MPUG

JULY 12, 2024

From time to time, articles keep emerging on our feed that Agile teams are failing. A popular article by Deloitte, “ How fragile is your Agile , ” covers the six common pitfalls teams face when using Agile for project management. are using Agile as of 2022 with a success rate of 64%. You cannot apply Agile here.

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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.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Madsen’s Twitter account is a must-follow for project management information and continuing education, and her thoroughly researched and engaging writing on the industry has previously appeared on our blog. He writes consistently on his blog about software development and lean, Kanban and agile development principles.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 25, 2024

Learn more History of Kanban Kanban was first introduced in Japan as a lean manufacturing approach pioneered by Taiichi Ohno in the late 1940s. The book laid out the principles of lean manufacturing, which focuses on reducing waste, creating customer value and seeking continuous process improvement, and kanban.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 28, 2018

There has been some backlash against Six Sigma over the recent years, some of which is warranted and will be discussed, but overall the process proves a valuable tool in reducing defects in product manufacturing, especially when paired with Agile thinking, lean manufacturing and capable project management tools. Lean Six Sigma.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 1, 2024

The kanban methodology was first developed as a lean manufacturing system to help with production planning , scheduling and control. It is especially used in agile or lean software development teams to define user stories , prioritization of tasks on the backlog, or as collaboration tools to provoke innovation.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 27, 2024

Kanban in manufacturing and production has many uses, which we detail below, as well as how it relates to lean and just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing. It’s a flexible scheduling system that can be applied to manufacturing, agile, DevOps and virtually any repeatable process. This led to improvements in manufacturing efficiency.

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NimbleWork

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Lean and Agile frameworks have gained significant traction, offering innovative approaches to streamline processes, improve efficiency, and foster collaboration. As we enter 2025, a variety of top-tier conferences dedicated to Lean and Agile practices are on the horizon.

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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.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 28, 2022

Kanban is a visual workflow tool that, while originally used as a Toyota scheduling system, is now associated with in an agile methodology, especially in DevOps software development. The goal of lean kanban is to start with no limits and monitor the WIP. It can also be used in traditional project management methodologies.

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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. Kanban is from Japan, originating in the factories of the Toyota car company in the 60s as a lean manufacturing tool for workflow and inventory management. What Is Kanban? What Is Scrum?

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Agile Project Management On the other end of the project management style spectrum is agile. Some don’t refer to agile as a project management style as much as a mindset to face uncertainty, give possible solutions a chance, get feedback and always adjust accordingly.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

It’s a lot to read, so here are some spoilers drawn from common themes I heard time and time again in the interviews: Agile : if you don’t know enough about it, you need to start learning. It can serve as a baseline, but most project managers ought to layer some sort of agile certification on top of it. Find her on Twitter.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 7, 2019

It’s not solely about the decisions of executives though, it’s also about great project leaders learning to run fast and lean while developing high performing teams that can deliver value to their organization. Behaviors and competencies for lean and fast teams can differ in many ways. Project Performance Affects the Bottom Line.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

Agile A methodology for project and product management, typically used to deliver software projects in an iterative way with short bursts of work called “sprints” Though initially designed as a process for IT and engineering projects, it has since been successfully applied to other industries like marketing.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 2, 2024

Empezar una carrera en Agile puede ser una excelente decisión en el entorno actual, donde la flexibilidad y la adaptabilidad son claves para el éxito de cualquier iniciativa, servicio o producto. Si estás considerando iniciar tu carrera en Agile hoy mismo, aquí te dejo algunos pasos y consejos prácticos para comenzar tu viaje.

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Inloox

DECEMBER 4, 2019

8: Objectives and Key Results: How to Set and Manage Goals with OKR Leadership changes in times of agile organizations. 6: Process Optimization in Project Management (3): Lean Project Management Lean Project Management relies on efficient processes: With the customer benefit always in mind, unnecessary efforts are eliminated.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 16, 2022

To optimize the effort, different methodologies have been used to be more effective, from Six Sigma to lean management and agile project management. BPM improves business agility and helps businesses stay competitive by pausing processes and making quick adjustments to get them back on track.

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The IIL Blog

JULY 17, 2024

And agile (26%) use fell by 2 percentage points. Before we get too excited, the State of Agile Report shows different trends. Its respondents favor agile (70%) over hybrid (47%), and waterfall (35%). Most organizations do not practice either pure agile or waterfall; so hybrid is a more accurate description. Lean/Kanban.

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Scrum.org

JULY 22, 2021

In this highly engaging speaker session from the Agile Camp Berlin 2021, John Cutler delves into the advantages of linking strategy to everyday work: Motivation, inspiration, seeing the big picture despite working on a small iteration. ?? Join us on August 10, 2021 : Hands-on Agile #33: Adapt How You Lead for Agile Success—Johanna Rothman.

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Inloox

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The SAFe method is based on the Lean philosophy and offers a fixed framework in which Scrum and other agile management methods can be scaled to the entire company. The basic concept SAFe divides enterprise agility into three level of abstractions: Team level (Scrum teams). Agile Release Train (ART). Agile Teams.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 6, 2022

These organizations offer a variety of certifications that focus on different project management methodologies such as agile or scrum, or specific project management knowledge areas such as project scheduling, resource management or risk management. Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP). CompTIA Project+ Certification. Price: $300.

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Scrum.org

MAY 10, 2022

Fourth blog, in a blog series about the upcoming book: Creating Agile Organizations - A Systemic Approach, by Cesario Ramos & Ilia Pavlichenko. For example, in one company the employees collaboratively defined the optimizing goals, learning goals, and metrics for an Agile adoption. Guideline: Voluntary Participation.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

TL; DR: Getting Hired as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach Are you considering a new Scrum Master or Agile Coach job? Read on and learn how to employ search engines, LinkedIn’s people search, reach out to peers in the agile community, and analyze the event markets in the quest for your next Scrum Master job.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 17, 2022

First, in a blog series about the upcoming book: Creating Agile Organizations - A Systemic Approach by Cesario Ramos & Ilia Pavlichenko. ?. But speed is by far insufficient to be Agile at the organizational level. But speed is by far insufficient to be Agile at the organizational level. Optimize for Adaptability.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 7, 2020

Scrumban: An Agile Hybrid. Scrumban is part of an agile framework, a hybrid of scrum and kanban. What scrumban does is take the prescriptive nature of scrum, which resides in an agile framework, and uses the process of improvement that is key to kanban. It was created as a way to transition from scrum to kanban. Independence.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 3, 2020

But it also has a Gantt chart timeline for lean visual management and task dependencies. Targetprocess is a visual platform that is suited for working within an agile framework. It has transparency, which is key to agile projects, as well as time and expense tracking and a well-designed and current-looking interface.

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2020 Software Review Software Agile 91

Inloox

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The SAFe method is based on the Lean philosophy and offers a fixed framework in which Scrum and other agile management methods can be scaled to the entire company. The basic concept SAFe divides enterprise agility into three level of abstractions: Team level (Scrum teams). Agile Release Train (ART). Agile Teams.

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Lean Innovation Agile SCRUM 237

Scrum.org

MARCH 24, 2020

TL; DR: Remote Agile (Part 2): Virtual Liberating Structures. Last week, we addressed basic practices and tools of remote agile with distributed teams. More than a year ago, my Berlin Hands-on Agile meetup started exploring the possibilities to use Liberating Structures specifically in the context of Scrum. LS for Scrum.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 3, 2020

There are simple drag-and-drop tools for organizing to-do lists, planning systems for agile teams and hybrid tools for robust project management. Kanban tools were born from the lean manufacturing process at Toyota in the 1980s. Agile teams sometimes refer to this column as the “backlog.”.

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Development Team Review Software Review Agile Manufacturing 397

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

I’ve had this ongoing discussion with a few of my colleagues who says that the term “agile leader” is an oxymoron - that the ideal organization is a bunch of Scrum Teams and not much else. What Agile Leaders Do? Agile Leadership’s Focus . Organization.

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NimbleWork

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Continuous Innovation: From Agile methodologies to change management, these influencers are at the forefront of evolving project delivery practices. Christina Sookram Christina Sookram brings more than 15 years of corporate experience as a project leader and subject matter expert in both waterfall and agile methodologies.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

Here are the main project management certifications offered by the PMI: Project Management Professional (PMP): This certifies that you’re a capable project manager who is competent in waterfall and agile project management. Knowledge of agile and lean approaches such as Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, among others.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

I couldn’t fit it all in this blog post. It’s a lot to read, so here are some spoilers drawn from common themes I heard time and time again in the interviews: Agile – if you don’t know enough about it, you need to start learning. Many of the authors, trainers and experts I contacted wrote back to me with A LOT of information.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 29, 2022

Our Agile profession is filled with frameworks. Agile frameworks aim towards increased responsiveness and customer value, and each is basically a variation on the same theme: autonomous teams that work closely with their stakeholders to deliver more value frequently. The hidden assumptions of Agile frameworks. white & green).

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 21, 2019

He achieves this with a mixture of agile, lean and lead, UX design and design thinking startup frameworks. User story mapping is then a way to organize and use those user stories in an agile environment in a simple yet effective method. Story mapping, like the larger agile framework, is an iterative process.

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Leading Answers

MAY 30, 2021

I recall the Steering Committee meetings where we discussed what we believed was necessary for agile practitioners and team leaders to have experience in and an understanding of. So our scope included more than just Lean and agile; it had a little leadership and emotional intelligence. I am more of a pragmatist.

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