MPUG Category: Agile
Common Misconceptions about MS Project that People Get Wrong
I’ve been a Microsoft Project user, teacher, and consultant for the last 27 years. I’ve become very familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of this software product. As a 17+ year Project MVP, I ha...
The Rhythmic Dance of Agile with Cadence
Odissi is one of the classical dances of India from the coastal state of Odisha. Based on archeological evidence, it’s possibly the oldest living classical Indian dance. The Massachusetts Institute of...
Project Performance Measurement – Part 1: Overview Of Project Performance Measurements
Watch part 2 on-demand Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This Webinar is eligible for 1 PMI® PDU in the Technical category of the Talent Triangle...
Troubleshooting in Lean-Agile Development
Many project managers utilize a Lean-Agile approach when there is high change or churn in project requirements, significant lack of clarity in scope, high complexity to their projects, and/or a larger...
The Value of an Agile Project Management Office
Imagine this scenario as you start-off your day: You open your business site and the message says: “it doesn’t exist.” You then try to login to your email account, which also displays the same message...
Waterfall Should Have Never Existed: Part 2
We left off in Part 1 of this article asking the question of HOW Agile and Critical Path could exist side-by-side in a single project schedule without affecting each other (much)? I laid out three dil...
Waterfall Should Have Never Existed: Part 1
I’d like to begin by sharing a brilliant quote that puts the latest project management fashion, Agile, into humbling perspective: “A Waterfall project is just an Agile (Scrum) project with one huge sp...
A Deeper Look: Top Changes in the New 2020 Scrum Guide for Agile Practitioners
A new version of Scrum guide was released last month. There are quite a few changes in the guide, as well as new additions. While the outline and structure of the guide have remained almost the same, ...
Picking a Project Management Methodology
The Essence of an Approach Organizations that perform IT projects may select a project management methodology that follows the same system of practices, policies, procedures, techniques, and rules as ...