The IIL Blog

APRIL 24, 2024

By Alan Zucker Agile is a mindset described by a set of values and principles. Lean is industry-agnostic and offers insight into agility. They define the culture, vision, and strategies. A primary leadership role in establishing the organization’s vision and strategy. Toyota was a Lean pioneer. There is diversity.

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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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ProjectManager.com

MAY 16, 2024

Scenario planning is a strategy used to consider possible future events for an organization or project to develop an effective and relevant long-term plan to respond positively to that change. Project management software features can help map out scenario planning. What Is Scenario Planning?

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nTask

JANUARY 6, 2022

In this blog, we have gathered the 10 best process management software reviews for you to choose the best pick for your company. However, let’s first see what process management is and the need to have process management software. All you need is good process management software to make your job easier. Increased agility.

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Project Bliss

JANUARY 6, 2020

Agile has been a buzzword for many organizations in the last few years. And while many organizations are “adopting” an agile methodology, many are not fully embracing it. Effective implementation of agile requires a cultural shift. Read on to learn how to use agile metrics to improve your work processes. What Is Agile?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2017

The software comes with templates so you don’t have to create from scratch unless you want to. This is where you can add notes, projects or tasks to part of the roadmap so that you don’t forget what that element of your strategy was supposed to be about. Read my other project management software reviews.

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The Strategic Project Manager

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The concepts of scrum are powerful in business, not only in software development but also in other areas. This post reviews the basics of agile scrum roles, ceremonies, and their impact on developing strategy and managing projects. Agile Scrum Roles. Agile Scrum Ceremonies. Agile Scrum and Strategy.

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Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Is an Agile Transformation Coach any different than being an Agile Coach? When most people think about Agile Coaches, they tend to think about a person who comes in and assists the teams with things like: Learning Scrum, SAFe, LeSS. If that’s your definition of an Agile Transformation Coach, you’d be right—but only partially.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2017

The software comes with templates so you don’t have to create from scratch unless you want to. This is where you can add notes, projects or tasks to part of the roadmap so that you don’t forget what that element of your strategy was supposed to be about. Read my other project management software reviews.

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Productivity Land

JULY 17, 2023

Embracing the unpredictable nature of projects, agile methodologies have gained popularity for their flexibility and adaptability. In this article, we will delve into the world of agile risk management, exploring strategies to identify, assess, and mitigate risks in projects.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 16, 2024

These innovative agile practices are a departure from the Taylorist traditions of the defense industry, which is grappling with continuous inflation and delays, impacting national security and human lives. On average, there are 27 hardware and software changes per day on a Tesla Model S production line.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This will give you an idea if it’s the right strategy to execute your portfolio management. We’ll also explain when to use lean portfolio management and how project management software can help you manage your portfolios better. What Is Lean Portfolio Management? Lean portfolio management does this by using the five principles of lean.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 30, 2024

If you’re researching which project management software to use, you’ve probably already compared Asana vs. ClickUp. Certainly, Asana is simple to use and pleasing to the eyes, while ClickUp is similar to Asana, but with software development tools. The software keeps them connected. What Is Asana? Who Uses Asana?

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 29, 2024

( Japanese version・日本語版 ) When picturing an effective and truly agile product development team, one often imagines a software development team, pushing some software to production every day, maybe multiple times a day, ala Amazon. Here are two strategies and a handful of tactics to help you achieve that.

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Leading Agile

JULY 18, 2023

Agile needs to be tied to business-driven results. If not, then we start measuring things like people trained, teams doing Scrum, or the organization’s sentiment toward Agile to tell us if we’re succeeding. If your Agile isn’t helping you do that, then it’s not really Agile at all. First, how are we forming teams?

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Leading Agile

JULY 22, 2022

When working toward becoming an Agile Organization, many companies begin by applying Agile methodologies at the team-level and then call the Transformation done. The problem is that even when you do it perfectly, establishing a team-level Agile Delivery Model is almost always insufficient. Do you see the problem?

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Henny Portman

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Agile by Rini van Solingen and Maarten Kossen was originally published in Dutch. The book starts with a warning that agile is more than a mindset, it is a philosophy, followed by 22 chapters, in which the authors show that it is easy to understand, but very difficult to apply at first. Scrum or agile?

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 3, 2022

Can scrum be used outside software development? In terms of credibility of you as a leader or as a coach or practitioner working with people in non-software, there is a brand that goes along with a lot of agile folks that they’re working software and they’re preaching to people outside software for ways of working that might not be suitable.

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The IIL Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

In this article, we will explore the rise of the AI-powered PMO and provide actionable strategies for project managers to thrive in an AI-augmented environment. It can alert project managers, recommend mitigation strategies, and even generate alternative scenarios. Suggest mitigation strategies for the top five high-impact risks.”

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Traxidy

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Art of Mastering Project Surprises: Easy Strategies for Managing Unplanned Work By: Steve McBroom, Founder, Traxidy (Click to follow me on LinkedIn) In this post, we will review the importance of working through project issues and the associated unplanned project tasks, as they arise, and provide effective strategies to manage them.

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The Strategic Project Manager

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In this review, we look at the strengths and weaknesses of Celoxis project management software and evaluate it against criteria used commonly in this market. Project Management Software Overview. There is, however, a comprehensive superset of features offered in varying degrees across the PM software spectrum.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 15, 2022

In this energizing 43rd Hands-on Agile session on outcome-based product planning, Jeff Gothelf clarified one thing: “Roadmapping is a flawed concept in the age of Agile. Watch the video now: Jeff Gothelf: Outcome-Based Product Planning — Hands-on Agile 43. ?? Roadmapping is a flawed concept in the age of Agile.

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The Strategic Project Manager

MARCH 11, 2024

This post explains what the Strategy Canvas tool is, and how to create a basic Strategy Canvas. Finally, it details the use and benefits of the tool for practicing strategy and project management. What is the Strategy Canvas Tool? The Strategy Canvas tool is a management tool introduced by W. Value: Moderate.

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Leading Agile

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

New Paper Improving Quality Through Intentionally Built Agile Systems Get it Now. Many a company has hypothesized that Agile methodologies would help them solve their quality issues. Paving the Way for Quality with Agile. The Impact of Agile on the System of Delivery. Scaling Agile to Improve Quality.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

We’ll go through some of the most popular project management methodologies, which are applied in many sectors such as software development, R&D and product development. Agile Methodology. What It Is: In a nutshell, Agile project management is an evolving and collaborative way to self-organize across teams. Scrum Methodology.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 17, 2019

Writing code is like finding your path through a dark forest. For me, this attitude encapsulates the essence of writing software empirically. But how does it translate into the practice of writing code? or cognitive strategies?—?that Behind each tree can lurk a monster, a treasure or a pit. Or there is no path at all.

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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

MARCH 14, 2023

Agile Fluency® Model is a fantastic model. With this model, you start seeing your journey as a series of paradigm shifts and stages toward higher fluency in Agile: The Agile Fluency model has been as an inspiration for us, when we were designing Org Topologies. Without defining value, no agile transformation is possible.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Your marketing plan defines the strategies that your organization will use to reach target customers, outperform competitors and position your brand. That requires work, of course, and a lot of coordination between departments, which can be streamlined by project management software. What Is a Marketing Plan?

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nTask

JUNE 3, 2021

Harvard Business Review states that collaboration activities, in recent years, have spiked by 50% or so. Collaboration overload can be characterized with the following: Miscommunication due to overcommunication. Lack of a proper code-of-conduct regulating collaborative activities. Lack of organized collaboration.

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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. Each post discusses scientific research that is relevant to our work with Scrum and Agile teams.

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 13, 2024

However, navigating the intricacies of virtual collaboration requires a unique set of strategies and approaches to ensure seamless communication, productivity, and alignment among all the team members. By implementing these strategies, you can empower your team members to thrive and deliver value to your organization.

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Wrike

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In today’s fast-paced software development landscape, ensuring quality and efficiency is of utmost importance. Agile testing plays a vital role in achieving this balance, allowing teams to deliver high-quality software while maintaining a quick and iterative development cycle.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

It’s too bad that this shift undermines Agile principles and hampers long-term success and innovation. This approach stifles agility and innovation, leading to a feature factory mindset that focuses on executing predefined plans rather than adapting to change.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 16, 2022

To get the most out of business process management, you’ll need to use business process management software to analyze your business processes, model how they work in various scenarios, implement changes, monitor the new process and continuously make improvements. Software helps with the application of business process management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 26, 2023

Let’s take an in-depth look at both resource leveling and resource smoothing, compare the two techniques side by side, discuss when it makes sense to use one over the other – and finally provide some tips on implementing either approach into your own project management strategy. Let’s take an example.

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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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