The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Agile A flexible and dynamic approach to project management that allows for iterative updates during defined time blocks, which allows for incremental value. Product Owner, Scrum Master, Development team members) who work collaboratively to deliver value in an Agile project. Agile team A cross-functional group of individuals (e.g.,

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Agilemania

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Be it monitoring and control, collaboration, stakeholders onboarding, change management, and governance methods, the problems only keep increasing. SAFe is a knowledge base of proven, integrated principles, practices, and competencies for achieving business agility using Lean, Agile, Systems Thinking, and DevOps. Let’s get kickstarted.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 17, 2024

It can be your reality with a well-defined DoD. From individual coding tasks to large-scale releases, the DoD sets the bar for quality and completeness, ensuring everyone - from developers to stakeholders - is on the same page. This helps the project team define what needs to be delivered and prevent potential scope creep.

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Resource Guru

JUNE 7, 2023

Examples of project management methodologies (some of which we’ll take a closer look at later in this article) include Waterfall, Agile (Scrum, Kanban), Lean, PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments), and PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge). Define what specific outcomes or deliverables are most important to them.

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Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

We’ll define their responsibilities and explore some of the traits that will make them successful, as well as the core competencies each should possess. Lean/Agile Leader. The EL develops detailed outcome-based plans that deliver on the Transformation strategy and create clarity and alignment between the coaches and the delivery teams.

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ProProfs Project Management

JANUARY 9, 2020

Clearly defining potential project risk factors. Define a smooth and structured process for project execution. The goals and timelines are clearly defined for project delivery. Requirements need not be defined during project initiation. On the other hand, with Agile, your end goals are only loosely defined.

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Henny Portman

JULY 26, 2020

In the third section we get an overview of some routine meetings like the daily scrum, demos, governance meetings and teleconferences. Rigor: Clearly define each decision to be made, gathering and considering facts, thoroughly considering options, and making clear decisions. The final section focusses on project retrospectives.

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Leading Agile

MARCH 11, 2019

Consistency Between Lean and Agile Principles. Without coming at the question from that angle (as far as I know), the authors of the Manifesto arrived at an idea from Lean Thinking – the idea of reducing process waste. General principles in Lean Thinking are: Define value. Identify the value stream. Perfection.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 25, 2024

A Project Management Office (PMO) is a centralized department within an organization that standardizes the governance of projects. High-level View of the PMO Functions The PMBOK 6th Edition defines the Project Management Office (PMO) as having functions to standardize and improve project management practices.

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International Institute for Learning

JUNE 2, 2022

Rubin Jen has been in the project management field for over 23 years, spanning aerospace, engineering, telecom, software development, outsourcing, consulting, not-for-profit and government sectors. He has worked with companies such as Bombardier Aerospace, Celestica, Accenture and the Ontario Government. ABOUT THE AUTHOR.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 17, 2020

Scrum has proven time and again to be the most popular framework for software development. Given that software is eating the world , a seasoned Scrum Master is nowadays in high demand. Though whatever the case, we can say for sure that Scrum is very popular in software development. Introduction.

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Binfire

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

The other day I was reading an article in which the author argues , in order for the government agencies to become more efficient, they need to transition to the Agile method! For the government agencies to get efficient, they need to embrace Agile methodology. . Could be used by non-software projects too). Do you get this?

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Agilemania

MARCH 25, 2021

SAFe defines the role of the Scrum Master is a servant-leader for the agile team who helps educate the team on various frameworks and methods, including Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming, and SAFe , ensuring that the agreed-upon agile process is duly get followed. Understanding of Lean and Agile. Focus on Quality.

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MPUG

JANUARY 16, 2023

The book defines a performance domain as “critical for the effective delivery of project outcomes.” Everything you do as a project manager involves leaning into the domains to a greater or lesser extent, as you keep all the project’s balls in the air. In other words, something you must focus on.

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Project Pulse Journal

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Clear Objectives and Scope: One of the primary outcomes of a successful initiation phase is a set of clear objectives and a defined scope. Clear Objectives: Correct project initiation ensures that all goals and objectives are defined clearly. Draft the Project Idea : Define the project's initial idea.

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nTask

MAY 3, 2019

These individuals are qualified to handle the requirements of ongoing projects; whether they are related to software development or physical boundaries. CompTIA Project+ mostly has to deal with aggregating feedback from respondents, government representatives and research institutes. PMI tests are usually based on 200 questions.

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International Institute for Learning

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Throw in the rich taxonomy of terms such as Waterfall, Lean, Agile, Scrum, XP, Sprints, phases, increments, and releases, and it’s easy to get lost in the terminology. Waterfall is great for projects that have a clear and well-defined outcome using existing technologies and proven techniques.

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Online PM Courses

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

It is promoted by Scaled Agile , who offer its own set of qualifications: SAFe for Teams For Lean-Agile team members in a SAFe Agile Release Train (ART). Their certified Digital Agilist qualifications are more software development than project management certifications. Other Agile Certifications include: Leading SAFe.

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MPUG

MAY 6, 2021

We are a consulting company in the DC Baltimore area that specializes in project and portfolio management for about 80% of our customers in the government space, the other 20 in the commercial space. I actually got my degree in software engineering and moved up into project management like a lot of us did back in the day.

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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. The Cool Power of WIP Limits.

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MPUG

MARCH 18, 2021

Jeff is currently the lead course developer for Edward’s Performance Solution and oversees the production and maintenance of courses on project management, systems engineering, software development, business process improvement, and cybersecurity. It’s part of the DMAIC define stage, right? Secondly, right?

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 28, 2022

Kanban is a visual workflow tool that, while originally used as a Toyota scheduling system, is now associated with in an agile methodology, especially in DevOps software development. The kanban method is governed by a set of principles. The goal of lean kanban is to start with no limits and monitor the WIP.

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The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The History of Agile Project Management Agile project management emerged in the software development industry in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In 2001, a group of software development thought leaders came together and devised the Agile Manifesto. The DSDM Framework is the backbone for several of APMG’s certifications.

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Leading Agile

AUGUST 19, 2020

The good news is that many aspects of Transformation are definable and repeatable, so they can be predictable. And so, from how we do governance and how we do project planning and how we do organizational structure, all those kinds of things, right, so there’s this big hop. We are building an internal tool.

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Leading Answers

JUNE 9, 2019

Also, organizations that embrace the whole digital product view still need help governing the ongoing process. This is where product development books can help. They describe the factors at play and provide ideas for guidance around planning, funding, staffing and governance. It talks about the history of software development.

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Planio

JANUARY 29, 2024

Clearly defines roles and responsibilities. This helps define roles, responsibilities, and expectations — both for tasks and decision-making. Enables lean operations. The ultimate benefit of process mapping is its ability to drive lean operations and financial savings for organizations.

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Sudipta Lahiri

JUNE 7, 2017

I got exposed to Lean thinking when we first started using the Kanban Method for our software development. Defining a WIP limit, i.e., how many things we are going to work on at the same time, again helps us prioritize what we must do now. In this blog, I am going to share my own experience of tackling this challenge.

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Planio

APRIL 24, 2023

According to the Association for Project Management : “Project management is the application of processes, methods, skills, knowledge, and experience to achieve specific objectives, according to defined acceptance criteria, within agreed parameters.” Learn from their mistakes and lean on them for insights.

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Planio

JUNE 19, 2023

Define the project activities’ dependencies 3. Lean on the expertise of other project managers and team members to ensure you capture all required activities. Real-life case study: Jack’s a Project Manager at ZeroLimits, a software development agency specializing in website builds for start-up companies.

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Continuous Exploration: It is the stage to visualize the pain and gain, develop a hypothesis, define measurement. The DevOps team may use various techniques to define problem statements, such as design thinking, customer journey map, value stream mapping, and many more. It also includes suggestions from the software users.

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Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

Project risk management: lessons learned from software development environment,” Young Hoon Kwak and Jim Stoddard,” Technovation , 24(11), pp. Defining Uncertainty in Projects ? Project Risk Management: Lessons Learned from Software Development Environment,” Y. 255, April 2010. 920, November 2004. 1994): 707-712.

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Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. Defining Uncertainty in Projects ? Kwak and J.

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Planio

JANUARY 16, 2023

Lay your cards out by creating a solid governance structure. Lean into risk management straight away. Unlike a software developer, graphic designer, or accountant, your job isn't to do the doing , your job is to ensure the doing gets done. Lay your cards out by creating a solid governance structure.

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Workamajig

JANUARY 11, 2021

Audit: The process of analyzing a project to ensure that it is being governed as intended. Benefits Framework: This defines the expected benefits of the project, the specific operations it would affect, and how the project's performance would be; a) realized, and b) measured. A project sponsor can request an audit.

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Workamajig

JULY 14, 2019

Your choice of methodology defines how you work and communicate. It was first outlined by Dr. Winston Royce in 1970 as a response to managing the increasingly complex nature of software development. Since then, it has become widely adopted, most prominently in the software industry. Defined roles and responsibilities.

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ProProfs Project Management

JULY 5, 2019

37% of projects fail due to the lack of defined project objectives and milestones. 45% of PMOs have clearly defined roles and responsibilities. 58% of organizations report more defined processes and practices as their key step to project success. IT projects need to be less complex, not to have more focus on governance.

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Ganttic

AUGUST 25, 2023

Kanban is a groundbreaking workflow management method based on Lean principles. It is a powerful tool used primarily by software development teams and project managers to optimize workflow and deliver better results while minimizing efficiency. What is Kanban? Why Use Kanban for Productivity?

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