The Strategic Project Manager

OCTOBER 12, 2022

This post reviews the basics of agile scrum roles, ceremonies, and their impact on developing strategy and managing projects. Agile Scrum Roles. There are a number of specific regular ‘ceremonies’ that are part of the ongoing agile scrum process. Agile Scrum Ceremonies. Agile Scrum and Strategy.

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Wrike

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

When you take an Agile approach to your projects, workflows are key to managing your backlog, responding to issues, and providing quality control. Unlike traditional workflows — which can sometimes resemble flowcharts in their simplicity — an Agile workflow is cyclical and designed to cope when your requirements change mid-project.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Existe una tendencia de empresas que renuncian a sus Scrum Masters o Agile Coaches. ¿ y en nuestra web. ¿Están en crisis los roles de Scrum Master o Agile Coach? En los últimos meses ha crecido el cuestionamiento de las empresas al valor aportado por los roles de Agile. Por qué pasa esto en 2023? Mira este artículo en video ?

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 14, 2021

The Nexus group of teams is very similar to the Agile Release Train (ART) construct. Lean/Agile Leadership. Empiricism via working integrated increments every Sprint - System Demo & Nexus Sprint Review meeting a common Definition of “Done”. Nexus and SAFe - Similar Concepts. Nexus - ART. Sprint - Iteration.

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Digite

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

was launched by Scaled Agile Inc. in 2016 as a method to help organizations scale up their existing agile practices. But isn’t that also the reason behind organizations adopting Scaled Agile framework in its glorious entirety? What was the need for Scaled Agile Inc. What was the need for Scaled Agile Inc.

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Henny Portman

JULY 26, 2020

Levine wrote with People Over Process – Leadership for Agility a very pragmatic and down to earth book about leadership and agile projects. The classic formulation of agile in the Agile Manifesto has no role for leadership. To download: QRC (Leadership for agility, 200725) v1.0.

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Agilemania

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Self-Managing Agile Teams and Agile Release Trains are essential to success with SAFe®. Work with each Agile Teams to assign Business value to the Team PI Objectives and approve the ART’s Final PI plan. They attend system demos to view progress and provide feedback.

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Leading Answers

JANUARY 16, 2021

Agile projects typically prioritize the backlog based on business value or perceived needs. Prioritizing based on business value is an example of the lean concept of 'Taking an Economic View of Decision Making.' What is a Risk-Adjusted Backlog? Taking an Economic View of Decision Making.

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Planview

MARCH 26, 2020

Agile teams don’t report time!”. You may be thinking that with more and more teams adopting Lean/Agile principles, a traditional timesheet just won’t cut it. There are time reporting options for you – whether you work in a traditional, Lean/Agile, or hybrid world. “Timesheets are passé.”. Individual timesheets.

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Leading Agile

APRIL 12, 2021

“Are these volleyball games or demos?” the senior director leaned over to me and asked during the 7 team demo of the day. She had just taken over this part of the organization, and I was the technical consultant tasked making her dreams come true: working-tested product in the demo.

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Planview

APRIL 24, 2020

One way PMOs ensure timely, quality, on-strategy delivery is by supporting all the different ways teams work today, such as traditional projects, hybrid or iterative, Lean, Agile, and collaborative. For example, Agile teams are free to use their own tools, methodologies, and processes as well as prioritize their tasks and work.

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Digite

JANUARY 2, 2017

Since the arrival of Scaled Agile Framework in the world market, there have been comparisons ad nauseum between the Scrum and SAFe frameworks. Many industry experts have come out and pointed possible flaws in the Scaled Agile Framework. However, the Scaled Agile Framework indeed subscribes to the ethos of the Agile manifesto.

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Agilemania

JANUARY 10, 2023

For many years Scrum has been one of the go-to frameworks for teams adopting or trying to adopt agile ways of working. Some teams have been successful, while others struggle to leverage the benefits of Scrum, achieve agility and deliver value to their stakeholders. Certified Agile Coaching. Agility in the Enterprise.

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Henny Portman

MARCH 15, 2019

ambler and Mark Lines are the creators of the Disciplined Agile Delivery framework and the authors of the book Introduction to Disciplined Agile Delivery – a small Agile Team’s journey from Scrum to Disciplined DevOps ( 2 nd edition). Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) is one of the four elements of Disciplined Agile (DA).

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Ganttic

JUNE 3, 2022

Have you ever been a part of an agile project? If you haven’t had the opportunity to work on an agile project yet, you may be wondering what all the hype is about. Here we’ll discuss some of the most popular project management methodologies for agile projects and how they can help you stay organized and efficient.

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

SAFe defines the role of the Scrum Master as a servant-leader for the agile team who helps educate the team on various frameworks and methods, including Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming, and SAFe, ensuring that the agreed-upon agile process is duly followed. SAFe embraces Lean and Agile principles making them very explicit.

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Agilemania

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Organizations are also transforming, initially, companies transitioned from waterfall to agile now they are implementing SAFe®-. SAFe® isn’t something related to safety but SAFe® means a scaled agile framework. There can be no more than two Agile teams supported by one PO. SAFe ® Lean Portfolio. Ashwinee Kalkura.

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Digite

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Continuing our theme of helping Agile teams understand the Kanban Method, so they can effectively adopt it for their improvement efforts, I am again honored to publish a guest article by another great friend of ours – Dave White. Scrum is primarily influenced by the Agile Manifesto which describes the “Agile” value system.

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Planview

JANUARY 26, 2023

As a project management leader, you’ve likely encountered the challenges of using multiple project execution methodologies (such as: waterfall projects, as well as collaborative and Lean-Agile work delivery). Demo here You have to pick the right methodologies for your project, and the right tools that will support it.

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Leading Agile

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The use of one or another agile-style technique doesn’t “lead to” or “cause” that. There’s no Magic “Agile” Switch. Many agilists are able to describe their vision of an “agile end state” for a development team that functions autonomously. In a Perfect World.

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Wrike

AUGUST 9, 2024

Start a free trial Book a demo 5 project management software benefits for team leaders and PMOs Project managers strive to boost productivity as they oversee their teams. They do this by managing the work that comes in and their capacity to complete it. Each approach suits different types of work and different styles of management.

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Planview

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You’ve probably been hearing a lot lately about Lean and Agile or Agile transformation. While many have been focused on agile methodologies and tools at the team level, the transformation is really occurring across the enterprise. Agile has required organizations to rethink how they organize their people.

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Planio

MARCH 25, 2024

Most customer acquisition strategies use free trials, system demos, or explainer videos to entice a lead to become a customer, so the product needs to be slick and easy to use to ensure it makes a great first impression. To succeed, you need to remain agile, set clear and measurable KPIs, and not be afraid to pivot if something’s not working.

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Project Bliss

JULY 26, 2020

It’s important to say this leans on the teachings of Geoff Watts and his brilliant book Scrum Mastery. Scrum is the most commonly used agile delivery method in the world. agile #scrum — David Marti (@Xsfera) July 22, 2020. Especially in the role of Scrum Master as a Servant Leader. Accountability. Sprint Goals.

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Leading Answers

MARCH 7, 2019

It would be easy (and wrong) to classify all construction projects as candidates for traditional approaches, and all IT projects as needing an agile approach. Approaches like lean, kanban and agile work well in these uncertain, high-change environments. It was new, uncertain and benefitted from an agile approach.

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Planview

OCTOBER 22, 2018

After researching alternative project management solutions, Giorgos reaches the conclusion that the PMO must replace all the spreadsheets with a single collaboration tool that has Lean and Kanban capabilities. Giorgos helped revolutionize his organization by presenting the solution of lean and agile delivery to replace all those spreadsheets.

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The Strategic Project Manager

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Feature Driven Development (FDD) is an agile methodology specifically applied to software development. This post explores what FDD is, FDD best practices, implications of FDD for strategy, and how FDD is implemented with other agile methods while managing a project. What Is the Agile Feature-driven Development Methodology?

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Planview

MAY 20, 2022

Embracing agile work methods can also help with realistic scheduling. Part of that autonomy is supporting how teams want to work, from traditional projects, lean-agile work, or a hybrid mix of approaches. Delays can be anything from a critical team member taking an unexpected leave to a contractor not delivering on time.

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Proofhub

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Combine your agile methodology with an effective PM tool. The list goes something like this: Agile? —?Continuous Increasing visibility of work in progress to improve speed and quality of work Lean ?—?Streamlining Agile Agile is one of the hottest buzzwords today. Try ProofHub now.” Extreme programming?

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Wrike

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Start free trial Book a demo Later, Ill also highlight four more tools with distinctive features to show you some different ways of approaching workflow management. Start free trial Book a demo How Exploding Kittens uses Wrikes proofing and approval workflows Exploding Kittens is a cult favorite game and app company.

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Meisterplan

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

This might seem like a difficult task, but we’ve actually made it really simple with our Lean Project Portfolio Management (Lean PP M ) framework. . How Lean PPM Works Lean PPM intentionally supplies project portfolios with only the minimum amount of information necessary. The Stages of Lean PPM .

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JANUARY 17, 2019

Like Agile wasn’t big enough as a buzz word, let’s mix it with big data. Joke aside, doing Agile when engaged in big data projects is almost a must. Of course, other options are also available but Agile practices and techniques are much more suitable for these sorts of projects. Why Doing Agile is the Right Thing.

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Planview

APRIL 24, 2020

One way PMOs ensure timely, quality, on-strategy delivery is by supporting all the different ways teams work today, such as traditional projects, hybrid or iterative, Lean, Agile, and collaborative. For example, Agile teams are free to use their own tools, methodologies, and processes as well as prioritize their tasks and work.

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Digite

MAY 9, 2018

It is the next generation of our SwiftALM product with the focus to deliver Enterprise Class Agility. It comes with new Planning and Execution Boards along with a host of other Lean-Agile capabilities. SwiftEnterprise Execution Board encourages Lean thinking with the introduction of WIP Limit for the stages of your value stream.

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Workzone

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Schedule a Demo About the #1 Ranked Microsoft Project Alternative: Workzone Better visibility to your team’s work MS Project is great for advanced users with complicated work but lacks visibility in some key areas. Schedule a Demo 2. (Data as of April 1, 2023) Ready to see the #1 rated Microsoft Project alternative?

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Agilemania

MARCH 25, 2021

SAFe defines the role of the Scrum Master is a servant-leader for the agile team who helps educate the team on various frameworks and methods, including Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming, and SAFe , ensuring that the agreed-upon agile process is duly get followed. Understanding of Lean and Agile. Focus on Quality.

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International Institute for Learning

JUNE 22, 2022

Transforming organizations to become Lean and Agile while maintaining high levels of performance within its teams requires a strong focus on people. The first value in the Agile manifesto is individuals and interaction. By Marianne Rimbark. After all, these high-performing teams are the ones that deliver change and growth.

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