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Kanban History: Origin & Expansion Across Industries

ProjectManager.com

Kanban history has informed everything from manufacturing to software development. For those unsure what kanban is, we’ll first explain the kanban system and then go into kanban history from its development to its uses in manufacturing, project management and software development. Kanban as a name came later.

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Using Generative AI to Drive Corporate Impact

TechEmpower - Project Management

In the sphere of software engineering , AI is pivotal for corporate IT by automating coding, optimizing algorithms, and enhancing security to boost efficiency and minimize downtime. By automating routine and complex tasks alike, AI allows engineers to focus on innovation and strategic tasks.

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Current State and Future Prospects of Scrum and Agile Development in Japan

Scrum.org

This may explain why Japanese trains are always on time, why daily life is generally convenient, and even some of the success that many Japanese manufacturers had over the last few decades. In other words, for most people in Japan, software development was and remained an exercise in box checking. What happens next?

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Quality Assurance and Testing: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

The world wars required massive manufacturing initiatives that were very complex. After WWII, manufacturing that had been destroyed was rebuilt and new quality assurance concepts were introduced, such as more collaborative ideas for quality and a more comprehensive approach. The Software Industry.

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Agile vs Waterfall: Embracing the Hybrid Project Revolution

NimbleWork

Following the report, and according to the observation of a notable software engineering scholar and academic Bertrand Meyer, it seems evident that Agile is not necessarily seen as a negation of the traditional waterfall approach. These goals are likely achieved by adopting a flexible Agile approach.

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Generative AI and Project Management in 2024: Three Themes to Watch

MPUG

Our team at Envorso, a boutique consulting company comprised of West Coast software and Rust Belt manufacturing leaders from companies like Microsoft, Ford Motor Company, Meta, and Rivian, has been front and center for this massive transformation. GitHub’s Copilot helps software engineers generate deployable code.

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5 Agile Methodologies for Project Managers that are not Scrum Framework

Project Pulse Journal

The Kanban Board originates from Toyota's manufacturing system in the late 1940s, where it is a part of the Lean Manufacturing principles by Taiichi Ohno. Lean Software Development (LSD) Inspired by lean manufacturing principles, LSD maximizes value delivery while minimizing waste.