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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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

These teams drive economic growth by producing strategies, designs, process improvements and products that bring value to both consumers and companies—as well as create competitive advantages for manufacturers. In 2021, global spending on research and development teams has hit an all-time high of $1.7 As of 2020, the U.S.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 17, 2020

I’ve found this can become a problem for Scrum teams who value and apply a Definition of ‘Done’ in their teams. . According to the Scrum Guide, the Definition of ‘Done’ “is used to assess when work is complete on the product Increment.”. It either meets the sprint goal or is deemed important by the development team.

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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. Your new columns would be: To-do.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

A good product vision will be aspirational, offering reasons as to why the team is working on the product now, and for whom. It should motivate teams to see this not merely as another job but a mission that fulfills an important need. The product vision is also a way for a manager to stay present in the project without micromanaging.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 20, 2022

The architectural design process is how a construction project is developed and analyzed in set stages. This process is usually broken down into seven phases to provide order to the project by identifying periods of review, creating a structured release of design information and determining the natural stages of invoicing.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 21, 2022

They work with development teams to track progress and identify potential risks, as well as liaise with other departments such as QA, ops teams, service management, and support. The release manager at my last job worked closely with the development team to review what code changes would be coming.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 27, 2019

Scrum ceremonies are meetings that are unique to scrum teams. Scrum ceremonies ensure that everyone (the scrum master, product owner and development team) is in-sync. A sprint employs four different scrum ceremonies to ensure proper execution: sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review and sprint retrospective.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

In this post we'll have a look at the Sprint Review. The Sprint Review is generally the hardest event to get right. It's where the Scrum Team and their stakeholders meet, thus the event with the largest number of participants. The Development Team is present to show their work and receive feedback.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 7, 2020

Do you frequently find yourself in Sprint Reviews that only consist of a PowerPoint presentation? Or entirely without users, customers and other stakeholders present? Our experience, as well as that of Scrum Masters we meet, is that the Sprint Review often takes the shape of a demo — nothing more. The Flow In A Nutshell.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 23, 2020

Whatever the reason, the need for virtual teams is spiking, but the knowledge of what a virtual team is and how to build, lead and manage one is lagging. There’s no time like the present for a crash course in virtual teams! Examples of Virtual Teams. Not all virtual teams are the same.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

An excellent suggestion on the part of your candidate would be for the Scrum Team to participate in gathering qualitative signals by taking part in user interviews. Please note: Normally, the Product Owner would provide this information during Sprint Reviews or the refinement process. Question 19: Assessing the Value of a User Story.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

I looked at how this can work out for your Daily Scrum , and now we've arrived at the last specific event of Scrum: the Sprint Review. A small reminder from the Scrum Guide: “A Sprint Review is held at the end of the Sprint to inspect the Increment and adapt the Product Backlog if needed. None of the team members knows what to say.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Scrum Anti-Patterns: From Product Backlog to Sprint Review. I added new questions on Scrum anti-patterns, from the Product Backlog to the Sprint Planning to the Sprint Review, to provide more insight into the Scrum value creation process and the organization’s return on investment. Question 45: Scrum Master Anti-Patterns.

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Scrum.org

MAY 5, 2020

This includes your Product Owner and Development Team. How to improve team dynamics? How to show servant-leadership and ‘read the room’ when you’re not physically present with the team? The Scrum Master approaches teaching as “the art of assisted discovery” rather than “presenting the facts”. Things to try….

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Scrum.org

MARCH 22, 2021

The purpose of qualitative metrics is to gain insight into how one or more of an organization’s Scrum Teams are progressing with agile. The interval to test via self-assessment is every 4–12 weeks, with teams of lesser fluency running their tests at the lower end of this range.

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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. During the Sprint Planning , the product owner presents business objectives for the Sprint and an ordered Product Backlog.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

The entire team is present for the sprint retrospective. That includes the Scrum Master, the product owner, the development team and everyone who is designing, building and testing the product. Although, it is not unprecedented for the Scrum team to seek outside insight and perspectives. Who’s Involved?

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Digite

MARCH 12, 2018

Starting in 2007 when we moved from being a waterfall shop to 2011 when we adopted Kanban, we have ourselves mastered a number of challenges that the question above presents. Dev Lane for the main dev activity. The Dev board value stream follows a Test Driven Development flow. Our Kanban Journey.

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nTask

DECEMBER 8, 2020

They will help improve the communication channels that are present in the company, resulting in improved communication and collaboration between the team leaders and project managers. And it is closely linked to the development of schedules and cost plans. Resource risks are not assessed. Resource use is not optimized.

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Digite

MAY 15, 2018

In the most recent post in Steve Porter’s series, Yuval Yuret presents Scrum in a manner that is intended to educate Kanban teams. It also encourages everyone to review/adopt the values (in Scrum language) that can help software development teams succeed in building software. Disclaimer.

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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. Presenting your roadmap to get support. Your engineering team’s internal roadmap will focus on different elements than one designed for executives. An execution phase.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Instead, the management ought to provide the teams with goals and guidance on how to achieve these, along with funding sufficient to meet the objectives. The ‘where is my report’ mentality : The manager expects to receive reports regularly instead of participating in events, for example, the Sprint Reviews. That is simple to fix.

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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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Scrum.org

JULY 29, 2019

It is defined in the Scrum glossary as follows: An indication of the average amount of Product Backlog turned into an Increment of product during a Sprint by a Scrum Team, tracked by the Development Team for use within the Scrum Team. Invite your manager to the Sprint Review. And that's important!

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

When I present the Scrum framework to a new team, I almost always hear someone cry out, “How can we get anything done with so many meetings?! ” The Scrum framework consists of five events (what the uninitiated refer to as meetings), three artifacts, and three roles. Too many meetings—we don’t have time!

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

No matter the frequency of your retrospectives you should always watch out for the following Sprint Retrospective anti-patterns from the Scrum Team, the Development Team, the Scrum Master, as well as the organization: Sprint Retrospective Anti-Patterns of the Scrum Team. Sprint Retrospective Anti-Patterns.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The Sprint Review lost its detailed recipe on how to run the event. There is no more Development Team : “Developers are the people in the Scrum Team that are committed to creating any aspect of a usable Increment each Sprint.” (I This is another good pointer at the Scrum Team’s empowerment.).

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 15, 2020

None of them really has a ‘stake’ in the product; Whenever stakeholders are involved during the Sprint or during Sprint Reviews, it is only to inform them about what was done. This is quite different from regular zombies, who have developed an unhealthy, carnivorous interest in other people. Diagnose Your Scrum Team.

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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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Leading Answers

JUNE 22, 2022

We must also be able to make the team feel capable and develop team members to their fullest potential. Instead, it recommends leaders build leadership teams that comprise all the necessary skills. This is another instance where having diversity on the team is helpful. Why pay twice for the same opinions?”.

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The IIL Blog

JULY 31, 2024

I like to do assessments from time to time, beyond the regular meetings and updates. One assessment tool offered in the PMBOK involves some emotional intelligence and a scorecard: the stakeholder engagement assessment matrix. It provides on listing content and its use or location, providing “just the facts.”

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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

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

On June 30th Christopher Handscomb and I presented a webinar based on our joint research on the topic of the value of enterprise agility. That Change Team might be populated by a few key coaches or Scrum Masters and people from other groups like HR, Finance, the PMO with an external coach acting as the Scrum Master.

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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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Scrum.org

JUNE 19, 2020

Do you hold frequent, recurring product market discussions with stakeholders and Development Team members? Do you or your Product Owner, review all features as development is underway, or do you wait until just prior to deployment? Do you or your Product Owner, facilitate these reviews? If so, I have a question.

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Leading Answers

MARCH 29, 2019

I learned this week that two of my presentation submissions for the Agile 2019 conference in Washington D.C.  Here are the outlines:   The Future Looks Awesome, and Moving Beyond Agile - The Future of Agile Software Development (IEEE Software) track. August 6-10 have been accepted.

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