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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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How To Implement Lean Portfolio Management?

Agilemania

Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) involves connecting strategy to execution by using lean principles. Budgets are allocated to execute an enterprise’s strategy by portfolio management teams. What Are The Key Components Of Lean Portfolio Management? The lean portfolio leadership team creates the goal of your company.

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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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Self-management is Nuanced

Scrum.org

On the other hand, others may dismiss self-management altogether, replacing it with micromanaging techniques such as leadership assigning particular tasks to particular developers. Self-management doesn’t mean developers can do whatever they want, and it doesn’t mean leadership should micromanage the Scrum team, either.

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How to become a Product Owner – 5 Simple Steps

Scrum.org

They have to be able to create the right ideas for value and be expert at communicating those ideas to the Development Team. Professional Scrum Team. Agile Leadership Toolkit: Learning to Thrive with Self-Managing Teams. The Lean Startup: How Constant Innovation Creates Radically Successful Businesses.

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Jeff Gothelf: Outcome-Based Product Planning — Hands-on Agile 43

Scrum.org

What [shall we] do when a product requires many development teams? Your emphasis on teams that include all of the many stakeholders implies that everyone needs to have a basic understanding of every aspect of the product and delivery. Do you have any] tips on getting senior leadership to buy in with becoming more outcome-based?

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Top 5 objections to Scrum (and why those objections are wrong)

Scrum.org

So yes, Developers CAN deliver a Done increment in less than a month. . . Many software development teams are under pressure to deliver work quickly because other teams have deadlines they need to meet. Furthermore, the Product Owner presents a forecast at every Sprint Review.

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