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The Scrum Master Role is Misunderstood

Scrum.org

They were likely to have had 10 to 20 years of software engineering experience. It was common they had a well-established career. They had been a manager of teams for many years. They were likely to have founded a company of their own. And, with significant in-the-trenches experience, they developed an interest in mentoring others.

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Agile vs Waterfall: What’s the Difference?

ProjectManager.com

Design : There are two parts to this phase, including logical design and physical design, all resulting in the software or product architecture. Implementation : In this phase, software engineers and developers return a beta version of the product after synthesizing the information from the research and design phases.

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Application Agility: Overcoming the Complexity Barrier

Leading Agile

Once that fear takes hold, organizations and engineering teams mitigate it by adding layers of processes to ensure quality. This results in a development culture where code is only ever added, not changed or removed, to avoid the risk of unintended bugs. WHAT CREATES APPLICATION AGILITY?

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10 Data Protection Questions to Ask Before Starting a New Project

Rebel’s Guide to PM

There are lots of questions to answer, and at the end you get an idea of the scope and scale of the risk. If you set up your company insurance software engine to automatically decline people who trip several triggers during the buying process, then you need to make sure that’s clear to people. What’s the data protection risk?

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7 Uncomfortable Truths for Project Managers

ProjectManager.com

Famously, software engineer and author Tim Lister said that: “Risk management is how adults manage projects.” Plan our work to accommodate risks and contingencies. But in the even less-certain new world of large-scale software development, that was looking increasingly difficult. Employ the assets you deliver.

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How to List Projects on Your Resume: A No Stress Guide

Rebel’s Guide to PM

If you are a software engineer, show me your software projects. What types of projects should you include on your application for a new role? In my experience as a hiring manager, I want to see the relevant experience that applies to the job. Break it down into the components and processes of project management.

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Project Management Guidelines (Part 1) - What We Can Learn From Project Failures

Inloox

As a result, everyone develops an individual level of risk tolerance, which a good project manager must also consider within their team. The project manager must work to balance the risk tolerances of the stakeholders with the level of uncertainty that is appropriate for the successful completion of the project.