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Tag Archives: Manage It
Agile is Not for Everyone
Someone asked me again about self-assessments for their agile transition. That got me thinking about this problem of transitioning to agile. I don’t believe agile is for everyone in every circumstance. Some people claim agile has “crossed the chasm.” Certainly, … Continue reading
Test Dashboard Article Up
I have an article about test dashboards up on TechTarget. It’s called How to measure test progress: Every picture tells a story. The article has pictures. If you want more pictures, see Manage It! Your Guide to Modern, Pragmatic Project … Continue reading
Becoming a Leading Manager
My most recent post, We Cannot Choose Between Management And Leadership, has struck a chord. That’s the good news. The bad news is I have not defined enough terms. Okay, I’ll attempt that now. And, thank you, gentle readers, for … Continue reading
Agile is Not a Silver Bullet
Agile and lean approaches, with either short timeboxes or explicit limiting work in progress and a focus on transparency works for many organizations. In the past few weeks, I’ve received a number of inquiries from all sizes of organizations asking … Continue reading
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Tagged agile, cultural change, kanban, lean, lifecycle, Manage It, project management
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Talking Work Podcast Posted
I had a blast talking with Raechel and Ty on the Talking Work podcast. I totally blew the trivia question. Oh well. I still had a blast! Thanks Raechel and Ty.
Great Review of Manage Your Project Portfolio
Inez has a great review of Manage Your Project Portfolio. What resonated with me was: this book gives a more complete view of what is at stake when dealing with project portfolio management and will really help organisations to move … Continue reading
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Tagged Behind Closed Doors, Manage It, Manage Your Project Portfolio
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What Should Done Mean, Coda
Last week at Agile 2010, Joshua Kerievsky and I facilitated an Open Jam session (open space) about what done means. We discussed a variety of points. I believe we eventually agreed that context matters. It’s important to know what your … Continue reading
Posted in agile
Tagged Manage It, project charter, project management, release criteria, success criteria
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Do What’s Effective For You
I’ve been working and speaking with whole bunch of people who want to “go agile.” They are not set up for agile. They have gates for approval. They don’t have teams that projects flow through; they assign people to whatever … Continue reading
Video Posted: Lessons Learned in Project Management
The nice folks at SQE have posted my keynote from the Better Software conference, Lessons Learned in Project Management. Yes, some of the material is from Manage It!: Your Guide to Modern, Pragmatic Project Management. P.S. Thank you for telling … Continue reading
Reminder: Public Project Management Workshop, Sept 22-24, 2008
A reminder: I’m teaching a public project management workshop in Waltham, MA, Sept 22-24, 2008. If you would like to: Understand different lifecycles and when (and how) to use them Practice pragmatic approaches to organizing and estimating a project Learn … Continue reading
