Retrospective on 2012 and look into 2013

Retrospective on 2012 and look into 2013

Its that time of year again where we exit the current year and enter the new. As is fashionable for a blog on Agile, Id like to do an end of year retrospective. First and foremost, Id like mention that I have blogged here for my first full year and …

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The Economist Briefing Paper: Project management excellence and long term success

The Economist Briefing Paper: Project management excellence and long term success

I’m an avid reader of The Economist magazine and make sure to read it cover to cover on a weekly basis.  It is the only magazine…

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The explosive growth of the Scrum franchise

The explosive growth of the Scrum franchise

So as a follow up to my post on the McDonaldization of Scrum, some numbers Ive just ran across seem to give credenceto my idea that Scrum is becoming quite the franchise.

According to a post by Jeff Sutherland, co-founder of Scrum, he points out t…

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Is the success of your project based on faith and prayer?

Is the success of your project based on faith and prayer?

As I had a conversation with a team member towards the end of a project that was nearing it’s eventual successful completion, we both concluded…

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Is project forecasting done by liars and fools?

Is project forecasting done by liars and fools?

Apparently this is the case according to Professor Bent Flyvbjerg, of the BT Centre for Major Programme Management, Saїd Business School, University of Oxford.  I was…

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Is Scrum becoming the McDonalds of Agile?  Good or bad?

Is Scrum becoming the McDonalds of Agile? Good or bad?

Some time ago I posted about the commodification of the IT project manager both on this site and my own site. I think many took it negatively, but I also think people are missing out on the positive side of that trend. It is that the field is becomi…

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Speaking at PMI-LA's Northern LA County Meeting on January 3, 2013

Speaking at PMI-LA’s Northern LA County Meeting on January 3, 2013

I will be speaking at the first meeting for PMI-LA’s Northern LA County meeting of 2013! Here’s the details: 2013 January 3rd Northern LA County…

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Software Extension to the PMBOK® Guide 5th Ed. (Exposure Draft) - Now available for review!

Software Extension to the PMBOK® Guide 5th Ed. (Exposure Draft) – Now available for review!

The “Software Extension to the PMBOK® Guide Fifth Edition” is available for public review.  It is hosted by PMI, but you do not need to…

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The IT Project Manager's Dilema: When business owns 90% of IT

The IT Project Manager’s Dilema: When business owns 90% of IT

My last post discussed the commodification of IT project managers which seems to be validated in many ways by a Gartner prediction that by the…

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The KCP: Kanban Certified Professional

The KCP: Kanban Certified Professional

The Agile community is spawning new certification tracks that is starting to rival the PMI. A new kid on the block was just announced by the Lean-Kanban University and not surprisingly it is titled The Kanban Certified Professional or KCP for short….

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