Herding Cats

JANUARY 2, 2017

One of the principles of agile development is self-organizing teams. On all but de-minimis projects, there is some external organization that is defining what Done looks like at the business capabilities level. Governance is about Decision Rights. You don't need governance, a Product Roadmap, and Release Plan.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 17, 2020

Scrum has proven time and again to be the most popular framework for software development. Given that software is eating the world , a seasoned Scrum Master is nowadays in high demand. Do you want to get this article in your inbox? Then sign up for the Food for Agile Thought newsletter and join 26k other subscribers.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Shall I notify you about articles like this one? You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 33,000-plus subscribers. ?? It is a form of Product Backlog management through the backdoor.). #8: 8: The Developers Code Fallacy. Right: Developers talk to customers.). #7:

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Scrum.org

MAY 9, 2020

What is going on here? In software development context, it doesn’t work differently. . Although it can be argued that figuring out the systemic constraints is not that straightforward, it actually works in a similar way in software development context. What does this delayed releasing do to team morale?

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Leading Agile

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In preparation, we’ve been pouring over this year’s data and we were curious to know what 2023’s top performing Field Notes were. We thought it would be cool to round up all those Field Notes into one article and share the best of the best with you. Is SAFe Agile? Valuable, just not Transformation.

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Velociteach

MAY 10, 2023

The project management profession has had a similar quest—defining a methodology, set of practices, or principles that could successfully guide any project. Like physics and nature, project management is ubiquitous. Everything from putting people back on the moon, developing new therapeutics and software, or planning a wedding.

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MPUG

APRIL 11, 2022

War is hell, and not something any sane person plans for (outside of the government, that is). Even non-military project managers are prepared for every eventuality, right? Our force majeure clauses in all risk assessments lay out what to do in the event of war, no? Just what PM methodology are they using to handle that ?

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Planview

JANUARY 19, 2023

So what can technology organizations do to achieve a higher rate of return on investment (ROI)? Organizations can maximize ROI and increase the likelihood of a successful digital transformation by connecting portfolio management and value stream management (VSM) practices.

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International Institute for Learning

JULY 28, 2022

I hear people often talk about Scrum projects, but what does Scrum have to do with project management? Product Versus Project Management Lifecycle. More modern organizations are managed differently. When that Product Owner is responsible for a complete portfolio of products, he or she might be called the Product Manager.

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International Institute for Learning

APRIL 18, 2022

This blog is part of an article that was originally published at www.bain.com/insights/agile-innovation. Agile software development is often inhibited by a company’s legacy architecture, because the new software can’t easily plug into the rest of the system. It’s much the same with Agile teams.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 26, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Are you struggling to manage complex projects in an increasingly fast-paced and digital environment? Digital project management is a skill requiring competency in our technology-driven workplace. Embrace the necessary tools and techniques today to supercharge your project management skills.

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Workamajig

JULY 14, 2019

What are project management methodologies? A project management methodology is essentially a set of guiding principles and processes for managing a project. So how do you choose a project management methodology? What methodology you choose will depend on your team, project-type, and project-scope.

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ProProfs Project Management

JANUARY 9, 2020

Project management is one of those things that appears to be a relatively easy thing to accomplish — until you get started it. . As organizations grow, their ability to consistently manage and deliver projects starts to play a much bigger role. . Developing a similar vision of what’s needed to stay on track.

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International Institute for Learning

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Since the Agile Manifesto was written in 2001 by a group of software practitioners, Agile approaches have been taking over the project management scene at a steady pace. Some say Agile is a mindset, not a methodology. What’s the Big Picture? Source: The Agile Practice Guide, PMI and Agile Alliance.

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MPUG

JANUARY 16, 2023

Project management is more than a set of processes. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge ( PMBOK® Guide ) – Seventh Edition sets out to codify different areas of what project management involves in eight performance domains. No one goes into work and says, “Today I’m going to manage uncertainty.”

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Leading Agile

AUGUST 19, 2020

Agile isn’t ever really about Agile. In our Business Drivers of Agility webinar series hosted by LeadingAgile CEO, Mike Cottmeyer, Mike dives deep into six key business drivers to uncover how Agile can enable organizations to connect these drivers to better business outcomes. It’s about creating business outcomes.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 5, 2016

There a popular notions in the agile development world that authors like Hayek and Taleb speak to how software development works. You Can’t Understand Agile Without Understanding Hayek. He was not a program manager of engineered to order software intensive system of systems. 4, September 1945, pp.

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Digite

JUNE 13, 2018

We’re honored to republish this blog post ‘Beginner’s Guide to Kanban for Agile Marketing’ by Andrea Fryrear which was originally published in the Agile Sherpas blog! In this article, Andrea explains the Kanban method in detail starting from its origin to its principles and its application.

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Wrike

APRIL 25, 2023

This article explains all you need to know about project charters: what they are and why you need them, essential elements every charter must contain, and different project charter templates to bring your project planning together. Try Wrike’s work plan template What is a project charter and why do you need one?

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Online PM Courses

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

You want to embrace Agile as part (or maybe all) of your Project Management practice. Which Agile Certification program should you follow? What I hope to do is give you the information to start researching which is best for you. What I hope to do is give you the information to start researching which is best for you.

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MPUG

MAY 6, 2021

He is responsible for the implementation of enterprise project management solutions for Edwards’ clients as well as overseeing the custom application development performed at Edwards around enterprise solutions and Microsoft Project for both desktop and server as well as SharePoint. Fletcher Hearns: Great, thank you Kyle.

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nTask

AUGUST 8, 2019

We did an extensive analysis of various factors that influence waterfall project management. This helped us to simplify how nTask project management software can be used for solving such issues. Waterfall is a popular SDLC project management model. What Do You Need to Know about Waterfall Oriented Project Management?

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MPUG

APRIL 15, 2022

Melanie: Jeff is currently the Lead Course Developer for Edwards Performance Solutions, as such he oversees the production and maintenance of courses on project management, systems engineering, software development, business process improvement, and cybersecurity. What are they putting front and center?

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 11, 2018

There are lots of quotes flying around the agile community. Working software over comprehensive documentation.” Working software over comprehensive documentation fails to consider what the customer considers needed documentation to accompany the product. That's what plans are for. The Original Quote.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Estimating is a learned skill, used for any purpose from every-day life to management of projects. And the same process is applied to the Scrum development processes on those projects. . The Use of Precision of Software Development Effort Estimates to Communicate Uncertainty,” Magne Jørgensen, Software Quality Days.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 15, 2017

Carmen has never managed a project this size. This is a classic example used in the book of making seriously bad management decisions. . Why would the manager assign Carmen that project? Hofstadter is speaking about the development of a Chess playing program - and doing so from the perspective of 1978 style software development.

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Herding Cats

AUGUST 27, 2017

And like many posts and tweets about estimating, it's made from this point of view, not the business point view, not from the point of view of those paying the developer. Thus, the common approach to "measure productivity" is to compare the estimates against what, in fact, happened. What might it cost to finish the planned work?

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MPUG

MAY 14, 2021

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Fletcher Hearn’s session, Project Performance Measurement – Part 2: What to Measure and How to Report, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. This one covering, What to Measure and How to Report. My name is Kyle, and I’ll be the moderator today.

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. This also meant developing software systems to support this effort. We develop these reference classes using Agile Function Points.

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Herding Cats

MAY 7, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to estimate software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Cost Modeling Agile Software Development,” Maarit Laanti and Petri Kettunen, International Transactions on Systems and Applications, Volume 1 Number 2, pp.

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 23, 2019

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. This also meant developing software systems to support this effort. Time to update the Don't Do Stupid Things on Purpose (DDSTOP) post.

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Herding Cats

AUGUST 22, 2018

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. This also meant developing software systems to support this effort. What's the difference between this Program and the Boy Scouts?

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 1, 2017

Many of these Enterprise IT projects apply agile methods. Just as many of the Agile projects in this domain misuse the Definition of Done. This uncertainty is applicable to all work elements no matter the development method, the system architecture, or any other attributes of the project. Let's with a basic idea.

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Here's an extract from "Chapter 8: Human Behavior and Complexity," Terry Cooke-Davies, in Aspects of Complexity: Managing Projects in a Complex World. This is a cautionary tale for those listening to the #NoEstimates advocates, where anecdotes of bad management are used in an attempt to replace established principles of business management.

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MPUG

MARCH 18, 2021

Jeff is currently the lead course developer for Edward’s Performance Solution and oversees the production and maintenance of courses on project management, systems engineering, software development, business process improvement, and cybersecurity. SIPOC, what does it mean? Some of you may not.

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Herding Cats

AUGUST 25, 2017

What does done look like in units of measure meaningful to the decision maker? The ConOps is the first step for developing system requirements. Funding constraints - how much money do we have, when can we spend it, what's our management reserve? What's our competition? But where do these live?

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Paymo App

JANUARY 19, 2018

Are you preparing to become a project manager but you don’t know where to start? We’ve put together an extensive guide for you to serve as a beginning point and reference for your future career as a project manager. – the basic personality traits of a good manager. What does a project manager actually do?

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