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Escaping the Feature Factory

Scrum.org

It’s too bad that this shift undermines Agile principles and hampers long-term success and innovation. Short-Term Focus : Driven by quarterly results or immediate performance metrics, these organizations push for quick deliveries, often at the expense of long-term value or sustainable development.

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5 Agile Methodologies for Project Managers that are not Scrum Framework

Project Pulse Journal

Each methodology is relevant in its own right, unlocking potential, driving innovation, and ensuring that your projects meet expectations. Ready to transform your approach to project management and software development? Agile methodologies offer a path to mastering these challenges. What are the Top 5 Agile Methodologies?

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How Smart Managers Create an Innovation Culture

ProjectManager.com

Likely with good intention, since it is culture that enables groups of talented but different people to come together in a way that allows a project to be completed, a team to grow and success to be sustained. Another popular word that gets tossed around often is innovation. What Is Innovation? What Is Culture?

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7 Logical Fallacies That Can Harm Your Decision Making (With Examples)

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In short, a hasty generalization is when you neglect to perform your due diligence. It’s okay not to like somebody, but give their argument its due. Plus, being innovative requires taking risks and being aggressive. That means a retreat from innovation, which is bad business. Hasty Generalization. That’s normal.

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Innovation Project Management

International Institute for Learning

We are excited to bring you this blog post on Innovation Project Management, which is adapted from Dr. Harold Kerzner’s new book of the same title. Below, he explains why this topic is so important, the types of challenges that innovation project managers face, and much more. Get your copy today! Order on the IIL website.

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New Features vs. Technical Debt: A Product Owner's Dilemma

Scrum.org

Technical debt refers to the concept of accumulating suboptimal or incomplete solutions in software development, which may lead to inefficiencies, increased maintenance costs, and hindered progress over time. It represents the trade-off between immediate gains and long-term sustainability. Does the code need to be reorganized?

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How to effectively eliminate dependencies with sociotechnical learning

Scrum.org

Organizations need to move fast and receive ongoing feedback from customers to drive sustainable innovation through continuous discovery and value delivery. According to Michael James , dependencies in knowledge work — as in software development — are caused by knowledge gaps and not by the laws of physics. . Inner Sourcing.