Early experimentation is key to reducing project risk
Inspection and adaptation are two of the pillars of the Scrum framework but all agile methods recognize the wisdom of Deming’s Plan-Do-Study-ActRead More…
Tag: agile project management
Cultural transformations of high-performing teams
While I was delivering a course on agile fundamentals this week, one of the learners in the class asked me how the mindset and behaviors normally assoRead More…
Small is beautiful for product backlog items
One of the reasons for having small work items at the top of a product backlog is so the team is able to complete them within a short amount of time. Read More…
I may be a “Crazy Fool” but I consider the A-Team to be agile!
When teaching agile classes, I’m occasionally asked if I could provide an example of an agile team from cinema or television. While the first AvRead More…
Progress is the secret sauce of motivation…
I’ve written about many drivers of individual motivation. Receiving regular recognition (Early Saturday morning alliteration!), effective empoweRead More…
The importance of radical candor for delivery teams
Kim Scott’s bestseller is normally read as a guide for managers but it provides equal value to the members of self-organized teams. While she deRead More…
PMI plus Disciplined Agile might be a marriage made in Heaven
The announcement of the acquisition of Disciplined Agile (DA) by PMI is almost a month old so I thought I would share my thoughts on it.
There is no dRead More…
Does closeout vary between projects following an adaptive rather than a predictive life cycle?
Completion of a project usually focuses on financial and administrative activities such as transitioning verified and accepted deliverables to customeRead More…