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IT project management explained: How to run great IT projects

Planio

On average, IT projects come with more complexity and risk, and can quickly fall to pieces without proper due diligence, management, and leadership. Similar situation: IT projects are still risky, with project managers facing the threat of development bugs, failed deployments, and system downtime. And that’s no simple job.

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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

ProjectManager.com

The term scrum was introduced in a “Harvard Business Review” article from 1986 by Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka. It became a part of agile when Ken Schwaber and Mike Beedle wrote the book “Agile Software Development with Scrum” in 2001. It was initially created by the UK government for IT projects.

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Scrum Anti-Patterns GPT

Scrum.org

Reassigning Team Members : Frequently moving team members between Scrum Teams disrupts the building of trust and undermines the stability and effectiveness of teams​​. In the absence of this feedback, teams may engage in gold-plating under the assumption that they are adding value.

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ChatGPT 4: A Bargain for Scrum Practitioners?

Scrum.org

Here are some of the key differences between the two versions: Focus on the Scrum team : The Scrum Guide 2020 places more emphasis on the Scrum team, rather than just the Development Team. The Product Owner and Scrum Master are now considered equal members of the Scrum Team. Score : ChatGPT-4 2-0 ChatGPT-3.5

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What is Agile Project Management?

The IIL Blog

By APMG International September 6, 2023 Agile project management is a flexible approach to managing projects which involves taking incremental steps referred to as sprints or iterations. In 2001, a group of software development thought leaders came together and devised the Agile Manifesto.

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Strategy vs. tactics: How to use both to build better products

Planio

6 rules to follow How to bring strategy and tactics together: 5 examples for different teams 1. Product development teams 2. Digital marketing teams 3. Sales teams 4. Customer service teams 5. 6 rules to follow As you learn more and more about tactics, you may also see them referred to as micro-strategies.

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11 Proven Stakeholder Communication Tactics

Scrum.org

There are plenty of opportunities for stakeholders to interact responsibly with a Scrum Team. The two formal Scrum events that come to mind are: Sprint Reviews. The Sprint Review is Empiricism at work: inspect the Product Increment and adapt the Product Backlog. Sprint Reviews are a zone free from death by PowerPoint.