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Current State and Future Prospects of Scrum and Agile Development in Japan

Scrum.org

日本語版はこちら ) The state of Scrum and agile development In 1986, professors Takeuchi and Nonaka published the famous white paper entitled, "The New New Product Development Game" (¹). In other words, for most people in Japan, software development was and remained an exercise in box checking. Why is that?

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Six Characteristics of a Great Project Leader

LiquidPlanner

A great project leader needs to be ready and able to step up to the plate to organize their data into an effective strategy, from project initiation to project close. . Brad Egeland is a Business Solution Designer and IT/PM consultant and author with over 25 years of software development, management, and project management experience.

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Time to Check-in on Your Mid-Year Goals

LiquidPlanner

Perhaps the plans need adjusting, but be sure to keep the initial intent and desired outcome close. Brad Egeland is a Business Solution Designer and IT/PM consultant and author with over 25 years of software development, management, and project management experience. Too many fires to fight.

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Small business tips for managing projects with a lean team

LiquidPlanner

Closely monitor scope creep. Brad Egeland is a Business Solution Designer and IT/PM consultant and author with over 25 years of software development, management, and project management experience. Let today’s specialized technology solutions do the heavy lifting.

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The Mad Hatter: How Many Hats Do Project Managers Have to Wear?

LiquidPlanner

Manage the budget closely. If you’re managing the budget closely every week, it’s highly unlikely that you’ll ever go past about 10% over and you can quickly plan with your team – and possibly even your project customer – on what corrective action you may need to take. A 10% budget overrun can be corrected fairly easily.

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A Compendium of Works to Increase the Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Here are my collected works, presentations, briefings, journal papers, articles, white papers, and essays, used to increase the Probability of Project Success (PoPS) I've developed and applied over my career in the software-intensive system of systems domain. Open Loop / Closed Loop Project Controls.

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Top Project Management Conferences of 2022

ProjectManager.com

Nowadays, even non-PMP-certified workers are taking on work that closely resembles a traditional projects, and the desire to manage them better is growing every year. Be Prepared for Project Management Trends in 2022 with This White Paper. 10th IPMA Research Conference. Agile 2022. Where: Nashville, Tenn., When: July 18-22.

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