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The ultimate guide to annual planning for product teams

Planio

Contrary to what most product teams have heard, annual planning isn’t just reserved for senior executives and finance teams. In fact, an annual product survey found that over 30% of teams plan their roadmaps a year in advance, dispelling the myth that agile teams shouldn’t waste their time planning far into the future.

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What Is Upskilling & How to Build an Upskilling Program

Teamweek

Benefits of upskilling Continuous learning is beneficial for any employee, whether they’re new talent or a manager looking to gain leadership skills , but let’s look at some specific benefits of adopting an upskilling strategy. For example, an accountant going through a training program on product management.

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Project Success: Implementation AND Adoption

The IIL Blog

The development team was devastated. In my consulting practice, I see development teams struggling with their users. Misalignment can occur within the leadership team, and between leaders and their staff. Develop mitigation strategies. Regularly survey the environment. Do not be surprised.

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What Makes A Good Product Owner?

Scrum.org

Which activities can be fulfilled by others in the team, and what is needed for that? One of the reviewers of this article, Maarten Dalmijn , noted that he missed “product discovery” as a core activity in the work by Bass (2018). Maarten, who is an experienced Product Owner, added that he spends a lot of time on this with his teams.

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Is SAFe® Adoption Making a Difference? Why are Companies Moving To It? How Will It Impact?

Agilemania

Accepting variability and maintaining alternatives is one of SAFe®’s fundamental tenets, which means that development teams must take into account a variety of design possibilities from the outset and continually assess the trade-offs between economics and technology. Accelerating Time-to-market and Going After Value.

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What is a technical project manager? (And why you should think about becoming one)

Planio

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. They’re often expected to help establish software engineering tools, standards, and processes like code reviews and testing strategies.

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Project Success: Implementation AND Adoption

Velociteach

The development team was devastated. In my consulting practice, I see development teams struggle with their users. Misalignment can occur within the leadership team, and between leaders and their staff. Develop mitigation strategies. Regularly survey the environment. Do not be surprised.