Scrum.org

JANUARY 31, 2023

I remember the first time I heard about Lean Startup. A member of the audience asked, “What do you think about Lean Startup?”. Honestly, I had not heard of Lean Startup. After the conference, I bought Eric Ries’s book - Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 18, 2021

For any company to profit from a product, there must be a strategic plan in place to produce just enough to meet that need. Aggregate planning is a technique to create an equilibrium between demand and capacity. Let’s take a look at what aggregate production planning is and some aggregate planning strategies.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 31, 2024

For example, project managers can plan on robust Gantt charts that link all four types of task dependencies, filter the critical path and set a baseline to track time, costs and more in real time. Trello is project management software that helps teams organize, plan and collaborate on tasks, workflows and projects. What Is Trello?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Plan and allocate resources strategically. ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software that has multiple project views to plan and allocate resources to team members who have their choice of tools to execute them. Plan, manage and track resources with powerful Gantt charts.

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NimbleWork

JANUARY 2, 2025

Founder of The unFIX Company and Happy Melly, and co-founder of the Agile Lean Europe network, he empowers organizations with tools like the unFIX model for organizational design and continuous innovation. Larman has authored influential books, including Large-Scale Scrum: More with LeSS and Scaling Lean & Agile Development.

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Lean Influencer Technical Review 2025 105

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

We review the best accounting project management software and highlight the key features, pros and cons, and, of course, the various plans and costs for a subscription. Many features plan, manage and track financial aspects of the project. But it’s important to manage and track progress, resources and timelines.

Software Review 370

Software Review Software Technical Review Budget 370

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Plan your time Time feels more limited over the holiday season in the run up to year end because the days are shorter (for us in the Northern hemisphere at least). Prioritize your tasks Set clear goals for what you are planning on achieving, and check in with yourself – is that really realistic? Plan extra time if you need it.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

A project management methodology is a set of principles, tools and techniques that are used to plan, execute and manage projects. The waterfall method makes use of Gantt charts for planning and scheduling; an example is below. The PMBOK provides definitions and guidelines for project planning, scheduling, executing and controlling.

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Technical Review Prince2 Lean Manufacturing 505

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 28, 2018

There has been some backlash against Six Sigma over the recent years, some of which is warranted and will be discussed, but overall the process proves a valuable tool in reducing defects in product manufacturing, especially when paired with Agile thinking, lean manufacturing and capable project management tools. Lean Six Sigma.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 10, 2024

En el panorama actual, creo que estamos viviendo un resurgimiento de los principios Lean Agile en las organizaciones. Sin embargo, a medida que la complejidad de los proyectos aumenta y las demandas de los clientes evolucionan, ha surgido un nuevo enfoque, uno que combina la flexibilidad de Agile con los principios de la gestión Lean.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 25, 2024

View planned hours and actual hours as well as planned costs and actual costs on the task card to help forecast and track resources and costs. Learn more History of Kanban Kanban was first introduced in Japan as a lean manufacturing approach pioneered by Taiichi Ohno in the late 1940s.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 27, 2024

Kanban in manufacturing and production has many uses, which we detail below, as well as how it relates to lean and just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing. Images and documents can be attached to kanban cards, which can also have descriptions, subtasks, tags, priority, planned start, duration, due dates and more.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 1, 2024

In fact, kanban has grown so much in popularity, there are now countless project management tools to help people plan and prioritize tasks on kanban boards, which are visual panels with virtual cards that can be moved around by the user to arrange orders of tasks or to-do items. Kanban is all the rage in project management.

Software Review 459

Software Review Manufacturing Lean Development Team Review 459

ProjectManager.com

MAY 1, 2024

Achieving these goals requires ongoing planning and being able to quickly adapt to change. Each card can track planned versus actual progress, schedule resources and more to keep warehouse operations running smoothly. That means that stored goods must be accessible and protected from damage.

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Software Review Manufacturing Logistics Lean 468

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

It informs their production planning, helps them give their customers more accurate lead times and forecasts cash flow. We’ll end with several ways in which manufacturers can increase their production capacity and how software can help with planning. Production capacity is an essential metric for manufacturers.

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Manufacturing Lean Estimate Software 444

Scrum.org

JUNE 3, 2021

. . Plans are nothing;Planning is everything. penned by two former Amazon execs) claimed that “many organisations are taking [Agile] too far and using it to avoid careful planning and preparation.”. Too many people misread this, taking it to mean ‘we respond to change instead of following a plan’.

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Planning SCRUM Agile Consulting 211

Scrum.org

JANUARY 14, 2025

This led to a somewhat more iterative release planning approach, making change a reasonable proposition. Lean Startup principles guide how you adapt and grow, and every aspect of the industry evolves in response to real-world feedback. We got a Portfolio Kanban view going within a couple of weeks. And then Flow started improving.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Whereas product managers might rely on agile product development, lean manufacturing processes or lean software development methodologies. Project managers are in charge of managing teams during the initiating, planning, scheduling, monitoring and closing phases of a project. Develop a project plan. Certifications.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

This focus prevents the distraction of unnecessary features and keeps the product lean and effective. They plan everything upfront, defining requirements for one big deliverable. A traditional, waterfall-style team would plan the entire sandwich all at once. Now, think about how traditional teams handle projects.

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SCRUM Energy Lean Certification 193

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2019

Content planning and content marketing can drive results for companies that far outpace other marketing tactics. Companies of all types see content as a core piece of marketing strategy because well-executed content plans drive organic traffic. But content planning is more than just typing up a blog or two.

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Planning Engineering Software Review Lean 143

Scrum.org

MARCH 3, 2021

Why perfect is the enemy of good - using lean change to apply agile in context. The senior execs that we work with in banks, financial organisations and asset management firms are massively time-poor, operating in lean resource environments.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 9, 2025

Backlog Bloat: Misalignment leads to Product Backlogs that become storage for ideas rather than actionable plans, creating a collection of work itemsan expensive investment with quickly diminishing returns. Lean experiments for testing hypotheses. Ideally, product teams do both in parallel. Usability testing for validating concepts.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 10, 2021

Many organisations wrestle with the seeming incompatibility between agile and release management, and they struggle with release planning and predictable delivery. Release planning and predictable delivery. In lean manufacturing, we can optimise the production of pre-developed products through the nature of its predictable production.

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Software Review Technical Review Planning Manufacturing 230

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

From hiring choices to project planning and team dynamics, these biases, deeply ingrained through culture, experience, and cognitive shortcuts, can impact fairness, efficiency, and innovation.

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Technical Review Lean Sustainability Construction 235

Henny Portman

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The book “ The Lean-Agile Way – Unleash Business Results in the Digital Era with Value Stream Management ” by Cecil ‘Gary’ Rupp, Richard Knaster, Steve Pereira, and Al Shalloway provides a comprehensive roadmap to optimize processes, improve products, and enhance service delivery.

Lean 52

Lean Technical Review Agile Sustainability 52

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2024

However, you should also make it clear that this is not your project anymore and they are responsible, otherwise they'll lean on you for a long time. They contribute to your plans. Check they know how to contact you in case they need to (assuming you are still staying in the business). Been there, done that! They do most of the work.

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Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Technical Review Leadership 301

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

Arrow Diagramming Method A network diagramming technique that represents the start and end of activities with arrows to help with scheduling in the project planning phase. Baseline A baseline is an estimate of the project’s scope, schedule and costs that is created during the planning stage. It is also called a Business Case.

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Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Lean Event Chain 418

Scrum.org

AUGUST 15, 2022

TL; DR: HoA #43: Outcome-Based Product Planning w/ Jeff Gothelf. In this energizing 43rd Hands-on Agile session on outcome-based product planning, Jeff Gothelf clarified one thing: “Roadmapping is a flawed concept in the age of Agile. Watch the video now: Jeff Gothelf: Outcome-Based Product Planning — Hands-on Agile 43. ??

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Agile Planning Software Review 2022 213

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 31, 2023

Project management software can help you plan for continuous improvement in your projects. That’s the initials for each of the four steps in that process: plan, do, check and act. Plan To begin, brainstorm with your team and identify areas for improvement. Do This is the stage where you implement that plan.

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Manufacturing Lean Monitoring Consulting 459

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Finally, a strategy and tactics tree will assist with the implementation plan to achieve that future state by creating a logical structure to organize what you’ve learned and derive solutions. How the Theory of Constraints Works with Lean Manufacturing. What is Throughput Accounting? Focus on What’s Important.

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Underperforming Technical Team Manufacturing Lean Critical Chain 393

Scrum.org

JANUARY 27, 2025

At a recent Professional Scrum Master Advanced course, we were discussing how to promote engagement at the Daily Scrum when Mark Kuzik , lean champion and Director at Argus Machine in Canada suggested shaking things up by trying Management by Exception at the Daily Scrum. What is Management by Exception? Keep it focused and productive.

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SCRUM Lean Agile Planning 174

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

There are two things I think worth pointing out about this book: The book leans heavily on PMI ways of working First, although it is very much grounded in reality and practical skills, it also heavily leans on A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide).

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

It also links all four task dependencies to avoid costly delays, filters for the critical path to identify essential tasks and sets a baseline to track your planned effort against your actual effort. Basic task creation and management Lean task management Team collaboration Workflow automation Integration with other software Who Uses Trello?

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Software Review 2011 Underperforming Technical Team 2024 481

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 9, 2022

Without that kind of cash flow, only a lean manufacturing methodology could allow Japan to stay competitive. Therefore, customer orders need to reach the planning department when sales inputs the order, which means you need one source of truth that informs all departments of your company at the same time. Work in Small Lots.

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Manufacturing Underperforming Technical Team Lean Transportation 413

Scrum.org

MARCH 20, 2022

The new Scrum Guide 2020 mentions Scrum is founded on empiricism and lean thinking. Lean thinking reduces waste and focuses on the essentials.”. Are they producing actionable plan for more than the next day of work? . Defects: Are we sharing meaningful information? Or are we hiding real progress and impediments? What is next?

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Lean SCRUM Transportation 2020 191

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 10, 2023

People may confuse cycle time with takt time and lead time, which we’ll define and differentiate a bit later, but all are key metrics in manufacturing, especially lean manufacturing. Lean manufacturing is a process with the goal of minimizing waste and maximizing productivity in the manufacturing process.

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Manufacturing Software Review Transportation Lean 443

Scrum.org

AUGUST 18, 2022

In Kürze: HoA #43: Outcome-Based Product Planning mit Jeff Gothelf. Outcome-Based Product Planning hat Jeff Gothelf eines verdeutlicht: „Roadmapping ist im Zeitalter der agilen Produktentwicklung ein fehlerhaftes Konzept. Sehen Sie sich das Video jetzt an: Jeff Gothelf: Outcome-Based Product Planning — Hands-on Agile 43. ??

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Agile Planning Software Review 2022 202