Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 20, 2024

Even as an experienced project manager looking to improve your methodology, it can be challenging to tailor your approach to meet the unique needs of every project. Imagine leading projects that not only meet but exceed expectations, where team morale is high and stakeholder engagement strengthens. What is Tailoring?

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Agilemania

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Agile development and product development are aligned with business strategy through LPM, driving value to customers with products and solutions. Business agility can be improved by combining LPM and agile development practices. The leadership team facilitates periodic reviews to achieve enterprise agility: 1.

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 22, 2024

Embrace agile methodology and structured approaches, build a support network, and invest in professional development to enhance your project management skills and capabilities and drive project success. These functions are integral across domains, such as business operations, digital transformation, and agile projects.

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Governance Government Technical Review Initiating 52

Henny Portman

JULY 26, 2020

Levine wrote with People Over Process – Leadership for Agility a very pragmatic and down to earth book about leadership and agile projects. The classic formulation of agile in the Agile Manifesto has no role for leadership. The final section focusses on project retrospectives.

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Software Review Process Lean Leadership 93

Inloox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Scrum and Kanban are among the most popular methods in agile management. A written or formal agreement within the Scrum team governs how and when work items move on the Kanban board. This feedback can be collected in the form of retrospectives or lessons-learned meetings. Implement feedback loops.

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SCRUM Manufacturing Sustainability Governance 130

International Institute for Learning

MARCH 17, 2023

The best project practitioners tailor their leadership approach to meet the needs of the deliverables, the environment, and their stakeholders. Both waterfall and Agile methods rely on process. With Agile you might focus on three stand-up questions, iteration planning, demonstrations, and productive retrospectives.

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Leading Agile

AUGUST 16, 2023

Without these 3 Things, you’re not really doing Agile. Because when the ideas behind Agile meet the reality of what’s going on inside large organizations, it’s going to run into some roadblocks. Musical Interlude) Why Are You Adopting Agile? Teams, backlogs, and working tested product. It’s going to take some work.

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Agile Software Review Technical Review SCRUM 62

Kiron Bondale

AUGUST 1, 2016

As companies begin the journey of transforming their delivery practices from traditional to agile approaches, role transitions can be challenging. Some might argue that project managers are no longer required once an organization has fully institutionalized agile. But let’s not ignore the role of the project manager.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Agile working agreement is a crucial component of successful teamwork in the realm of project management. Additionally, we will provide actionable steps to create, maintain, and measure the impact of an agile working agreement. It covers aspects such as meeting frequency, duration, agenda setting, and participation expectations.

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Then, we will dive into the topic of Agile PMO, its relevance, and a number of roles that can be played by such a PMO. A controlling PMO plays a role in project compliance to standards and/or regulations, and it ensures conformance with various governances and associated frameworks. PMO Definition. However, it need not be the case.

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Leading Agile

JULY 18, 2018

For small companies, Agile Transformation can be straightforward—since getting alignment can be accomplished by getting everyone in a room and creating shared understanding. “Agile Transformation is the work of refactoring the organzation so that it can actually do Agile.” The Meaning of Agile Transformation.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Isn’t a Scrum Master some kind of an Agile Project Manager? Before we dive into an overview of the differences between a Scrum Master and a Project Project Manager, let’s start with the conclusion, which is: The Scrum Master is not an Agile Project Manager. What a Scrum Master does. This doesn't mean booking (conference) rooms.

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Techno-PM

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The use of Lean portfolio management agile has exploded in the last decade as more and more companies have found that it is a powerful tool for structuring their product development processes. Target deliverables- Build road maps based on the market requirements and the expected size of effort collected during agile estimation and planning.

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Agile and Scrum are the two most popular names in the industry. Most organizations think all Agile frameworks come with a one-size-fits-all approach. As a result, they set unrealistic expectations when using Agile practices in their organizations. More than 44% of Agile projects fail due to a lack of experience.

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Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Dependencies will stop Agility dead in its tracks. In the presence of dependencies, you’re never going to achieve the level of Agility you desire—unless you do something about them. That’s six Sprint Planning sessions, six daily standups, six reviews, and retrospectives. And that limits our ability to be Agile.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

It’s a lot to read, so here are some spoilers drawn from common themes I heard time and time again in the interviews: Agile – if you don’t know enough about it, you need to start learning. In 2018, it might seem like we could let our increasingly agile, multi-disciplinary, and highly collaborative teams just get on with it.

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Henny Portman

MARCH 15, 2019

ambler and Mark Lines are the creators of the Disciplined Agile Delivery framework and the authors of the book Introduction to Disciplined Agile Delivery – a small Agile Team’s journey from Scrum to Disciplined DevOps ( 2 nd edition). Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) is one of the four elements of Disciplined Agile (DA).

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Technical Review Agile Lean Cadence 53

Digite

MAY 26, 2017

The concept of Agile Release Train is central to understanding the constructs of SAFe and to implement them. The Agile Release Train is the primary value delivery construct in SAFe. An Agile Release Train typically consist of 50-125 people. Principles governing the Agile Release Train. So, what is an ART?

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Agilemania

MARCH 25, 2021

SAFe defines the role of the Scrum Master is a servant-leader for the agile team who helps educate the team on various frameworks and methods, including Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming, and SAFe , ensuring that the agreed-upon agile process is duly get followed. Understanding of Lean and Agile. Focus on Quality.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 31, 2020

Fear-driven actions may escalate and reach a tipping point when compounded by a collapse of the individual’s or the community’s values and cultural references, and/or an erosion of systems of governance and public order. While huge monetary aid packages are being prepared by many governments, these won’t be enough to secure all jobs.

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Wrike

APRIL 25, 2023

Establish project governance: Project charter templates help to identify key stakeholders and team members involved in the project, e.g., project sponsors, project manager, and team lead, indicating who is responsible for specific tasks and who has the authority to make decisions. This may be used for smaller projects with limited resources.

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nTask

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

As an Agile project manager, I have seen, heard and experienced my fair share of horror stories. Alternatively, the induction of this new guy could be because the company is failing to meet the deadline, and the people at the higher-ups are waiting to get the project done ASAP. What Is the Prince Methodology?

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Digite

JUNE 13, 2018

We’re honored to republish this blog post ‘Beginner’s Guide to Kanban for Agile Marketing’ by Andrea Fryrear which was originally published in the Agile Sherpas blog! Instead of using timeboxes to govern their work, as a Scrum team does, a Kanban team uses WIP limits. Daily Standups and After Meetings.

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Agilemania

AUGUST 19, 2021

So, if you are having the same critical questions in mind and want to explore agile development, then you are on the right page. It is an iterative and incremental structure for project management mainly used in agile software development. A coach, motivator and a leader for an Agile team, Scrum Master is the man behind the show.

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Agilemania

AUGUST 19, 2021

So, if you are having the same critical questions in mind and want to explore agile development, then you are on the right page. It is an iterative and incremental structure for project management mainly used in agile software development. A coach, motivator and a leader for an Agile team, Scrum Master is the man behind the show.

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SCRUM Consulting Agile Governance 52

Leading Agile

JANUARY 21, 2021

Mike Cottmeyer explores the key attributes in each of the three systems necessary for making a success out of the otherwise complex tax of large scale Agile Transformation. And what we are is we’re a consultancy that’s focused on doing Agile Transformation specifically. Transcript. I’m not talking about SAFe.

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ActiveCollab

JUNE 20, 2017

Scrum relies agile principles and is the most popular agile methodology out there. Scrum is the most popular agile project management framework that’s used in software development organizations. Scrum is the most popular agile project management framework that’s used in software development organizations. What is Scrum.

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Online PM Courses

OCTOBER 21, 2018

If you want to build a reputation for delivering high quality products, as well as meeting your budget and deadlines, you need to master Project Quality Management. These may be: External standards imposed upon you by third parties like Governments, regulators or customers in your value chain. Design deliverables to meet this standard.

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PMI Technical Review Controlling PMO 82

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 9, 2023

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 49,000-plus subscribers. ? Scrum can be augmented to meet compliance needs, for example, by specialized Developer roles responsible for ensuring that regulatory requirements are met. Example: Including a governance entity in the release process.)

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The four types of project management methods are: Data gathering and analysis methods Estimating methods Meetings and events Other (because it’s always worth having a bucket category for anything else, right?). The output of using these approaches generally ends up being talked about in meetings or included in reports. Story points.

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ActiveCollab

JUNE 20, 2017

Scrum relies on agile principles and is the most popular agile methodology out there. Scrum is the most popular agile project management framework that’s used in software development organizations. Scrum is the most popular agile project management framework that’s used in software development organizations.

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SCRUM Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 28

Leading Agile

OCTOBER 3, 2023

And that’s typically how I think about a lot of the talks that I give because everything in the agile communities about doing it and learning from it and sharing with people and getting feedback and figuring out how to do it better and that kind of stuff. Systems are a Predictor of a Balanced Culture Okay, fair enough.

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Governance Government SCRUM Agile 62

Leading Agile

JULY 22, 2019

To begin unlocking the full benefits of Agile at a product-driven organization, you’ve got to start with the right ecosystem that enables your processes to work for you. We have only three levels of governance at the portfolio level, the program level, and the product team level. And you can’t answer that by using generic checklists.

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Governance Government Agile Process 69

Leading Agile

APRIL 4, 2023

The Scaled Agile Framework wasn’t exactly what the authors of the Agile Manifesto imagined 20 years ago when they set out to define a better way of building software. But that doesn’t mean you can’t achieve greater Business Agility with SAFe. SAFe thinks it’s THE way to do scaled Agile when it’s actually just one way to do it.

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Technical Review Agile SCRUM Governance 114

NimbleWork

APRIL 11, 2024

The second required an understanding of government and public sector procurement process, benchmarking hardware and software systems and working with myriad vendors and computer system standards at a time, when no such systems or standards had ever existed. Are Agile or Hybrid Agile Methods Applicable for BHCP Projects?

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Leading Agile

MARCH 31, 2020

Listen to the Agile Unplugged Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to Agile Unplugged on: Apple Podcasts. Remember to subscribe and listen to Agile Unplugged on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Podbean—and watch each and every episode on YouTube , IGTV , and Facebook. When did we first meet? Soundcloud.

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nTask

AUGUST 22, 2019

As an Agile project manager, I have seen my fair share of so-called “Scrum Masters” and “Agile Experts” claiming to be masters of their craft. The truth, however, is that they don’t know a lot of things about Scrum and Agile. Scrum Project Management is a framework from the Agile project management methodology.

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