The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

By Eugene Bounds and Steve Ackert Recently, the buzzword artificial intelligence (AI) has been on everyone’s minds, not just in the tech world but across many industries, including project management. AI technology will automate repetitive processes, generate insightful program reports, and highlight potential problems before they arise.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 15, 2024

Transitioning from manufacturing to software engineering and development and various other industries, the Kanban Board has become a fundamental tool for visual management in project and workflow management, credited to the Agile movement. Columns might include "Ideation," "Design," "Approval," "Execution," and "Review."

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Planio

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Every great company–from the billion-dollar tech behemoths to innovative and scrappy startups–has one thing in common: talented people motivated by a shared vision. Step 10: Do your due diligence before you make the offer. Organize “show and tells” for engineers to show off what they’ve been building.

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Scrum.org

JULY 7, 2020

On many occasions in the recent past, working with distributed agile teams has amplified existing organizational, technical, and cultural challenges in many organizations. Frederick Brooks stated in his 1975 book The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering that “adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.”.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 8, 2020

And then the experiment began with a nice and tidy little community of practice composed of “fresh out of school software engineers”. Exploring technical debt. The importance of spending time exploring new technologies. Attention to technical excellence. The sessions varied from 1.5h - 2h in duration. SM and Dev).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 11, 2022

If you are a software engineer, show me your software projects. Luckily, this is relatively easy as most job descriptions will include a list of technical and soft skills and competencies they expect candidates to have. What types of projects should you include on your application for a new role? You get the picture.

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Planio

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

So you want a software engineering job at Facebook/Apple/Amazon/Google/Netflix? It’s every software engineer’s dream to work with one of the top technical teams in the world. So how do you get a software engineering job at one of these companies? Self-taught vs. school: Do top tech teams really care?

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Scrum.org

JULY 14, 2021

This post is a non-technical version of an academic paper about Scrum teams that I wrote with Daniel Russo. Daniel is a Professor at the University of Aalborg and is specialized in empirical software engineering. Please note that our paper is currently reviewed by academic peers. . What about Sprint Goals?

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 25, 2021

Read on and learn how to employ search-engines, LinkedIn’s people search, reaching out to peers in the agile community, and analyzing the event markets in the quest for your next Scrum Master job. ?? Current tech trends — accelerated by the pandemic — threaten the very existence of many legacy organizations. Job advertisement.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 22, 2023

I dove into sustainable IT and started with a ‘Planet Earth Retrospective’ for my Scrum Team, where we reviewed the Principles of Green Engineering. The sprint review showed the value they achieved for the planet, reducing an estimated 4 tons of CO2 per year. Small steps in the right direction create a big impact.

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Wrike

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Requirements analysis in software engineering . While requirements analysis is beneficial to any project, it is most common in software engineering. In software engineering, requirements analysis, known as requirement engineering, defines expectations for new software being built or modified. .

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ActiveCollab

DECEMBER 20, 2018

At first glance, you could say these two are (fantasy) worlds apart, but people working in tech actually have more in common with classic Dungeons & Dragons classes than you might think. Software Engineer - Rogue. Dashing individuals operating from the shadows. Like Mages, Designers also create magic, but through their art.

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This data includes emails, text messages, IM conversations, call center logs, customer feedback, user interview transcripts, blogs, videos, product reviews, replies in questionnaires, product requirements, status reports, risk assessments, dependency maps, and the countless meetings we all have throughout the year.

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Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

Are you passionate about technology, healthcare, or perhaps entrepreneurship? The rapidly evolving job market and technological advancements can make it difficult to predict future career opportunities. Career Mapping in the Tech Industry John, a software engineer, utilized career mapping to advance his career in the tech industry.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 19, 2022

So we went to Google Scholar and searched for review articles. 2010) reviewed 28 scientific studies that investigated how Scrum is associated with overall business outcomes. A strength of such a review is that it allows for the identification of patterns across many studies. Information and Software Technology , 78 , 83–94.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

This includes training, technical support, and preparation for new releases. One of the reviewers of this article, Maarten Dalmijn , noted that he missed “product discovery” as a core activity in the work by Bass (2018). The Sprint Review is an excellent opportunity to engage in product discovery. rather than on your own”.

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Leading Agile

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Agile Impediments exist at many levels, but most large scale Transformations now require that technical practices are more sound than ever. . As strategic priorities shift toward a focus on technology, hiring Scrum coaches just isn’t going to suffice to make Agile work.

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Binfire

AUGUST 27, 2017

The Agile project management methodology has been used by software engineers and IT professionals for the past sixteen years. In the late twenty century, many software engineering researchers in academia were studying the disturbing fact that most software and IT projects finish late or fail to finish at all.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 10, 2021

Staggered iterations lead to more technical debt and lower quality software. TL;DR; The expected result of staggered iterations would be an increase in rework and in technical debt. There is a better way than staggered iterations for delivery that will keep you on the path to agility. Updated to reflect the 2020 Scrum Guide!

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Leading Agile

MAY 25, 2023

Solid technical practices and your full-stack developer’s software craftsmanship are also limited by the conditions inside your organization. And so what we were talking about was the idea, on theme for the last couple of these recordings of, what are the necessary preconditions to be able to do software craftsmanship well?

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Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Taxonomy-Based Risk Identification,” Marvin Carr, Suresh Konda, Ira Monarch, Carlo Ulrich, and Clay Walker, Technical Report, CMU/SEI-93-TR-6, Software Engineering Institute, June 1993.

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Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. Information about key project cost, (technical) performance and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol. De Meyer, C. 24, 2010. “A

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 17, 2024

Due to their different approaches to project management, this definition varies significantly between Agile and Waterfall methodologies. Extreme Programming (XP) - The DoD includes passing all unit tests, code reviews, and integration tests. They should include specific performance metrics, testing requirements, and review processes.

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MPUG

JANUARY 9, 2024

It provides a collaborative culture and methods that bring together software engineers, project managers, and contributors. Challenges Associated with Integration Like any technology, there are specific challenges to adopting Azure DevOps integration with Project Online. You can then sync it with Project Online.

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Teamweek

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Technology is advancing at unprecedented speeds. Review a candidate’s entire portfolio. That said, structured interviews can also help to gain an overview of your candidates’ technical coding skills. Hiring a great programmer is a monumental challenge for many reasons. Soft skills.

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TrustRadius Project Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The following free project management software will be compared: Teamwork Projects Wrike Todoist: To-Do List & Task Manager Reviews Trello Quire. Some reviewers say that it can be tricky to set up but praise the intuitive UI and visualization features. Reviewers praise the design and ease of use.

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Binfire

APRIL 7, 2017

Until recently some academics and Project Management Institute (PMI) considered Agile method not a serious contender in project management due to the fact that is very hard to set a due date for project’s competition in Agile method. The ideal team size for the core developers in Agile is around 7-10 engineers.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

So in the end, if we are to make a decision in the presence of uncertainty, we MUST make estimates to develop a reliable shipping date while producing an accurate and precise estimate of the cost, schedule, and technical performance of the product shipped on that date. Eggstaff, Thomas A.

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LiquidPlanner

JULY 10, 2018

For instance, in product development, the mechanical engineers don’t need to sit in on schematic reviews with the electrical engineers or code reviews with the software developers. They need to focus on the mechanical parts of the design and trust that the other engineers are doing their jobs well.

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MPUG

DECEMBER 16, 2022

It provides a collaborative culture and methods that bring together software engineers, project managers, and contributors. Like any technology, there are specific challenges to adopting Azure DevOps integration with Project Online. Once you have verified the successful configuration , you must review the field mapping.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 8, 2016

You'll also like: Book review: Growth or Bust: Proven Turnaround Strategies to Grow Your Business Growth or Bust might seem like a strange title to review from a project management perspective. Women in Science, Engineering and Technology. As it is, it’s a playbook for startups. It has taken.

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Epicflow Blog

MAY 14, 2019

Over 200 PM experts from ExxonMobil, INEOS, DXC Technology, and other companies have shared their experience and proved that it’s a super hot topic. Business drivers have to be translated into project drivers by a strong technical team, not management. Incorrect definition of project success. Learn Your Lessons.

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Teamweek

JULY 28, 2020

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, however, this internship season is unlike other years. Not all industries are the same, so I’ve also included advice from interns working in journalism, tech, and finance. Here are six ways you can make the most of your remote internship: 1. Find a designated mentor.

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Herding Cats

JUNE 9, 2018

Software engineering economics is about making decisions related to software engineering in a business context. The success of a software product, service, and solution depends on good business, financial, and risk management. Buhl, Transport Reviews, 24, 1, 3-18. [2] A final Thought . Flyvbjerg, H.

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 24, 2018

“A Taxonomy of an IT Project Failure: Root Causes,” Walid Al-Ahmad, Et Al, International Management Review, Vol. Why Do Information Technology Projects Fail?” Automated Root Cause Isolation of Performance Regressions during Software Development,” Christopher Heger, Jens Happer, and Roozbeh Farahbod, ICPE ’13, April 21?24,

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Paymo App

JANUARY 25, 2018

Provided that all team members can view the project’s timeline, they’ll see exactly who is in charge of a task, when the task started and when it’s due, and if there is any gap in the timeline where they can allocate additional tasks. It also maintains your privacy through a possibility to review desktop and webcam shots.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 28, 2024

TL; DR: Agile Laws in Software Development On many occasions, working with agile teams has amplified existing organizational, technical, and cultural challenges in many organizations. In a remote working situation, to make matters worse, there is a compound effect due to the increased communication overhead.

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