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Measuring the Wrong Thing is Worse Than Measuring Nothing

Scrum.org

Agile frameworks have revolutionized the product development landscape, improving collaboration and adaptability and fostering a focus on benefits provided to the customer. But this new way of working takes some getting used to. It can be challenging for organizations to let go of old working methods. As organizations strive to quantify the productivity and effectiveness of their agile teams, the adage "you get what you measure" becomes increasingly pertinent.

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Navigating the Challenges of Cloud Transformation

Leading Agile

Cloud transformation is not simply a technological shift but a comprehensive, multi-dimensional journey that requires strategic planning, execution, and management. It’s not merely about replacing old technologies with new ones – the crux lies in focusing on the latest technologies, which will drive the business strategy and then appropriately reshape organizational patterns, restructure processes, and redefine business models.

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5 kinds of Agile bandits. Product Owner Bandits

Scrum.org

Navigating Agile Leadership: The Perils of Rigid Product Ownership From my experience, I've seen that the crux of Agile success lies not in rigid adherence to plans but in a more fluid, vision-driven approach. It's about setting a direction and allowing the team the freedom to navigate towards it. This approach fosters innovation, creativity, and, importantly, team engagement – vital ingredients for successful product development.

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Navigating the Challenges of Cloud Transformation

Leading Agile

Cloud transformation is not simply a technological shift but a comprehensive, multi-dimensional journey that requires strategic planning, execution, and management. It’s not merely about replacing old technologies with new ones – the crux lies in focusing on the set of new technologies that will drive the business strategy and then appropriately reshaping organizational patterns, restructuring processes, and redefining business models to enable them.

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Toward a Unified Project Management Understanding

The objective of this research is to dispel misunderstandings about crucial project management terms and their definitions. It aims to accurately place these terms and facilitate a comprehensive global understanding of their meanings.

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Could a Scrum GPT Challenge Scrum Masters?

Scrum.org

TL; DR: The Rise of the Scrum GPT Fewer Jobs for Scrum Masters, and now we see the universal Scrum GPT entering the competition: Will Scrum Masters change from essential practitioners to a niche role? The job market is currently challenging for many agile practitioners, particularly Scrum Masters. Many are looking for new opportunities, while an increasing number of organizations consider the benefits they contribute to a team’s overall success.

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Elevating Stewardship in Scrum (From PM to PSM 03)

Scrum.org

For professional Project Managers seeking to transition into Professional Scrum Masters, the project management principle of being a diligent, respectful, and caring steward offers a valuable perspective. In Scrum, stewardship extends beyond traditional project management, emphasizing integrity, care, and trustworthiness within the realms of initiatives and products.

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The Power of Patient Testimonials in Healthcare Marketing: A Guide for Clinics and Hospitals

Productivity Land

In the dynamic world of healthcare marketing, the authenticity and trust conveyed by patient testimonials are unmatched. These testimonials, and personal endorsements, significantly influence prospective patients’ decision-making processes. Understanding and leveraging the power of patient testimonial videos can transform the marketing strategies of clinics and hospitals.

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Elevating Stewardship in Scrum - (3) From PM to PSM

Scrum.org

For professional Project Managers seeking to transition into Professional Scrum Masters, the project management principle of being a diligent, respectful, and caring steward offers a valuable perspective. In Scrum, stewardship extends beyond traditional project management, emphasizing integrity, care, and trustworthiness within the realms of initiatives and products.

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Event Series: Practical Kanban with MS Project Agile

MPUG

Two widely accepted Lean-Agile approaches, iteration- and flow-based, are embraced by Agile practitioners. While iteration-based Agile prescribes an iteration, in flow-based Agile, iterations are not prescribed. The most well-known framework for iteration-based Agile is Scrum , while Kanban represents flow-based Agile. Kanban is a Japanese word and loosely translated means “signal card.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Why Predictability Matters in Scrum

Scrum.org

There is a common misconception among some Agilists that Agile teams must operate without deadlines. Otherwise, they are not ‘Agile’. This fosters an attitude of "we will get there when we get there." Telling an important customer that “we will get there when we get there” could come across as dismissive, sending the message that the customer’s needs are unimportant to the Scrum team.

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Review Generative AI framework for HM Government

Henny Portman

Generative AI has the potential to unlock significant productivity benefits. This framework, created by the Central Digital and Data Office of UK Government, aims to help readers understand generative AI, to guide anyone building generative AI solutions, and, most importantly, to lay out what must be taken into account to use generative AI safely and responsibly.

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It's Still About the Team

Scrum.org

We are thrilled to announce that Pat Campbell has joined agilityIRL as a Partner. More importantly, he’s the newest member of the take5IRL podcast! Ever wonder how an entire organization can become agile? Pat sheds some light on this challenge, emphasizing the importance of bridging the gap between individual teams and the overarching organizational structure.

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Fundamentals of Risk Breakdown Structure (RBS)

Management Yogi

A breakdown structure is what the name tells. It's basically a hierarchical decomposition and each lower level gives more details or information. One of the best-known breakdown structures is the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). In this article, however, we will know more on the Risk Breakdown Structure (RBS).

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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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Daily Standup - What Is and How To Run a Standup Meeting

ActiveCollab

Standup meetings streamline communication, address concerns quickly, and keep everyone aligned on project progress. Following key tips and best practices ensures that your daily standup meetings are productive and beneficial for the whole team. This article will explore the concept of a daily standup meeting and how to run one effectively. WHAT IS A STANDUP MEETING?

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How Can Your Scrum Team Understand the Benefits of Scrum?

Scrum.org

For your team to effectively understand the benefits of Scrum, it's crucial to relate its principles to their daily work and overall product and organisation goals. To communicate the advantages of Scrum to a team, it's essential to demonstrate how its principles directly benefit their daily work and overall product objectives. This requires linking the practical aspects of Scrum with product management and development and the team’s individual context.

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7 Creative Agency Project Management Tools

Scoro

Looking for the ideal project management tool for your marketing, advertising, or design agency? Agency project management tools help you plan projects, assign tasks, and keep your team on track. But with so many solutions, choosing the right one to suit your needs can be tricky. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the best agency project management software, including pricing and main features.

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Can a Scrum Master have other roles or accountabilities?

Scrum.org

What may happen if the Scrum Master has other jobs or roles within an organization? For example, they’re a people manager but also a team’s Scrum Master. Is this forbidden? In this Responsive Advisors Scrum Lightning round, Professional Scrum Trainers Robb Pieper , Greg Crown , and I discuss the pros and cons of a Scrum Master who has other jobs or roles in the organization.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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How To Craft Purposeful Meetings With a Meeting Agenda

Wrike

Have you ever directed or been part of a meeting that didn’t lead anywhere? Perhaps there was no specified goal attached to it or things went off the rails when your colleagues got into a heated argument. To prevent these unproductive meetings from becoming the norm at work, take the time to create a purposeful meeting agenda. View this agenda as your compass, one that will steer everybody in the right direction and keep them on track.

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Size work to support incremental delivery

Scrum.org

I once worked with a Scrum team that deliberately underestimated the size of Product Backlog items during refinement to enable them to pull oversized items into the Sprint, bypassing the team agreement that restricted larger items from being pulled into the Sprint. Why would they do this? The team believed that breaking down these larger tasks took time and hindered their ability to start the work immediately.

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7 Best Agency Project Management Software

Scoro

Looking for the ideal project management tool for your marketing, advertising, or design agency? Agency project management software can help you plan projects, assign tasks, and keep your team on track. But with so many solutions, choosing the right one to suit your needs can be tricky. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the best agency project management software, including pricing and main features.

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9 Box Grid: What It Is & How to Use It For Hiring

Teamweek

What if solving all of your talent management problems was as easy as playing tic tac toe? With a 9 box grid, that’s basically what you’re doing, as it provides hiring managers and talent management teams with a simple and efficient way to map out existing employees and their skill sets, as well as plan for the future. TL;DR — Key Takeaways The 9 box grid is an easy-to-use HR tool for analyzing employee performance and potential.

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Acclaim Projects Helps Deliver Innovation Projects on Time and on Budget

This large intercity transportation company for people and freight employs 100+ IT employees and contractors across North America and Europe and spends $10MM annually for approximately 50 inflight projects. The company needed the right financial tools to budget for innovation initiatives and real-time information on spending and forecasting. This transportation company turned to Acclaim Projects by Sopheon to help deliver projects on time and within budget.

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How many Definitions of Done should a single product have?

Scrum.org

If there are multiple teams working on the same product how many Definitions of done should we have? We discuss the pros and cons of having more than one Definition of done for the same product in this Responsive Advisors Scrum Lightning Round.

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