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The Agile Metrics Survey 2021

Scrum.org

TL; DR: The Agile Metrics Survey 2021. Therefore, we ran an extensive survey throughout 2020 and 2021 with more than 1,000 participants from all walks of agility: the Agile Metrics Survey 2021. The Intention Behind the Agile Metric Survey 2021. Preliminary Metric Ensemble and Metric Indicators.

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Agile Metrics — The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Scrum.org

Suitable agile metrics reflect either a team’s progress in becoming agile or your organization’s progress in becoming a learning organization. At the team level, qualitative agile metrics often work better than quantitative metrics. Also, consider contributing to the Agile Metrics Survey 2020. TL; DR: Agile Metrics.

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The 2021 Project Management Report

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We surveyed 220 project managers to better understand what it’s like to work in project delivery. Teams choose and use the best approach for them. This probably speaks to the self-selecting nature of the survey respondents in both cases. Over 20% of survey respondents said that was their goal for the next 12 months.

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“Agile Is Just for Software” and other Scrum Myths

Scrum.org

According to the latest State of Agile survey from Digital.ai, 90% of teams who are using an Agile framework are using Scrum. Whenever I hear someone say that Scrum teams must use user stories to document items in their Product Backlog or that Scrum teams must use points to size their work, I say “no!”.

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5 Team Productivity Blockers and How to Overcome Them

ProjectManager.com

Team productivity is one of the most important ingredients in business, and it’s everyone’s responsibility to keep themselves on track. Without productivity, projects can fall behind deadlines, leaving teams scrambling to deal with the consequences. Poor Collaboration.

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Managing Multiple Projects: The Research

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This wasn’t a survey about project portfolio management at the PMO level. Nearly 70% of project professionals thought that team management was crucial, with 62% reporting they felt project control and governance was key. Survey respondents recognized over 60 different skills, from attention to detail to vendor management.

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7 Hidden dangers of project management (Or why even well-planned projects sometimes fail)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

During a company integration program, customer service levels dropped by 25-50% because the team management focused their efforts on reorganizing and changing employees’ roles and responsibilities, all with “the best of intentions”. Consequently, the difference in corporate culture led to numerous issues causing anxiety among team members.

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