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How to Cash In on Project Opportunities

Project Risk Coach

8 Evaluating Opportunities 9 Responding to Opportunities 10 Monitoring Opportunities. The affinity diagram is a fun, creative, and beneficial exercise. Here are some examples: Your software development project is behind schedule. Self Assessment Quiz. b) The probability and/or impact is increased. Affinity Diagram.

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What is Value Stream Mapping (VSM)? A Comprehensive Guide to Process Visualization

NimbleWork

Initially developed as part of the Lean Manufacturing methodology, VSM has since evolved and found application in a wide range of industries, including knowledge work sectors such as IT, software development, marketing, and HR. Define the Scope Begin by defining the scope of the value stream mapping exercise.

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6 Tools and Techniques for Controlling Risks

Project Risk Coach

Tom started his project with a risk identification exercise with several stakeholders resulting in a list of 77 risks. PMBOK 6th Edition The PMBOK 6th Edition changed the process name of "Control Risks" to "Monitor Risks." Allow me to introduce you to two project managers—Tom and Susan. Risk Control Tools and Techniques.

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Economics of Software Development

Herding Cats

For example, about which software to buy, which Features in the development backlog should be implemented next, what prices to charge for products and services. Software development is an exercise in microeconomics, since it deals with limited resources - time, cost, and what value is produced in exchange for the time and money.

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Top Project Management Conferences of 2020

ProjectManager.com

It also focuses on the technical project management environment, life cycles in a technical environment and IT exercises to better lead projects. A software development conference with workshops on the theme of Our Digital Tomorrow. GOTO Chicago. April 27-29, Chicago, IL. Check it out with this free 30-day trial. .

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Getting Hired as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach

Scrum.org

The purpose of this exercise before getting hired as a Scrum Master is to discover an organization’s use of agile practices and the associated fluency level by shedding some light on questions as: Scrum, Kanban, XP, Lean UX, Design Thinking — What are they practicing? Learn more about advanced search on Google.)

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71 Scrum Product Owner Interview Questions

Scrum.org

The following interview questions are neither suited nor intended to turn an inexperienced interviewer into an agile software development expert. As the “Manifesto for Agile Software Development” states, it is mainly about adaptability over following a plan. Lastly, there is an overlap with the product manager role.

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