And the same process is applied to the Scrum development processes on those projects. . An Analysis of XP, TDD, Pair Programming, and Scrum (Using Real Options),” Dr. David Rico, [link] davidfrico.com/rico08b.pdf. Advancement of decision making in Agile Projects by applying Logistic Regression on Estimates,” Lakshminarayana Kompella, 2013 IEEE 8th International Conference on Global Software Engineering Workshops. A Case Study on Agile Estimating and Planning using Scrum,” V. MORE

It’s certainly something I’ve used: ongoing iterations for development with significant customer involvement in the deliverables at all stages, but managed within a waterfall governance structure and life cycle. What is the future of project management? MORE

What the Data Say About IT project Risk in the Public Sector,” Alexander Budzier and Bent Flyvbjerg, in Commonwealth Governance Handbook, 2012/2013: Democracy, development, and Public Administration, Commonwealth Secretariat, December 2012. Software Development Projects in Government Performance, Practices and Predictions,” International Software Benching Marking Standards Group, January 2004. “A Can Functional Size Measures Improve Effort Estimation in SCRUM?” MORE

Usually, projects will belong to another line of business such as software, art, logistics, economics, linguistics, etc. The UK government developed PRINCE2, so if you’re planning on working in the UK, you might want to give this certificate a go. Scrum certifications. Scrum is an Agile framework that’s often used for product management or for software-industry projects. Scrum.org provides assignments that can certify your Scrum knowledge. MORE

Alexis Nicole White, certified senior project manager (PMP) and scrum master (SMC) - ANW Consulting "I’m a reader of The Lazy Project Manager blog. With topics ranging from staying agile, to project governance, and ways to deal with stakeholders. MORE

Risk Matrix: An Approach for Identifying, Assessing, and Ranking Program Risks , Paul Garvey and Zachary Lansdowne , Air Force Journal of Logistics , Volume XXII, Number 1. Project Risk Management Model Based on Prince2 and Scrum Frameworks,” Martin Tomanek and Jan Juricek, International Journal of Software Engineering and Applications (IJSEA) , Vol. Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. MORE

Principles governing the Agile Release Train. The Release Train Engineer is a servant leader and operates as a full-time ‘Chief Scrum Master’ of the train. The RTE is responsible for ensuring the required stakeholders attend the two-day event and that all the logistics for the successful completion of the event are in place. The concept of Agile Release Train is central to understanding the constructs of SAFe and to implement them. So, what is an ART? MORE

Zombie Scrum describes the impact on delivery teams. To prevent the Zombie Scrum or Delivery Trap phenomenon, our operational model keeps planning, execution, and tracking coordinated horizontally across dependent Delivery Teams and vertically through the Portfolio, Program, and Delivery levels. Staff effectiveness was artificially suppressed by the logistical and psychological stresses of forming and re-forming teams over and over again endlessly. MORE

If you work from home regularly, you’re probably aware of the expected, implicit customs that govern videoconference interactions. The Kanban and Scrum processes are so simple that you can learn enough to get started in just a few minutes, and then iterate as you gain experience and see what works. In part three of this series, we will go over the logistics and routines that our team members have built over time to be productive when working from home. MORE

Risk Matrix: An Approach for Identifying, Assessing, and Ranking Program Risks , Paul Garvey and Zachary Lansdowne , Air Force Journal of Logistics , Volume XXII, Number 1. Project Risk Management Model Based on Prince2 and Scrum Frameworks,” Martin Tomanek and Jan Juricek, International Journal of Software Engineering and Applications (IJSEA) , Vol. MORE