MPUG

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

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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TechEmpower - Project Management

AUGUST 21, 2023

Many CEOs of software-enabled businesses call us with a similar concern: Are we getting the right results from our software team? Most innovators don’t have a technical background, so it’s hard to evaluate the truth of the situation. Your reasons for needing a technical review will depend on your business goals.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

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. Phase 3: Development. The dev team starts developing; the copy team starts writing, and the design team starts designing.

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Scrum.org

JULY 15, 2024

Later, the Agile Manifesto, written in 2001, identified 12 principles and 4 values which are important to the smooth operation of Agile teams. Most early Agile teams were software development teams. You might say that Scrum - like other Agile frameworks - 'grew up' in software development.

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Accidental PM

MARCH 30, 2025

Agile encourages continuous improvement through short development cycles, known as "iterations" or "sprints." Teams regularly review progress and adjust strategies based on stakeholder feedback. Industries where Agile thrives include software development, technology startups, marketing, and creative agencies.

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Planio

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

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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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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ProjectManager.com

MAY 1, 2024

Make process policies explicit and share them with your team, preferably during meetings when you can address their questions, comments or concerns. Have feedback loops, such as review stages, to deliver project deliverables that meet the standards. The kanban board is one way to keep track of a team’s workflow.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

SAFe's perspective is that "Nothing beats an Agile Team" and it doesn't try to reinvent the wheel or even innovate too much when it comes to the Team level. In SAFe's Program Level, a key piece is the Agile Release Train which is considered a team of Agile teams. But we can't ignore the differences in lingo.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 23, 2020

A parallel team comes from the same organization, and is tasked to develop recommendations on a process or system. Product Development Teams. A product development team is a group that is brought together because of their expertise at accomplishing a specific goal. Innovative Atmosphere.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 31, 2021

Sure Scrum has traditionally focused on the team, and the best measure for a team is “Remaining Work”. From that, we can create Velocity and Burndown to help the Product Owner plan and the Development Team deliver. These metrics look at how quickly an organisation is able to bring new innovations to its customers.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 12, 2020

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? Not really.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 1, 2022

Long has spoonfeeding solutions and off-the-shelf feature descriptions prevailed in many development teams. Although some issues might have been fixed, I rarely see the full potential of a Scrum Team being achieved. You can’t bully your way into innovation. The requisite level of innovation is incredibly complex.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

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?

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The IIL Blog

JULY 31, 2024

However, project management is dynamic and continues to evolve and innovate. My project managers were cross trained as scrum masters to help transform their development teams. In my classes and consulting practice, I encourage people to identify and thoroughly assess their stakeholders. The issue is not where we work.

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TechEmpower - Project Management

JULY 24, 2023

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. After all, that’s what tech innovation is all about. After all, that’s what tech innovation is all about. The innovator/developer relationship needs to be a conversation.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 2, 2020

Any of the examples will impede the team’s productivity and might endanger the Sprint goal. The Scrum Master must prevent them from manifesting themselves: The Scrum Master has a laissez-faire policy as far as access to the Development team is concerned. Forecast imposed: The Sprint forecast is not a team-based decision.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

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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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Long has spoon-feeding solutions and off-the-shelf feature descriptions prevailed in many development teams. Although some issues might have been fixed, I rarely see the full potential of a Scrum Team being achieved. You can’t bully your way into innovation. The requisite level of innovation is incredibly complex.

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Innovation Leadership 202

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

SAFe's perspective is that "Nothing beats an Agile Team" and it doesn't try to reinvent the wheel or even innovate too much when it comes to the Team level. In SAFe's Program Level, a key piece is the Agile Release Train which is considered a team of Agile teams. But we can't ignore the differences in lingo.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 22, 2019

So this can be a developer, analyst, tester, designer or architect etc. Sprint Review at Schiphol Airport with lot’s of stakeholders. Examples of a Developer Culture. Examples that I’ve experienced and consider part of a Developer Culture are…. Development Teams are considered the most important part of the organization.

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The IIL Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In general, the decision to have a tailored solution, ensuring it fits perfectly with company workflows, is strictly linked to the company needs, but it is also determined by the company size, as underlined in an article with a meaningful title When Should Your Company Develop Its Own Software? appeared on Harvard Business Review [7].

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Scrum.org

JUNE 11, 2021

They have to be able to create the right ideas for value and be expert at communicating those ideas to the Development Team. The Lean Startup: How Constant Innovation Creates Radically Successful Businesses. A Product Owner is an absolute professional at what they do. Lean Analytics: Use Data to Build a Better Startup Faster.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 7, 2023

You could also interview experts, review lessons learned or innovative solutions from previous projects, research what the rest of your industry is doing or consult customers on what they’d like to see. Choose the creative approach that gets you a range of options to review. There are no silly ideas at this point!

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Reassigning Team Members : Frequently moving team members between Scrum Teams disrupts the building of trust and undermines the stability and effectiveness of teams​​. In the absence of this feedback, teams may engage in gold-plating under the assumption that they are adding value.

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NimbleWork

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

.” Team-Level Alignment : Teams create OKRs that align with the organization’s strategic goals. Example: The AI product development team sets an OKR: “Launch three new AI-driven products by Q4 2024 with an average customer satisfaction score of 90%.”

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Additionally, I have a strong background in product discovery, which involves identifying customer needs, validating product ideas, and conducting experiments to inform product development decisions. Comment : I doubt that ChatGPT know the 2020 Scrum Guide as it still refers to the Development Team and ignores the Product Goal.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Pure Scrum is based on far-reaching team autonomy: The Product Owner decides what to build, the Developers decide how to build it, and the Scrum team self-manages. Unlike traditional businesses obsessed with predictability, these companies understand that true innovation requires comfort with controlled experimentation.

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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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Scrum.org

JUNE 5, 2023

The goal acts as a focal point, attracting and aligning the efforts of the development team towards value creation. When the Product Goal is well-defined and understood by the entire team, it becomes a driving force behind every decision made throughout the product development journey.

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MPUG

JULY 6, 2024

If your development team wants to manage their work in sprints, they can easily filter the sprint board for their tasks, and it doesn’t change the end date or the dependencies of the tasks when you move items from the backlog into specific sprints. And you can group by labels, which shows the phases of the project.

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Scrum.org

JULY 5, 2022

During the first year of the pandemic, Scrum adoption more than doubled for software development teams. According to the 15th Annual State of Agile Report, the use of agile approaches for software development grew from 37% in 2020 to 86% in 2021. Sprint Review. How the Sprint Review promotes collaboration.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 18, 2020

In my research, I found many issues throughout the development process, but one stuck out in particular. and the Development Team is accountable for the quality of the product (releasability, maintainability, stability, documentation, architecture, etc.). The Scrum Teams barely knew Scrum; they certainly had no formal education.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 9, 2018

This ‘seperate team’ pattern results in the ‘delivery sub-team’ being reduced to axe-grinding, code-wielding backlog lumberjacks (programmers & testers), do we want this? Research outside of the Scrum Team. A common scenario is where UX research is done outside of the Scrum team, or at least outside of the Development team.

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Planio

JANUARY 31, 2022

That’s why a product roadmap is the backbone of every great development team. Review and align your roadmap with other internal teams. Ask past users for reviews. OKRs are great for setting quarterly goals for your product roadmap and having a way to assess and judge their success. Increase repeat purchases.

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Scrum.org

JULY 10, 2018

Often I hear people say that Scrum does not take care of risk: there is no risk log, risk is not on the agenda of the Sprint Review or Retrospective as a standard agenda-item. The Development Teams need to be accountable for the quality of the product and how it's made. Time to read: 7 minutes (11 if you watch the video's also).

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

So, to make a difference and stand out, you have to know how to change, find solutions, and innovate in places no one else knows about by starting to learn how to acquire opportunities in the dark. Stage 3 - Value Integration (Harvest): Once built and developed, it is time to review what worked and evaluate these values ??with

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