Leading Agile

JANUARY 21, 2021

The three systems include a System of Delivery, a System of Transformation, and a System of Sustainability. – [Announcer] This is Mike Cottmeyer’s talk from Agile Arizona, The Executive’s Guide to Large-Scale Agile Transformation and Sustaining an Adaptive Enterprise. So we started LeadingAgile about 10 years ago.

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Inloox

APRIL 16, 2024

How to perform a SWOT analysis Once the SWOT analysis is completed: 5 key approaches for strategy development Concrete example: SWOT analysis in a software development project Conclusion 1. Think about what you can do better than others. Think about the areas in which you are less strong. What is a SWOT analysis?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 14, 2022

But first, let’s talk about what is resource loading and explore resource loading vs. resource leveling. Project management software can help you with resource loading. ProjectManager is online project management software that allows you to see the available hours of your team, including global holidays for remote workers.

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Agilemania

MARCH 30, 2021

In the early 1990s, PC computing began to rise in organizations, but software development faced a hurdle. At that time, people used to call this crisis the “application delivery lag” or “the application development crisis.” It would take around 20 years or more than that before a system went into use.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 6, 2024

Innovation is necessary to adapt effectively; it enables us to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world. They can help us by providing insights on enhancing product or service quality. They often communicate with other peers in the industry and learn about trends, industry and market changes, and new emerging technologies.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 11, 2021

Benefits management is used to manage an organization’s investments, ensuring everyone focuses on benefits as business processes are executed. It then goes about minimizing the risks involved in achieving those benefits and maximizes the opportunity to achieve more benefits. Implement the plan. Create a Benefits Dependency Map.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 16, 2023

We developed software solutions for external clients. When I started, Scrum wasn’t used at all. Whenever a customer approached us, we would… Create the product vision & backlog together. Some customers were curious to learn what these events were about. No discussion about hours and roles. Start small.

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LiquidPlanner

DECEMBER 7, 2022

As such, most of us are facing resource constriction and forced now to think about how to do more, with less. To some degree, each of us is a victim of procrastination and most of us find temptation in first tackling what is urgent or easy vs. what is most important strategically. This reasoning is a fallacy.

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Scrum.org

MAY 21, 2021

This year was the 20th anniversary of the Agile Manifesto for Software Development, and in many sectors, agile ways of working have long since become the standard. 1] This shows how urgently we need to become more sustainable. In the context of sustainability, value means that companies must take into account their social impact.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 1, 2022

I want to use this post to share some of our experiences. I also include insights from scientific research, as existing models about teamwork can provide a lot of focus. If this content adds value to you, please consider supporting us too. We can use your help. You can read more about this here.

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Function Point

JANUARY 14, 2023

So you’ve done all your research, looked into various project management software options, and chose a solution you just know will work within your creative agency. You are convinced of how great this software is. You know that if you can get them on board and using the software, it will make your job and theirs a lot easier.

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LiquidPlanner

APRIL 5, 2022

For World Health Day this year, we want to talk about burnout prevention. Nobody performs their best work in burnout mode, and working 60+ hour weeks is not sustainable. Using up all of your emotional energy during the workday means that you have no energy left for yourself or your family. Use resource management software.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 21, 2020

Anything you can think of that is relevant for you to know about cats you store in your brain makes up your mental model of cats. We process the feedback and use it to adapt our mental model. Why is this important to us? George Box once said, “ All models are wrong, but some are useful ”. A model changes all the time.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 31, 2019

There have been manifestos for art movements, political movements and just about anything you can think of. Either way, agile offers a fast and nimble way to work that first benefited software development before expanding its reach to almost every industry. Working software over comprehensive documentation: Documentation takes time.

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Planview

JULY 26, 2022

We thought we knew about uncertainty. The only thing certain about our futures, it seems, is that we have an extremely limited ability to predict what they will hold. In business, dynamic planning is more complicated – but no less essential, especially in times of sustained economic uncertainty. Shifting consumer behaviors?

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 14, 2023

By first understanding and addressing the cultural aspects, leaders can lay a solid foundation for introducing and sustaining meaningful changes. This is about asking, "What's working well for us right now?" It's not just about new products but also finding better ways to do things or using the latest tools.

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The IIL Blog

APRIL 10, 2024

The salary for an entry level project manager in the US ranges from $60,000 to $200,000. The salary range for a marketing manager in the US is between $104,665 and $136,741. As an HRM, you’ll be responsible for recruiting new staff, training them, making decisions about the compensation, as well as their retention and motivation.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

AI enables predictions that are more accurate than traditional software solutions in determining risk responses, probabilities, and their impact. PMOtto software [10], for example, is a virtual project assistant able to update project status and KPIs and give recommendations by using historical data. Risk Management.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 14, 2021

Join me and explore the consequences of these Scrum Developer blunders and what you can do about them in a little more than five minutes. Shall I notify you about articles like this one? Join more us on July 6, 2021, for the Hands-on Agile #32: How to Win with Agile Resistant Teams—Scott Weiner.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 5, 2021

Why should a business care about reducing cycle time? These were more of a North Star to guide us instead of specific Vision or Mission. . METRICS: What metrics did you use? We use the standard metrics like…. We also built on-demand dashboards that include trends in the indicators Executives cared about the most….

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The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Amid this peaceful backdrop, I found myself reading news about a marathon taking place—a marathon that, years ago, I had tackled as my first. Just as the runner needs to rest to prevent injuries, we, as leaders, need to champion moments of respite to sustain our teams and ourselves.

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Leading Agile

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Four Common Misconceptions About Agile Transformation In this article, our CEO, Mike Cottmeyer, explores why focusing on practices and culture isn’t the right place to start an Agile Transformation. Next, he talks about how Agile Transformation is an ongoing process and the importance of teaming strategies. Is SAFe Agile?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 18, 2019

A manager is working to make better decisions in the moment about their teams and their work. In order to get better results with those decisions and to sustain a fulfilled and happy team, data is essential. Pro-Tip: Once you began to think strategically about data a whole new dimension to project management opens.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 8, 2023

Apply this in your projects Code software to add in customers’ names and default to their location. Check out Elizabeth Harrin’s book, Customer-Centric Project Management , for examples and a real-life case study of how to implement a new way of thinking about lessons learned. Don’t ask for information you already have in the system.

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Binfire

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Join us as we explore the science and art of leadership, with Tips for Managing Your Team Effectively serving as a guide for attaining motivation, sustained excellence in the workplace, and harmony. In addition, collaborative software, communication tools, and project management platforms are essential for promoting smooth teamwork.

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The IIL Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Dave Nichols – Co-Founder DVMS Institute Thousands of articles and social media posts tell us about today’s cybersecurity reality. The well-known systems analyst Donella Meadows published a paper in 1997 that talked about the understanding and application of leverage in complex adaptive systems.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 16, 2024

On average, there are 27 hardware and software changes per day on a Tesla Model S production line. 3Dirigo and the US Navy 3D can print a boat hull in less than three days. 2023 has shown us, notably with the limitless options for drone models, that the Internet phenomenon of the long tail is now a new reality for the defense industry.

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The IIL Blog

JANUARY 31, 2024

I am concerned about rising sea levels and climate change. Reading the headlines about flooding, experiencing hotter summers, and witnessing extreme weather events can cause us alarm or, the opposite – make us want to bury our heads in the sand. For example, “sustainable” can mean “ongoing, consistent.”

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 29, 2019

Even after all that time, women in project management are still a hidden key to our global and economic sustainability. It’s a process, a mindset and a shift to keep our global economy sustainable, innovative and engaged. An Interview About Women in PM with Elise Stevens. Women have choices and can help change this ratio.

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Planview

JULY 26, 2023

Project management is not just about managing projects anymore: It’s about steering your organization toward a future that’s defined by intelligent technology and strategic excellence. Incorporating chatbots within project portfolio management software eliminates the need to search through extensive documentation for answers.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 22, 2020

Scrum, in its more general definition, is a simple framework to help us address complex challenges. Product development is the subset of complex problem domains where Scrum took root first; by explicitly acknowledging software and new product development to be complex work, serving to deliver complex products in complex circumstances.

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Leading Agile

DECEMBER 19, 2022

When the Agile Manifesto was created 21 years ago, software development, technology, and the world, in general, were different. We’ve taken practices that worked in that room but overlayed them on top of organizations that aren’t teams in a room with the autonomy to change their software. Delay in deploying and re-iterating software.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 7, 2023

Senge, an American systems scientist and the author of the seminal book Fifth Discipline, speaks about a limited “decision horizon,” where people have a narrow horizon to observe the effects of their decisions. To quote Walt Kelly: “We have met the Enemy and he is us”. In consequence, learning at the system level is problematic.

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Scrum.org

JULY 7, 2020

From the long list of observation, heuristics, and mental models in psychology, organizational design, or software engineering, I pick six “agile laws” that seem to be particularly relevant in this area of distributed agile teams: Conway’s Law. If you measure me in an illogical way […] do not complain about illogical behavior.”).

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Productivity Land

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Understanding Bug Tracking Systems Bug tracking is mainly used during software testing to make sure that your work system goes efficiently. Let us summarize the functions of bug-tracking tools to make it easier for you to understand. Software testers will have to nitpick every detail to ensure perfection.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 19, 2022

We think we do well to base our beliefs about Agile more on evidence. This allows us to test our beliefs and also makes our case stronger in case they are supported. So this excludes people who have an opinion about the product but don’t stand to lose anything when the team fails. What About Other Business Outcomes?

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 2, 2018

Likely with good intention, since it is culture that enables groups of talented but different people to come together in a way that allows a project to be completed, a team to grow and success to be sustained. But in my research, I’ve found that, like most things, innovation can be planned with software and encouraged with positive mindsets.

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