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Agile project management: Principles, benefits, tools, tips, and when to make the switch

CIO

Agile project management definition Agile project management is a methodology used primarily in software development that favors flexibility and collaboration, incorporating customer feedback throughout the project life cycle.

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5 surefire ways to derail a digital transformation (without knowing it)

CIO

Here’s how I spot derailments: Ask initiative leaders to share access to their roadmaps, agile backlogs, collaboration tools, stakeholder communications, and internal documentation. But are product managers developing market- and customer-driven roadmaps and prioritized backlogs?

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The Nightmare of Hiring a Great Product Owner

Evolution4all

Agile in IT. Many of the companies who use Agile only use it for IT. Agile was actually designed as a solution to the old service-provider paradigm between businesses and IT. So many things happen between ideation and delivery and a whole lot of time is often wasted before the product ends up with the delivery team.

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The Role of Delivery Manager in an Agile Organization

Gorilla Logic

An agile delivery manager is typically a skilled person who focuses on making things happen, thus ensuring their teams have everything they need to succeed. They are great at managing stakeholders and are responsible for coordinating across multiple departments to remove any impediments.

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The Nightmare of Hiring a Great Product Owner

Luis Goncalves

Agile in IT. Many of the companies who use Agile only use it for IT. Agile was actually designed as a solution to the old service-provider paradigm between businesses and IT. So many things happen between ideation and delivery and a whole lot of time is often wasted before the product ends up with the delivery team.

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Competency Lost

The Agile Manager

The captive corporate IT department was a relatively early adopter of Agile management practices, largely out of desperation. The applications on the tech estate were redefined as products, assigned delivery teams responsible for them with Product Owners in the pivotal position of defining requirements and setting priorities.

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Unlocking Potential With User Story Mapping

Mentormate

User story mapping is a powerful framework designed to streamline communication, clarify project scope, and identify dependencies within Agile teams. At its core, user story mapping guides teams, especially business analysts, product owners, and product managers, in defining and dissecting user steps to achieve product goals.

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