Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:31:05 GMT http://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog/Agility-and-Project-Leadership/ Bridging the gap between traditional and agile project management and leadership. http://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog/Agility-and-Project-Leadership/6714/ Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:57:16 GMT Apparently so, as this article from FCW titled USPS goes all-in on agile development indicates that the US Post Office has one of the largest and most complex in the world, and its growing preference for agile software development methods over its old-school waterfall methodology is having a posi... http://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog/Agility-and-Project-Leadership/6703/ Sun, 09 Jun 2013 14:44:55 GMT So heres this report on the British governments impending failure of a system called Universal Credit which is a way to manage welfare payments in real-time and through a unified entitlement program to lower costs and streamline the distribution process. Unfortunately, signs are that it ... http://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog/Agility-and-Project-Leadership/6683/ Mon, 03 Jun 2013 02:44:42 GMT ThisThis article on the Scrum Alliance site has an interesting take on putting aside Scrum when your requirements change so much that you need Kanban to stabilize your release: This article on the Scrum Alliance site has an interesting take on putting aside Scrum when your requirements ch... http://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog/Agility-and-Project-Leadership/6658/ Sun, 19 May 2013 11:49:35 GMT Heres a good recorded webinar on how to scale Agile with Scrum and Kanban: This topic is usually discussed from the perspective of typical small, co-located Agile team, but this webinar looks at it from how to scale it using Scrum and Kanban. Check it out! http://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog/Agility-and-Project-Leadership/6640/ Sun, 12 May 2013 13:37:29 GMT Sure, we like to think we can control the successful outcome of our projects, but as we all know, there are often times organizational barriers that are just too hard to overcome. This article on InfoQ list some common barriers thats helpful to keep in mind: Ineffective use of the re... http://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog/Agility-and-Project-Leadership/6624/ Mon, 06 May 2013 13:07:49 GMT Software development and project management are very serious technical topics, so to add a little levity to your day, I present this video of how a Scrum-Master actually acts more like a Scum-Master (please note the semantic differences!): Enjoy! http://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog/Agility-and-Project-Leadership/6583/ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:03:14 GMT As part of my continuing series on Agile practices and techniques that extend outside the boundaries of software development, I stumbled upon a couple resources that resonate with me as a one time student and now part time faculty instructor for continuing education programs in project management... http://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog/Agility-and-Project-Leadership/6534/ Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:32:29 GMT Ive posted this topic and question in various forums related to project management and I think it has direct bearing on Agile and for any management method, framework or process for that matter. So Im reposting on this blog to see what PM.com members think: One of my favorite quotes from the ... http://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog/Agility-and-Project-Leadership/6472/ Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:11:31 GMT I saw this interesting thread in a LinkedIn discussion group for Agile and Lean Software Development,that questions the the common perception of Agile being an iterative method and process. Im guilty of this myself as I often talk about Agile methods in those terms, but as the post indicates, the... http://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog/Agility-and-Project-Leadership/6426/ Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:47:53 GMT In part one of my Kanban and Beyond series of articles, I discuss the manufacturing roots of Kanban that many of us in the IT project management industry are not aware of that originated in Japan for Toyota over 30 years ago. But this may give the perspective that it is mainly practiced in the au...