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. However, over time more tangible examples popped up.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

"The Development Team consists of professionals who do the work of delivering a potentially releasable Increment of "Done" product at the end of each Sprint." - The Scrum Guide. The Scrum Guide is markedly ambitious in the standard of professionalism it demands of a team. Additional work will be needed to complete it.

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Digite

MAY 15, 2018

Inspired by Steve Porter’s efforts to bring process practitioners closer together and educate Scrum practitioners, I’m writing a shadow series of posts that will follow the Kanban and Scrum – Stronger Together series and continue my own efforts to clear up misconceptions between practitioners of these methods. Disclaimer.

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Planio

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Internal vs. external project deliverables Internal project deliverables External project deliverables Process vs. product project deliverables Process project deliverables Product project deliverables Project deliverables vs. milestones vs. objectives How to use deliverables to run successful projects 1. How are they used?

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Leading Answers

DECEMBER 21, 2017

My first opportunity to create and run a large agile team did not start well. Having had good successes with small to medium sized agile teams I was keen to unleash the benefits on a bigger scale. A clean-sheet development opportunity with a smart team and engaged business group – what could go wrong?

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Wouldn’t that lead to the long-run obsolescence of many knowledge workers, for example, Scrum Masters, agile coaches, product managers, and Product Owners? There are a few examples of that below.). For example, if a company is agile, it can quickly adapt to changes in market trends, changing customer needs, and new technologies.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

While everyone will appreciate the effort, participating in a 2-day workshop does not mean that they mastered navigating the waters of dual-track Scrum, for example. Hence, the actual process will have to change over time. This one has a quick remedy, though: Do not participate in meetings that have no value for the team.

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Velociteach

AUGUST 3, 2023

The development team was devastated. In my consulting practice, I see development teams struggle with their users. A primary reason is poor stakeholder engagement. Few organizations invest in the change management capabilities required to support new technologies and business processes. Do not be surprised.

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The IIL Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

The development team was devastated. In my consulting practice, I see development teams struggling with their users. A primary reason is poor stakeholder engagement. Few organizations invest in the change management capabilities required to support new technologies and business processes.

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Leading Answers

JANUARY 16, 2021

This article explains what a risk-adjusted backlog is, why they are useful, how to create one and how teams work with them. Prioritizing based on business value is an example of the lean concept of 'Taking an Economic View of Decision Making.' An example of opportunities realized includes new trials.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

What is important about Scrum is that it is a framework, and Scrum Teams need to define their process, practices, and tools within the framework. I have worked with many Scrum Teams who have been using the concept of mid-term and longer-term goals as part of their Product Backlog management strategies. Scrum is still Scrum.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The Scrum Master encourages the Scrum Team to improve, within the Scrum process framework, its development process and practices to make it more effective and enjoyable for the next Sprint. By the end of the Sprint Retrospective, the Scrum Team should have identified improvements that it will implement in the next Sprint.

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Scrum.org

JULY 21, 2020

Regularly, we find articles from developers detailing why ‘Agile’ in general and Scrum’s nature, in particular, deserve our collective disdain. These rigid methodologies inevitably turn developers into mindless cogs in a corporate machinery—churning out more and more code—while ignoring the true potential of these knowledge workers.

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Planio

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Data from the Harvard Business Review shows that a meager 35% of projects worldwide are deemed successful by the people who build and use them. An implementation plan guides your entire team through the who , what , when , and how of your project — providing clarity, alignment, and accountability for everyone involved.

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Planio

AUGUST 15, 2022

Yet, beneath that stat is the real problem: Teams focus too much on functional requirements (what the system does) and forget about the non-functional aspects ( how the system does it). Unfortunately, too many product teams ignore non-functional requirements (NFRs) until it’s too late. How NFRs help development teams.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 25, 2022

How sustainable is your pace as a developer? This has always been a huge struggle for us and most of the teams we’ve been part of. Unfortunately, many developers and development teams still burn more hours than are probably good for them. The initial practice was for developers to work no more than 40 hours a week.

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Planio

JUNE 8, 2022

According to the Project Management Institute’s Pulse of the Profession survey , 81% of top-performing companies prioritize the development of technical project management skills. Next, ask your team questions. If you can’t walk the walk with your development team, they’re going to reject your suggestions.

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Wrike

MAY 21, 2023

Defining Operations Operations refer to the process of designing, producing, and delivering goods or services to customers. Quality control is the process of ensuring that the products or services meet the required standards of quality via testing, inspections, and audits.

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Scrum is a lightweight agile framework that encourages team members to work on a problem together. It helps teams to gather knowledge from experience and learn self-organization through working on an issue. . Scrum encourages teams to improve by reflecting on their success and losses. . The Scrum Master.

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Leading Answers

DECEMBER 21, 2017

My first opportunity to create and run a large agile team did not start well. Having had good successes with small to medium sized agile teams I was keen to unleash the benefits on a bigger scale. A clean-sheet development opportunity with a smart team and engaged business group – what could go wrong?

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Planio

JULY 1, 2021

Crossing the client/developer divide: How to build transparency with better customer communication and the right tools. Client/developer transparency breeds the kind of trust that turns one-off projects into long-term relationships. But in order to get those benefits, you need to have the right tools, workflows, and processes in place.

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Agilemania

MARCH 14, 2023

The Definition of Done is the most crucial aspect for the team to be able to build shippable increments of any product. A team’s definition of done helps them continuously add value to the product. The Definition of Done (DoD) is created by the development team or project team.

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Agilemania

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The role and responsibilities of the product owner includes identifying the business needs & market opportunities, establishing project objectives, and managing the product development process from ideation to final release. Top In-demand Product Owner Certifications. SAFe® Product Owner/ Product Manager (POPM) Training.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 31, 2020

Despite the rapidness of the change, moving to remote worked surprisingly well for many teams, because they were used to some degree of remote work before. Especially development teams and technology firms in general have many years of experience with allowing their workforce to do their jobs from wherever and whenever they like.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 18, 2020

A new product had been developed to replace an older, third party solution that was no longer tenable. The organization had to revert to the old, third party solution at significant cost, after several (costly) years of development. In my research, I found many issues throughout the development process, but one stuck out in particular.

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Wrike

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

In the product development process , many internal teams have a hand in bringing a concept to market. For example, design teams, engineering teams, and marketing teams all play a part in this life cycle. However, there’s another way to improve this process: using the right software tools. .

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Planio

JANUARY 17, 2022

Unshipping is a term coined by the team at Mixpanel to describe removing a feature or product that is already live to users. Product teams become unnaturally attached to their product roadmaps. Developers and product teams are almost always focused on more. Less pressure on your support team. What is ‘unshipping’?

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 4, 2019

They run from ill-suited personal traits and the pursuit of individual agendas to frustration with the team itself. Read on and learn in this post on Scrum anti-patterns how you can identify if your Scrum Master needs support from the team. The Scrum Master is a servant-leader for the Scrum Team. The team composition is wrong.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 15, 2023

If you’re looking to buy project management software, you know that the market is saturated with products that promise to provide efficiency to your processes. Let’s take a look at Jira, which says it helps teams to track, manage and automate their projects. They allow teams to view, manage and report on their work.

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Wrike

JULY 29, 2023

In this article, we will delve into its origins, principles, methodology, benefits, and applications, and explore real-life examples of successful implementation. While working at Toyota, Japanese engineer and businessman Taiichi Ohno played a crucial role in the development of Kaizen.

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Teamweek

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Unfortunately, due to lack of focus over many years, most of these repositories now range from obscure to unmaintained in their usefulness. As a company that is majority developers, many of whom love open source, this does not sit right with us. You can read more about the process behind it here. Why are we making these changes?

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Techno-PM

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Updating SOP's will enhance communication among team members, which will avoid any confusion while working on projects. Managers and leaders mostly follow these procedures to run the team effectively. Use cloud-based platforms that make all processes consistent and repeatable.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

In the complex world of project management, the role of a project lead is essential for guiding teams towards success. They act as a liaison between the project team, stakeholders, and upper management. The project lead is not limited to a specific department but works across various teams to ensure the smooth execution of tasks.

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Online PM Courses

AUGUST 6, 2018

Below each Point of Project Failure are examples of primary reasons why projects fail. This could equally fit under ‘weak leadership’ However you classify it, if your people aren’t committed to your project’s success, they may as well be committed to its failure. Poor Project Skills. Governance.

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Teamweek

MAY 13, 2021

Without a website project plan, you’ll have a website that yields poor results, disappoints clients, and frustrates the development team. Yet website development planning takes a back seat. Maybe you lack the expertise to map out the entire website planning process. How to plan a website project? Constraints.

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MPUG

MARCH 28, 2021

But good communication grows complex as the scope of the project increases, more people are involved, and teams are scattered around the world. Here are some typical audiences, both stakeholders and ancillary groups, you might include in a communication plan: The project team is the core of communication.

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Scrum.org

JULY 1, 2019

Scrum makes clear the relative efficacy of your product management and work techniques so that you can continuously improve the product, the team, and the working environment.”. By consequence, teams will ultimately abandon Scrum in such environments. . Individuals and interactions over processes and tools.

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