Category Archives: Scrum Development
Agile Construction Management
While at a recent Project Management Institute (PMI) event, the question came up of whether you could use agile techniques in Construction Project Management (after all, not all PMI members are IT Project Managers). Earlier in my career I worked … Continue reading
Agile Culture: One More Secret to Building it
I recently read the excellent and fascinating book “The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg. The book doesn’t only cover habits of individuals, but also habits of communities and organizations. Reading it reminded me of a conversation I had with … Continue reading
2 Great Talks on Lean Management & Story Mapping Coming to DC 3/20
If you’re in the DC area, or know someone who is, be sure to mark the calendar for March 20th. You won’t want to miss this great lineup of talks coming to AgilePalooza DC, including these two from our friends … Continue reading
Agile Capacity Calculation – Part 2 of 2
In the first part of this two-part blog, I presented two methods for agile capacity calculation: Method 1: Capacity is not required to be estimated or calculated. This is an idealized and the simplest method. Method 2: Capacity is only … Continue reading
Rightsourcing Organizational Agility
Guest post from George Schlitz, BigVisible Co-Founder & Coach In today’s complex business environment, people and teams can be overwhelmed with the sheer amount of change they face. If priorities ever seem clear, they quickly shift in response to new competition, … Continue reading
3 Tips to Engage Your Agile Software Community
At VersionOne, we’ve always been committed to connecting and energizing with our community of agile software development and project management professionals. Here are a few keys as you look to build community within your organization and beyond. 1. Let them run … Continue reading
The Chickens and the Pigskin
Ah, October… autumn is here. It’s that beautiful time of year when the air is crisp, the leaves turn and of course College Football is in full swing. For my family, it begins a series of pilgrimages back to my … Continue reading
Making Sprint Retrospectives Really Effective (Part 4 of 4)
Once a Scrum team has discussed and developed a SMART action plan in a Sprint Retrospective session (as described in Part 3 of this blog series), I recommend capturing all the results from the Retrospective session and SMART actions into … Continue reading
If You Could Say 1 Thing Anonymously to Your President About Agile What Would it Be?
This is a new question we’ve added to our annual State of Agile Development Survey, launched just over a week ago, and I’m chuckling at some of the answers coming in. I thought I’d share some of the good ones. … Continue reading
PMI-ACP Exam for Agile Project Management
PMI… Those three letters strike fear into most project teams. I do not fault you for imagining an environment that’s heavy on process, rigid and poorly prepared to adapt to the changes common in software development projects. Times are changing, and … Continue reading