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Streamlining Success: Lean Principles in Project Management

MPUG

First, our last article touched on waste in the context of lean. Second, I am the father of a recent engineering graduate who is now working as an engineer, and part of the onboarding was a class on lean. Engineers use specifications to define and constrain the product or system under development and to be manufactured.

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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

ProjectManager.com

Kanban is from Japan, originating in the factories of the Toyota car company in the 60s as a lean manufacturing tool for workflow and inventory management. Scrum is a project management framework with well-defined roles, guidelines and procedures that ensure this methodology is implemented consistently. What Is Kanban?

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People Drive Solutions, Tools Just Pave the Way!

Scrum.org

It's about leveraging these tools to support the idea of DevOps, not letting the tools define it. It's about fostering an environment where the concept of DevOps can thrive, influencing every aspect of the product lifecycle. These are the kinds of nuanced understandings that lean-agile practitioners relish, and many find perplexing.

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How To Make 2023 A Successful Year for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This may be by adopting a new tool or approach, learning some new skills in listening, influence, or negotiation, or maybe simply allocating more time to it. XP, scrum, lean, etc.) Second, the use of lean and agile tools and methodologies beyond IT, software and manufacturing. Learning the different methodologies in Agile (e.g.

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5 TOOLS TO HELP CREATE PRODUCT GOALS AND SPRINT GOALS

Scrum.org

Lean Canvas. Lean Canvas is adapted from The Business Model Canvas and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 In short, the Lean Canvas helps you define the most important elements of your product. Lean Canvas Template Example fron Miro. Actors who can influence the outcome.

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How to do customer acquisition the right way in 2024

Planio

Customer acquisition influences everything from how you prioritize features to your go-to-market strategy. Influencer marketing. Linked to both social media and content marketing, leveraging trusted influencers with an engaged audience is a great way to get your brand noticed.

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Deciphering the Enigma of Story Points Across Teams

Scrum.org

They're influenced by individual perceptions, making them unsuitable for broad comparisons or future projections. Given its subjective nature, defining value can be multifaceted. Instead, focus on objective metrics like throughput, to gauge and optimise team performance. These are not the metrics that you are looking for!