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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower - Project Management

Many CEOs of software-enabled businesses call us with a similar concern: Are we getting the right results from our software team? We hear them explain that their current software development is expensive, deliveries are rarely on time, and random bugs appear. What does a business leader do in this situation?

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What Is Kanban? Meaning, Definitions & Best Practices

ProjectManager.com

ProjectManager is an award-winning project management software that offers kanban boards with robust features for managing tasks and workflows in any industry. For example, the kanban methodology can be implemented in manufacturing, software development, product management, construction and many other industries.

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Making Things Happen [Book Review]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

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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Is the IBM IT Project Manager Certificate worth it?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I’ve spent many hours reviewing the materials and going through the lessons so you can save time in your own course evaluation. How I did this review I created an account on Coursera so that I could work through the course materials. About the course and structure The certificate is made up of 9 courses.

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Task Prioritization Templates, Tools and Techniques

ProjectManager.com

That’s why it’s essential to understand what task prioritization is, why it’s important and how project management software can help teams work more efficiently while providing project managers with time-tracking features that allow them to stay on schedule. When breaking down tasks, project managers have four options.

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

NimbleWork

Initially developed as part of the Lean Manufacturing methodology, VSM has since evolved and found application in a wide range of industries, including knowledge work sectors such as IT, software development, marketing, and HR. Value stream mapping can typically be used to improve any process where there are repeatable steps.

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Scrum’s Nature: It Is a Tool; It Is Not About Love or Hate

Scrum.org

These rigid methodologies inevitably turn developers into mindless cogs in a corporate machinery—churning out more and more code—while ignoring the true potential of these knowledge workers. Waiting for the end of a sprint and a sprint review means waiting to ship a done project.” The statement is plain wrong.