The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Agile team A cross-functional group of individuals (e.g., Product Owner, Scrum Master, Development team members) who work collaboratively to deliver value in an Agile project. Benchmarking Identifying a project performance indicator or practice, then assessing it against industry standards or best practices.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

TL; DR: ChatGPT Product Owner Job Interview A few weeks ago, I ran a simulated job interview with ChatGPT for a fictitious Scrum Master position. Admittedly, I would not have invited this “interviewee” for an interview with other team members; however, the interview produced some remarkable answers.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 4, 2024

One of the secrets to unlocking your team's full potential lies in embracing the core values of the Scrum Framework. Imagine leading a team that thrives on commitment, radiates courage, maintains focus, values openness, and respects each other profoundly. What is the Scrum Framework?

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 31, 2021

Updated to reflect the 2020 Scrum Guide! Sure Scrum has traditionally focused on the team, and the best measure for a team is “Remaining Work”. From that, we can create Velocity and Burndown to help the Product Owner plan and the Development Team deliver. The dark side! So what can we measure?

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Planio

MAY 8, 2023

On average, IT projects come with more complexity and risk, and can quickly fall to pieces without proper due diligence, management, and leadership. Monitoring and controlling 5. Similar situation: IT projects are still risky, with project managers facing the threat of development bugs, failed deployments, and system downtime.

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

The Scrum meeting is an essential part of every project’s management, especially one following Agile methodology. It’s considered a valuable source of getting real-time updates, information, and feedback from the development team. It also serves to help keep the field team aligned with the company’s goals and deadlines.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 8, 2024

This customization allows more predictable and controlled project outcomes and effectively bridges the gap between project planning and execution. Improved Risk Management This component empowers teams to anticipate and mitigate potential risks by selecting a development approach tailored to the project's unique nature.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 28, 2019

have been doing Scrum trainings for a long time. During the last years, I have stressed even more the importance of understanding the nature and purpose of the Scrum Framework just at the begginning of the classes. This is, by no means, accepting distorted or flaccid applications of Scrum.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 8, 2023

That's a Scrum product without a Product Goal. Keeping them engaged and informed is more than just a courteous gesture; it's a Scrum necessity. In reality, they can be anyone from the end-users of your product, team members, and investors to senior executives. Product Goal This is the first “leg” of the triad stool.

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Wrike

APRIL 12, 2023

When it comes to managing projects, Scrum and Project Management are the two most commonly utilized approaches. In this article, we will explore the differences between a Scrum Master and a Project Manager and provide insights into their roles, responsibilities, and skill sets.

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Proofhub

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Since the digital landscape is always evolving, you need to periodically review and refine your site’s design, ensuring it remains fresh, user-friendly, and in line with current trends. CTA- Easily communicate and collaborate with your team, clients, and stakeholders in real-time with ProofHub’s Chat.

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Scrum.org

JULY 10, 2018

Often I hear people say that Scrum does not take care of risk: there is no risk log, risk is not on the agenda of the Sprint Review or Retrospective as a standard agenda-item. The Development Teams need to be accountable for the quality of the product and how it's made. How is risk managed in Scrum? Financial risk.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 22, 2019

For years, I’ve fulfilled the role of Scrum Master for many different organizations and Scrum Teams. These teams were mostly focused on software development. These organizations were able to attract the smartest developers and create products customers loved. Examples of a Developer Culture.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 18, 2020

On November 22nd, 2019, I gave the closing keynote at Scrum Deutschland, a talk called ‘The Four Things You Do To Prevent Value Delivery.’ Such a study is holistic; it involves looking at the organizational design, technical capabilities, culture and knowledge, and type of control and metrics used to define success. Background.

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Product Owner is a role that was coined in the Scrum framework, and this role in Scrum Guide is defined as . “ The Product Owner is accountable for maximizing the value of the Product resulting from the work of the Scrum Team. How this is done may vary widely across organizations, Scrum Teams, and individuals.”

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 21, 2024

Imagine leading projects where changes and uncertainties are not setbacks but stepping stones to innovation and success. Adaptive project management is particularly effective in dynamic industries where innovation, customer needs, and technologies continuously evolve.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Nehmen Sie an einer von Stefans kommenden Professional Scrum-Schulungen teil ! Executives that are not close to the customer problems make the decisions at the portfolio level, and teams execute, which can lead to disengaged teams. SAFe is for compliance and contacts, Scrum for performance. Die Daten der Umfrage.

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The Strategic Project Manager

JANUARY 3, 2024

Agile Portfolio Management is a form of portfolio management because it involves the centralized management of one or more portfolios, which includes identifying, prioritizing, authorizing, managing, and controlling projects, programs, and other related work, to achieve specific business objectives.

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nTask

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This backlog contains many different elements like enhancements, bug fixes that the development team has to perform, new features that have to be introduced, and the technology upgrades that are needed in the current product. Maintaining the costs of the product development process. Product Backlog Grooming.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! Executives that are not close to the customer problems make the decisions at the portfolio level, and teams execute, which can lead to disengaged teams. SAFe is for compliance and contacts, Scrum for performance. Survey Data.

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

In short, in the agile approach, the team is accountable to deliver high quality products. And it has all the responsibilities related to product development. The entire product development process is controlled by the team members, not the project manager. . The project manager controls the work process.

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Henny Portman

MARCH 1, 2020

Scream is a framework built as an imitation of Scrum, giving unwitting observers the appearance that the organization might be using Scrum. Scream Teams appear self-organizing and cross-functional when indeed the entire show is run by the manager. Conclusion: Scream isn’t a new tree in the agile forest.

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Leading Agile

JULY 3, 2023

10 years ago, it seemed that a little Scrum here and some coaching there would suffice. The package is changing at one cadence and maybe you’re trying to innovate and change at another cadence, right? Lastly, let’s talk about the lack of automation and address its implications. Different change cadences.

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Digite

JUNE 13, 2018

Compared to Scrum, Kanban is a young work-management method. 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.

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Proofhub

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Benefits of Agile project management The iterative principle of the Agile project management brings multiple benefits for both the development team and the customer: 1. Higher product quality With testing and review done in each sprint, the chances of finding an error are higher, and the costs of its correction are lower.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Customer collaboration: Unlike the waterfall approach, where requirements are defined upfront and rarely revisited, Agile encourages regular interactions with customers throughout the development process. This allows for a better understanding of customer needs and enables the development team to adapt and make changes as necessary.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 6, 2019

Organizations use Scrum because they hope it can help them become more Agile. Think of delivering value to customers sooner by releasing early & often, decreasing cycle time and lead time, improving team morale, lowering the number of defects, optimizing return on investment and increasing innovation rate. Liberating Structures.

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Wrike

MARCH 15, 2024

Setting up Wrike can take a little more elbow grease than a basic project management spreadsheet, but it’s worth it for the control and flexibility you get in return. Starred tasks , to identify the jobs your team has highlighted, get straight to the point, and avoid unnecessary bottlenecks. Let’s go through the process, step by step.

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nTask

MARCH 10, 2021

Managed by the development team. ”. A common DoD also helps save time and allows resources to focus on innovation and execution rather than fretting over definition. That being said, the definition may be steered by the Scrum Master or the head of engineering, or the lead of the technical team. Here is why.

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Teamweek

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

It also features a helpful color-coded system so you can see what aspects of the project are on track or need investigation at the next team meeting: 5. Your workflow management software is like your mission control. And other features that help implement Agile practices for Scrum and Kanban methods. Example: OrangeScrum.

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Leading Agile

MARCH 15, 2023

And when we started LeadingAgile about six or seven years ago, we well, I guess we started 12 years ago, but we, we started to build a dev team about seven or eight years ago and we’re working on an internal product called Navigator that’s been in development for a while now.

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Leading Agile

MARCH 17, 2021

And then how do we make decisions when teams are in conflict and how do we subordinate backlogs to a portfolio? How do we control things? If you just do Scrum, you’ll get the goodness out of it. I don’t mean Scrum. And so I did talk on the three things and then we came up with this talk.

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