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Kanban History: Origin & Expansion Across Industries

ProjectManager.com

While kanban systems were once analog, they have since moved into the digital space and are often found in project management software. ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software that has powerful kanban features that can estimate project costs and track resource allocation.

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Five reasons why Scrum is not helping in getting twice the work done in half the time

Scrum.org

I originally published this blog on Medium and reposting it here again. Do you measure estimated time for a task vs. actual time spent? Adopting Extreme Programming Practices, separating release from deployment, and embracing modern software engineering practices will speed up team performance. Complete harmony at work.

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What is a technical project manager? (And why you should think about becoming one)

Planio

This hybrid of business and engineering skills is a superpower. Technical project managers straddle the line between business and engineering and need to bring the two together in several ways. They’re often expected to help establish software engineering tools, standards, and processes like code reviews and testing strategies.

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Generative AI and Project Management in 2024: Three Themes to Watch

MPUG

This data includes emails, text messages, IM conversations, call center logs, customer feedback, user interview transcripts, blogs, videos, product reviews, replies in questionnaires, product requirements, status reports, risk assessments, dependency maps, and the countless meetings we all have throughout the year.

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7 Uncomfortable Truths for Project Managers

ProjectManager.com

Famously, software engineer and author Tim Lister said that: “Risk management is how adults manage projects.” But in the even less-certain new world of large-scale software development, that was looking increasingly difficult. Employ the assets you deliver.

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Making Hard Stuff into Easy Stuff

Herding Cats

In the same book Burn Math Class and Reinvent Mathematics for Yourself , there is a joke that is applicable to the topic of this blog. When we hear, we can't estimate this because we've never done this before. Or estimating is hard - meaning it's hard for me , and I can't possibly estimate when I don't know how.

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How to Estimate Any Software Problem

Herding Cats

ways to make decisions with No Estimates. can we make a decision in the presence of Uncertainty without making an estimate of the impact or outcome of that decision? What would be the evidence that we could make decisions in the presence of uncertanty without estimating the impacts and outcomes of those decisions? . Start here.