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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

ProjectManager.com

The scrum methodology has been around since the mid-1980s and has been a core sub-methodology of agile since 2001 when Ken Schwaber and Mike Beedle wrote the book on it: Agile Software Development with Scrum. That hasn’t stopped practitioners from using scrum in varying industries, from retail logistics to event planning.

SCRUM 411
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What is Project Management

MPUG

The PMI also notes that a project is typically different from ongoing operations or business as usual and that it requires the coordination of various resources and activities in order to achieve its objectives. From start to finish, a project usually goes through 5 phases, called the Project Life Cycle.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Effective Risk Management 2 nd Edition , Edmund Conrow, AIAA, 2003. Risk Management Papers. “A

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. reducible and irreducible ?

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Agile project management- A tutorial

Binfire

The Agile project management methodology has been used in the software development and IT industry for the past sixteen years, but recently it has gained wide acceptance by many number of industries and organizations. No wounder so many projects were failing. How much planning do you need before start of a development?

Agile 100
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Agile project management- A tutorial

Binfire

The above three assumptions are the foundation and bedrock how the traditional project management methodology was planned. No wonder so many projects were failing. The conclusion was reached by the research team that an incremental approach to software development works better. Amazingly nature works.

Agile 97
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Project collaboration: the key to successful project management (and happy teams)

Resource Guru

That’s why getting the right people, with the right skills on the right project is essential. You can collaborate as much as you want, but if you don’t get resource scheduling right, your project runs the risk of failure. It’s not just about collaborating during the project initiation or planning phase.