What is Agile Risk Management?
people might think that Agile Risk Management is an oxymoron because there is a common stereotype that an Agile project is totally unplanned – so why would you take a planned approach to Agile Risk...
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What’s Different About Agile Metrics? Are metrics really consistent with Agile at all? Some people might say that metrics are not very consistent with Agile because Agile is unplanned and uncontrolled...
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What is the Future of Project Management?
Background I’ve written a number of articles on the future of project management and I still get a lot of questions from project managers who are confused about the impact of Agile on project...
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Why Do We Need Project Managers?
Suppose that you happen to be riding in an elevator with a senior manager and you are asked the question, “Why do we need project managers?”. You have about 15 seconds to come up with a simple and...
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Politics and Agile Project Management
Have you ever thought about the relationship of what’s going on in politics and Agile Project Management? I think there’s possibly a significant relationship between the two. Look at what is happening...
View ArticleFree Podcast on Agile and Waterfall
I’m very pleased to announce that a free podcast on Agile and Waterfall that I did with Chad McAllister is now available on the web through Chad’s “Everyday Innovator” site. You can check it out here:...
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What’s the Value of Project Management?
I recently participated in a discussion on Quora where someone asked the question “What’s the value of Project Management?” The person who answered the question did an excellent job and his answer was...
View ArticleHelp Promote an Agile Project Management Approach
Would you like to help promote an Agile Project Management approach that could potentially rejuvenate the whole project management profession? (By the way, what I mean by “Agile Project Management” is...
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When is Agile NOT Totally Appropriate?
I am often asked by my students “When is Agile NOT Totally Appropriate?”. Here’s a good example… My wife and I are in the process of purchasing a new home that is now under construction. This is the...
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What is the Real Essence of Agile?
It’s apparent to me that a lot of people have gotten so heavily focused on the mechanics of how Agile is implemented that they’ve lost sight of the big picture of what “Agile” is really all about. The...
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Are There Project Managers in Agile?
I recently responded to a question “Are there project managers in Agile?” It’s a good question and it comes up often so I thought I would share the answer here in my blog. There’s actually a lot of...
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What’s Next After PMI-ACP Certification and What’s the Future Like?
What’s next after PMI-ACP certification? Over the past few years I’ve been progressively developing a new approach for PMI-ACP training that I think goes well beyond other training programs and lays...
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University Project Management Curriculum With Agile
I had an interesting discussion with a major university about helping them develop an integrated university project management curriculum with Agile that included a master’s degree program in Agile...
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Why Are Tools So Important in an Agile Environment?
Have you ever thought about “Why Are Tools So Important in an Agile Environment?”. We all know that one of the very important values in the Agile Manifesto is “Individuals and interactions over...
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What is a “Hybrid Agile” Approach? Is There Such a Thing?
What is a hybrid Agile Approach? Is there such a thing? I recently came across an article on the Internet that was posted in several places entitled “The Moment of truth: There Is No Hybrid Agile“....
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Is Agile and Scrum Anti-Engineering?
I recently participated in an online discussion on the topic of “Is Agile and Scrum Anti-Engineering?”. This question seems to be based on a number of popular stereotypes that people have about...
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What are the Most Practical Ways to Do Project Planning?
I recently participated in an online discussion in response to a question that was asked on “What are the most practical ways to do project planning?” It’s a critical issue and it comes up a lot so I...
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What is Project Management? Is it Mutually-exclusive with Being Agile?
I recently participated in an online discussion where someone made the statement that “Project Management and Scrum have nothing to do with each other. In fact, they mutually exclude each other.” I...
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What’s Really Different About Agile Leadership?
I just finished developing some online training on Agile Leadership and What’s Really Different About Agile Leadership? This article is a brief excerpt of that training. What’s Really Different About...
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What is Emotional Intelligence and Why Is It Important?
I just finished creating a significant training module on Agile Leadership and one of the key topics in that module is “Emotional Intelligence”. I’m sure some people are wondering “What is emotional...
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