isn’t going to help your career. PRINCE2 Agile Foundation. PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner. What about agile project managers? PRINCE2 Practitioner (6 th Edition).

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Prince2 Certification PMI Governance 412

Scrum.org

JULY 8, 2021

TL; DR: How to Win with Agile Resistant Teams w/ Scott Weiner — ACB21. In this highly engaging speaker session from the Agile Camp Berlin 2021, Scott Weiner shares a case study on how to master an agile transition by creating agile resistant teams based on common sense, team autonomy, and the psychology of metrics. ??

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Underperforming Technical Team 2021 Agile Fractional CTO 178

Scrum.org

JANUARY 20, 2022

For this blog, I’ll be focussing on the latter, which is coaching people, teams and organisation as a dedicated Agile Coach — a rather popular phenomenon but at the same time a confusing, perhaps even a contradicting one. You know you’re doing a lousy job as an Agile Coach when the Scrum Team relies on you to do Scrum.

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SCRUM Agile Underperforming Technical Team 2020 230

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Pick an area you want to study. Draw out any tables or process diagrams that would act as a quick reference on exam day. Study with diagrams. Timeline diagram: shows processes and stage boundaries over the lifecycle of a project. Process model: shows interactions between processes and who is involved.

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Prince2 Technical Review Certification Software Review 388

Henny Portman

APRIL 26, 2022

There are not that many books on agile portfolio management, so I am curious what the book Agile Portfolio Management – A guide to the methodology and its successful implementation “knowledge that sets you apart” written by Klaus Nielsen, offers. What I am missing are the real agile portfolio risks. I miss structure.

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Agile Lean Prince2 Risk Management 116

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 27, 2023

However, I’m not and never have been, an agile expert. I’ve worked with Scrum teams and Agile development teams, I used Kanban during lockdown to help plan our days and the homeschooling, but I can’t say that I’m experienced in Agile ways. The recommendation is 2 months at 4 hours of study per week.

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Development Team Review Technical Review SCRUM Certification 362

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 21, 2023

It’s a true contender and you won’t go wrong by studying the material in the course, regardless of where you are in your career. Immersive case studies and peer-reviewed assignments to put your learning into practice. Cons Not a lot of agile project management content. In-depth quality content from a well-recognized brand.

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Certification Technical Review PMI Agile 287

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

I had some project experience by that point, but I was still pretty overwhelmed by the volume of material I had to learn, the jargon , the processes, and the weird structure of the exam. If you can’t grasp the info from the study materials, then you have little to no chance of getting through the exam. It’s cost-effective.

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Prince2 Certification PMI 2023 360

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

If you work with Agile methods , you will likely be attending standup meetings every day. Some teams that don’t use Agile still do standups because they are a good way to catch up with everyone, especially on fast-moving projects. Try it: You can ask this question in your standups for agile teams.

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SCRUM Agile Energy Development Team Review 346

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2019

To do so requires business agility. What Is Business Agility? Business agility is just as it says, a way for businesses to remain agile when markets fluctuate, as they have a tendency to do. Business agility then is an organizational method to help businesses adapt quickly to market changes.

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Agile Innovation Lean Leadership 279

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

How questions are split on the new exam Project management fundamentals and core concepts Predictive plan-based methodologies Agile frameworks/methodologies Business analysis frameworks What are the reference texts? Do you need agile experience to take the exam? Agile frameworks/methodologies. Will the exam experience change?

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2023 PMI Certification Agile 302

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

It’s a predictive methodology, although PRINCE2 Agile ® allows for agile frameworks. Because PRINCE2® is a broad-brush approach, it doesn’t cover technical processes or specific techniques, but it will fit alongside them. There’s a process to guide work through the stages so there is adequate control at every point.

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Prince2 Technical Review Governance Government 356

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 4, 2021

Agile will stay and Kanban will stay, but lots of organisations are choosing hybrid structures. If we look at research from PMI and research done by the Georgia Chapter, waterfall is used in construction but in IT and financial services are using agile and hybrid. Spend 1-2 hours a day, you can study for PMP in 5-6 months.

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Artificial Inteligence PMI 2021 PMO 476

Leading Answers

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

On Friday, September 30, I will be presenting a session on Beyond Agile at the HTEC Project Management Virtual Conference. A colleague recently described Beyond Agile as a “Yes, And, And” toolkit, and I thought it was a great way to summarize the two elements of combining hybrid agile with the Theory of Constraints, and value stream view.

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Agile Lean SCRUM Leadership 88

NimbleWork

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

When the Agile methodology was first introduced, it was embraced as a welcome replacement to the rigid Waterfall approach. The community largely accepted Agile and Waterfall as mutually exclusive project management paradigms. Critics of Agile believed that Agile simply translates into fast failure.

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Agile Software Review Development Team Review Software Engineering 71

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Are you aiming to achieve your PMI Agile Certified Professional ( PMI-ACP )®? Then you’ll be looking for a course that will give you exam confidence and fits the way you want to study. In my opinion, the best PMI-ACP exam prep course is the Agile PrepCast. Agile PrepCast Velociteach Joseph Phillips. The courses.

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PMI 2022 Certification Agile 276

Planview

AUGUST 16, 2021

Fresh from achieving great strides in digital transformation and other endeavors in record time over the past year, executives and boards of directors want to inject even more speed and agility into their organization’s DNA. Portfolio Management Offices are in a prime position to deliver this business agility – with the right PMO roadmap.

PMO 158

PMO Agile Lean Governance 158

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 31, 2023

You don’t need any prior knowledge or pre-requisite study, or any particular education requirements in order to take the certificate. It’s fully online so you can study around your day job or university requirements. The recommendation is 10 hours of study per week for 3 months.

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Certification Technical Review Software Review 2023 336

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 22, 2023

You don’t need any prior knowledge or pre-requisite study, or any particular education requirements in order to take the certificate. The recommendation is 10 hours of study per week , and that will mean you complete all the content in 6 months. Each course is made up of several modules that take you into the various topics.

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Certification Software Review Project Life Cycle Risk Management 447

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

Over the years I have reviewed, used and tested dozens of training courses and study materials, so you don’t have to take any chances. PMI Kickoff Kickoff from PMI® is an excellent free beginners project management course that comes in Agile and Predictive versions. However, some of them are fiendishly expensive. Free training!

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Prince2 PMI Certification Software Review 385

Scrum.org

MAY 12, 2019

Instead, we have entered the era of companies which consist of many large and small boats and can move faster and more flexibly, namely “The Age of Agile” as Steve Denning calls it. Therefore, this transformation process is a challenging and error-prone journey. However, this is not an easy transformation. Management Makes No Progress.

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Agile 2018 Sustainability Construction 160

The IIL Blog

MAY 17, 2023

Insights from Bosch By Johannes Köber Agility, dynamic, and flexibility are trendsetting words, with good reason. These challenges impact project management practices and project managers, spurring much-cited Agile Transformation. billion euros and is already implementing agile transformation in many units.

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Agile 2011 2016 2019 88

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 13, 2019

In the past these have been Role Delineation Studies (RDS). Plus PMI want to put more emphasis on Agile ways of working. 30 June 2020 is the last day to take the test under the current version so if you are currently studying and you don’t want to have to think about these changes, crack on and book your exam before then.

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2020 PMI 2019 Certification 363

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 7, 2022

It was a few years ago now, but the experience gave me the vocab, structure, and processes to confidently deliver projects. How long you’ll need to spend studying before you can expect to pass the exam. The Practitioner course is fully online, so you can study in your own time. Printable process model handouts.

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Prince2 Technical Review 2023 Certification 339