Planio

MAY 2, 2018

Goal-setting exercise 1: Effective goal-setting starts at the top and cascades down. To do this, I like to think of the goal-setting process like a house of cards. Great enterprises marry a sense of purpose with amazing operational excellence and put processes in place for how they will achieve that vision.”.

Engineering 137

Engineering Technical Review 2018 Executing 137

nTask

OCTOBER 29, 2020

According to surveys conducted, as of 2016, 66% of enterprises run a business process improvement program occasionally or never. What is Business Process Improvement? Before you can work towards improving your company’s business processes, it is imperative to understand what a business process is.

Process 133

Process Technical Review Lean Software Review 133

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The free 71 Product Owner Interview Questions PDF is not merely listing the questions, but also contains background information on: Why the questions are useful in the process, and…. Finding this answer is a process and not a destination. The role of the Product Owner itself is making the hiring process difficult to handle.

SCRUM 244

SCRUM Lean Technical Review Agile 244

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Let’s start with what the Scrum Guide says about empiricism: “Scrum is founded on empiricism and lean thinking. Lean thinking reduces waste and focuses on the essentials.”. The emergent process and work must be visible to those performing the work as well as those receiving the work. Empiricism. Inspection. Adaptation. “If

2020 221

2020 2022 SCRUM Cadence 221

Henny Portman

JULY 26, 2020

Levine wrote with People Over Process – Leadership for Agility a very pragmatic and down to earth book about leadership and agile projects. Furthermore, neither agile or scrum contemplates how the agile team should be connected to a larger organization and to external partners who will likely have differing development processes and cadences.

Software Review 93

Software Review Process Lean Cadence 93

Kiron Bondale

JUNE 16, 2018

Traditional project funding models are anchored to periodic (annual, semi-annual or quarterly) portfolio re-planning exercises which ingest updated forecasts for active investments and funding requests for new ones. one sprint’s worth), but in most cases, project funding approval processes are not lean enough to encourage such behavior.

Agile 179

Agile Finance Lean Estimate 179

nTask

APRIL 28, 2021

To generate a clear business case, organizations need to write business operations with sustainability in mind, which can be done by the following two steps: Document their business processes. Implement effective process improvement techniques for sustainability. At the core of every business are business processes.

Sustainability 120

Sustainability Process Underperforming Technical Team Lean 120

Scrum.org

APRIL 27, 2020

Including everyone in the process, giving everyone a voice in the remote Sprint Review builds the trust to cope not just with the competition of the markets but also with the challenges of working remotely. Min Specs : Min Specs is an excellent exercise to focus the whole team on the essential work to accomplish the next Sprint Goal.

Technical Review 229

Technical Review Development Team Review Agile SCRUM 229

Scrum.org

JANUARY 13, 2020

Learn more about how to kick-off this process with an initial day-long product mindset workshop for your Scrum team. The Steps and Exercises of the Product Mindset Workshop. Once the Product Owner has refreshed the team’s understanding of what the product vision is, we move on to the product box exercise.

SCRUM 171

SCRUM Lean Closing Sustainability 171

LiquidPlanner

JANUARY 9, 2017

There are always common themes that come up at these conferences, but these days it seems that you can’t turn around without getting smacked in the face by Lean Six Sigma. Lean Six Sigma has been growing up for quite a while now. Quality is quality, and Lean Six Sigma can push yours higher. Why Lean Six Sigma Now?

Manufacturing 87

Manufacturing Lean Transportation Energy 87

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 12, 2020

This first set of the Scrum Master theses addresses their role in the Scrum process: Scrum is not a methodology, but a framework. As somebody hiring for a Scrum Team, you need to determine for yourself what works for your organization — which is a process, not a destination. The Role of the Scrum Master.

SCRUM 234

SCRUM Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software Review 234

Scrum.org

APRIL 11, 2022

The following article points to 27 common Product Backlog anti-patterns – including the Product Backlog refinement process – limiting your Scrum team’s success. ???? Join 150-plus peers on May 30, 2022: HoA #42: The Skinny on Lean Roadmapping and OKRs w/ Janna Bastow. Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

Technical Review 252

Technical Review SCRUM Lean Agile 252

Scrum.org

APRIL 19, 2020

Repeat the exercise if no suggestion finds unanimous support. There are many issues with that process. Min Specs : Min Specs is an excellent exercise to focus the whole team on the essential work to accomplish the next Sprint Goal. Lean Coffee is an excellent example of a workaround for virtual Liberating Structures.

Agile 196

Agile Planning Technical Review SCRUM 196

Scrum.org

JANUARY 25, 2021

Or, you may conclude after your research — thus early in the assessment process (see below) — that the organization is not compatible with your expectations of a future employer or client. Lean startup. Lean Agile Software Development Community. Job advertisement. Job interview. Scrum Master Jobs: Phase 1 — Proactive Research.

SCRUM 237

SCRUM Technical Review Engineering Lean 237

Scrum.org

AUGUST 17, 2020

As somebody hiring for a Scrum Team, you need to determine for yourself what works for your organization — which is a process, not a destination. Being a Scrum Master does not entail, and should never entail, enforcing processes. The Agile Manifesto infers people over processes. It is not a mere management role.

SCRUM 234

SCRUM Technical Review Software Review Agile 234

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Excessive Planning and Control : The illusion of control among managers results in a tendency to over-plan and control every aspect of the development process. Exercise Empirical Process Control : In your Retrospectives, identify instances where the feature factory mindset prevailed.

Technical Review 213

Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Sustainability 213

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 13, 2022

This affects product innovation as well as GTM innovation and other key business processes. . Everywhere you look - product development or how the company runs its key business processes, there’s more and more friction and slowdown. . You might also call these OKRs, Distributed Leadership, Nimble, DevOps, Lean Startup, or Scrum. .

Technical Review 214

Technical Review Software Review Agile Innovation 214

MPUG

OCTOBER 16, 2023

First, our last article touched on waste in the context of lean. Second, I am the father of a recent engineering graduate who is now working as an engineer, and part of the onboarding was a class on lean. This is where Lean principles come into play. The class began by asking the students to draw a pig. The overarching goal?

Lean 64

Lean Transportation Engineering Manufacturing 64

Scrum.org

APRIL 26, 2021

As we describe in our paper “ Scrum: A Framework To Reduce Risk And Deliver Value Sooner ”, it’s up to the Scrum Master to include the perspective of empirical process control and the quality by which transparency, inspection, and adaptation are taking shape in and around the Scrum Team. The Scrum Master as a Teacher.

SCRUM 195

SCRUM Closing Lean Agile 195

Scrum.org

MARCH 15, 2021

Please find the following my answers to the additional 18 questions I could not answer during the webinar Product Backlog anti-patterns Q&A session: Q : “How much time per Sprint should POs spend writing stories for the PB?” A : Writing Product Backlog items should, in most cases, be a joint exercise by the Product Owner and the Developers.

Technical Review 218

Technical Review 2021 SCRUM Agile 218

LiquidPlanner

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

When teams have a good project risk management process in place, then you can identify and deal with all the project’s risks in an appropriate and thorough manner. Project risk management is not an exercise that only happens at the beginning of the project, but something that must be attended to in all of the project’s life cycles.

Risk Management 167

Risk Management Risk 2012 Prince2 167

Scrum.org

APRIL 14, 2020

The Scrum Master encourages the Scrum Team to improve, within the Scrum process framework, its development process and practices to make it more effective and enjoyable for the next Sprint. There are many issues with that process. Lean Coffee is an excellent example of a workaround for virtual Liberating Structures.

Underperforming Technical Team 197

Underperforming Technical Team Agile SCRUM Technical Review 197

Scrum.org

MARCH 24, 2020

For example, in the Conversation Café exercise during rounds 1, 2, and 4, everyone is muted except the individual that is sharing his or her thoughts. Lean Coffee : Lean Coffee is an excellent example of a workaround for virtual Liberating Structures. (I am using Zoom for that purpose.). board while voting is turned off.

Agile 191

Agile Consulting SCRUM Lean 191

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Or, you may conclude after your research — thus early in the assessment process (see below) — that the organization is not compatible with your expectations of a future employer or client. That understanding would allow for asking the right questions at a later stage, for example, during an initial job interview.

SCRUM 185

SCRUM Agile Engineering 2024 185

Scrum.org

MARCH 10, 2023

To do this, team members engage in participative leadership, use minimal process, collaborate well, respect each other and their differences, trust one another, work with urgency and focus, manage healthy conflict, share a high sense of morale, and succeed or fail as a team.” Then, open it up for their comments.

SCRUM 172

SCRUM Technical Review Sustainability Agile 172

Agilemania

JANUARY 19, 2022

We’ve broken down the process into 3 steps to help you with the SPC exam-. Implementing SAFe Student Workbook: materials and exercises from Lesson 1. Becoming a Lean-Agile leader (15%). Implementing SAFe Student Workbook: materials and exercises from Lessons 2 and 3. Lean Agile Mindset . SAFe Lean Agile Principles.

Certification 98

Certification Lean Technical Review Consulting 98

Scrum.org

MAY 4, 2020

Two Liberating Structures microstructures can support a remote Daily Scrum and particularly its second phase: 1-2-4-All , and Lean Coffee : To cover 1-2-4-All , we need breakout rooms and a place to aggregate the findings. Lean Coffee is an excellent example of a workaround for virtual Liberating Structures.

SCRUM 215

SCRUM Agile Technical Review Development Team Review 215

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

In the Lean Startup movement, we typically talk about the " Build it and they will come " fallacy. The Risk Burndown Exercise. the X axis reflects the time or stages in their "Stage-gate process". the X axis reflects the time or stages in their "Stage-gate process".

Underperforming Technical Team 166

Underperforming Technical Team Risk SCRUM 2013 166

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

He recognized that something like a business model canvas would offer great potential in an entrepreneurial, Lean Startup context. Nevertheless, it can be an interesting exercise (hint: time is money and there are various types of waste an organization could reasonably hope to avoid). The costs that will be incurred.

Governance 171

Governance Government Lean Sustainability 171

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 8, 2019

A few weeks ago we considered the Agile Manifesto from a lean perspective. We saw that it is possible to map the 12 agile principles to the 7 canonical “Lean Wastes” in terms of a mitigation approach. Although it is not an exact science, the act of going through such an exercise may be useful.

Lean 161

Lean Technical Review Transportation SCRUM 161

Planview

JULY 26, 2022

But failing to plan for that reality could come at the risk of jeopardizing the activities, people, and processes that are holding your business together. The answers to these questions, and others like them, are rarely conclusive, because they are based in a hypothetical reality. The problem with “peanut buttering” cost reductions.

Planning 146

Planning Initiating Lean Budget 146

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 16, 2019

It simply takes presence of mind to exercise them all continuously. I’d always start with formal processes when discussing ideas that will lead to important decisions. One approach I particularly like leans heavily on Honda’s Waigaya process. Courtesy, Openness, Fairness, Reliability. Formal Roles.

Lean 257

Lean Closing Leadership Controlling 257

Planio

JANUARY 29, 2024

But while there are plenty of problems and project risks that can kill your team’s efficiency, one of the greatest threats to your productivity is not taking the time to create and master repeatable processes. Jump to a section: What is process mapping? How to create a process map using workflow management software 1.

Process 88

Process Software Review Risk Management Defining 88

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Providing the content was a simple process and only took a few minutes. I was surprised that ChatGPT did not require some processing time, as it claimed it would be immediately available. Group them into categories such as culture, process, or organizational structure.

SCRUM 226

SCRUM ChatGPT Technical Review Development Team Review 226

Planio

APRIL 6, 2021

However, an increasing number of Agile teams are starting to see the value of adding more planning to their process. Agile is all about staying lean and adapting to user feedback, right? The essential elements of a lean, mean one-pager PRD. The essential elements of a lean, mean one-pager PRD. Jump to a section.

Lean 78

Lean Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team 78

LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Improving a process. Or course, it can feel a bit daunting if you’re thinking of your entire process; instead, start with something do-able, bite sized pieces. Here are five tips to start incorporating project management processes in your team: 1. Shortening time-to-market.

Manufacturing 99

Manufacturing Underperforming Technical Team Lean Risk Management 99

Leading Answers

JUNE 9, 2017

The Work: Helping your Clients Agile consulting involves instilling and applying a few lean thinking concepts such as: Prioritizing for value. Consultants add value by finding ways to get there, step by step, unpicking knots in process, dismantling barriers to change. Limiting WIP. Visualizing the work. Minimizing waste.

Consulting 90

Consulting Agile Lean Innovation 90