The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

By Alan Zucker We make hundreds of assumptions and take small risks daily. Recovering from these risks may be inconvenient but not horribly impactful. Project assumptions and risks are not as casual. Project assumptions and risks are not as casual. Our risks were identified, but a response strategy was never created.

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Scrum.org

MAY 19, 2023

The Creating Agile Organizations approach is about designing your own organizational framework and coaching its adoption. Instead, Creating Agile Organizations provides none of that, but provides two sets of guidelines that draw upon decades of academic research and practical experience in organizations similar to yours.

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Kiron Bondale

MARCH 21, 2021

If you view an advertisement touting multiple benefits of a product with which you’ve had no previous personal experience and are later asked about the risks associated with its use, you are likely to state that it is less risky even though there is no connection between its benefits and risks. of making a poor decision.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 5, 2024

Agility is supposed to be about enabling people to do their best and most creative work. And yet, we often see so-called agile practices and frameworks being used in ways that are more about trying to control outcomes and people. And then we say that we are agile and open to change, so it’s all good.

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Scrum.org

MAY 21, 2021

This year was the 20th anniversary of the Agile Manifesto for Software Development, and in many sectors, agile ways of working have long since become the standard. There are also many explanations of what agility really means, but there is agreement on the core meaning: focus on customers and their needs.

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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. There is no reference in the text or explanation. I miss structure.

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Kiron Bondale

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Like many of you, I spent a reasonable amount of time during my first few years participating in online forums correcting agile misconceptions. However, as I would still like to help, writing an article on five of the most common agile myths will give me a reference to provide to folks in the future. We need to do agile.

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Leading Answers

JANUARY 16, 2021

This article explains what a risk-adjusted backlog is, why they are useful, how to create one and how teams work with them. What is a Risk-Adjusted Backlog? A risk-adjusted backlog is a backlog that contains activities relating to managing risk in addition to the usual features associated with delivering value.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 15, 2022

The big risk as a project manager is that you hit all the project management success criteria: being on time and on budget, but what you deliver doesn’t meet the customer’s requirements. I’ve always written several different plans and then (sometimes) had a document that references them all. Quality management in agile projects.

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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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The IIL Blog

MAY 17, 2023

Lee Henson Within the Agile framework, work in progress (WIP) is the amount of work that is currently being worked on but not yet completed by the team or organization. Limiting WIP is one of the core principles of Agile, and it is a critical aspect of ensuring that Agile teams can deliver high-quality products on time and within budget.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 29, 2022

But did you know that the Agile Manifesto refers to incremental, iterative delivery in at least 3 of the principles? Incremental delivery enables organizations to have greater visibility into what is being delivered, decreases risks faster, delivers value sooner and allows organizations to change direction faster.

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The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

By APMG International September 6, 2023 Agile project management is a flexible approach to managing projects which involves taking incremental steps referred to as sprints or iterations. The History of Agile Project Management Agile project management emerged in the software development industry in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 18, 2021

If you review the Reference Materials in the PMI-RMP Pilot Content Outline , you will see that PMI refers us to two resources (among others): PMBOK® Guide, 6th Edition The Standard for Risk Management in Portfolios, Programs, and Projects (2019) Therefore, expect to see risk management questions for portfolios and programs, as well as projects.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 18, 2021

You might also here artifacts referred to as templates, documents, outputs or deliverables, but in all cases they relate to the work of managing the project, not the thing you are creating as the output of the project. And yes, agile project management artifacts get a mention. You can grab the set I use here. Agreements and contracts.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 7, 2023

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. Yet, Scrum and the principles of agile development are not as common in Japan as they are in other parts of the world.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Fast forward to our modern era, as we traverse the intricate landscape of software development, particularly through the lens of the agile approach, we find these age-old Greek sins echoing in the challenges and pitfalls agile teams often encounter. This can lead to superficial implementations that lack depth and understanding.

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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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Scrum.org

MAY 21, 2021

This year was the 20th anniversary of the Agile Manifesto for Software Development, and in many sectors, agile ways of working have long since become the standard. There are also many explanations of what agility really means, but there is agreement on the core meaning: focus on customers and their needs.

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International Institute for Learning

APRIL 5, 2021

Since seventeen people met in February 2001 at Wasatch mountains of Utah to discuss and draft the Agile Manifesto, software projects have been the main focus of Agile. Define “Working Product or Service” can be used to refer to any deliverable that is produced by the project and brings value to the customer. Is it working?

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Managers will schedule tasks on a Gantt chart, build a communication and risk management plan, among other things. Often referred to as development, it is when the coding and setting up of the system’s infrastructure begins. Scrum Scrum is a management framework that’s done in an agile environment. Here are some.

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Teamweek

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

There is one skill that’s helpful in rapidly changing environments, though — learning agility. To prepare for the future of work, employees need to be agile learners. So, here are some tips for assessing learning agility when hiring top talent in 2024 and beyond. What is learning agility? Instead, they embrace it.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 30, 2021

This template includes major details such as an executive summary, project milestones, issues, risks and past and future projections. It doesn’t make sense to present potential risks and changes to stakeholders before they’re hooked with the executive summary. Risk Register Template. Change Log Template.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

Risk Management A project risk is an unexpected event, which can be positive or negative. Risk management is a process to identify, manage and resolve these risks, whether it’s to take advantage of a positive one or mitigate a negative one. The goal is team building, which leads to a more effective project team.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 28, 2021

TL; DR: The Lack of Agile Leadership Qualities — When Change Agents Don’t Act as Role Models. When Scrum becomes an element of an agile transformation, a lack of agile leadership qualities on the incumbents’ side may impede its overall progress significantly despite the best efforts of all other change agents.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

"There's no predictability/commitment in Agile/Scrum". Product Management keeps telling me in this Agile way of doing things there is no committed scope, no plan, only 'Responding to change'. Why didn't I just say "Agile/Scrum provides great predictability" and get it over with? Back to the roots. Let's make it clear up front.

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Project Pulse Journal

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Shick, MSPM, PMP, CSM In the dynamic world of projects, risks are omnipresent. Every decision brings along its own set of uncertainties and complicated risks. Enter the realm of quantitative risk analysis. Essential tools such as Decision Trees and Monte Carlo Simulation enable thorough risk evaluations.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 20, 2023

Mostly, the term refers to the project documentation you produce that defines and supports the work you are doing. And yes, agile project management artifacts get a mention. You create them when they are needed and refer to and update them as necessary. What is an artifact? An artifact is something you create.

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The IIL Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

By Monika Muddamshetty Agile emphasises that self-organizing teams have a greater chance of success. But what happens to the project manager as firms move towards agility and the product owner, team facilitator/Scrum master, and team members perform their roles? So, where can project managers go to stay relevant in an agile world?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 4, 2022

The scrum methodology was developed as a response to rigid project management approaches such as the waterfall method, which didn’t adapt to the needs of agile product and software development teams. Scrum is part of agile software development and teams practicing agile. What Is the Scrum Methodology? Scrum Values. Scrum Roles.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 31, 2022

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 36,000-plus other subscribers. ?? ?? ???? When I ask whether there is a moment when a Scrum team should stop using Scrum, I am not referring to a situation in which using Scrum is useless, to begin with. Setting the Context of Using Scrum To Your Benefit.

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Techno-PM

JULY 31, 2023

Introduction A risk register is a fundamental tool in project management that helps identify, evaluate, and manage risks throughout the project lifecycle. It is an essential document that enables project managers to proactively address potential issues and develop strategies to mitigate or minimize the impact of these risks.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 16, 2024

Whether you are maneuvering through the dynamic sprints of Agile or the structured phases of Waterfall, T-shirt sizing adapts seamlessly, offering a versatile tool across industry landscapes. Tasks and features sizing is an activity for any agile software development project.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 10, 2022

To properly schedule the work to execute your project, you need to know the timeline, costs, scope, risk and more. These estimation techniques allow for a more accurate forecast of key elements in every project and include cost, time, scope, risk, resource and quality. They are cost, time, scope, risk, resource and quality.

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Other agile software development success factors, such as build automation, version control, and automated deployments, serve as inspiration. Automatic pipelines shorten delivery times while also lowering the risk of dumb negligence. Reduce the Risk Odds. You’re effectively mitigating risk in real time.

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Project Pulse Journal

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

By: Dr. Michael Shick, MSPM, PMP, CSM Are you a project manager struggling to predict the risks in your projects accurately during planning? This is where Monte Carlo Simulation transforms the art of project risk management into a more precise science, as part of quantitative risk analysis.

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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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