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What is Value Stream Mapping (VSM)? A Comprehensive Guide to Process Visualization

NimbleWork

Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is a lean management technique for process improvement that has its roots in the manufacturing sector. So, let’s get started: Background and Historical Perspective Value Stream Mapping (VSM) emerged as a fundamental component of Lean Manufacturing, a methodology pioneered by Toyota in the 20th century.

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Top 5 objections to Scrum (and why those objections are wrong)

Scrum.org

When I present the Scrum framework to a new team, I almost always hear someone cry out, “How can we get anything done with so many meetings?! ” The Scrum framework consists of five events (what the uninitiated refer to as meetings), three artifacts, and three roles. Furthermore, the Product Owner presents a forecast at every Sprint Review.

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Project Manager Job Description (with free copy+paste examples!)

ProjectManager.com

Anything that has a start and a finish, resulting in a product, is a project and its life cycle requires the oversight and leadership of a project manager. A project manager either takes a leadership role with an existing project team or creates one. Leadership skills. Proficiency in project management software tools.

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Free project management certifications

Moira Alexander

Communication Skills and Teamwork - a $60 self-paced course on effective writing and presentation skills are essential for career success. Agile Software Development - goes over fundamental agile concepts to enhance your software development skills. Related Video. Intermediate project management courses.

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Top 10 Lean/ Kanban Books for IT, Software and Knowledge Work!

Digite

If you want to improve or create the flow in your product development process start with this book! This book comprehensively describes the underlying principles that create Flow and facilitate Lean Product Development processes, principles that have produced 5x to 10x improvements, even in mature processes. By Klaus Leopold.

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The Complete Guide to Scaling Agile and SAFe for Business Agility

Agilemania

These frameworks also encourage you to use Lean principles to optimize your flow. Other frameworks have been developed and implemented very successfully at scale. These include Disciplined Agile Development (DAD), LeSS, Scrum@Scale, Spotify, Lean Startup, hybrid combinations, and more. What is SAFe?

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We are entering the Deployment Phase of the Digital Age

Scrum.org

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. I realized this after reading Jeff Gothelf and Josh Seiden’s book titled Lean UX.