Project Success Measures: Going Beyond OTOBOS
It has been common for years to use project success measures based on the triple constraint. Reporting on whether the project is on time, on budget and on scope (OTOBOS)…
Agile Projects are More Successful than Traditional Projects
The latest Standish Group Chaos Study results show Waterfall and Agile project success and failure rates. It should come as no surprise that Agile projects are statistically 2X more likely…
Using Reality-Based Forecasting in Agile Project Management
Agile project management approaches for estimating and forecasting are better than traditional approaches because they deliver better and more predictable results. This is what I call reality-based forecasting. Traditional Estimating…
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…
The Mindset Change for Agile Project Management
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…
Traditional PMs Don’t Get Agile Project Management
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 there…
Is Hybrid Agile Project Management 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…
Stop Lessons Learned Meetings, Try a Retrospective
The Retrospective 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…
Why Agile Projects are Better
As you have probably noticed by now, I am a huge fan of Agile approaches and ways of working. This post is about some of the key aspects of Agile…