by johanna | May 23, 2017 | agile, MPD
The first post was about scaling functions to working as collaborative agile teams. See Defining “Scaling” Agile, Part 1: Creating Cross-Functional Teams. Now, let’s talk about moving to multiple teams working together, a program. The good news is...
by johanna | Jan 4, 2016 | agile, MPD
As more teams and organizations transition to agile, they discover something important about leadership. Leadership is part of everything we do in an agile project. It doesn’t matter if it’s development or testing, management or architecture. We need...
by johanna | Dec 22, 2015 | MPD, portfolio management
I am about to update Manage Your Project Portfolio: Increase Your Capacity and Finish More Projects to a second edition. What would you like me to add? To remove? To change? What have your challenges been about project portfolio management? Here are things I’m...
by johanna | Dec 15, 2015 | agile, MPD
The big problem with hardware going agile is that the risks in hardware are not homogeneous. Hardware and mechanical engineering are on different cycles from each other, and they are each different from software. Even with each discipline, the risks are different when...
by johanna | Dec 10, 2015 | agile, MPD
Once you have a roadmap/product backlog for hardware, the teams need to know what to do and when. As a program manager, program product owner, or other interested party, you might want to know where the work is. The roadmap shows the big picture. The demos and...
