Henny Portman

JANUARY 6, 2021

A few weeks ago, I received the latest report from the Standish Group – CHAOS 2020: Beyond Infinity – written by Jim Johnson. Every two years the Standish Group publish a new CHAOS Report. project-success-qrc-standish-group-chaos-report-2020 Download. The Epilogue takes a look at 60 years of software development.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 28, 2022

Normally I take lots of notes when I’m reading books for review. This brainstorming element normally falls outside of the traditional project management role, but is more prevalent in software projects, when engineers have a free reign to come up with new ideas and then have to see them through. It’s all brilliant.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 24, 2020

Why would you launch a new project management software tool when the market is so crowded already? The Agile Manifesto was written in 2001—which was the same year Rally Software was founded. Why is there so much software choice? And why focus on improving agile retrospectives? Jordan Husney.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 2, 2024

Jira is project management software designed for agile software development teams. Yes, Jira’s kanban view is one of its most popular features and software developers commonly use it for sprint planning. If you’re looking for software that offers more than two project management views, use ProjectManager.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

We’ll go through some of the most popular project management methodologies, which are applied in many sectors such as software development, R&D and product development. The name is apt, as the waterfall methodology is a process in which the phases of the project flow downward. Top 10 Project Management Methodologies.

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Wrike

MAY 11, 2023

In any project — whether it’s a piece of software, a new product or feature, or even a revamped process — your end goal is ultimately the same: to provide value. But the process of getting there can take different forms. With a traditional approach such as Waterfall, the process is sort of like one long line.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 2, 2021

While kanban boards can be literal boards with cards on them, the tool has migrated to the digital realm where kanban software’s usefulness has grown exponentially in a range of industries. The project management world took note, and a number of kanban software tools were born. Benefits of Using Kanban Software. ProjectManager.

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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. Furthermore, neither agile or scrum contemplates how the agile team should be connected to a larger organization and to external partners who will likely have differing development processes and cadences.

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PM Basics

APRIL 24, 2018

Software Development Life Cycle is on every job description for a Project Manager. Everyone wants you to know how to develop software applications. Understanding of SDLC can make the whole process more efficient. When I googled “software development life cycle definition” I found different variants.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 12, 2019

That’s largely due to agile’s ability to adapt to change and incorporate customer feedback, both of which are essential in today’s world where technology is constantly evolving, and swathes of information are just a few clicks away—including public customer reviews. Can the Definition of Done Vary?

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Scrum.org

JUNE 20, 2022

TL; DR: Scrum Master Interview Questions on the Sprint Review. Scrum has repeatedly proven to be the most popular framework for software development. Given that software is eating the world , a seasoned Scrum Master is nowadays in high demand. It is the Sprint Review.

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Project Risk Coach

MARCH 21, 2022

Or perhaps your team said they had gathered the requirements, but in reality, the team had hastily rushed through the requirement process resulting in rework, missed deadlines, and another blown budget. If you want to improve your project success, improve your requirements processes. Poor requirements change process.

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Scoro

MARCH 11, 2024

In this guide, we’ll highlight a list of project management tools and software that help you manage tasks, collaborate with your team, and manage resources. You can filter and group the list in various ways to slice it and dice data whichever way you want to (e.g. by status, clients, project managers, dates, tags, etc).

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Planio

JANUARY 29, 2024

But while there are plenty of problems and project risks that can kill your team’s efficiency, one of the greatest threats to your productivity is not taking the time to create and master repeatable processes. Jump to a section: What is process mapping? How to create a process map using workflow management software 1.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Over that quarter of a century, Scrum has gone from a niche method used by software developers to mainstream adoption with many millions of people using Scrum or at least parts of Scrum every day. Now Scrum is not just a smart way of delivering software, it is a fundamental part of any enterprise agility transformation. .

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LiquidPlanner

JANUARY 18, 2023

It turns out that “agile” isn’t really a process. Agile came about in the world of software development precisely because people started to realize that the pace of change had become so fast that it was smarter to embrace that change and find ways to work within it than try to resist. Just about anything. Lack of buy-in.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

This picture underscores the most essential rule in Scrum: create “Done” software every Sprint. An increment is considered “Done” by the Development Team, but requires further testing and stabilization in the next Sprint. It may be tempting to limit the definition of “Done” to what a Development Team can actually achieve in a Sprint.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 1, 2021

Finding this answer is a process and not a destination. The role of the Product Owner itself is making the hiring process difficult to handle. The following interview questions are neither suited nor intended to turn an inexperienced interviewer into an agile software development expert. A range of appropriate answers.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 28, 2024

TL; DR: Agile Laws in Software Development On many occasions, working with agile teams has amplified existing organizational, technical, and cultural challenges in many organizations. In a remote working situation, to make matters worse, there is a compound effect due to the increased communication overhead.

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Scrum.org

JULY 18, 2023

This article describes an A-type ecosystem for (software) product development, the prevalent dynamics in it, and the solutions to improve performance using Org Topologies™ mapping. This is a common situation in software development groups. Testing is performed by a specialized test group.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 17, 2024

From individual coding tasks to large-scale releases, the DoD sets the bar for quality and completeness, ensuring everyone - from developers to stakeholders - is on the same page. Ready to transform your project delivery process? This definition ensures transparency and quality control as features pass the development process.

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Agilemania

JANUARY 10, 2023

Agile testing is a method of testing that aligns with the guidelines and principles of agile software development. Unlike the Waterfall process, Agile Testing may begin right away with continuous integration of development and testing. Behavior-Driven Development (BDD). What are The Agile Testing Approaches?

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 23, 2021

I am a member of some project management LinkedIn Groups that have had heated debates concerning whether an opportunity is a risk. Include your definitions and processes in your risk management plan. After each project, conduct a post-review where you capture the most significant opportunities. Each group is given a title.

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TrustRadius Project Management

OCTOBER 27, 2022

If you want to ensure that your team can manage their complex projects and operations, ERP software may be the solution. ERP systems can offer companies robust tools to manage long and tasking workloads like accounting, scheduling, projects, and development. What is ERP Software?

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TrustRadius Project Management

OCTOBER 27, 2022

If you want to ensure that your team can manage their complex projects and operations, ERP software may be the solution. ERP systems can offer companies robust tools to manage long and tasking workloads like accounting, scheduling, projects, and development. What is ERP Software? Popular ERP Features and Functionality.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 30, 2024

Consider a traditional organisation design where individuals are grouped based on their skills into specific functions, such as Sales, Marketing, Product, and R&D. Often, when work arrives at a function, that group is already engaged with other tasks, forcing the new work to wait. This leads to significant delays.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 31, 2023

IT teams plan hardware and software installations, upgrades and rollouts, and the tools they use are specific to working with infrastructure, information systems and computers. The IT project management template captures labor, consultant and software license costs to name a few. IT projects are unique.

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Leading Agile

MARCH 15, 2022

Stages, steps, processes–and in many cases—the “solution” is to plan more, track more, and deliver on time. We are working with a large IT organization that has been working diligently to create a predictable software delivery pipeline for the last few years. The trick was to create responsible empowerment across all groups.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 7, 2019

This is often due to the various forces at play that impact decision-making, like those related to the project budget, schedule or resources. Related: The Risk Management Process in Project Management. Unavoidable: This is when an upgrade in tools brings a better way to do things, which requires an update to old processes.

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Scrum.org

JULY 25, 2023

Resistance to change and sticking to traditional processes. Unaware of the true purpose of the Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective. Scrum is applicable for software development only. We'll review some key concepts to help to dispel any confusion. Neglect on self-organisation and enabling cross-functional teams.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 12, 2024

An unusual article featured in the latest edition of the Harvard Business Review titled "Case Study: Should I Pitch a New Project-Management System?" The piece created a false dilemma between "Scrum" and a hypothetical "Flow" process, essentially referring to Kanban.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2022

As the team undergoes the work, the project manager can constantly review the schedule and add more detail to the next waves as this is known. The exact project tasks required might depend on the outcome of the design phase, or may change once you’ve carried out customer focus groups, for example. Then review the next wave.

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Whether you’re making the move to Agile project management in your development group or creating an Agile process for your in-house project management methodology, chances are you’re going to have to sell this change to executives in your organization. And, they’re going to be business people too.

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Planio

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Internal vs. external project deliverables Internal project deliverables External project deliverables Process vs. product project deliverables Process project deliverables Product project deliverables Project deliverables vs. milestones vs. objectives How to use deliverables to run successful projects 1. How are they used?

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Concerns were voiced in the IT operations and software development sectors from 2007 to 2008 about the old software development paradigm that split operations from developers regarding how code was distributed and supported. DevOps was formed by combining the concepts of development and operations.

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PM Basics

MAY 16, 2022

So, it’s time for you to become a software project manager? Below you’ll find a full guide on how to become a software PM. TL;DR: The steps to becoming a software project manager. Develop your interview skills. That’s an overall approach that will make you a software project manager. Yes, it is! Table of Content.

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

It is a method of automating some important phases in the software development process. The ultimate objective is to eliminate accidents while speeding up the process. Other agile software development success factors, such as build automation, version control, and automated deployments, serve as inspiration.

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