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Agile Beyond IT: Lean Thinking

The IIL Blog

It traces its roots to Lean, which is also foundational to other modern management theories. Lean’s primary focus is delivering value quickly and eliminating waste. Toyota was a Lean pioneer. Lean is a set of principles. The “House of Lean” is often used as a metaphor. Value Value is the roof of our House of Lean.

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Enhancing Stakeholder Engagement in Scrum Sprint Reviews

Scrum.org

When it comes to Scrum Sprint reviews, one fundamental question often emerges: What do my stakeholders care about? This alignment is not just about ticking off tasks or discussing technical details like API changes or database trigger updates. Understanding this is the cornerstone of effective stakeholder engagement.

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Runn Software Review

Rebel’s Guide to PM

And if you can’t simply lean over the desk to ask Fred if he’s free next week to do something new, it’s hard. Summary review of Runn: If you find managing resources a headache because you never know who is free when, then check out what Runn can do. Resource management is one of the biggest challenges for project professionals.

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Escaping the Feature Factory

Scrum.org

Overemphasis on Utilization : Prioritizing keeping teams busy with feature work over allowing time for creativity, exploration, and addressing technical debt also contributes to a feature factory environment. Present a case to management on how these metrics correlate with business success.

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New Broom, Sweeps Lean! Four ROI, Efficiency and Productivity Hacks for The New IT Project Decision Maker

Project Accelerator News

When new to a role (in many business environments, not just IT Project Management), new managers tend to lean into making sweeping changes, it’s human nature. Stoneseed’s innovative P3MO Platform can help: Optimise cutting-edge technologies for unprecedented efficiency and innovation. Enable seamless collaboration within Teams.

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Facilitation Tips for the Sprint Review

Scrum.org

How often have you thought: "This Sprint Review is useless and boring!" or "We are just reviewing. How can you avoid poor Sprint Reviews? Interestingly, the fundamental objective and outcome from the Sprint Review are often omitted or. The purpose of the Sprint Review is to gather feedback on the. Let's skip.

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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. The need to complete projects on time, within budget, and to the highest standards is ever-present. The overarching goal?

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