Fri.Apr 20, 2018

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Kanban and Scrum Together – Not So Fast

Digite

Continuing our theme of facilitating Scrum and Kanban, we’re honored to publish another guest blog post by Dave White on ‘Kanban and Scrum Together – Not So Fast’. Here Dave white has shared his thoughts on the article ‘Kanban and Scrum Together’ written by Steve Porter. Hope you enjoy reading it! KANBAN AND SCRUM TOGETHER – NOT SO FAST. A colleague of mine who works at Scrum.org now posted a blog about how Kanban and Scrum are stronger together.

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So… What is a Project?

Green Project Management

“All is flux, nothing stays still.” – Heraclitus “The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order.” – Alfred North Whitehead When I ask “what is a project?” I enjoy the different perspectives and interpretations. Concepts like work packages, ongoing operational tasks and even programmes are often perceived as […].

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How to Make Project Managers Smile

Meisterplan

On the Sense and Sensibility of Integrating Project Managers into Your PPM. Have you ever managed a project? I mean, a real project. Not that house renovation thing in your spare time. A business project. Did you like it? If yes, why? If not, why not? Please pour yourself another cup of coffee and take some time to think about it. I’ll wait here for you.

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Fallacy of the Week

Herding Cats

Uncertainty exists and cannot be reduced or eliminated in complex systems. Estimation only gives you a false sense of certainty that can only be validated when it is too late to react (e.g. Estimating Fallacy), i.e. After the Fact. This fallacy seems to pervade the conversation of those unfamiliar with how estimates are actually made. Here's the starting point for learning how to make credible estimates in the presence of uncertainty.

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Understand Digital Debt, Form a Team, Set Goals, and Plan Roadmap for Transformation

Understanding digital debt is crucial before digital transformation. Assemble a team to assess internal operations, market pressures, and digital debt's impact. Define future digital vision with measurable goals. Refine hypotheses and conduct market analysis. Develop a roadmap for transformation with defined projects, cost estimates, and governance.

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The Simple Reason Why It’s Time To Ban Laptops In Meetings

Trello

A professor walks into a lecture hall and glances around at a packed house of students typing away on screens. As the clock indicates it’s time to get started, she clears her throat and asks everyone to put their laptops away before class.

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Quote of the Day

Herding Cats

It is not the world that is mysterious. Rather it is the way we view it that makes it mysterious. When we fail to understand the underlying principles of what we are observing, be it chaotic processes of ecology, particle physics, or simply estimating the cost and duration of our project, we assume there is a mystery that cannot be unraveled.