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By Alan Zucker When teaching classes on Agile and DevOps, I am always presented with the comment, “We’ve been Agile for years, but…” The student then continues to describe an organization rife with Agile ant-patterns. Agile and DevOps are primarily cultural transformations. To “be Agile,” we need to unlearn many of our existing management and software development beliefs. We need Continue Reading

By Alan Zucker Adopting a product mindset is critical when transforming to an Agile development methodology, like Scrum. Shifting our thinking from project to product expands our view beyond the confines of the triple constraint—scope, cost, and time. The product mindset forces us to consider the larger, strategic roadmap and the value we want create. Product vs. Project The Economic Continue Reading

By Sinikka Waugh As end of another season approaches we begin to think about the new projects that lie ahead, thinking about initiating seems timely. The following quotes are taken from Section 3.3 of the PMBOK 5th Edition. 1 “The key purpose of [the Initiating Process Group] is to align the stakeholder’s expectations with the project’s purpose, give them visibility Continue Reading

“All project management is risk management” (Eric Verzuh) Risk management is an essential activity in any project or organisation. Risk is defined by M_o_R (Management of Risk, the OGC risk management methodology) as uncertainty of outcome. A risk manager is concerned with managing the risks (uncertain issues and incidents) that, were they to occur, would affect the product or services Continue Reading

Every project manager and business leader needs to be aware of the practices and principles of effective risk management. Understanding how to identify and treat risks to an organisation, a programme or a project can save unnecessary difficulties later on, and will prepare managers and team members for any unavoidable incidences or issues. see more Check More at https://www.projectmanagementcompanion.com Continue Reading

Being in the business world is quite risky but if you have a good risk indicator set, you will be able to overcome most of the risks here. Learn how to use the indicators that you have in managing projects through this article. see more Check More at https://www.projectmanagementcompanion.com Continue Reading