Musings on Project Management

JUNE 30, 2022

There comes a point where more planning can not remove the remaining uncertainty, instead execution must be used to provide data and remove uncertainty.

Agile 186

Agile Executing Planning 186

Musings on Project Management

APRIL 11, 2021

There comes a point where more planning can not remove the remaining uncertainty, instead execution must be used to provide data and remove uncertainty.

Agile 207

Agile Executing Planning 207

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 20, 2021

While agile is relatively new, it has made a big splash in the work of project management. It started in software development, but has since been adopted by other industries that have seen the benefit of agile’s iterative approach. Agile is more of an approach, and could almost be defined as a philosophy.

Agile 413

Agile Planning Software Review Defining 413

Scrum.org

APRIL 19, 2023

Educate management on the complexity of product development Managers outside of the Agile world may need help understanding the complexity of product development. It is essential to educate them on the Agile approach and explain how estimates are based on data from previous sprints and the team’s collective experience.

Estimate 210

Estimate Agile Consulting 2023 210

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Data visualization is a great way to help people literally get the big picture. What Is Data Visualization? Data visualization is a way to display data in a picture or graphic. Qualities of Great Data Visualization. The thing about data visualization is that it’s a blend of art and science.

Controlling 315

Controlling Monitoring SCRUM Process 315

The IIL Blog

APRIL 24, 2024

By Alan Zucker Agile is a mindset described by a set of values and principles. Lean is industry-agnostic and offers insight into agility. Data shows that self-aware leaders create positive environments. Transparency Transparency is a core Lean-Agile principle. The 12 th Agile Principle embraces continuous improvement.

Lean 164

Lean Agile Underperforming Technical Team Innovation 164

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Newton’s third law is also true in the case of agile vs waterfall, where one sprang to life as a reaction to the other. Created a few decades before the agile methodology, each phase is reliant upon the deliverables of the previous phase. What is Agile? Even though agile is popular, the history of agile is in its infancy.

Agile 429

Agile 2001 Software Development Software Developers 429

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

OpenProject is open-source project management software designed to be used in traditional project management methodologies, but also in an agile environment or hybrid methodology. Data is securely encrypted and stored in AWS using industry-standard best practices. What Is OpenProject? Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

Software Review 378

Software Review Infrastructure Software Agile 378

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

TL; DR: The Agile Metrics Survey 2021. If you value agile practices, it is crucial to know if a job offering or a prospective business partner that claims to be “agile” really keeps its promises. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 33,000-plus subscribers. ?? Refined the instrument.

2021 185

2021 Agile 2020 Underperforming Technical Team 185

Scrum.org

APRIL 9, 2023

I have been working on agile projects for the past 10 years. A couple of years ago, I asked by an executive how he would know if the money they invested on setting up these agile release trains was working? He was essentially asking me to prove the “ROI” for agile and to measure delivery of value.

Agile 217

Agile Innovation Executing Sustainability 217

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Agile is a way of working that comes from software development. While the roots of incremental development methods of working stem back to the 1950s and into the 1970s, it wasn’t until 2001 that a group of software developers published the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. Agile Tools for Agile Teams.

Underperforming Technical Team 243

Underperforming Technical Team Agile Software Review 2001 243

The IIL Blog

MAY 1, 2024

By Nagaraja Gundappa First things first – let’s define business agility: Business agility, alternatively called enterprise agility and organizational agility, is the ability of an organization to rapidly adapt to market and environmental changes in productive and cost-effective ways according to PMI’s Disciplined Agile.

Agile 148

Agile Artificial Inteligence Budget Consulting 148

ProjectManager.com

JULY 19, 2024

It creates lists, grids and calendars to show complicated data in a clear and easily digestible format. Kanban boards are visual workflow tools used to manage tasks, help avoid bottlenecks and are ideal for agile teams who want to manage their backlog and plan sprints—all of which won’t work on Microsoft Lists. Learn more 2.

Software Review 442

Software Review Software Executing Monitoring 442

Musings on Project Management

APRIL 30, 2019

There comes a point where more planning can not remove the remaining uncertainty, instead execution must be used to provide data and remove uncertainty.

Agile 199

Agile Executing Planning 199

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 2, 2024

Jira is project management software designed for agile software development teams. Select the Data from the CSV File You’d Like to Import Into Your Kanban Board Now you can choose the data from your Jira kanban board that you’d like to show in ProjectManager’s kanban board or any of its project management views and features.

Underperforming Technical Team 374

Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Software Development Software Developers 374

LiquidPlanner

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Are you thinking about introducing agile processes to your project management methodology? You’ve a few case studies, you’ve perhaps even seen agile working effectively at other companies. Additionally, it may not be enough for you to know that agile methods are a logical addition to your toolset at work. So why choose agile?

Agile 174

Agile Cadence Estimate Risk Management 174

Leading Agile

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

If you want to be successful at Agile Transformation —especially at scale—you’ll need more than Agile Coaches teaching your teams the ceremonies of Scrum or how to do SAFe and LeSS. To be successful, your company will need an array of people to take on various Agile roles and responsibilities. Agile Coach’s Responsibility.

Agile 119

Agile Influencer Executing Leadership 119

ProjectManager.com

JULY 31, 2024

Both software products are designed for agile project management, though not exclusively. Still, they have features that agile teams use, whether for large or small projects. It focuses on kanban boards and list making, which makes it an ideal tool for agile teams and kanban workflows. Trello vs. Jira, may the best software win.

Software Review 420

Software Review Development Team Review Software Technical Review 420

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Unite the agile world of Jira with ProjectManager’s planning and reporting tools. ProjectManager, an award-winning project management software company, is thrilled to announce its newest integration with Jira, a leading software development tool. ProjectManager is project management software for business excellence.

Development Team Review 365

Development Team Review Software Review Agile Software Development 365

Project Bliss

APRIL 18, 2017

But what about all that data in the old system? Gordon has you covered with his book The Data Conversion Cycle: A guide to migrating transactions and other records, for system implementation teams. In this book, Dave explains how to handle complex data migrations (or even simple ones). It’s Complicated. Clear Guidance.

Software Review 202

Software Review 2013 Risk Management Risk 202

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 4, 2024

Select the Data from the CSV File to Import Into Your Kanban Board Now you can choose the data from your Trello kanban board that you’d like to show in ProjectManager’s kanban board or any of its project management views. Make sure you follow the data formatting instructions that will appear.

Software Review 405

Software Review 2024 Estimate Software 405

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 8, 2024

There are issues with data security that will worry companies. Our software is SOC 2 compliant, providing users with data protection. Many open-source Microsoft Project alternatives can’t handle traditional, agile and hybrid methodologies, but we can. They often don’t have program and portfolio management features, but we do.

Software Review 352

Software Review Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software 352

Scrum.org

MARCH 17, 2020

TL; DR: Remote Agile, Part 1: Practices & Tools for Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, and Product Owners. Agile has always been about colocation, about direct communication, physical boards, and all the other haptic and analog moments to create value in the digital realm. Moreover, admittedly, I love index cards. General Tips.

Agile 242

Agile SCRUM Lean Energy 242

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 14, 2024

ProjectManager’s real-time data dashboards are ideal for tracking business processes Learn more What Is Business Process? It tracks and monitors key performance indicators (KPIs) to help managers make data-driven decisions. Six Sigma Six Sigma is a data-driven methodology that focuses on improving process quality.

Process 408

Process Technical Review Software Review Manufacturing 408

NimbleWork

MARCH 7, 2024

As the Agile project management framework reaches adoption maturity at lean, progressive and disruptive startup firms, many teams at established organizations are struggling to fully embrace the Agile project management framework at scale. How to migrate from Traditional PM to Agile?

Agile 114

Agile Software Review Technical Review Leadership 114

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 27, 2024

Manufacturers are likely using Acumatica but can find it frustrating as it doesn’t pull in the data related to its production. It can drive efficiency and develop future-proof agility through real-time insights for every department, access to that data anytime, anywhere and end-to-end control over production.

Manufacturing 350

Manufacturing Finance Estimate 2009 350

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2019

To do so requires business agility. What Is Business Agility? Business agility is just as it says, a way for businesses to remain agile when markets fluctuate, as they have a tendency to do. Business agility then is an organizational method to help businesses adapt quickly to market changes.

Agile 310

Agile Innovation Lean Leadership 310

Musings on Project Management

AUGUST 7, 2018

There comes a point where more planning can not remove the remaining uncertainty, instead execution must be used to provide data and remove uncertainty.

Agile 150

Agile Executing Planning Risk Management 150

Leading Answers

AUGUST 25, 2020

There has been a debate raging since 2012 about the use and value of estimates on agile projects. It has spawned the #NoEstimates hashtag, a website, a book and countless blog posts and conference presentations. Instead, I aim to create reasonable predictions of the likely effort bounded by the uncertainty of the input data.

Estimate 131

Estimate Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Agile 131

Leading Answers

JULY 10, 2020

How does work from home impact our use of agile approaches? If co-location is no longer possible, can we still be agile? Yes, of course we can, and in many ways, now we need to be more agile than ever as we try new approaches, learn and adapt how we work. The Agile Manifesto and Agile Principles do not mention co-location.

Agile 145

Agile Software Review 2003 Technical Review 145

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 2, 2024

ProjectManager is designed to keep data secure and meets the standards of SOC 2 audit compliance, which defines requirements to manage and store customer data based on five trust service criteria (TSC) done by an independent auditor. Open-source software tends to be free or relatively inexpensive, but at the price of security.

Software Review 394

Software Review Software Risk Management Monitoring 394

LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 28, 2018

Over on the eLynxx Solutions blog, the article Top 4 Reasons Why Spreadsheets are the Wrong Tool for Managing Projects brings up the biggest limitation of spreadsheets for project management: they aren’t designed to store files, annotations, conversations, and related information that are essential parts of project communication and collaboration.

Underperforming Technical Team 772

Underperforming Technical Team Software Development Software Developers Agile 772

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 19, 2024

Kanban and scrum are agile project management methodologies that can be used for similar purposes, but each has its unique pros and cons. While scrum has been scaled to apply to bigger projects and organizations, its roots are in agile software development and has come to work seamlessly in that smaller, nimble environment.

SCRUM 440

SCRUM Manufacturing 2001 Agile 440

Leading Answers

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

We intuitively know that a successful agile adoption requires more than copying agile practices. You may have seen the “agile iceberg” model that shows the visible practices agile teams perform as the tip of an enormous iceberg supported by a mindset, values and principles. Belief in the core agile mindset and values.

Agile 148

Agile Construction SCRUM Initiating 148

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Lean portfolio management is a process by which strategy is aligned with execution using a lean approach and agile portfolio operations and governance. Lean project management is part of an agile methodology that aims to increase customer value by removing project waste. What Is Lean Portfolio Management? Learn more.

Lean 373

Lean Software Review Manufacturing Government 373

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Besides the examples above, an operational process asset can be any practice or knowledge from anything used to execute or govern the project, even lessons learned from previous projects and historical data. Organizational process assets may also include schedules, risk data and earned value data.

Process 410

Process Controlling Executing Defining 410

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 25, 2024

Kanban & Project Management Kanban project management works in an agile framework. Kanban & Agile Software Development Kanban proved a good fit for the burgeoning software development field, especially those projects that worked in an agile environment that was responsive to change.

Manufacturing 374

Manufacturing 2004 Software Review 2009 374