Vitality Chicago

DECEMBER 2, 2022

I taught an Agile Training course recently and felt I did a pretty good job. Here are my key takeaways: People want agile training that is customized and specific to them. People Want Customized Agile Training. That is because of the nature of Agile. Agile itself is open. There are thousands of books on agile.

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Vitality Chicago

MAY 31, 2022

I was recently asked to be an Expert Agile Witness in a legal battle centering around agile ways of working. The case revolved around the agile contracting approach used for an application development project. Does agile ways of working guarantee a final working solution? Key Takeaways – Agile Contracts: 1.

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Business Bullet

JUNE 14, 2020

Business Requirements Document Checklist. It will help the author of a requirements document to be able to self-assess their work to aid the quality of the deliverable. The aim of a business requirements document is to articulate in writing the business requirements for a change or project. Checks of the Document Structure.

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Passionate BA

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

It also delves into risk management, quality assurance, and the critical role of project documentation. Lean UX & Agile: Study Guide by Anna Kaley Credit: NN/g A study guide from NN/g, created in 2022, is now revised! How do you solve the analysis conundrum and eliminate the “documentation handoff” that plagues many teams?

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Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Requirements elicitation : we will learn how the use cases are still relevant in the age of agile, the importance of requirements traceability, and best practices in requirements analysis. Use cases have fallen out of fashion in recent years, being largely replaced by user stories on agile projects. There, I said it, and I’m not sorry.

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Vitality Chicago

APRIL 29, 2022

Agile ways have become mainstream for software and technology teams. Can those teams and departments use agile practices to boost their business agility ? Can those teams and departments use agile practices to boost their business agility ? Applying Agile Practices to Boost Business Agility. #1

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Vitality Chicago

JANUARY 26, 2022

This article was originally posted on the Agile Alliance website. 2021 marked the 20-year anniversary of the publication of the Agile Manifesto. The waterfall approach was heavy on process and documentation and light on success rates. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants.

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Vitality Chicago

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

If you want to stir people up, just call one of the popular agile approaches by the wrong label. We are Not an Agile Methodology! Not that long ago, the Disciplined Agile people underwent a change where they stopped referring to DA as a “process decision framework” and began calling Disciplined Agile a toolkit.

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Cprime

APRIL 12, 2022

The concept of “scaling” within the world of Agile development is something that is often confusing because there is no single “book of knowledge” that provides a formal definition. Scaling agility follows a similar thought pattern. Here are a few ideas that I can offer you for your consideration when scaling Agile teams.

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Analysts Corner

JANUARY 26, 2023

Agile practices suggest a user story has a persona, ability, benefits and acceptance criteria stated. Waterfall vs agile: Use cases are generally (not a rule though) used in projects that follow waterfall methodology. User stories are tied to the agile world of products and projects. Both of these do put the user focus in mind.

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Analysts Corner

DECEMBER 19, 2023

> Keep reading… 6) The Significance of a Software Requirement Specification (SRS) Document by Nelson M. It is a comprehensive document that meticulously outlines what the software will accomplish and how it will perform, thus serving as a guiding beacon throughout the software development process. >

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Vitality Chicago

DECEMBER 21, 2022

What are the disadvantages of agile and Scrum? And while I can certainly name the benefits of agile, I struggle to come up with agile disadvantages. And while I can certainly name the benefits of agile, I struggle to come up with agile disadvantages. What My Fellow Agile Coaches Say are the Disadvantages of Agile.

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Analysts Corner

MAY 8, 2023

Even when it comes to preparing your business documents, companies still prefer to utilize Word or Excel. P.S. I’ve used a single tool to prepare my BRD document, Product Roadmap and Sprint Planning document. Book a time with Bhavini on topmate.io This is Microsoft Excel. JIRA and Confluence are both Atlassian products.

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Managed Agile

JANUARY 25, 2020

Have you ever thought about how Agile history has evolved and the broad archaeology behind what direction it is going in? To really understand what is going on, its useful to pretend to be amateur archaeologists and step back and look at the history of how Agile has evolved. What is Archaeology and How Does it Relate to Agile?

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Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

A lot of articles on business analysis career development, BA tools & techniques, Agile, AI and Enterprise Architecture this time. Plus as a bonus some curated lists of books recommended for product managers, BAs, and architects. But he never worked with an agile software development team.

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Agile is in the news yet again. In the 15th State of Agile Report, 94% of the respondents reported that their company is using Agile while 65% report that their organization has significant experience with Agile. The percentages must surely have piqued your interest, so let’s understand today’s topic, Agile.

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My Agile Partner

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Software Craftsmanship – Agile methodologies have become the most popular approach around the world. Software Craftsmanship: Rooted in the Agile Manifesto Written in 2001, the Agile Manifesto was crafted by 17 recognized specialists in the world of software development. What Is Software Craftsmanship?

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Leading Agile

MARCH 15, 2023

Companies that adopt Agile never do it just for the sake of adopting Agile. They do know that Waterfall wasn’t working, so Agile will fix those problems, right? They think if they do the “Agile stuff,” they will make quicker progress to achieve their goals.

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Directly or indirectly, all the twelve agile principles of “agile manifesto” convey the importance of quality. Quality is a big part of the agile software development process. The agile approach promotes an environment where teams are encouraged to deliver valuable, working products that meet customers’ needs. .

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Managed Agile

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

I think it is a big step forward in the journey that more fully integrates an Agile approach to project management. The Influence of Agile on Project Management. it is not handled well by systems that try to document and codify that knowledge. An Agile approach relies very heavily on tacit knowledge.

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Business Bullet

JUNE 26, 2021

See the embedded video for my recent chat with Dr Penny Pullan about companies wanting to move more to agile and what pitfalls to avoid. Why do companies want to move to Agile in the first place? So with Agile, you have to be able to show things on a regular basis such as show and tell s.

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Monday

MARCH 30, 2021

Ever had one of those bosses who’s obsessed with making everything more Agile? You complete a new feature, and he asks, “But is it Agile?”. You hand in a report, and over lowered spectacles, he says, “Is this Agile enough?”. Could this be more Agile?”. What is the Agile life cycle? Maybe you’ve had that boss.

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Agile Coach

JULY 15, 2016

Let’s say the owner had a little more to worry about than ‘ being Agile ‘ I remember when the Agile Alliance did their first executive forum at the big annual Agile 20XX conference. So where are these executives going to learn about Agile? If anything, they learn Agile through storytelling.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 4, 2022

Scrum is a popular agile framework. Forming such a team connects the person in charge of the product—the product owner—with the people who design, architect, program, test, and document the solution—the developers. I believe that the first definition is more helpful, especially in an agile context.

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Think Agile

JULY 23, 2020

We’ve gathered the top resources, i.e. books , podcasts , and articles , to help Scrum Masters excel when they are remote. I’ve spent most of my career in “Agile” either working remotely or working with remote team members or entire teams. This book is one of my favourite books on working remotely.

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Think Agile

JULY 23, 2020

We’ve gathered the top resources, i.e. books , podcasts , and articles , to help Scrum Masters excel when they are remote. I’ve spent most of my career in “Agile” either working remotely or working with remote team members or entire teams. This book is one of my favourite books on working remotely.

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Vitality Chicago

OCTOBER 28, 2020

User stories are extremely popular with agile teams and have become nearly synonymous with agile ways of working and Scrum, even though they are not part of the Scrum Framework. Unfortunately, when used incorrectly user stories are one of the worst ideas to come out of agile. So we knew exactly who to blame if things went wrong.

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Analysts Corner

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

> Keep reading… Data and EA How to Document Your Current Enterprise Architecture & Technology, by Shashi Sastry. One of the holy grails for an Enterprise Architect is a document (including or accompanied by diagrams and spreadsheets) that captures everything in the Information Technology domain of the organisation.

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Business Analysts

JANUARY 17, 2024

Carkenord’s book, “Seven Steps to Mastering Business Analysis,” Chapter 2 dives deep into the importance of knowing your audience. The role of a project manager has transformed significantly, especially in the context of agile methodologies. Agile methodologies have brought about a shift in how business analysts work.

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Business Analysts

JANUARY 17, 2024

Carkenord’s book, “Seven Steps to Mastering Business Analysis,” Chapter 2 dives deep into the importance of knowing your audience. The role of a project manager has transformed significantly, especially in the context of agile methodologies. Agile methodologies have brought about a shift in how business analysts work.

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Managed Agile

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The need to deal with uncertainty has been the primary driving force behind an Agile approach; however, there was a significant pendulum swing associated with Agile in the early years. Managed Agile Development – Making Agile Work for Your Business was published in 2013.

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Marutitech

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Agile is all about continuous improvement, which means that your product backlog is never complete. Agile Product Backlog Grooming, also known as product backlog refinement, is an activity that helps you to improve your product backlog continuously. Product backlog refinement is one of the most critical meetings in an agile project.

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Argon Digital

AUGUST 11, 2023

If you’ve spent any time exploring our website, you’ll quickly see that we have a rich history rooted in requirements and product management methodologies – so much so that we have since written several industry-leading books and guides on this very topic! This agile approach allows for continuous improvement and adaptation.

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Capiro

DECEMBER 5, 2023

’ The point of view taken in the post is that of a business analyst, agile team member, or similar role. Some obvious functions that it must be able to perform include, Take a booking , e.g. for a room or table Add customer to loyalty scheme Create invoice item Record a payment Print copy of bill These are the functional requirements.

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Bridging the Gap

JANUARY 4, 2024

Like most folks, I went to Amazon and started looking up books. One of the books that came up, it was Laura’s book, Laura Brandenburg, “How to Start a Business Analyst Career.” It sounds like you’ve got had a lot of really good influences, including Laura’s book, to take the program.

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Managed Agile

MARCH 13, 2022

First, it is important to understand that there are two areas of knowledge required to be a good project manager: Knowledge of project management principles and practices (both Agile and traditional plan-driven) Knowledge of a domain to apply it to (for example, construction, software development, etc.).

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Insight Software

JANUARY 22, 2021

Find out how to achieve tax agility. Documents that need to be sourced in this initial phase include workpapers for a representative sample of the company entities (e.g., Documents that need to be sourced in this initial phase include workpapers for a representative sample of the company entities (e.g., What is Longview Tax?

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