Agile Projects are More Successful than Traditional Projects
I've recently obtained the 2018 Standish Group Chaos Study results which show Waterfall and Agile project success and failure rates. It should come as no surprise that Agile projects are…
Using Reality-Based Forecasting in Agile Project Management
Introduction Traditional approaches for estimating projects are ineffective and as a result, no one believes or trusts them. Worse, traditional projects are frequently on schedule right up until they are…
The 5 Vital Relationships That All Agile Leaders Need (part 2)
In my previous post, I introduced the first 3 of 5 relationships that I consider vital for Agile Leaders, or leaders in any context. This post contains the fourth and fifth…
The 5 Vital Relationships That All Agile Leaders Need (part 1)
Success as an Agile Leader is not about Working Harder If you find yourself working harder than ever but not getting the results you want, perhaps more hard work is…
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The Myth of the Agile Project Manager
Between Santa Claus, Big Foot and the Agile Project Manager, which exists? Few people argue for the existence of Big Foot or Santa Claus, though most believe that Agile Project…
Project Managers Still Don’t Get Agile – Part 2
Last year I wrote Project Managers Don’t Get Agile for the ProjectManagement.com website. I also wrote The Myth of the Project Manager in Agile. As I have thought about it…
Avoid Agile Shortcuts and Half Measures
We Need an Agile Shortcut or Hack As a coach, I frequently meet with managers of software development teams to talk about Agile. They get excited when I talk about Scrum…
Project Managers Still Don’t ‘Get’ Agile
I recently published the article below on the Project Management.com website (see Project Managers Still Don't Get Agile). The point that I was trying to make is that while some…
Are Hybrid Agile Project Management Approaches Effective?
It's interesting to me that the main people who talk about using hybrid agile project management approaches are traditionally trained project managers. They believe there is a special blend of…
Lessons Learned for Traditional Projects Are Still a Waste of Time
Over the last few months, I have been writing about how to improve team retrospectives. This has been mostly focused on Agile teams. Recently I've been asked to facilitate a…
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