Daniel Burrus July 13, 2020 While exponential change is always moving, businesses and even whole industries traditionally move slower than they should, often finding themselves disrupted and working hard at being agile alone. During the Coronavirus pandemic, all industries were disrupted in one way or another, many having to close their doors for the time … Continue reading Agility and Anticipation — A Vital Partnership
Category Archives: Project Management
The Circus of Agile Certifications
Anthony Mersino July 8, 2020 Previously I wrote about the three most popular entry-level agile certifications and I referenced a great 2016 article from Bob Galen. I was surprised – shocked actually – to learn that Bob had catalogued 113 possible certifications for agile people. The list was overwhelming and I put it aside. Recently, … Continue reading The Circus of Agile Certifications
Best Agile Team Size for High Performance?
Anthony Mersino June 24, 2020 What is the Ideal Agile Team Size for High Performance? Are you wondering if your agile team is too big or too small, or what is the optimal team size for high performance? We will explore just that question in this blog post. Chances are, your team is bigger than … Continue reading Best Agile Team Size for High Performance?
Remote Agile Transitions — The Top-Ten Challenges
Stefan Wolpers June 17, 2020 TL; DR: Remote Agile Transitions We are used to saying the Scrum is a perfect probe for organizations, as it will reliably discover all dysfunctionalities. Since the pandemic has forced many of us to work remotely, this unique capability has been kicked into overdrive regarding remote agile transitions. Here are … Continue reading Remote Agile Transitions — The Top-Ten Challenges
Most Agile Transformations Will Fail
Anthony Mersino June 17, 2020 The sad reality is that though well-intentioned, most agile transformations fail. By fail I mean they are canceled, reversed or fall short of delivering the desired results. To be clear, agile transformation success is different than agile project success. Success rates for agile tend to be significantly higher than those … Continue reading Most Agile Transformations Will Fail
Why Testers Need to Think Critically to Avoid Misunderstandings
Marilou Alcaide June 16, 2020 Testers rely on multiple sources for required information in their daily lives. The more sources there are, the higher are the chances of misinterpretation. Generally, in every release, a tester relies on four major sources for information: People Documentation Infrastructure Software People A release involves stakeholders, project managers, end-users, developers, … Continue reading Why Testers Need to Think Critically to Avoid Misunderstandings
What is Scrum? The Answer to Your Company’s Productivity Woes
Jeff Previte — June 15, 2020 Workplace productivity fuels your business. But of course, it can also hinder your growth if your teams are struggling to get things done. There are so many factors that hurt employee productivity, including too many meetings, too much time reading emails, and a lack of processes. One of the … Continue reading What is Scrum? The Answer to Your Company’s Productivity Woes
How to Successfully Transition from Waterfall to Scrum
Anthony Mersino — June 3, 2020 One of the most common conversations I’ve had with clients over the last few years is how to move from waterfall to Scrum. They want to understand the agile transformation steps, or, how to move from traditional development to using the Scrum Framework. Based on those discussions and years … Continue reading How to Successfully Transition from Waterfall to Scrum
The benefits of using workflow and project management tools
Considering adding a workflow or project management solution to your martech stack, but looking for a business case? Pamela Parker on May 13, 2020 Digital marketing – involving everything from search engines to social media to display ads to email to mobile apps and more – is a complex endeavor, whether marketers are in-house at … Continue reading The benefits of using workflow and project management tools
Get Rid of the One-off Projects
Don Dalrymple — May 11, 2020 A simple way to think about whether you are growing a business, in addition to productizing your services, is to stay focused on repeatability. There is no end to one-off projects you can likely get involved with and provide solutions for. However, there’s a lot of cost when you … Continue reading Get Rid of the One-off Projects