Is the PMI-ACP® certification exam worth it?
If you are considering becoming an Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®) through the Project Management Institute, you want to read this.
Project Management
The profession of Project Management has been around for a long time, but as Agile practices have overtaken the world, Project Managers have had to adapt.
5 Ways a Product Owner should NOT Behave, Part 3
In this subseries’s third and last blog, I tackle the final five ways that Product Owners should not behave. Watch out for these behaviors.
5 Ways a Product Owner should NOT Behave, Part 2
In blog two of three, I cover five more ways a Product Owner on a Scrum Team should not behave. Watch out for these behaviors or traits.
Leadership Problems with Poor Product Owners
Product Owners are inherently leaders. To succeed, Product Owners must navigate every level of an organization, from the Help Desk to the CEO.
Debate #19 – Can a hybrid of Waterfall & Agile succeed?
Command-and-control versus responding to change – these are diametrically opposing ideas. So can a hybrid of Agile and Waterfall work?
Debate #15 – Can an Agile team work on more than one product at a time?
So, can one Agile Team work on more than one product or project at once? I prefer to work on one at a time, but this may not be your reality.
Debate #8 – Can Agile co-exist with Waterfall?
There’s not a one-size-fits-all project management approach, but I think that Agile can co-exist with Waterfall, albeit with some difficulty.
Debate #6 –Should all your Agile teams be run the “same” way?
Does your organization have multiple Agile teams? If so, do you think they should all operate in the same way?
Debate #5 – How long should your Agile Sprints be?
The Scrum Guide says that anything over a month should no longer be considered Agile. So how long should your Agile Sprints be?
Debate #2: Do you need Documentation in Agile?
How much documentation is needed in Agile? It depends. Are you in a regulated industry? Are you doing complex work? Learn how much you need.