Leading Agile

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

This one is for software developers. Ron Jeffries has an article describing how fundamental refactoring is in the basic professional practice of a software developer. Software development techniques are not the responsibility of the project manager, customer, Product Owner, or any other non-technical stakeholder.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 28, 2022

Normally I take lots of notes when I’m reading books for review. I’m seeing this more and more in project management books (I like to think I started a trend !) There is a logical flow to the book. The bottom line is that if you work with projects you need this book on your shelf. It’s the book I wish I had written.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 4, 2022

The scrum methodology was developed as a response to rigid project management approaches such as the waterfall method, which didn’t adapt to the needs of agile product and software development teams. Scrum is part of agile software development and teams practicing agile. What Is the Scrum Methodology? Scrum Values.

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 1, 2021

Unlike me, who went on maternity leave just before a two-year software development project went live (that was some handover). Book yourself out so that your diary is full and no one tries to book you to attend a sneaky meeting. Again, this is all about managing expectations. This is your time to catch up.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 2, 2020

In this post: start a book club for developers. Gatherings of our book club at NowOnline often looked like this; people gathered in one of our meeting rooms. Or on the floor upstairs, amid the desks of the Development Teams. Pick a book for developers to start with. Recommended books.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 7, 2025

For example, some organizations may have very high-level criteria in their Definition of Done, such as the requirement for all Scrum teams to use software that is currently supported or requirements specifying what level of security checks must be performed on any new software development.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

I caught up with Mark so that he could explain that interesting title and talk more about the book. There are many examples in the book, but I think the best examples come from those that decide to transform their project delivery process, rather than rescue a specific project. But what is visual project management?

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NimbleWork

JANUARY 2, 2025

From Software development to enterprise-level transformations, Agile has become the cornerstone of modern work, empowering teams to be flexible, iterative, and customer-focused. They drive meaningful change through their books, talks, social platforms, and real-world implementations.

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Wrike

JULY 9, 2024

Software projects can be complex and unpredictable, which is why you need a solid grasp of the software development lifecycle, a suitable framework, and a powerful work management platform at your disposal. This makes communication and efficiency even more critical to project success.

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Leading Answers

JUNE 9, 2019

This is where product development books can help. As I was working with clients experiencing the transition from projects to products I was lucky to engage with several authors of product-first, #NoProjects books and chat about the challenge areas and potential solutions. Allan Kelly, Software Strategy Ltd.; October 2018.

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NimbleWork

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Elizabeth is also a prolific author, having published seven books on project and change management. Her book, Shortcuts to Success: Project Management in the Real World , was shortlisted for the prestigious Management Book of the Year Award in 2014, further cementing her status as an influential voice in the field.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 8, 2019

You have to create a key for your project – the sample project I created was about writing my next book, so I chose BOOK. Now all my activities are prefaced with BOOK. Backlog started life as a tool for software developers, and it shows. However, two things threw me off balance at the beginning. Using the Wiki.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 19, 2024

The scrum methodology has been around since the mid-1980s and has been a core sub-methodology of agile since 2001 when Ken Schwaber and Mike Beedle wrote the book on it: Agile Software Development with Scrum. That hasn’t stopped practitioners from using scrum in varying industries, from retail logistics to event planning.

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Online PM Courses

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

And many project managers still think it is something that only applies to software development. Iterative and incremental software development methods go back as early as 1957 – and maybe earlier. Evolutionary project management and adaptive software development started in earnest in the early 1970s.

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Planio

JULY 22, 2020

A good project management book. the truth is that project management books are a more in-depth way to get inside the minds of the best managers out there. We combed through best-seller lists, spoke with veteran PMs, and read a ton to put together this list of the best project management books for upgrading your career in 2020.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 25, 2022

Have you ever heard of a T-shaped developer? It’s a common phrase used in software development where the developer has broad experience in their role but is also profoundly skilled in one specific area. The horizontal bar of the “T” represents their broader skill set.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2024

Book quality checks Now you know what project quality measures you are trying to hit, book some quality checks in. Also, if you have internal auditors or a Quality Assurance function, or someone in the PMO who can do an informal (or formal) project review, book that in as well. The options are: Once (i.e.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 18, 2019

Jennifer wrote a book about archetypes called Optimizing Your Thinking , in which she describes eight types of people. For instance, there was a software developer on my team, Wayne, and when he got stressed, he loved to play golf. I personally wrote this book called “Optimize Your Thinking.”

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Scrum.org

MARCH 12, 2025

If you have come across the book Reinventing Organizations by F r ederic Laloux you would know that there are many different ways an organization can be structured. One of the principles from Manifesto for Agile Software Development states Build projects around motivated individuals.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) is a well-known practice for collaboration and teams use it to bridge the gap between product management and the software development team. It is also very popular among quality engineers to develop test automation frameworks. And Provide option to book flight.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 28, 2018

Six Sigma has proven itself adept at working with collaborative teams since the year 2000 when it developed into Lean Six Sigma. This was first codified in the book Leaning into Six Sigma: The Path to Integration of Lean Enterprise and Six Sigma by Barbara Wheat, Chuck Mills and Mike Carnell. Lean Six Sigma. Six Sigma and Agile.

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Kiron Bondale

OCTOBER 14, 2018

While Greg’s book provides a lot of insights, there’s one line which really resonates with me: “ If it isn’t a clear yes , then it’s a clear no.” Minimal sufficiency should be our goal when expending effort on anything which doesn’t create business value for our stakeholders.

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Epicflow Blog

JULY 5, 2024

A capacity planning tool is software developed to assist organizations in allocating and managing their resources more effectively. Other Features Resource scheduling Resource management Leave management Project scheduling Equipment management Timesheet Meeting room booking system Project forecasting reports 4.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This realization was not just an operational shift but a philosophical one, emphasizing the importance of adaptability, collaboration, and a people-first approach in the ever-evolving landscape of software development. NKDAgility can help! At NKDAgility, we're transforming how Agile and Scrum training is delivered. Just ask!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 29, 2020

Have you ever heard of a T-shaped developer? It’s a common phrase used in software development where the developer has broad experience in their role but is also profoundly skilled in one specific area. This is a guest post from Charlie Davidson. Charlie Davidson. An extreme example could be Jeff Sutherland.

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nTask

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In fact, software development and project management are like two peas in a pod known as software development project management. Every implementation of the project management processes is different and the same can be said for software development project management.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 21, 2019

He literally wrote the book about it, It’s All in How You Slice It , which came out in 2005. The idea of a user story as it applies here comes from software development and product management. A user story is an informal description of one or more software features, written from the perspective of an end user in plain English.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 15, 2022

But, the reality is that over the last 20+ years of the Agile Manifesto, the context, use, and experience with agile provides some evidence that there is a fundamental attribution error concerning the approach to Agile Software development and its execution. It can be a challenging leadership problem and problematic to resolve.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 1, 2020

For example, I can’t do more than one book review for this blog at a time, so my workload would only show one at a time. This is my ‘go to’ book for understanding agile, although it is written predominately with a software development environment in mind. (Does it work like this in real life? How Progress Is Measured.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 19, 2024

Over-planning not only wastes resources but also becomes quickly outdated in the fast-paced world of software development. The alternative, a more minimal and flexible approach, not only aligns better with Agile principles but also with the realities of software development. NKDAgility can help!

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 18, 2020

In the end, the sources I used for describing the evolutions of the definition of Scrum are: The paper “SCRUM Software Development Process” by Ken Schwaber (1995, 1996). The book “Agile Software Development with Scrum” by Ken Schwaber and Mike Beedle (2002).

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Thought-leaders often have a stake in promoting certain beliefs, so as to bring people to their classes, books, or products. There are dozens of high-quality academic works to draw from, there are dozens of academic journals dedicated to (agile) software development (ASD) and change management. All these sources offer evidence.

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Kiron Bondale

JANUARY 5, 2020

Given this, I felt it was somewhat timely when I was invited to review Jonathan Sapir’s new book, Thriving at the Edge of Chaos – Managing Projects as Complex Adaptive Systems. A number of the principles he covers in the first half of the book will resonate with both agilists and anti-fragilists including: Self-organization.

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Kiron Bondale

JULY 25, 2021

Let’s say a software development team recognizes that they need to improve their code quality and to do this there are many options available. Coding standards, coding reviews, non-solo coding, test-first development, and automated code quality tools are just a few choices.

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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. ?. The critical point is that your software must be soft enough to change it quickly, at a low cost, and validate if it delivers what is expected.

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Kiron Bondale

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

wrote The Mythical Man Month, he provided project managers with the valuable caution which later was named Brooks’ Law: “ Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later “ While there are always exceptions, this statement is generally true. as well as a number of other online book stores).

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Richard is the author of two books: High-Performance Teams: The Foundations. Richard created and teaches the course Agile Software Development at Harvard University, and he co-teaches the Spark! Richard Kasperowski is an author, teacher, speaker, and coach focused on team building and high-performance teams.

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