Kanban, Scrum, and Lean are popular terms in Agile teams and projects. But what exactly do they mean?
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Management practices for human resources aimed at performing tasks
The employees in the company have different competence, motivation, and satisfaction with their work, so they work differently (and not the same) and reach different results.
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Company development and problems of change in the organization
Organizational development means a comprehensive system of actions aimed at improving decision-making processes, implementing these decisions, improving the overall structure and organization of work in the company, increase efficiency, diagnostics, and management of the organization.
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Why do you want to be a Scrum Master?
Scrum Master was a favorite profession of many in the software industry. And nowadays, when online and telecommuting are becoming more common, the Scrum Master role is part of every team.
Types of outsourcing
There are two main types of outsourcing: corporate outsourcing and so-called market outsourcing.
Number of management staff
The number of the management staff is a perimeter that can be expressed in absolute terms, ie to show the relative share of employees, and relatively, ie to show the relative share of management employees in the total number of all employees in an organization.
What is Organizational Strategic Planning
Strategic planning is an important activity of managers of all organizations. Managers and directors periodically plan the short-term and long-term goals of the business and the organization.
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Project life cycle example
The project life cycle is a popular concept in project management.
Communication strategy in project management
The main goal of the Communication Strategy in project management is to stimulate the participation of all stakeholders and structures in the project, supporting or actively participating in it.
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Presentation of the certified project manager
The certified project manager is a valuable asset for any organization and team. In most cases, the activities of the organization are long and difficult. The certified project manager must create order and make these initiatives easier for all participants.
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Kaizen and the 20 keys to workplace improvement (of Iwao Kobayashi): Real Examples
The 20 Keys to Workplace Improvement is popular with Kaizen teachings and the entire Agile community. “20 Keys to Workplace Improvement” is a book by Iwao Kobayashi who describes his views on the optimization of work and processes in production activities.
Scrum problems with questions, answers and explanations from the point of view of Scrum Master
The following report presents various problematic situations that the Scrum Master role in the team may face. Each described situation has an explanation and an action plan to solve the problem.
Human resource management plan in project management practices
At the beginning of each project, the project manager creates a so-called human resource management plan.
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Agile, Scrum and Waterfall project management
What is Agile and Waterfall project management?
Agile and Waterfall are the names of concepts in project management. Virtually every project at some point includes elements of the Agile and Waterfall models.
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BVOP Certfied Agile Director
BVOP Certified Agile Director is a title created by BVOP.org, Business Value-Oriented Principles Ltd which is aimed at the top management of Agile-oriented organizations.
Management and entrepreneurial approaches
It is more than clear that you will have to apply professional management approaches in the starting company. You will ask: What if I have no experience in this regard? Then you will have to acquire it or hire a professional manager.
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Roles and stakeholders in project management: Project Manager, Director, Sponsor, Program Director
Key roles and stakeholders in classical project management
The functional manager, program manager, project sponsor, project director, and management committee are concepts from the classical terminology in project management.
Agile Strategy: Flexible expectations for balancing production with changing demand
Agile strategies related to balanced production with changing demand is not a popular topic among project and product management teams, but under real conditions, many managers create their own Agile strategies for balancing their production processes.