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Streamlining Success: Lean Principles in Project Management

MPUG

First, our last article touched on waste in the context of lean. Second, I am the father of a recent engineering graduate who is now working as an engineer, and part of the onboarding was a class on lean. We show some examples other than software in our Scrum Project Management book. This is where Lean principles come into play.

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What Is Scrumban? How It Differs from Scrum & Kanban

ProjectManager.com

For example, take scrum. Scrum is a great framework for helping teams work more productively together. In fact, the name comes from rugby and like it, scrum is a team sport. Scrumban is part of an agile framework, a hybrid of scrum and kanban. It was created as a way to transition from scrum to kanban.

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Fixing OKR Theater Using Agile/Scrum Principles

Scrum.org

OKR Theater has the potential to become a member of a big family – Scrum Theater, Agile Theater, SAFe Theater, Lean Theater, Six Sigma Theater; you get the picture. OKRs (and Scrum…) thrive in the Complex Domain. This is exactly the environment where Scrum thrives. Does that mean we need Scrum to implement OKRs?

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5 Agile Methodologies for Project Managers that are not Scrum Framework

Project Pulse Journal

Beyond Scrum , several Agile frameworks were developed to address the unique needs and challenges of projects and teams. It encourages continuous delivery and improvement without the fixed iterations of Scrum. Agile methodologies offer a path to mastering these challenges.

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Best 12 Project Management Certifications (2022)

ProjectManager.com

These organizations offer a variety of certifications that focus on different project management methodologies such as agile or scrum, or specific project management knowledge areas such as project scheduling, resource management or risk management. Scrum is part of Agile, which has become a standard in IT projects. Price: $300.

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The Scrum Master Job (1): 4 Steps to Identify Suitable Employers or Clients

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Scrum Master Job — 4 Steps to Identify Suitable Employers or Clients. Are you considering a new Scrum Master job? Don’t worry; there are four steps of proactive research to identify suitable employers or clients for Scrum Masters and avoid disappointment later. The Scrum Master Job Market Is Promising.

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

ProjectManager.com

Project managers plan, budget, monitor and report on the project with project management tools , sometimes pitching the idea of the project or being assigned to it once it’s already been approved. Monitoring Progress. Monitor and report on project progress. Define project schedules, allocate resources and monitor progress.