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Simple Agile Product Development - Social, Agile, and Transformation

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The Technical Lead needs to consult on feasibility, discuss estimates, and define the application architecture. These five individuals often benefit from a sixth, the Project Manager , who orchestrates this conversation and has the role to drive the team to a shared understanding of the priorities, feasibility, and approach.

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No Scrum Master? No Problem - Social, Agile, and Transformation

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I field this question very often and especially from members of technology organizations where agile and scrum in particular is being introduced top down from Management. Ive blogged a bit on Product Owners in the Enterprise and Why Project Managers are still needed , but what about Scrum Masters? Email This BlogThis!

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Why Stories Work where Requirements Documents Fail - Social.

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In a traditional development practice, a product manager writes a long document describing the software requirements. The document is handed to analysts who break the requirements down to development tasks and a project manager develops a schedule and assigns resources to tasks. agile software development.

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Top Five Itineraries for the CIO's Offshore Visit

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What should a CIO say to the troops - the architects, developers, testers, project managers, business analysts, product owners, engineers, support staff - when you have limited opportunities to meet them face to face? agile software development. (56). crisis management. (3). it management. (34). about me. (33).

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Maturing agile development without a maturity model - Social, Agile.

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Maturing agile development without a maturity model. In many cases, maturity models are just tools used by consultants and sales engineers selling expensive ‘how to’ guides to senior IT executives. Labels: agile software development , innovation , organizational change , product management , project management.

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Why CIOs Must Negotiate before Collaboration - Social, Agile, and.

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Once the technology team is credible with a well understood delivery model, Business Managers have a lot more incentive to invest their time to consult with Technologists on their future plans. This consultation is the basis for collaboration and partnership. agile software development. (56). crisis management. (3).

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Don't be afraid of SaaS, but Diligence is Required - Social, Agile.

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These potential risks can become real issues if business managers choose to sign up SaaS vendors without consultation or due diligence provided by the IT and legal departments. agile software development. (56). crisis management. (3). it management. (34). offshore development. (6). product management. (26).

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