Category Archives: Project Management

Why 85% Of Artificial Intelligence Projects Fail

Why 85% Of Artificial Intelligence Projects Fail by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 21, 2019 Many companies have seen success when implementing artificial intelligence. Data and consulting firm Kantar, for one, recently got the green light to further integrate AI into several new services the company said will help bands, advertising agencies and media companies more … Continue reading Why 85% Of Artificial Intelligence Projects Fail →

Adopting new martech? You don’t have to choose between agile and waterfall

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Our approach to adopting new marketing technology doesn’t need to be so black and white. Jennifer Cannon on June 19, 2019 Agile martech adoption is an everyday part of life for many digital marketers. Daily scrum calls on new apps, testing out use cases and managing implementations have become an essential part of successful digital … Continue reading Adopting new martech? You don’t have to choose between agile and waterfall →

Sprint Planning with Kanban

Project Management

Ian Mitchell — June 18, 2019 — June 18, 2019 geralt / Pixabay “When trying to teach someone a boundary, they learn less from the enforcement of the boundary and more from the way the boundary was established.” – Bryant H. McGill A few months ago we looked at how teams can optimize flow across … Continue reading Sprint Planning with Kanban →

Kanban/Flow – The Scrum Master’s Not-So-Secret Weapon

Project Management

Yuval Yeret — June 18, 2019 Follow @yuvalyeret — June 18, 2019 Free-Photos / Pixabay We’ve all seen it. The Scrum Team that goes through the motions, implements all the mechanics of Scrum, and still when we look at what’s going on it doesn’t feel right. Steve Porter fondly named it Believably Bad Scrum. I … Continue reading Kanban/Flow – The Scrum Master’s Not-So-Secret Weapon →

Why Scrum Is Awesome for Project Managers

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Stephanie Ockerman — June 12, 2019 Follow @thetravelchica — June 12, 2019 “I am a project manager. What is my role now that we are moving to Scrum?” This is a common question in my Professional Scrum classes. It often comes up right after we discuss that there are three roles in Scrum, and project … Continue reading Why Scrum Is Awesome for Project Managers →

How to Define and Develop Your Project Workflows

Project Management

Esther Cohen — June 6, 2019 — June 6, 2019 Project workflows bring order and structure to your agency’s operations. Learn how to create your own workflows in this guide. When lay people think of creative work, they usually think of sparks of brilliance and inspirational “Eureka!” moments. The truth is that creative work requires … Continue reading How to Define and Develop Your Project Workflows →

5 Ways Scrum Helps Manage Risks

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Punit Doshi — June 5, 2019 Follow @_punitd — June 5, 2019 An organization’s ability to rapidly and deliberately respond to changing demand, while controlling risk helps ascertain its Agility. If practiced in true essence, Scrum helps teams and organizations mitigate risks through its rules. Let’s look into some of these – Iterative Delivery By … Continue reading 5 Ways Scrum Helps Manage Risks →

Why is Openness Important to You as a Scrum Master?

Project Management

Khoa Doan Tien — June 4, 2019 — June 4, 2019 As a Scrum Master, I know that serving Development Team, Product Owner and Organization to adopt Scrum is not easy. It takes time (and a lot of time) and patience. During that long journey, I recognize the importance of continuous improvement. I need to … Continue reading Why is Openness Important to You as a Scrum Master? →

Agile and Impatience are Inseparable

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David Dame — May 18, 2019 — May 18, 2019 When organizations begin their journey toward agility, they think the business outcomes will become instantaneous. They expect the initial decision to lead to immediate success. Moving towards agile from a more traditional way of working changes so many things about how we work. It changes … Continue reading Agile and Impatience are Inseparable →

Five Questions for a Sprint Goal!

Project Management

Fabio Panzavolta — May 15, 2019 Follow @collectivgenius — May 15, 2019 Sophieja23 / Pixabay What is a Sprint Goal? “The Sprint Goal is an objective that will be met within the Sprint through the implementation of the Product Backlog” (quote from the Scrum Guide). The Sprint Goal is a phrase that can be used … Continue reading Five Questions for a Sprint Goal! →