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Escaping the Feature Factory

Scrum.org

Overemphasis on Utilization : Prioritizing keeping teams busy with feature work over allowing time for creativity, exploration, and addressing technical debt also contributes to a feature factory environment. Present a case to management on how these metrics correlate with business success.

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New Broom, Sweeps Lean! Four ROI, Efficiency and Productivity Hacks for The New IT Project Decision Maker

Project Accelerator News

When new to a role (in many business environments, not just IT Project Management), new managers tend to lean into making sweeping changes, it’s human nature. Stoneseed’s innovative P3MO Platform can help: Optimise cutting-edge technologies for unprecedented efficiency and innovation. Enable seamless collaboration within Teams.

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Return On Investment Vs Lean Agile Metrics for Strategic PMs

The Strategic Project Manager

However, the speed of change has made these methods less reliable – and ushered in a more lean-agile approach to metrics. This post examines the difference between ROI and Lean-Agile metrics, It identifies the key metrics of each, and the drivers behind those metrics. Value is delivered in small increments over time.

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The Perfect Storm for The Project Economy

Leading Answers

These three trends are: 1) Accelerating rates of technology adoption. 3) Infrastructure projects for population growth. Eric Ries documented his lean startup methodology in 2008 as a way for organizations to adapt and experiment with new ideas and perform market tests. It could already be happening. billion people online.

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The Low Code No Code Opportunity

The Strategic Project Manager

There is barely an overlap between those with the business skills vs those with technical skills. Depicted in the graphic above, the area of expanding overlap between the business and technology functions is where digital development can expand. Development of technology standards.

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The Truth About Sprint Zero (and why Ken hates it)

Scrum.org

The infrastructure we need. For creating outline designs, I'll often advise the use of the Lean Canvas and possibly the Value Proposition canvas as great starting points. However, the Developers are the technical element of the Scrum Team and it would be wise to take their advice should they suggest reviewing those decisions.

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Half Agile Isn’t Real Transformation

Leading Agile

Tech Infrastructure != Many organizations divide their technology stack between front-end and back-end systems and place an API boundary between the two. I’m including all IT resources “in front of” the API layer in the organization’s technical infrastructure. Value Stream.