Category Archives: Project Management

Passed the PMI-ACP Exam

Posted on November 10, 2012 by

Yesterday I passed the PMI – Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) exam with Proficient results. Woo Hoo!! I took a very very light weight approach to my preparation.  I am currently very time poor which has led me to do minimal … Continue reading →

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Leadership styles

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

Donald Gray has written a great and interesting article on Three Leadership Styles, based observations on managing traffic at an intersection.  In the article the most successful leader is the one that sees people as “adults that most of the … Continue reading →

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Useless sprint goals

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

A sprint goal helps to enable the team to focus on for the next 2 weeks.  What does everyone want the team to work on next?   The Scrum Guide [Oct 2011] states: The Sprint Goal gives the Development Team some … Continue reading →

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Seeking the exact answers

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

“No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.” – Helmuth von Moltke Sooner or later you will have the business asking questions like “How much is it going to cost?”, “What will I get?” and “When can I have it?”.  … Continue reading →

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I want to run an agile project

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

This is all too funny!  Whilst the video is intended to be humorous, the pain of the “Agile Guy” maybe all too familiar for some.  Agile changes many things we have become use to over many years – agile questions … Continue reading →

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Requirement Changes Are Put Into The Product Backlog

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

Agile welcomes changing requirements, even late in development.  Agile processes harness change for the customer’s competitive advantage. Short feedback loops in Agile allow the team to get fast feedback and incorporate changes required by the customer and reduce the possibility … Continue reading →

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Lean and Agile – Doing more with less

Posted on February 15, 2011 by

Have you been in a similar situation as the above Dilbert? Lean and Agile is about doing more with less.  Lean and Agile doesn’t focus primarily on cost reduction, but more on strategic alignment around enterprise agility – reducing waste … Continue reading →

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Managing Defects on Agile Projects

Posted on April 12, 2010 by

This recent Dilbert comic strip reminded me of a situation when a client was raising cosmetic defect as severity 2. It is often not clear what a defect is and at what level to raise it at (despite agreed severity … Continue reading →

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Don’t rely on overtime to salvage a plan

Posted on April 9, 2010 by

I came across a nice analogy today in Mike Cohn’s Succeeding with Agile book which describes what sustainable pace means: Watch any marathon, and each runner will keep it up for 26.2 miles.  Look more closely, however,  and you’ll notice … Continue reading →

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Traditional Project Management Role on a Scrum Project

Posted on November 12, 2009 by

A “good read” article on Agile Journal, An Agile PM Isn’t What You Think Sub-Head: Where Does Traditional Project Management Fit in an Agile Project Using Scrum There is always considerable discussion about the role of the Traditional Project Manager … Continue reading →

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