Smart Data Collective

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The products around us are growing more complex every year. Mechanical designs are increasingly intricate, software development is ever more powerful, not to mention more and more physical products are being incorporated into the internet of things or contain distinct software. Agility Begins In the Cloud.

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Cprime

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

– A product-centric framework can lead to improved business performance by enhancing customer satisfaction, increasing market reach, and fostering a higher rate of innovation through focused, cross-functional teams and outcome-driven metrics. What are the key practices of a product-centric operating model?

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Simplilearn

APRIL 19, 2022

Azure DevOps systems help agile teams plan, monitor, and discuss their work with various tools. According to product manager Valerian Wan of Microsoft Azure, developers can share information about the status of different features, bugs, and new features from one workstation to another.

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Passionate BA

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Business Analysis Articles 15 Tips for Outsourced Software Development Success by Karl Wiegers Image by wirestock on Freepik I would love to start August’s digest with another great article by Karl Wiegers. It also delves into risk management, quality assurance, and the critical role of project documentation.

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Analysts Corner

APRIL 10, 2024

Frameworks like Dual Track Agile from Marty Cagan’s book “Inspired” influenced organizations to split their efforts into product discovery and delivery. The Discovery track is all about quickly generating validated product backlog items, and the Delivery track is all about generating releasable software.

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Analysts Corner

OCTOBER 26, 2023

This time, we’ve got a collection of stories about business analysis, data, agile, and product and project management. We have some interesting write ups about agile, including the future of BA in the world of agile and scrum, and a very poetic comparison between writing good user stories and writing good haiku.

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Analysts Corner

OCTOBER 10, 2023

So, how does this relate to software product development? The interesting thing about WH questions is that they can be applied to product development too. Who are the target personas for this product, Who is the key persona? Who are the stakeholders involved in the development process? Let’s dive in.

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Analysts Corner

DECEMBER 26, 2022

A view from business analysis reference guides It’s not new that a good application of business analysis practices (traditional or agile) helps Product Owners improve their day-to-day work. This article explores practices proposed by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®) that make Product Owners excel in their work.

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Agilemania

OCTOBER 31, 2022

As software expands its wings in all industries, the demand for skilled product managers continues to grow. The role and responsibilities of the product owner includes identifying the business needs & market opportunities, establishing project objectives, and managing the product development process from ideation to final release.

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Smart Data Collective

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

But organizational change management is a necessary evil. The right approach can allow organizations to improve their operations, become more agile, and compete in the market better. The first step in successful organizational change management is understanding how change happens. Better Collaboration. Communication.

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Analysts Corner

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

However, with the number of modelling notations and tools on the market, it is sometimes hard to figure out what you need from a process model; especially when every vendor has an opinion. > Keep reading… 3) Conducting Effective Requirements Workshops: Using Joint Application Development (JAD) by Nelson N.

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Cprime

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Like a long and winding mountain road, the journey to agile maturity is neither fast nor straightforward. In this series of articles , we want to share that map: a clear description of what you should expect to see across all five phases of Agile maturity. Phase One – The Agile Team. Agile Training.

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Not maintaining requirements in an Agile team can lead to several challenges, including scope creep, missed deadlines, low-quality deliverables, and dissatisfied stakeholders. That’s why maintaining requirements is critical to the success of any Agile project. That’s where agile teams come in.

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My Agile Partner

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

SAFe Agile Training – The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) offers a spectrum of certifications tailored to professionals at different stages of their Agile journey. These certifications help individuals acquire the skills and knowledge needed to successfully implement Agile practices within organizations.

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Agilemania

DECEMBER 12, 2022

As a product manager, you must understand how important is to learn to create user stories in Jira. User stories allow you to organize your product development and prioritize tasks, while also providing visibility into progress updates. User stories are a fundamental part of agile project management.

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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. I had a product owner that was an expert in the business domain.

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280 Group

AUGUST 26, 2022

Waterfall vs. Agile — The race to deep space! . in our “Behind the Product” series, we highlight Product Management concepts used in the products and services in today’s market. . For NASA that is the Space Launch Systems (SLS), developed over the past 11 years and set to launch on August 29, 2022.

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Cprime

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

As customers scale from their loose confederation of Scrum teams to the formality of the Scaled Agile Framework©, features often become a source of confusion and sometimes consternation. Agile Alliance continues: “There is no standard form to represent epics. Here is an example provided by Scaled Agile, Inc.:

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Passionate BA

MARCH 2, 2024

In a world where the only constant is change, attending business analysis conferences is a strategic investment in professional development. It focuses on enabling change in organizations by bridging analysis with strategy, architecture, agile, product management, and innovation.

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

To meet these demands, many companies have adopted new ways to integrate development, operations, and other departments as well as use Agile and DevOps principles. But there are many misconceptions about Agile and DevOps not only in the general public but also within businesses that have adopted them.

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Agilemania

MAY 3, 2022

Agile product management is the most preferred approach to developing new products, services, or solutions. It should come as no surprise since the Agile adoption rate increased from 37% in 2020 to 86% in 2021. . How does agile adoption start? Does it begin with the process, tools, or people? .

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Agilemania

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The agile philosophy is at the core of Product Management. Teams can build products faster and more efficiently by utilizing agile methodologies from the Product Management perspective. Many agile teams can benefit from SAFe®’s alignment, collaboration, and delivery strategies.

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Analysts Corner

MAY 28, 2023

This time we’ve got a collection of articles on BA skills and processes including a discussion on different techniques a BA should have, a role of BA in Agile, tools to focus on as a newstarter. It’s for product managers, user researchers, design thinkers, and everyone who facilitates as a part of their job.

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Cprime

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

If you’re a product owner, manager, or portfolio manager in an enterprise aiming for scaled agility, understanding the shift from project-based to product-based work is crucial. This article is based in part on our recent webinar, Project to Product: The Need for Speed.

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

One of the biggest challenges in agile project management is determining what tasks are needed to complete a project, how long each should take, and who needs to carry them out. The agile release plan helps in aligning the teams by addressing multiple aspects that can contribute to creative and innovative problem-solving.

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Agilemania

MARCH 10, 2022

Scaled Agile Framework is rising in popularity. 20-50% Increase in productivity . And to further testify the benefits of SAFe, 37% of the organizations use SAFe as per the 15th State of Agile Report. The path to these SAFe jobs are the SAFe certifications offered by Scaled Agile. . 30-75% Faster Time to market .

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Agilemania

DECEMBER 22, 2022

In project management, principles, tools, and techniques are used to plan, execute, and manage projects. As a result, project managers , team leaders, and other leaders can manage work while supporting team collaboration. Every management must implement PERT and CPM to accomplish the end goal of a project on time.

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The company has developed many hit movies and animated characters, including Mickey and Minnie Mouse, which have become recognizable worldwide brands. First, however, you might wonder how Disney implements its agile framework at such a large scale. How Did Scaled Agile Framework® Work for Disney?

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

But the situation is different for product owners in the agile scaling framework SAFe. The framework uses its own product owner role, which is different from the one in Scrum. The SAFe product owner is tactical in nature and focuses on working on the product backlog and guiding the development teams.

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Agilemania

OCTOBER 18, 2022

As these days IT industries are using agile methodology. A project management education program of 35 hours. Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP). The Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) certification, offered by the PMI, is intended to confirm your understanding of agile concepts and skills with agile practices.

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Agilemania

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The Value Stream Map is one of the most effective tools in the Lean Toolbox. The Value Stream Map is filled with images and friendly symbols, making it an easy tool to grasp and build. Understanding the concept of “value-adding activities” is essential before developing a Value Stream Map. Certified Agile Coaching.

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Cprime

JANUARY 2, 2024

Agile metrics FAQs covered in this article: What is the purpose of metrics in Agile? – Metrics in Agile provide evidence of productivity and value creation, record work quality, indicate predictability, highlight workflow and bottlenecks, measure innovation, and track the duration of priority work in the backlog.

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Argon Digital

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Value of iPaaS Integrations for Large Organizations In a world where everything seems to be moving at a million miles per minute, large enterprises face a constant challenge: how to seamlessly integrate and manage an array of software solutions while ensuring operational efficiency and agility.

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

What’s the difference between Agile and Scrum? Agile manifesto consists of values and principles to develop software iteratively and incrementally. Scrum is a framework that consists of accountabilities, artifacts, and events that helps in creating and sustaining complex products. Managing the Product Backlog.

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

For any organization, project management tools are a necessity. As the importance of project management tools becomes more widespread, it is no surprise that there is an abundance of reliable tools on the market. In this competitive world, it is important to have a successful project management tool.

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Cprime

JULY 8, 2022

The terms “Agile” and “DevOps” have become so commonplace in software development, they’ve lost the impact they had at first. While most practitioners have at least a surface understanding of DevOps vs. Agile, the nuances can be lost with familiarity. What is Agile? Agile methods or Agile processes generally promote: .

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Cprime

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Like a long and winding mountain road, the journey to agile maturity is neither fast nor straightforward. In this series of articles , we want to share that map: a clear description of what you should expect to see across all five phases of Agile maturity. Phase One – The Agile Team. Agile Training.

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