The IIL Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Align with the Business Need A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge ( PMBOK ), the bible for project managers, states that “projects are initiated due to internal business needs or external influences”. Based on the needs analysis, project leadership typically develops a business case and charters a project.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 15, 2024

Ready to transform your approach to project management and software development? Let’s dive into the Agile world and discover the methodology that best aligns with your goals, team, and projects. Agile methodologies offer a path to mastering these challenges. What are the Top 5 Agile Methodologies? What Makes Kanban Agile?

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Teamweek

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Coding skills that were relevant two years ago might hold little value today. But assessing a candidate’s skills can take many forms – from simple programming tests to live coding challenges and take-home assignments. What coding tests reveal about your next developer. Why you should use programming tests.

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Teamweek

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Keep reading to discover the definition and responsibilities of a Product Owner and 30 product owner interview questions that will help you accurately assess candidates’ technical skills and personality traits. We’ll give you the toolbox to help you hire your next Product Owner without a hitch. What does a Product Owner do?

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

So to start with, the 2017 version of the scrum guide mentioned “Work planned for the first days of the Sprint by the Development Team is decomposed by the end of this meeting, often to units of one day or less.” Code/Implementation. Server Side Code & Content layer update. Code Review. Peer Review.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

As you might imagine, having project management software helps plan, manage and track this work, but if you’re not using such tools, there are product management templates that can help you steer the course. ProjectManager is award-winning project management software, but we understand that not everyone is ready to upgrade right away.

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NimbleWork

MAY 1, 2024

Initially developed as part of the Lean Manufacturing methodology, VSM has since evolved and found application in a wide range of industries, including knowledge work sectors such as IT, software development, marketing, and HR. Value stream mapping can typically be used to improve any process where there are repeatable steps.

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Teamweek

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Keep reading to discover the definition and responsibilities of a Product Owner and 30 product owner interview questions that will help you accurately assess candidates’ technical skills and personality traits. We’ll give you the toolbox to help you hire your next Product Owner without a hitch. What does a Product Owner do?

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Agile team A cross-functional group of individuals (e.g., Product Owner, Scrum Master, Development team members) who work collaboratively to deliver value in an Agile project. Backlog A list of tasks, features, or requirements to be addressed by an agile project manager or team and is often associated with Agile methodologies.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

In today’s fast-paced world, software quality is of paramount importance. With the increasing complexity of software applications, ensuring their reliability, stability, and efficiency is crucial to meeting user expectations. Functionality: Software quality ensures that the application performs all the tasks it is designed to do.

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Scrum.org

MAY 13, 2024

In the world of software engineering, two terms that often cause some confusion are verification and validation. While they may sound similar, they serve distinct purposes in the development of software products. Think of verification as the technical quality check phase in software development.

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Planio

OCTOBER 2, 2019

But software development isn’t one of them. Every great piece of software starts with a plan and a clear process in place. Luckily, there are numerous software development processes you can choose from when you’re starting your next project. But which software development process is right for you?

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TechEmpower - Project Management

MARCH 4, 2024

In the sphere of software engineering , AI is pivotal for corporate IT by automating coding, optimizing algorithms, and enhancing security to boost efficiency and minimize downtime. Overall, generative AI is a transformative asset in the software engineering lifecycle, from conception to deployment.

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The Strategic Project Manager

JANUARY 30, 2022

This article focuses on three hosted agile project management software tools – from Atlassian, Microsoft, and Google. The diagram at right shows the ultimate robust Development Operations (DevOps) process, similar to an agile project planning process, for a larger and more sophisticated project.

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Project Accelerator News

JUNE 28, 2024

Whether it’s an Agile, Waterfall or Hybrid environment and whether its product, Infrastructure, software or digital transformation project for example. The life of a Stoneseed Ba is very varied, on this particular day, it is a for a client who is delivering an Agile software upgrade and development project. More on that to come.

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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. After reviewing dozens of these tools, we’ve found that there are four specific features of a kanban tool that are must-haves for any serious user. Related: Stakeholder Analysis 101.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 10, 2021

Staggered iterations lead to more technical debt and lower quality software. If you are moving from a 4-year iterative process to a 4-month one you will see the value, but your process will be opaque and will only reduce your ability to deliver working software. Move all requirements for shipping your software into your Sprint.

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Daily Meetings: The Scrum team, essentially the team set on completing the project, engages in brief daily meetings to make sure each member has everything they need and that any prospective problems are immediately addressed. The Organization: Improving the productivity of a team can affect the organization at large.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 8, 2024

Enhanced stakeholder engagement enriches the project's development process and ensures that the outcomes align with stakeholder visions, enhancing satisfaction and support throughout the project life cycle. Increased Flexibility The project's ability to adapt to changes with agility is due to a framework imbued with flexibility enhancements.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 12, 2020

As per Scrum Guide – The Sprint Goal is an objective that will be met within the sprint by implementing the Product Backlog , and it guides the Development Team on why it is building the Increment. The scrum team discusses what can be done based on the definition of done and crafts the Sprint Goal and forecast their work.

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Teamweek

JULY 24, 2024

A productivity audit is a systematic evaluation of an organization’s resources, processes, tools, workflows, and practices that aims to assess and improve efficiency and productivity. The objectives of a team productivity audit are increasing overall productivity by assessing workflows, employee performance, and resource utilization.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 22, 2021

Another common cause for a Scrum Team to consistently fail in meeting their forecasts is that the team’s Product Backlog items are being poorly prepared, thus making the work items difficult for the team to estimate. Trends derived from these polls are great points for discussion during a team’s Sprint Retrospectives.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 1, 2022

It may suffice to move an item on the Scrum Board or Kanban Board to “Done” or “Ready for Review”, although a verbal statement is probably clearer for teams where the Scrum Board isn’t visible all the time. Many studies have found that psychological safety has a positive influence on team effectiveness (Edmondson, 2014).

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Wrike

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In today’s fast-paced digital world, where software applications play a pivotal role in our personal and professional lives, ensuring robustness and reliability has become more crucial than ever. This is unlike positive testing, where the focus would be on verifying that the software behaves as intended under expected conditions.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 25, 2022

This has always been a huge struggle for us and most of the teams we’ve been part of. Unfortunately, many developers and development teams still burn more hours than are probably good for them. For example, I (Christiaan) love the thrill of solving a hard coding problem. Burnout–depression overlap: A review.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

This comprehensive article will delve into the world of SREs, exploring their role, responsibilities, importance in business operations, the intersection of software engineering and systems administration, and the future trends shaping this crucial field.

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Wrike

JULY 29, 2023

Here is a brief overview of these stages: Plan Conduct a comprehensive analysis of the current process by examining all steps, flagging bottlenecks and inefficiencies, and determining the root causes of any issues. Based off the analysis, set specific improvement goals. Do: The company purchases and installs the new machinery.

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Wrike

JUNE 2, 2023

In this comprehensive guide, we will explore the ins and outs of selecting the most suitable development tools for your needs. Understanding Development Tools Development tools are software programs or platforms that assist developers in creating, debugging, and maintaining computer programs or software applications.

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MPUG

JUNE 19, 2023

This can include changes in safety standards, environmental regulations, building codes, or other legal obligations. Project managers must have a change management process to assess and evaluate potential changes. The project manager should review these documents with the project sponsor once Change Requests are received.

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Scrum.org

MAY 19, 2020

From a distance, all seems well as Scrum Teams appear to go through the motions of the Scrum Framework. Sprint Planning takes place at the start of the Sprint, the Daily Scrum once every 24 hours, a Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective at the end of the Sprint. And there’s often even a Definition of Done!

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Scrum.org

MARCH 14, 2023

After focusing, delivering goes – as a shift towards creating customer-facing self-managing teams. And in the 21st century for software development teams, this means realizing the paradigm of Continuous Delivery. Once the value is defined and the teams starting to learn and deliver, the change isn't done yet.

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nTask

JULY 7, 2021

PERT stands for the Project Evaluation and Review Technique. Featured Resources: The 36 Best Gantt Chart Software for Project Management in 2021. The second is a vertical axis which shows the list of all of the tasks that the project development team has to complete in order to successfully execute the project development process.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 11, 2020

TL; DR: Development Team Anti-Patterns. After covering the Scrum Master and the Product Owner, this article addresses Development Team anti-patterns, covering all Scrum Events as well as the Product Backlog artifact. The Role of the Development Team in Scrum. Do you want to get this article in your inbox?

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Scrum.org

APRIL 28, 2019

In those situations, achieving a precise analysis and defining an effective solution of the problem is difficult. The Stacey model summarizes in the groups the complexity drivers of a problem: requirements to achieve, technology to use and people involved in the product development or use. . Back to the basics: Scrum and complexity.

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Project Pulse Journal

MAY 18, 2024

Discover how to assess the relevance of these tools and identify how you can help achieve project excellence with the help of traditional techniques and cutting-edge technology solutions. Beyond software, project management technology includes traditional tools and techniques such as information radiators (e.g.,

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TechEmpower - Project Management

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

When speaking with founders and CEOs, we often hear concerns like this: My project manager is losing confidence in the development team. The PMs are seeing late deliveries and bugs that suggest the devs just aren’t capable enough. This can be true even if those failures had nothing to do with the current team.

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Daily Meetings: The Scrum team, essentially the team set on completing the project, engages in brief daily meetings to make sure each member has everything they need and that any prospective problems are immediately addressed. The Organization: Improving the productivity of a team can affect the organization at large.

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