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Don’t Blame Agile for Bad Agile

Velociteach

We should not blame Agile for bad Agile. Agile teams are empowered and collaborative. They provide the structure and practices to guide the teams. High-performing agile teams are characterized by the following: Psychological Safety. Team members are empowered. We developed our own lightweight practices.

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Professional Development Day 2022 – IGNITE!

International Institute for Learning

Friday, September 23, 2022, 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM EST. PDD 2022 Ignite your future with new skills, add to your professional network, and develop as a leader. Adaptive development frameworks commonly use points for estimating size based on complexity, not duration or hours. Risk and PMI’s Risk Management Professional (RMP) Certification.

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Episode 189 – Harmonizing Potential – The Jazz of High-Performing Project Teams

Velociteach

Learn from the intriguing parallels between a jazz ensemble and an effective project team. Leonard demonstrates that music and project management share common principles as he offers a unique perspective on fostering a high-performing project team through the integration of music, productivity, workplace culture, and neuroscience.

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Event Series: Practical Kanban with MS Project Agile

MPUG

The team pulls a feature or work item from the backlog based on the available capacity, executes the work, and when complete, delivers the work incrementally. The delivery is based on a cadence. In each delivery, we have analysis, design, development, testing, and so on. The emphasis in Kanban is primarily on the flow of work.

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Harnessing the Power of the Muses: How Ancient Inspiration Fuels Modern Project Management

MPUG

Similarly, Thalia, the Muse of Comedy, reminds project managers of the importance of fostering a positive team culture and maintaining morale, even in challenging times. A compelling vision is a guiding light, motivating team members and aligning efforts towards a common goal. This is genuinely what diversity means.

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Top 7 Benefits of SAFe® Training for a Product Owner / Manager

Agilemania

Teams can build products faster and more efficiently by utilizing agile methodologies from the Product Management perspective. Many agile teams can benefit from SAFe®’s alignment, collaboration, and delivery strategies. It enhances the product quality delivered by the team. Now the question arises “How does this happen?”.

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Is SAFe® (Scaled Agile Framework®) not Agile?

Agilemania

It is a lightweight framework suitable for small self-managed teams. When more and more organizations and teams adopted Agile, it required scaling in a big way. The entire organization had to be in the process, not just a few self-managed teams. For a long period, our idea of Agile was only Scrum.

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