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

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Starting as a developer, my experiences were largely shaped by traditional project management practices. My transition to Agile and DevOps wasn't immediate. My transition to Agile and DevOps wasn't immediate. It was a gradual process, beginning with my foray into DevOps. Here, I observed a significant emphasis on tools.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

But if you’re working in an agile environment, the Gantt chart isn’t the right tool for your iterative approach to project management. A burn up chart is a tool used in agile project management to measure progress. Scrum teams working in an agile environment use a burn up chart to help them measure progress.

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Project Risk Coach

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

It's a simple question, "Who owns the risks in agile projects?" In this article, let's uncover the role of risk owners and how to perform risk management in agile projects. Agile projects require collaboration between stakeholders, and risk ownership helps ensure that tasks are properly delegated and managed among them.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 19, 2024

Kanban and scrum are agile project management methodologies that can be used for similar purposes, but each has its unique pros and cons. Kanban is from Japan, originating in the factories of the Toyota car company in the 60s as a lean manufacturing tool for workflow and inventory management. What Is Kanban? What Is Scrum?

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 16, 2022

That’s what business process management is all about. Business process management looks at the processes a company employs to deliver its goods or services to its customers. What Is Business Process Management (BPM)? BPM designs, automates, executes, controls, measures and optimizes business processes. Learn more.

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The IIL Blog

APRIL 24, 2024

By Alan Zucker Agile is a mindset described by a set of values and principles. It dramatically decreased the cost of rework by building quality into every process step. It dramatically decreased the cost of rework by building quality into every process step. The base is Leadership, Systems Thinking, and Process Integrity.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 11, 2022

This is a guest contribution from Monica Georgieff, Agile Coach and Trainer at AgileSherpas. However, beyond the bad news we’ve had to deal with since the beginning of this year, these changing circumstances have ushered in a different kind of enthusiasm for making process improvements in how we work together as well.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 19, 2023

Agile methods need Agile teams — teams that think differently and work in ways that support responsive delivery. An agile mindset, and a set of shared values, principles, and often Agile tools, help Agile teams succeed. What is an Agile team? Agile teams aren’t solely developer resources.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 1, 2024

In fact, kanban has grown so much in popularity, there are now countless project management tools to help people plan and prioritize tasks on kanban boards, which are visual panels with virtual cards that can be moved around by the user to arrange orders of tasks or to-do items. Kanban is all the rage in project management. What Is Kanban?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

As a business grows, it needs to look at new processes or ways to improve the processes it has in place. Whatever the objectives, process implementation is how they achieve these goals. If you’re looking to improve your business processes , you need to know what process implementation is and why it’s so important.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Learning to successfully manage agile projects requires you to first familiarize yourself with the concept of Agile. What is the agile methodology? The agile movement first began in the 1970s when it was introduced by a doctor named Winston Royce. Read next: 5 Agile team structures that work. #2: 3: Feedback.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 20, 2021

While agile is relatively new, it has made a big splash in the work of project management. It started in software development, but has since been adopted by other industries that have seen the benefit of agile’s iterative approach. Agile is more of an approach, and could almost be defined as a philosophy.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 31, 2023

If you need more help with project management, check out all of our resources and project management tools for reaching your full potential. Deliverables can be both the result of the project itself, but also the results of the process of the project, such as the project plan , reports or other documents. It’s the formula for success.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Agile is a way of working that comes from software development. While the roots of incremental development methods of working stem back to the 1950s and into the 1970s, it wasn’t until 2001 that a group of software developers published the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. Task Lists for Backlogs.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 5, 2024

Are Burndown Charts Really Effective in Agile Environments? Agile project management, particularly in the context of software development, has long been seen as a dynamic, flexible approach to handling the complexities and uncertainties of modern projects. Agile projects, by their nature, are adaptive and responsive.

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Scrum.org

MAY 10, 2024

Ever felt like your agile game is more of a sluggish shuffle? Imagine you’ve just rolled out what should be a game-changing agile transformation. Here’s the truth: keeping the agile flame alive can be a real headache. But here’s some good news: reigniting that agile spark doesn’t require reinventing the wheel.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

If you’re working in software development, you know that the software development life cycle can often be frenetic. Product features and stakeholder requirements constantly change, and your initial product development plan might look very different as the project evolves. How does that fit into an agile project?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

When you start the planning process for a project, one of the first things you need to think about is: what can go wrong? Project risk management is the process of identifying, analyzing and responding to any risk that arises over the life cycle of a project to help the project remain on track and meet its goal. It’s all about process.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Newton’s third law is also true in the case of agile vs waterfall, where one sprang to life as a reaction to the other. The waterfall methodology is a process where project activities are broken down into linear phases. What is Agile? Even though agile is popular, the history of agile is in its infancy.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 2, 2024

Jira is project management software designed for agile software development teams. It has tools that allow you to plan sprints, track the completion of tasks, balance your team member’s workload and create product roadmaps. In addition to the kanban board , Jira only offers one more project management tool: the timeline view.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A Scrum Master's accountability, therefore, goes well beyond just managing processes. They advocate for business agility, promoting agile principles and practices beyond their team, therefore influencing the broader organisational culture. The Scrum Master works with the team to focus on delivering value.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 7, 2020

They need direction, but if you’re too hands on then you can often stifle their process. 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. What Is an Agile Workflow?

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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

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Many seem to equate DevOps with specific tools like Azure DevOps or JIRA. DevOps is not about the tools we use; it's about the ideas behind them. It's about understanding the impact of accelerated processes on our engineering systems and the way we design and approach our products. Enjoy this video? NKDAgility can help!

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Teamweek

JULY 2, 2020

Agile project management is more popular than ever. That’s because over 75 percent of organizations realize the value of agile methods for delivering projects. But, given the recent rise in remote work, managers are struggling to find agile project management tools that fit their needs. Agile Planning Tools.

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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. Enjoy this video? The result?

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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. I have seen tool vendors come and go. I have seen tool vendors come and go. At Agile 2023, I did not feel that. My first was in Chicago in 2009. I have only missed two during those fourteen years.

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NimbleWork

MARCH 27, 2024

The Agile project management methodology encourages organizations to empower teams with clear responsibility and authority, so they can work together to autonomously develop ingenious and innovative solutions. It sets the tone for your project workflows, team dynamics, operations and even the tools used to perform the jobs.

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Scrum.org

MAY 14, 2024

When companies dip their toe in Agile waters, they often start by simply trying out an Agile framework such as Scrum to deliver something relatively small, such as a project. The Scrum Master can use this to coach the Product Owner and Developers in how to work together with stakeholders to maximize the value of the Product.

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LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 28, 2018

Since then I’ve come across too many project professionals, teams and organizations who stretch Microsoft Excel into a project management tool, and unsuccessfully so. When teams use legacy tools for something like project management, they invite in even more legacy problems. Related: 5 Ways Cloud-Based PM Tools Save Time and Money.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 14, 2023

This post continues my ongoing series revisiting the principles behind the Agile Manifesto. This time we are focussing on the following Agile principle – “At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjust its behavior accordingly.” Pausing regularly to do this seems like common sense.

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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.org

JULY 17, 2023

Health Checks for Agile Teams Agile teams thrive on continuous improvement and adaptability. Self-assessment isn’t just a health check measuring tool but a compass guiding teams toward their potential. The true essence of self-assessment in Agile is fostering transparency, collaboration, and relentless improvement.

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Scrum.org

MAY 8, 2023

So let’s have a look at some typical agile negotiation scenarios. ?? Zur deutschsprachigen Version des Artikels: Agile Verhandlungen – Das Leben ist Verhandlungssache; warum sollte Scrum anders sein? ? You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 46,000-plus subscribers.

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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

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

TL; DR: Scrum Tools, Part 1. On the one side, it defines the necessity to enhance Scrum with other practices and tools. So, let’s look at proven Scrum tools and practices enhancing a purposefully incomplete framework without defying or negating its first principles. The Scrum framework is purposefully incomplete, […].” ( Source.)

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