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Agile
Tips, Techniques and Leading-Edge Thoughts
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9 Questions For Teams
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Mike Cohn
(February 24)
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In the final installment of our series on structuring Agile teams, here is an iterative process, in the form of questions, to help project leaders design the most appropriate team structure for the project at hand.
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One At A Time
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Mike Cohn
(February 10)
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Multitasking is one of the biggest drains on project team performance, but it’s not so easy to convince the powers that be, your peers — or even yourself — to stop the juggling act. Here are some practical suggestions for improving team focus, one project and task at a time.[more]
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Team Balance
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Mike Cohn
(February 3)
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Self-organizing teams are a key Agile principle. Indeed, employing the collective wisdom of a team is a great way to organize around any project work, and encourages ownership. But self-organizing teams shouldn’t be randomly assembled. In part three of our series on structuring and managing Scrum-based teams, here are some factors to consider when selecting or influencing who is on the team.[more]
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Feature Teams
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Mike Cohn
(January 27)
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On multi-team development projects, there are significant advantages in having each team organize around the end-to-end delivery of features as opposed to working on separate components. Fewer handoffs reduce waste and integration-related risks. And feature teams have a clearer understanding of the impact of design decisions. However, in some circumstances, component teams offer benefits.[more]
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Two-Pizza Teams
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Mike Cohn
(January 13)
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Products reflect the structure of the teams that build them, and so a critical decision on any development project is how to organize individuals into teams. In the first installment of a new series on team structure, Agile thought leader Mike Cohn makes the case for keeping teams small, detailing several advantages over larger ones.[more]
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Agile Drivers
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Angela Druckman
(January 6)
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From smaller teams to collective intelligence, six widespread business trends are driving the growing agile movement. Here is a summary of them and how they affect project managers working for organizations undergoing an agile transition in 2010.[more]
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An Agile Roadmap
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Andrew Makar, PMP
(December 2)
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With an integrated application lifecycle management solution, Rally Software addresses the challenges of transitioning to enterprise agile software development, with an emphasis on engaging communities of users and stakeholders.[more]
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Games We Play
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Kathleen Ryan O'Connor
(November 11)
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How two interactivive games help Agile coach Portia Tung explain theory, principles and common pitfalls, from defining project goals to removing constraints.[more]
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PMI Welcomes Agile Group
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Projects@Work
(October 30)
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Recently launched PMI Agile Community of Practice officially welcomed at reception hosted by IT & Telecom Special Interest Group at PMI North America Global Congress.[more]
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Responding to Change
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Jim Highsmith
(September 2)
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Agile project leaders expect change and respond accordingly rather than follow outdated plans. In practice, they “envision-explore” versus “plan-do” — they understand the limits of anticipating and trust more in their ability to adapt their processes and practices as necessary.[more]
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