Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Fast forward to our modern era, as we traverse the intricate landscape of software development, particularly through the lens of the agile approach, we find these age-old Greek sins echoing in the challenges and pitfalls agile teams often encounter.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

It's no longer innovative, exciting, worthy of keynote talks or passionate meetups. Agile is no longer innovative as it was when the Manifesto was established. I once worked for a customer, who had outsourced their software development to 3 different vendors. I manage the jira board. It's just in the background.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The project management software is expensive, complicated and not collaborative. Let’s look at several open-source Microsoft Project alternatives and see what they have to offer, where they succeed as project management software and where they fall short. Microsoft Project has its critics.

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Scrum.org

MAY 19, 2023

Image Source: [link] Although Scrum is a well-known framework for agile software development, implementing Scrum alone won’t guarantee success. Deliver working software more frequently and reliably, reducing the time-to-market and increasing customer satisfaction.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 31, 2021

Gathering the metrics for Evidence-based Management in software organisations can be a strenuous task and I have a number of customers that are fretting on what to collect and from where. Evidence-based Management: Gathering the metrics. Here I try to create an understanding of the ‘what’ that we need to collect.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 7, 2021

The Problem : Parts of the leadership—particularly the middle management—pay lip service at best to the idea of becoming an agile organization. With a lot at stake for management folks, why not wait and see? Leadership is about being the first to explore unknown territory at personal risk, thus being a role model.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 14, 2023

When requirements are set in stone at the beginning of a project or initiative, the team can miss out on valuable learning opportunities that arise during the development process. These insights might lead to more innovative solutions, improved functionality, or a clearer understanding of user needs.

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Scrum.org

JULY 2, 2020

Fundamentally, the main “goal” of Software development is NOT to be « SAFE », it is to INNOVATE and CREATE. You do not create by not taking risks…. You need to be able to change to take advantage of new business opportunities as they arise and to do that you need a level of business agility that may astound you.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 6, 2022

Scrum, agile thinking, modern software development working practices are synonymous with Digital Technology and have evolved out of the fundamentally different characteristics of the opportunity presented by technology. Neuman also discusses the role of innovation in the Deployment Phase. Reduction of cost allows use everywhere.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2024

Everyone wants their projects to be “quality” but I often get asked about how to manage project quality in real life. You probably already know that you need a quality management plan , and that management, assurance and control are the pillars of doing it right. What does it mean to “do” project quality?

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Scrum.org

APRIL 17, 2022

Speed of delivery can be quickly "sold" to management. Instead, the biggest issue in becoming Adaptable is narrowly specialized teams that stem from the lack of team and management investment in team learning. Large items convey lots of information, are made full of assumptions and therefore carry high risks.

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TechEmpower - Project Management

JULY 24, 2023

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. After all, that’s what tech innovation is all about. After all, that’s what tech innovation is all about. The innovator/developer relationship needs to be a conversation.

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The IIL Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

December 13, 2023 Introduction Project management, is a dynamic field, continually evolving in response to changing business needs and technological advancements. This transformation signifies a need for adaptive strategies and mindsets to navigate the evolving project management landscape effectively. By Elissa Farrow, Ph.D.

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The IIL Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Introduction: Project management, is a dynamic field, continually evolving in response to changing business needs and technological advancements. Stepping into 2024, we believe that the project management trends will reflect a notable shift from traditional methodologies towards more dynamic, business-focused, and people-centric approaches.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 7, 2023

Adoption of different methods and practices in Japan ( "DX White-Paper Executive Summary" Information-Technology Promotion Agency p11 ) Japanese culture Japanese businesses have a strong desire to avoid risk and minimize unexpected events. This is important because agile teams are self-managed.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

A Product Owner is an innovator at heart and thus a value creator for customers and organizations if given a chance to work in an agile manner. Lastly, there is an overlap with the product manager role. As the “Manifesto for Agile Software Development” states, it is mainly about adaptability over following a plan.

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MPUG

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Over the past decade, the landscape of project management has been significantly influenced by the rise of Agile methodologies and the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Evolution of Project Controls Project controls have always been the backbone of successful project management.

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The IIL Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

And so, we were not at all surprised to see that at IIL’s November International Project Management Day Virtual Conference , the most attendance in any one session was at the panel discussion on, you guessed it: AI. What does it mean for me in my role as a Project Manager? Scenario-Based Prompts.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 9, 2024

As a manager, tackling team and project challenges effectively can often seem like navigating a complex labyrinth. Here's how Scrum addresses ten common challenges that managers face, providing clear solutions through its empirical approach. This strategic management of the backlog is key to guiding the team's efforts efficiently.

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Scrum.org

MAY 14, 2020

In an effort to curb productivity leakage, some managers are turning to software to monitor their people. But, we will most surely not overcome the challenges we face by turning our management layer into the company police force. . So online tooling doesn’t guarantee productivity, let alone innovation or creativity.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 9, 2023

However, in our rapidly evolving business landscape, sticking rigidly to traditional Scrum by the book could be a straightjacket stifling innovation, user focus, and adaptability. Innovation : Scrum is designed for incremental improvement but isn’t necessarily geared for groundbreaking innovation.

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Alan Parker Blog

APRIL 21, 2024

Introduction to Software Development and Management Purpose The fundamental purpose of software development and management practice is to ensure that software applications meet the diverse needs of internal and external stakeholders.

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The IIL Blog

JANUARY 3, 2024

And so, we were not at all surprised to see that at IIL’s November International Project Management Day Virtual Conference , the most attendance in any one session was at the panel discussion on, you guessed it: AI. What does it mean for me in my role as a Project Manager? Scenario-Based Prompts.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 26, 2021

However, in my experience (which has mainly been within the software development industry) many of these teams appear to be thought of and treated as a delivery capability. We see mini-waterfalls and handoffs within the team, and people seeking approval from, or escalating issues to, managers outside.

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Inloox

APRIL 16, 2024

SWOT analysis in the project management context Why should I conduct a SWOT analysis? How to perform a SWOT analysis Once the SWOT analysis is completed: 5 key approaches for strategy development Concrete example: SWOT analysis in a software development project Conclusion 1. Content What is a SWOT analysis?

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 20, 2024

The majority of CIO's are struggling to balance innovation and operational excellence. Projects focus on managing and delivering requirements whereas product focus is customer satisfaction gap and understanding which problems to solve. Product management looks at the whole product lifecycle.

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The IIL Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

Legal representation appeared in procurement management and became one of the knowledge areas that is needed in most companies for successful project delivery. But perhaps the most important responsibility was supporting the project team in risk mitigation efforts when necessary. By Harold Kerzner, Ph.D. and Elissa Farrow, Ph.D.

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NimbleWork

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Project Management has come a long way from its traditional roots. With the rise of digital transformation , remote work , and the growing complexity of projects, the role of project managers has become more crucial than ever. What distinguishes these influencers in the landscape of project management thought leadership?

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LiquidPlanner

MARCH 14, 2022

Do you ever feel like this same kind of madness is reflected in your project and portfolio management? Portfolio management is the practice, the science and the art of balancing investments and resources between a group of multiple projects. The right project portfolio management tool will help you ensure that isn’t happening.

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International Institute for Learning

JULY 7, 2022

During the last two decades there has been the emergence of a number of software development methods as a response to the inefficiency of existing software development methods in rapidly changing environments (Highsmith, 2004). By Luigi Morsa. The most popular and pioneer methods, as highlighted by Conboy et al.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 27, 2021

For many people, the traditional project management methodologies (see PMI / PRINCE2) are the root of the problems that birthed Waterfall. Frederick Winslow Taylor is a controversial figure in management history. Traditional management practices were born out of the disengagement of the workforce. Vincenzo Sandrone.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 19, 2021

A Product Owner is an innovator at heart and thus a value creator for customers and organizations if given a chance to work in an agile manner. Lastly, there is an overlap with the product manager role. More metrics are available from Scrum.org’s Evidence-Based Management model. Spoiler alert: they aren’t identical.).

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NimbleWork

MARCH 27, 2024

The Agile project management methodology encourages organizations to empower teams with clear responsibility and authority, so they can work together to autonomously develop ingenious and innovative solutions. Much of the Agile mindset requires change from traditional ways of project management.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2018

If we look at the discipline of software engineering, we see that the microeconomics branch of economics deals more with the types of decisions we need to make as software engineers or managers. A recent survey of 600 firms indicated that 35% of them had at least one "runaway' software project. Now To Risk Management.

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Epicflow Blog

MARCH 22, 2024

This article is inspired by the webinar featuring Epicflow co-founder Jan Willem Tromp and professor Mario Vanhoucke based on his latest book “The Illusion of Control: Project Data, Computer Algorithms and Human Intuition for Project Management and Control”. So, what do you need for an efficient risk analysis?

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Next, we discussed the conditions where Scrum's Empiricism, Self-Management, and Continuous Improvement can thrive. They can empower the Product Owner to innovate with their team. Developers are the people in the Scrum Team that are committed to creating any aspect of a usable Increment each Sprint. .

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 18, 2021

It is a form of Product Backlog management through the backdoor.). #8: 8: The Developers Code Fallacy. The product creation process is at least partly driven by the beliefs of individuals of the higher management caste. Which often results in the creation of a feature factory, accumulating technical debt.). #5: 5: HIPPO-ism.

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