While agile is relatively new, it has made a big splash in the work of project management. It started in software development, but has since been adopted by other industries that have seen the benefit of agile’s iterative project management…
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Scrum is a framework for organizing agile teams, and its processes and guidelines are excellent for improving team productivity. One reason scrum is so effective is that it clearly defines the different roles of the team. When the roles are…
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Any good movement has a manifesto, which is a public declaration of policy and intention. There have been manifestos for art movements, political movements and just about anything you can think of. More along the lines of project management, though,…
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“How much detail do we need for our release plan?” This is an important question to ask at the beginning of a software development project, or in the case of a long-standing product team, before the development of a major…
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These days, it seems like everybody is all about doing things agile. That’s largely due to agile’s ability to adapt to change and incorporate customer feedback, both of which are essential in today’s world where technology is constantly evolving, and…
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A product manager often wears many hats. For starters, a product manager is tasked with leading a cross-functional team that develops or improves a product, while dictating its strategy, roadmap and features. But that’s not all. They can also be…
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You’ve heard of “the big picture.” It can be a long-term business goal, or simply a view that expands a perspective to include greater context. Either way, it’s a critical perspective for any organization that wants to plan for the…
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Project management software tools are important to run any successful project, but as Jennifer Bridges, PMP, shows, IT or Dev teams require unique features to support multiple methodologies. Here’s a shot of the whiteboard for your reference! In Review: 3…
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Agile is sweeping the nation. Well, it is if you’re involved in project management. It’s not new, agile has been around for over 20 years, but it seems to have gained traction with each passing year and is trending, as…
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There is new buzz for business and project management; it’s called “Design Thinking.” Design thinking is not new, but proponents like Tim Brown, President/CEO of IDEO gave a foundational TED Talk on design thinking in 2009 and he suggested that Design Thinking belongs back…
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January 2015 saw many areas on the East Coast of the United States brought to a standstill by up to 30 inches of snowfall. The Boston Globe reported that the economic fallout of that blizzard could exceed $1bn in a…
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For the most part, when you say the words project management and innovation in the same sentence, you get blank stares and head-scratching. This is often driven by the outdated view of project management as a rigid framework for command…
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To write about how to introduce sustainability measures into your project, I’ll be focusing on Boston. That, of course, means that there simply has to be a sports connection. Larry Bird of the Celtics (number 33) and Ted Williams of…
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