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Kanban History: Origin & Expansion Across Industries

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Kanban history has informed everything from manufacturing to software development. For those unsure what kanban is, we’ll first explain the kanban system and then go into kanban history from its development to its uses in manufacturing, project management and software development.

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Agile vs Waterfall: What’s the Difference?

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Commonly used in engineering and software development, it’s a more structured approach because progress falls in one direction, like a waterfall, from ideation to launch. Design : There are two parts to this phase, including logical design and physical design, all resulting in the software or product architecture.

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Software Development Life Cycle and Project Management

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Software Development Life Cycle is on every job description for a Project Manager. Everyone wants you to know how to develop software applications. When I googled “software development life cycle definition” I found different variants. Phases in Software Development. Concept Development.

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Project Management Guidelines (Part 1) - What We Can Learn From Project Failures

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A good project manager knows that some developments are out of their control. The only way to relieve that stress is to remain calm about the situation and take action to keep the situation under control. " This assumption can be especially applied to relying on project management software for support.

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Economics of Software Development

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For example, about which software to buy, which Features in the development backlog should be implemented next, what prices to charge for products and services. Software development is an exercise in microeconomics, since it deals with limited resources - time, cost, and what value is produced in exchange for the time and money.

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7 Uncomfortable Truths for Project Managers

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Famously, software engineer and author Tim Lister said that: “Risk management is how adults manage projects.” The only way to regain control of your outcomes from your stakeholders is to invest your time in them. You Can’t Control Everything. We are not control freaks. The Monitor and Control Cycle.

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What are the Technical Skill of a Software Development Project Manager?

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“I do not have the technical skill to become a software development project manager.” You do need to know the software development process, what goes into creating software applications. Once you are surrounded by software engineers, QA, BAs, and so on, you start to learn everything like a sponge.