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Systems Thinking in Organizational Coaching

Scrum.org

A software development effort is always a system! Small changes can produce big results—but the areas of highest leverage are often the least obvious (Peter Senge, The Fifth Discipline, 2006). Management was practicing Gemba Walks approach from Lean Thinking. There is no blame (Peter Senge, The Fifth Discipline, 2006).

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Basis of Estimating Software Development

Herding Cats

The estimating of software development is both straightforward and complex. Here are some resources that will provide guidance to produce credible software development estimates, in both traditional and agile domains. Software Sizing and Estimating: Mk II FPA , Charles Symons, John Wiley & Sons, 1991.

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The 23 Best Project Management Books For Upgrading Your Career in 2020

Planio

If you’re also interested in Agile project management, pair the PMBOK with the PMI’s new Agile Practice Guide or our own Guide on How to Pick the Software Development Process that’s Right For you. However, instead of leaning heavily on theory, it uses real-world examples to illustrate how these scenarios play out.

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Project collaboration: the key to successful project management (and happy teams)

Resource Guru

Whether you choose to bookmark a collaboration website for your project, download a project collaboration app, or invest in project management collaboration software, leaning on these platforms could be the difference between project failure or success. Unsurprisingly, 83% of workers depend on technology to collaborate.

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

Hybrid–Agile Software Development Anti–Patterns, Risks, and Recommendations,” Paul E. McMahon, Cross Talk: The Journal of Defense Software Engineering , July/August 2015, pp. Architecting Large Scale Agile Software Development: A Risk–Driven Approach,” Ipek Ozkaya, Michael Gagliardi, Robert L. 12, 2008. “A

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Wrike vs. Jira: Compare Jira Alternatives

Wrike

Founded in 2006, Wrike is a flexible and powerful work management solution that helps teams, organizations, and enterprises to plan, collaborate, and execute in one easy-to-use platform. Templates : Lean on Wrike’s library of pre-built templates to get started quickly on everything from product launches to marketing campaigns.

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DDSTOP The Saga Continues

Herding Cats

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. And money in the bank is what software development is about. Traditional software development processes are like watchmaking.