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What Is Kanban? Meaning, Definitions & Best Practices

ProjectManager.com

Kanban is a methodology that helps teams of all sizes manage project tasks and workflows by applying tools, principles and practices. The kanban methodology was first developed as a lean manufacturing system to help with production planning , scheduling and control. What Is a Kanban Board? What Are the Benefits of Kanban?

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125 Project Management Buzzwords

The IIL Blog

Agile team A cross-functional group of individuals (e.g., Product Owner, Scrum Master, Development team members) who work collaboratively to deliver value in an Agile project. Backlog A list of tasks, features, or requirements to be addressed by an agile project manager or team and is often associated with Agile methodologies.

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Remote Agile (Part 7): Sprint Review with Distributed Teams

Scrum.org

TL; DR: A Remote Sprint Review with a Distributed Team. This seventh article now looks into organizing a remote Sprint Review with a distributed team: How to practice the review with virtual Liberating Structures, including and giving a voice to team members, stakeholders, and customers.

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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. Lean Methodology.

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The Role of Standard Work in Lean Methodology

Wrike

Lean methodology is a systematic approach to improving efficiency and reducing waste in business operations. This article will explore the principles of lean methodology, the concept of standard work, their intersection, and the impact of standard work on lean methodology.

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Lean Thinking and the Parable of the Underbrush

Leading Agile

Lean Thinking starts with identifying customer-defined value, and proceeds from there by focusing on ways to maximize the delivery of that value. They don’t pay for regulatory compliance reviews. They don’t pay for security assessments. A manual, after-the-fact, formal review process is optional.

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5 Agile Methodologies for Project Managers that are not Scrum Framework

Project Pulse Journal

These methodologies share the core Agile principles of iterative development, customer collaboration, and responding to change like Scrum teams; they apply these principles in varied ways to optimize workflow, improve product quality, and enhance team dynamics. Agile methodologies offer a path to mastering these challenges.