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I recently participated in an online discussion in response to a question that was asked on “What are the most practical ways to do project planning?” It’s a critical issue and it comes up a lot so I thought I would share some thoughts on this subject. Ways to do Project Planning – Factors to
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I recently participated in an online discussion on the topic of “Is Agile and Scrum Anti-Engineering?”. This question seems to be based on a number of popular stereotypes that people have about Agile and Scrum engineering practices. For example, a popular stereotype is that an Agile project consists of just a bunch of “cowboy software
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What is a hybrid Agile Approach? Is there such a thing? I recently came across an article on the Internet that was posted in several places entitled “The Moment of truth: There Is No Hybrid Agile“. This article is so full of stereotypes and misconceptions about “Agile” and “Waterfall” that I felt that I had
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Have you ever thought about “Why are Agile Project Management Tools So Important?”. We all know that one of the very important values in the Agile Manifesto is “Individuals and interactions over processes and tools”. Some people might interpret that to mean that tools aren’t necessary or appropriate in an Agile environment. I don’t think
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What’s next after PMI-ACP certification? Over the past few years, I’ve been progressively developing a new approach for PMI-ACP training: It goes well beyond other training programs and Lays the groundwork for what I see as the future of project management. Agile Project Management Training Objectives When I set out to develop this training, I
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I recently responded to a question “Are there project managers in Agile?” It’s a good question and it comes up often so I thought I would address it here in my blog. There’s actually a lot of “project management” going on in an Agile project, but it’s a different kind of “project management” and you
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It’s apparent to me that a lot of people have gotten so heavily focused on the mechanics of how Agile is implemented that they’ve lost sight of the big picture of what the real essence of Agile is all about. The term “Agile” has taken on a number of different meanings today that are largely based
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What’s Different About Agile Metrics? Are metrics really consistent with Agile at all? Overview Metrics play a different role in an Agile environment that is important to understand; however, Metrics will be directly related to the level of planning and the project approach and should be well-aligned with the success criteria for the project The
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Some people might think that Agile Risk Management is an oxymoron: There is a common stereotype that an Agile project is totally unplanned So, why would you take a planned approach to Agile Risk Management if the whole project is unplanned? There is always some level of planning in an Agile project even though
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