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The beauty of Prague, architecture and agile.
I had a thoroughloy enjoyable trip to Prague for a Project Manangement conference recently (www.pmkonference.cz). I was very impressed with the architecture of Prague, but it did lead me to think about how a more emergent or agile approach may have been better!
Is the AgilePM/DSDM ‘Structured Timebox’ just theoretical and not much use in practice?
In July this year, Brian Wernham, following a conversation he was involved in, posted the following question on LinkedIn: In AgilePM/DSDM, the DSDM ‘Structured Timebox’, increasingly feels like an ‘exam only’ practice. True or false? I thought that there was a lot more to this question than may have initially met the eye. Take a look at this blog, if you have always wondered about, how to use the 'structured' or 'IRC' timebox in DSDM.
The big flaw in the Fibonacci sequence - how much has it cost your organisation?
Many people use the Fibonacci sequence (or something very close to it) to help when they are estimating such things as Epics, Features and User Stories when working in an agile context. However, have we spent over a decade believing in something that is fundamentally flawed? The answer, in my opinion, is surprisingly, yes! Take a look!
What do you need from your organisation?
If you had to send a message to your organisation about what you need, right now, on your agile journey - what would it be?
PRINCE2 is getting updated!
I thought the 2009 update was a very big step forward for PRINCE2. Looks like this will take PRINCE2 a lot further forward and keep it up to date.
Can agile learn something from Sham 69?
I was at a music festival in September 2016 and was reminded of the need to keep things simple. The reminder came in a somewhat unusual way!
Wow! AXELOS choose PEOPLECERT!
Fresh on the heels of lowering the pre-requisite for PRINCE2 Agile, AXELOS have made a huge decision that will affect many a training organisation. They have chosen PEOPLECERT to be their SINGLE Exam Institute!
Project Manager or Scrum Master? (or Team Manager!)
Why is there confusion over the role of the Project Manager and the Scrum Master? Having worked in the agile arena for nearly 20 years, there are many things that still surprise me. One of those surprises is the frequent debate and questions about the relationship between the Scrum Master and the Project Manager – i.e. where do they both fit in? This blog touches on some of the difficulties here and has a link to an agileKRC webinar on the topic.
agileKRC sponsor first ‘Agile in the City: Bristol’ event
agileKRC, the pioneering agile training and consultancy company, are sponsoring Bristol’s first ‘Agile in the city’ event. This new, practical event from the organisers of Agile Cambridge and Agile Manchester, welcomes everyone from the Agile and Lean community, and anyone looking to get involved and find out more.
Takeaways from Project Challenge 2016
I had a great time at Project Challenge at Olympia this week. There were a few surprises but overall I felt that the mood amongst the Project Managers I met was very positive.