Scrum.org

JULY 10, 2018

Often I hear people say that Scrum does not take care of risk: there is no risk log, risk is not on the agenda of the Sprint Review or Retrospective as a standard agenda-item. That's a risk right there! How is risk managed in Scrum? Scrum is all about risk management.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 30, 2022

We started this Scrum foundation series explaining we see four underlying concepts of the Scrum framework. In the past series of mails we covered the three pillars of Empiricism, the Scrum Values, and Self-Management. A self-managing team is taking decisions about who does what, when, and how.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

Project managers are the point person in charge of a specific project or projects within an organization. We regularly feature project management resources to help train PMs to land jobs in the industry or develop better skills in their current role. What Does a Project Manager Do? How Much Does a Project Manager Make?

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 1, 2022

As a project manager, I have delivered many complex initiatives, from re-platforming a consumer products website to doubling the size of a line of business. According to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), a project: is a temporary endeavor with a beginning and an end. The Project Management Process. *

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 6, 2022

There are several project management certifications that you can get to become a project management professional. To determine which one is best for you, you’ll need to think about things such as your project management skills, the career path you want to choose or your desired project management methodology specialization.

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Certification 2022 Prince2 PMI 433

Scrum.org

JANUARY 18, 2021

TL; DR: Scrum Master Anti-Patterns from Job Ads. Job ads for Scrum Master positions reveal great insight into an organization’s progress on becoming agile. I analyzed more than 50 job ads for Scrum Master positions to gain these. Analyzing a Job Advertisement for a Scrum Master Position.

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SCRUM Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Agile 228

PM Basics

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In this article, you’ll find the real-life project risk management plan example. Below the example, you’ll find all the required information and resources to create your Risk Management Plan quickly and for free. Risk Management Plan Definition. Risk Register, WBS). Monitoring Risks.

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Risk Management Risk Planning Technical Review 105

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

LET’S APPROACH THIS FROM A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE BY LOOKING AT HOW SCRUM WITH KANBAN CAN HELP PEOPLE DEAL WITH COMPLEXITY. . Scrum already helps teams deal with complexity, so what does Kanban bring to the mix? Scrum with Kanban includes a definition of workflow, four practices, and four measures.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 28, 2020

A project is executed by a team within an organization that has some sort of a project management framework established to enable the process. Read on to learn how to make a trustworthy project management framework that can help guide your projects to successful conclusions. What is a Project Management Framework?

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Software Review Prince2 Critical Chain Manufacturing 404

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Many teams and organizations struggle to get the most out of Scrum. In a previous post “Don’t blame “agile” for existing problems” I shared my analysis why agile or Scrum itself often gets the blame. In this second post out of three I will focus on what the most common mistakes are with Scrum that lead to dysfunctional Scrum.

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Development Team Review SCRUM Technical Review Closing 203

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 28, 2021

But with a traditional project management methodology, such as waterfall, you set everything up first and then you’re stuck with it. But the waterfall methodology is only one way to manage a project. Other project managers prefer a more iterative process, like scrum. Rolling Wave Planning Benefits.

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Scrum.org

MAY 1, 2023

I was teaching the Professional Scrum Master course last weekend and we were talking about how Scrum Masters can foster a positive Scrum Team culture. Kit Chow, a project manager at RehabPath who participated in the class, suggested, “They [the team] should hold each other accountable but blameless.”

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The ability to measure progress is how project managers keep projects on track. But if you’re working in an agile environment, the Gantt chart isn’t the right tool for your iterative approach to project management. A burn up chart is a tool used in agile project management to measure progress. What Is a Burn Up Chart?

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Agile Estimate SCRUM Software Review 346

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 17, 2022

As project managers, it’s important that we know how to best support our development teams (and vice versa), especially in Agile environments. To ensure that the project direction doesn’t get compromised by the lack of a good plan, the project manager chooses the most appropriate approach to follow for the delivery of the project.

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Technical Review Development Team Review Risk Management Agile 401

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

There are many things that are needed when managing a project. An organizational process asset is a tangible resource that’s used to guide the management of an organization’s projects and operations. Organizational process assets may also include schedules, risk data and earned value data.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Agile release planning, also known as scrum release planning, is an alternative to the traditional waterfall approach. From this grew the Agile methodology, and with it agile release planning (also known as scrum release planning). How do you create a scrum release plan? And how can project management software help?

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Agile Planning Software Review Software Developers 332

nTask

JANUARY 29, 2019

Over the past few years, Scrum has become the default face of Agile Project Management. One of the most popular Agile frameworks, Scrum is widely adopted by software and non-software development teams alike. The criterion for best Scrum tools is simple enough. The criterion for best Scrum tools is simple enough.

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2019 SCRUM Agile Software Review 133

ProjectManager.com

JULY 20, 2023

Project management consultants don’t only add value to a project, but they can help introduce project management processes to any team. It’s a great career transition for current project managers to consider. What Is a Project Management Consultant? What Is a Project Management Consultant?

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Consulting Certification PMI Technical Review 381

Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 15, 2024

Ready to transform your approach to project management and software development? Exploring Agile methodologies provides teams with flexible, efficient, and collaborative approaches to software development and project management. It encourages continuous delivery and improvement without the fixed iterations of Scrum.

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Software Review Technical Review Agile SCRUM 52

Scrum.org

JANUARY 31, 2021

Gathering the metrics for Evidence-based Management in software organisations can be a strenuous task and I have a number of customers that are fretting on what to collect and from where. Updated to reflect the 2020 Scrum Guide! Evidence-based Management: Gathering the metrics. Topic(s): Measure & Learn , People & Process.

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Innovation Consulting Prince2 Monitoring 241

The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

So, picture this: you are transitioning from your current position into a project management career. The industry didn’t matter; it was about translating my work experience into specific project management industry-recognized terms and managing projects. What are the Essential Project Management Buzzwords?

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Development Team Review Project Life Cycle Underperforming Technical Team Estimate 148

ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2018

One of the biggest challenges of every project manager is project constraints. Hence, it’s important to know all possible constraints, their influences on each other and the project management tools that address those constraints. Classic Project Management Constraints. An Extended Approach to Constraints in Project Management.

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Technical Review Sustainability Software Review Risk Management 366

Binfire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

It needs accurate planning, execution, and monitoring so the result will be accurate and trusted. This is the part where project management principles come into play. Companies can improve results and reduce risks by using project management principles in online assessments.

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Development Team Review Technical Review Software Review Monitoring 78

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 20, 2021

While agile is relatively new, it has made a big splash in the work of project management. Those that use an agile project management framework don’t like to consider it a methodology, though some argue it is. What Is Agile Project Management? The reason for this flexibility is to deliver value to the customer faster.

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Agile Planning Software Review Defining 376

MPUG

APRIL 2, 2024

Project Management is a systematic and organized approach to planning, coordinating, and overseeing the work of a team to achieve a specific goal. Key to understanding Project Management, is to understand what a project is. Likewise, the project manager can set milestones, dates by which important aspects of the project need to be met.

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Certification PMI Logistics Construction 52

Agilemania

MAY 5, 2021

In the agile or scrum framework, a burndown chart helps to recognize completed work by measuring the project completion rate. Release Burndown Chart: This burndown chart is responsible for tracking all the progress made by your scrum team during an iteration or product development. How Can You Read a Burndown Chart?

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SCRUM Development Team Review Agile Estimate 98

Wrike

APRIL 12, 2023

When it comes to managing projects, Scrum and Project Management are the two most commonly utilized approaches. In this article, we will explore the differences between a Scrum Master and a Project Manager and provide insights into their roles, responsibilities, and skill sets.

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SCRUM Development Team Review Software Review Project Life Cycle 36

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Furthermore, a short cycle is “a frequency that is short enough to reduce the risk of spending time on the wrong solution for too long (also known as a waste of money)”. For instance, in Scrum, a Sprint is a short cycle that should not exceed one calendar month. A working product is the primary measure of progress. Yes, they are.

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Software Developers Software Development 2019 Engineering 219

LiquidPlanner

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Are you thinking about introducing agile processes to your project management methodology? If you are trying to make the move to agile project management in your development group, telling people that work will be organized differently might not go down so well. But now it’s time to dive into the details and decide.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Therefore, clever managers know that time is a constraint which they’re always working to control. The burndown chart developed out of the Scrum community and was first used to manage software projects and other related efforts in about the year 2000. Managers must keep their eye on the progress of a project.

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2002 Estimate SCRUM Agile 350

Scrum.org

MAY 14, 2020

In an effort to curb productivity leakage, some managers are turning to software to monitor their people. The NY Times ran a piece which suggested that demand for online monitoring tools have surged. But, we will most surely not overcome the challenges we face by turning our management layer into the company police force. .

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Agile Technical Review Software Review Cadence 194

Agilemania

MAY 5, 2021

In the agile or scrum framework, a burndown chart helps to recognize completed work by measuring the project completion rate. Release Burndown Chart: This burndown chart is responsible for tracking all the progress made by your scrum team during an iteration or product development. How Can You Read a Burndown Chart?

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SCRUM Development Team Review Agile Estimate 88

Sandeep Kashyap

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Introduction Want to be an agile project manager? It’s no secret that agile project management has become a buzzword in today’s fast-paced business world. And for a good reason — it offers an iterative and flexible approach to managing projects. But first, let’s dive into what an agile project manager is. Don’t worry!

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2024 Agile Risk Management SCRUM 52

Scrum.org

JULY 17, 2023

Fractal Systems is an Agile consultancy with a difference; we’ve worked with hundreds of managers, leaders and teams, helping them successfully implement Agility in their organisations. Leaders and managers are like the foundation of a building; they give the organization stability and direction.

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The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

By Alan Zucker November 8, 2023 Artificial Intelligence (AI) will transform project management. Gartner estimated that AI may replace 80% of project management activities by 2030. A recent article in Harvard Business Review described “How AI Will Transform Project Management”. I say, “Bring it on!”

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Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team Generative AI Technical Review 88

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 18, 2019

As project managers, it’s important that we know how to best support our development teams (and vice versa), especially in Agile environments. To ensure that the project direction doesn’t get compromised by the lack of a good plan, the project manager chooses the most appropriate approach to follow for the delivery of the project.

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Technical Review Development Team Review Risk Management Agile 397

Proofhub

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Ecommerce project management entails the systematic strategy of planning, organizing, coordinating, and regulating the numerous activities involved in building and running a store online. The article explains the key stages of eCommerce project management and provides tips on implementing it in the best possible way.

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Development Team Review Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 78