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Disciplined Agile Delivery compared to SAFe

Stephanie Jaeger

May 29, 2020
1 min

Disciplined Agile Delivery compared to SAFe

#disciplinedagiledelivery has a simple framework, that helps you decide which #agileapproach to use: It works with the simple phased 3 step Lifecycle of Inception - Construction - Transition and offers process guidelines for 4 lifestyles: Agile basic Lean/advanced Continuous delivery, and Exploratory To help you make up your mind what will be right for you, read this article to see how DAD compares to SAFe #projectmanagement #agileprojectmanager #businessagility #leadership #

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Stephanie Jaeger

May 23, 2020
1 min

Business Analysis Techniques explained

#businessanalysts have a full tool box of useful tools which they use. See the tools explained in the article below #businessanalysis #projectmanagement #businesssuccess #leadership https://www.whizlabs.com/blog/best-business-analysis-techniques/

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Stephanie Jaeger

May 22, 2020
1 min

The 6 Steps of Business Analysis

#businessanalysis is a very structured process that follows logical steps. The #businessanalyst follows these steps meticulously for best outcomes. #businesssuccess can be build on this. In Guru99 these steps are laid out as follows: Enterprise analysis You look at the company as a whole, where is it at and what is hampering progress Requirement planning and Management This is self explanatory, you define your tasks and resources Requirement Elicitation During this

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The Business Analyst's Role in Project Management

Stephanie Jaeger

May 21, 2020
1 min

The Business Analyst's Role in Project Management

Yesterday we discussed how a well defined role description for #businessanalyst and #projectmanager will ensure that #businessanalysis and #projectmanagement complement each other to delight your customers and for #businesssuccess. Let's look at one possible way for this to happen today. If the project manager and business analyst work together hand in hand they will be able to explore opportunities, but also identify risks early and ensure effective communication. The articl

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Differentiating between the Project Management & Business Analysis Roles

Stephanie Jaeger

May 20, 2020
1 min

Differentiating between the Project Management & Business Analysis Roles

#businessanalysis and #projectmanagement are very important functions, but if not defined well, they will end up over lapping and conflicting. If defined well and agreed, they will complement each other and take your company to new heights of #businesssuccess. As you define roles in your company get input from all the stakeholders and agree together how you will define things in your company. The below article is based on a survey and gives you deep insights in possible frict

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Stephanie Jaeger

May 19, 2020
1 min

Business Analysis Defined

When looking at a new topic it is always good to start with a solid definition. Let's look at what the International Institute of Business Analysis has to to say and how it defines #businessanalysis. #leadership #businesssuccess #projectsuccess #projectmanagement https://www.iiba.org/professional-development/career-centre/what-is-business-analysis/

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Virtual Agile Teams - part 4 How to be Agile in a Virtual Set-up

Stephanie Jaeger

May 14, 2020
1 min

Virtual Agile Teams - part 4 How to be Agile in a Virtual Set-up

So now you and your #agileteam find yourselves in a working from home situation. How will that work? Adjustment to the new situation is not easy, but #virtualagileteams do work. And if you are usually co-located it is even easier for you and your team, because you already have 2 the 6 tips Peter Ivanov discusses in his article, covered. Read more tips from the specialist in Virtual Agile Teams. #leadership #remotework #businesssuccess #agilemindset #agility https://www.peter-

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Virtual Agile Teams - part 3 - Help we are not co-located

Stephanie Jaeger

May 13, 2020
2 min

Virtual Agile Teams - part 3 - Help we are not co-located

Many #Agileteams are used to moving things around on a physical team, using lots of sticky notes and collaborating together. Now that most of us work from home, it is not easily possible. What to do? When your agile team suddenly becomes a #virtualagileteam it can be very confusing at first. You are so used to meet every day and collaborate closely and suddenly it is no longer possible. Remember that, even though you and your team are agile, you are also human. This sudden ma

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Virtual Agile Teams - part 2 - Overcoming Challenges

Stephanie Jaeger

May 12, 2020
2 min

Virtual Agile Teams - part 2 - Overcoming Challenges

#Agileteams are usually very unconventional and stick less to formal documentation. Sticky notes and handwritten notes are the order of the day. However for meetings they strictly stick to norms. #virtualteams on the other side need more formality in the documentation etc. The unique challenges for virtual teams all center around the fact that you are not able to be together, see each other fully, watch each others body language and pick up all kinds of cues. At the same time

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Mistakes to avoid during the Agile Transformation

Stephanie Jaeger

May 7, 2020
1 min

Mistakes to avoid during the Agile Transformation

The article by Mckinsey quoted below lists the missteps that can derail your #agiletransformation. Lets look at the positive steps you need to do before you read the article. 1. Align your Team - all need to have bought in for success 2. Understand that #agile will be the strategy that goes beyond the pilots and will direct how you do things and how you mitigate in times of crisis. It will become your priority. 3. Your entire corporate culture will need to change. This needs

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Stephanie Jaeger

May 6, 2020
4 min

The Stages of Agile Transformation

To keep up with the ever changing demands of today's fast paced world we need to keep changing how we manage our organization, how we tackle issues and even how w engage our employees. For the Millennial entering the work force a different approach is needed, even though they crave the same we craved at that age. To execute an effective agile transformation you need to take ample time and go through several clear stages. Only when all your stakeholders have embraced each stag

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Stephanie Jaeger

Apr 29, 2020
1 min

Further Understanding the Agile Mindset

To fully understand the #agilemindset we need to dig a bit deeper. Today's article takes you through the foundations. The history, the 12 principles of working agile and discusses when to be agile. I great lesson on the agile mindset and it's applications. #projectmanagement #businesssuccess #leadership #agile https://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/an-introduction-to-the-agile-mindset

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Stephanie Jaeger

Apr 28, 2020
1 min

The Agile Mindset

#Agile is a big buzzword and everyone claims to be agile or to use an agile approach. However when you analyze what it really means you quickly discover that you actually need an #agilemindset and the right kind of projects to be able to be truly working in an agile way. For example a construction project will never be truly agile, but certain aspects of it can be done in an agile approach, making the methodology a hybrid methodology. Why am I saying that? You can not build t

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Stephanie Jaeger

Apr 27, 2020
1 min

Understanding DevOps Toolchain use

Now that we understood that there is a #toolchain for you to understand and use #devops successfully, we need to learn how these tools are used. The below mentioned article can help you understand the use and the fundamentals. #projectmanagement #leadership #businesssuccess. https://www.networkcomputing.com/networking/understanding-devops-toolchain-use-cases-and-fundamentals

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Stephanie Jaeger

Apr 23, 2020
1 min

Understanding DevOps

Today let's look a little bit more into what #devops really is. For us to talk about it, we need to have a really deep understanding. The below article puts it very picturesque "At its essence, DevOps is a culture, a movement, a philosophy." The article then takes you through who is doing DevOps, the history behind it, the benefits and finally explains the CALMS framework. The benefits are: Collaboration & Trust in the team Release faster and work smarter Accelerate time to r

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Stephanie Jaeger

Mar 19, 2020
1 min

Making your Virtual Team Work

Now that you have your team set up virtually, you need to get them to work. In the article in the link you will find practical tips how that can be done. Ok the first point is not advisable at this time, however if you are now working with your usual team, only virtual, you have been together before anyway. #projectmanagement #projectmanagementsuccess #virtualteams #leadership #businesssuccess https://hbr.org/2013/06/making-virtual-teams-work-ten

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Stephanie Jaeger

Mar 6, 2020
1 min

Business Analysis Hybrid Roles

When you work for a company that does not have enough business, or does not have the awareness, for a full time business analyst, you may find yourself in a hybrid role. If you wear both the #projectmanager and #businessanalyst hat in #projectmanagement it may be a difficult undertaking. Check the attached article about 3 reasons why these two roles can not easily be combined. #projectsuccess #leadership #businesssuccess https://www.batimes.com/articles/3-reasons-why-the-ba-p

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Stephanie Jaeger

Feb 12, 2020
1 min

Team Building during Project Briefing

For a project team to work together successfully and perform at their best a project manager has to put in some conscious efforts on team building. Even if some of the team have already worked together in the past. It is still important to rally them together around the current project, it's goals and constraints. We are not talking about the go-out-of-town-and-have-a-day-of-activities kind of team building, since there will usually be no budget. But the team building that ca

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