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Kanban History: Origin & Expansion Across Industries

ProjectManager.com

Kanban history has informed everything from manufacturing to software development. For those unsure what kanban is, we’ll first explain the kanban system and then go into kanban history from its development to its uses in manufacturing, project management and software development.

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A PM’s Guide to Agile Software Development

Project Bliss

Everybody’s talking about agile software development these days: project managers, software developers, IT directors, small startups and big corporations. What is Agile Software Development? Agile software development is an approach that promotes delivering value quickly to the customer.

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Back to Basics: What is the Difference between Process Groups and Phases?

MPUG

RUP was developed by Rational Corporation which was later acquired by IBM. It is an iterative software development approach which divides the project lifecycle into four phases: Inception, Elaboration, Construction, and Transition. There is a fundamental difference between process groups and phases. In figure 1.5

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The Complete History of Agile Software Development

Agilemania

In the early 1990s, PC computing began to rise in organizations, but software development faced a hurdle. At that time, people used to call this crisis the “application delivery lag” or “the application development crisis.” Working software over comprehensive documentation.

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Software Development Process: How to Pick The Process That’s Right For You

Planio

But software development isn’t one of them. Every great piece of software starts with a plan and a clear process in place. Luckily, there are numerous software development processes you can choose from when you’re starting your next project. But which software development process is right for you?

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How to Overcome 12 Common Requirements Mistakes

Project Risk Coach

The project manager should define the approach to requirements development and management. How will you elicit, analyze, document, and validate requirements? If you are using Word or Excel (not a best practice), consider adding a date in the footer and in the filename of your requirement document. 12 Requirements Mistakes 1.

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Agile Teams: Roles & Structures That Work

Rebel’s Guide to PM

An Agile team is a cross-functional group of people that is self-contained to the point that the people in the group can deliver the product (or the next iteration of it) without needing to draw on skills outside the group. What is an Agile team? It’s almost easier to think of Agile teams by virtue of what they are not.

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