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Project Gates: The Janus-like Guardians of Product Development

MPUG

One might conclude that agile approaches to project management, such as Scrum, mean there is no need for gate reviews. We say the same thing if one adopts gate reviews for every product development project. Let’s explore a typical product development project’s phases, goals, and metrics reviewed at each gate.

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Phase-Gate Process in Project Management: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

Similar to the waterfall methodology , the phase-gate process is a linear project management concept punctuated by stages of development followed by benchmarks for assessment. Stakeholders will gather into breakout sessions and participate in group brainstorming meetings. Phase 3: Development. Phase 5: Go-to-Market .

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What Is a Virtual Team? Definition & Examples

ProjectManager.com

The first, and perhaps the highest, is understanding what virtual teams are and why they’ve gained such popularity so quickly. What Is a Virtual Team? A virtual team is a group of workers who communicate and work together using digital tools. Product Development Teams. Innovative Atmosphere.

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How to use the “Stage Gate” process on complex projects

Planio

The Stage Gate process is a project management methodology that breaks projects down into a series of defined stages and gates, each used to manage, validate, and control a project as it develops. The gate at the end of each stage is used as a review point to check if the project is still on track before proceeding to the next stage.

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Evidence-based Management: Gathering the metrics

Scrum.org

If you take another look, as the Standish Group in Boston has, at the above traditional measures of success (used both by PMI and Prince2) you find that this measure equates to very little value to the customers. Sure Scrum has traditionally focused on the team, and the best measure for a team is “Remaining Work”.

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5 Tips To Re-Energize Your Daily Standup Meetings

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In our team, we valued the idea that everyone feels involved and informed, and their contribution is valuable, and the opportunity to re-group as a team once a day. Because after a few weeks I realized that the energy levels weren’t what they should be for such a creative, innovative agency. So far so good, right?

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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

ProjectManager.com

When to Use It: The practice originated in software development and works well in that culture. The term scrum was introduced in a “Harvard Business Review” article from 1986 by Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka. How do you know if agile is for you? Get work management software that fits with every methodology.