Leading Answers

MARCH 7, 2019

Yet when projects use new (to us) technology and tackle problems our organizations have not solved before, then risk, uncertainty, and rates of change will be high. Having said software development is design phase focused, it’s important to understand most IT projects do more than just software development.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Cadence and synchronization: Teams should work in fixed iterations, known as sprints, and synchronize their work to deliver a consistent flow of value. This cadence allows for regular feedback and course correction, so that teams stay on track and deliver high-quality results.

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The Strategic Project Manager

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Extreme Programming (XP) – XP is focused on software development – but that does not mean it cannot be applied elsewhere! The agile methods described are primarily focused on software development. The focus is on thinking about product development of any type, in any industry. What are the risks?

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

It enables project managers to assess how well the project is meeting its objectives, identify any potential risks or issues, and make informed decisions to keep the project on track. Risk and Issue Tracking: This highlights any potential risks or issues that may impact the project’s success.

Risk Management 36

Risk Management Cadence Risk Technical Review 36

Herding Cats

JULY 16, 2017

There are not specific to Agile Software Development. Either a Cadence Release Plan or a Capabilities Release Plan. Uncertainty creates risk. Risk Management is how Adults Manage Projects - Tim Lister. Conduct Schedule Risk Analysis. Uncertanty creates Risk. But here's how they are connected.

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Digite

JUNE 13, 2018

Anderson best articulated its application to software development, in 2013, in the foundational book Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business, and its adoption hasn’t been as universal as Scrum’s during the early days of Agile software development. You have permission to be different.

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Planio

JULY 4, 2022

Agile ceremonies — also known as Scrum ceremonies or just ‘events’ — are specific events that provide a structured framework for iterative software development processes. Agile is an umbrella term for different iterative and feedback-driven software development processes. But it also makes projects more complex.

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Planio

AUGUST 9, 2021

For example, should that feature take a day for a senior developer? The schedule will also help you see if you’re overloading your team or putting people at risk of burnout. The plan includes a series of documents that guide the execution and control stages of the project, such as: Risk management. Risk mitigation.

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Digite

MARCH 2, 2018

It is then up to them – or some business function like sales or support – to have the conversation with your customers that they need to accept new releases at a certain frequency or they may be at a risk of not getting the support they might need on an old version of the product.

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Digite

MARCH 2, 2018

It is then up to them – or some business function like sales or support – to have the conversation with your customers that they need to accept new releases at a certain frequency or they may be at a risk of not getting the support they might need on an old version of the product.

Software Review 66

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Cadence Software 66

Digite

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

In this article, he outlines the similarities of the two as WIP Limiting, Pull-based systems – with cadences and a focus on learning – while also explaining their differences. Both methodologies believe in delivering software incrementally to maximize the opportunity to get feedback and capture ROI. Cheers, Mahesh Singh.

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Planio

APRIL 24, 2023

Assessing and mitigating project risks 7. Updating project management software to keep their team on track 9. Identifying and managing any risks or issues as the project progresses. Then, he works with technical software development experts to estimate the duration of each task and plots it onto a Gantt chart.

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Development Team Review 2030 Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management 78

Digite

AUGUST 17, 2017

David Anderson is a thought leader and pioneer in the field of Lean/ Kanban for Software Development and managing effective software teams. He highlights this with the adoption path for Kanban cadences (meetings) as to how Kanban is bottom-up and inside-out approach whereas ESP is the top-down and outside-in approach.

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Planio

MAY 9, 2022

The best teams don’t shut down ideas or make people feel like they’re at risk if they speak up. It’s not the same as implementing a new software development process or following a checklist when you finish a project. Deciding on a meeting cadence that works for everyone: How many times a week should you meet?

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Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Cadence Risk Management 147

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. Let's look at the thesis of Hayek in light of software development and the decisions that must be made when spending other people's money in the presence of uncertainty. Of course not.

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Leading Agile

AUGUST 19, 2020

In my organization, LeadingAgile, I have a software development team, I have zero need for predictability, like zero need for predictability. All the work would be sequenced in the release so that the scary high dependency stuff is done early, the lower risk stuff is done late. And then I reduce the risk.

Agile 87

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Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management Briefings and Presentations. Risk Management (#RM). Agile Software Development (#ASD). Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management. Those lessons are directly transferable to the management of software development teams.

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Workamajig

JANUARY 11, 2021

Accept: A response to a project risk where the project manager accepts the risk and takes no action to evade it, i.e. 'accepting' the risk. This is usually in case of risks that are unlikely to occur or minor enough so as to not affect the project's outcome. A project sponsor can request an audit.

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Planio

AUGUST 1, 2022

This means embracing an iterative and customer-centric focus on all levels of the business, from how you build software to how you organize and run your customer support team, performance reviews, and growth strategies. Most people’s only interaction with the Agile methodology is through software development.

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Leading Agile

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

In contrast, Edward Yourdon’s book, Death March: The Complete Software Developer’s Guide to Surviving ‘Mission Impossible’ Projects , describes the harm the death march pattern causes and advises software development teams on how to survive it. Scrum development work is done in it.

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MPUG

OCTOBER 16, 2019

You’re going to see this coming out at a very fast cadence. But there are people who are building tools, but they remember the competency of what’s being organized, structured and delivered is on a very different cadence. This is how I’m organizing action items and issues and risks around my project site.

Agile 40

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Agilemania

MAY 17, 2021

Knowledge of agile software development. Although Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®) is widely adopted across enterprises with large software development teams, other scaled agile frameworks have gained traction over time. The organizational culture focuses on learning, allowing for mistakes, and taking controlled risks.

Agile 98

Agile Lean SCRUM Development Team Review 98

Agilemania

MAY 17, 2021

Knowledge of agile software development. Although Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®) is widely adopted across enterprises with large software development teams, other scaled agile frameworks have gained traction over time. The organizational culture focuses on learning, allowing for mistakes, and taking controlled risks.

Agile 84

Agile Lean SCRUM Development Team Review 84

MPUG

JUNE 1, 2022

Melanie: Jeff is currently the Training and Development Manager 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 cyber security. You’re like, where’s the risk register?

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Leading Agile

AUGUST 20, 2018

But there’s a risk that people will get excited about automation and get ahead of themselves. They asked a software developer what it would take, and he estimated something like 20,000 pounds over several months. Including appropriate tooling in the automated CI process covers most of the remaining risks in this area.

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