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Are your teams spread across the globe? Do people work from home? Sun Microsystems reports that 11% of their workforce works from home, and only half are in the office at any given time. But what if your travel budgets have evaporated? Don't worry......

Are you trying to adopt agile methods into your organization? Are you facing significant resistance from your teams or business management? Don't try to find your own way -- learn from those who have gone before you and take the easy road to agile...

Data is clearly an important aspect of software-based systems; yet, many agile development teams are struggling to involve data professionals within their projects. The Agile Data (AD) methodology defines a philosophical framework for data-oriented...

The software development community has used Agile, Scrum, XP, and Lean for software development projects for many years now. But if these practices are good for software, why aren’t they great for other projects? And if so, which agile practices might...

In recent years, the Internet revolution has caused a shift in how fast technology is developed and marketed. We have seen the appearance of “Web Years” as a measure of time, and the widespread adoption of Rapid Application Development (RAD) as a...

With the widespread growth of agile project management and agile development methods, we face challenges when these projects don't (or can't) provide us with our standard performance metrics for project health assessment and project portfolio...

Many organizations are starting to reap rewards from adding Agile methods to their development practices. Learn what Project Managers and Business Analysts need to know about Extreme Programming (XP), User Stories and “The Planning Game.”...

Agile methods are quickly growing in popularity, and recent statistics on agile adoption show that more and more organizations have already tried agile methods on their projects. As this wave of agile use spreads, those adopting these methods are less...

Virtual team meetings (teleconferences, webinars, video conferences, etc.) are increasing in popularity as organizations look for ways to decrease costs and increase productivity, service delivery, and employee well being. Virtual meetings can be as...

Think you've heard it all? How about this one: a high-risk application development and systems integration project where the team is being asked to pull off something that has never been done before -- anywhere. The team is made up of over 200 people...

During requirements gathering and solution design, one of the most common techniques used to create a shared vision is modeling. Over the years, many tools and techniques have emerged for modeling in different fields that take in to account the...

Agile teams use Use Case and User Stories to define requirements, but what other… Wait a minute... What’s a User Story?Not everyone has heard of them but even those who have may benefit from complimentary tools that highlight patterns in the roles of...

This recording is designed for project managers who are interested in transitioning to the world of consultative project management. It includesthe differences between internal-, vendor-, and independent-based project managementthe psychology of...

Got Waste? Optimization is easy to suggest, but what tools do we use to optimize our processes? Why have some companies survived, while others have required government assistance to exist?This recording presents some high-performance secrets from...

In today's uncertain economy, companies are struggling to preserve revenues while at the same time dramatically cutting costs. Business leaders are desperately seeking solutions to maintain profitability in the face of global economic pressures. Any...

Tired of wasting time creating documents that no one will ever read? Spending hours fussing with documents to make them “perfect” only to find out that they didn’t include the right content? Spinning your wheels updating documents to keep them...

The use of Scrum is rapidly spreading, and the occurrence of "ScrumBut" is equally rapid. A Scrum But is when an organization adopting Scrum has changed Scrum, under the logic of "We use Scrum, but we've had to change it because in our organization we...

Over the last decade, organizations have come to realize that poor project execution is impeding their ability to achieve strategic goals. Projects are still failing at a rate of 75 percent, and have been for years despite standards, certification and...

Facing resistance when implementing new development process changes within an organization? Sometimes big changes need to be packaged to make them appear to be minor adjustments to the current process. This recording shows you how!This audio recording...

In today’s chaotic organizational environments, project specifications, resources, and sponsorship change at the drop of a stock price. In times like this, it’s tempting to curse our projects as wicked or blame ourselves for not being able to tame...

Sponsors are getting more educated about project plans and as project managers we must anticipate their questions. In this recording, Dave Paradi will share ten questions your sponsor should be asking and what you can do to prepare for them. You can...

How should we scale Scrum beyond individual projects? How can PMOs avoid being process police and instead truly support Scrum teams, enable enterprise rollout of Scrum, and sustain long-term Scrum adoption?Listen to this recording as agile project...

Feature-Driven Development is one of six recognized major agile development methodologies. FDD and Jeff De Luca are a part of the Agile Software Consortium, and FDD was one of the original agile methodologies represented at the signing of the Agile...

Creative consultant Nellie Jacobs chats with Claire Sookan, virtual team building pioneer, consultant, trainer, keynote speaker, Psych-K practitioner, and author. In this hour-long interview, guest Claire Sookman shares for the first time in public...