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Agile project management Key characteristics of agile project management include: continuous improvement, cross-functional teams, short iterations, an incremental approach, and business priorities and customer value. [The Art of Agile Development. James Shore.] Agile triangle The agile triangle includes value, quality, and constraints as its parameters. [Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products – 2nd Edition. Jim Highsmith.] […]

Agile Knowledge and Skills (2) : Agile Manifesto values and principles The authors of Agile Manifesto are the founding members of Agile Alliance. Ken Schwaber founded Agile Alliance in 2001 after the Agile Manifesto was published. Agile Manifesto values include the following: Individuals and interaction over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer […]

Self assessment In social psychology, self-assessment is the process of looking at oneself in order to assess aspects that are important to one’s identity. It is one of the motives that drive self-evaluation, along with self-verification and self-enhancement. Sedikides (1993) suggests that the self-assessment motive will prompt people to seek information to confirm their uncertain […]

Agile terminology (2) Project charter The project charter is an important governing document that requires all stakeholder participation. Although experts recommend it not be longer than a page in length, creating a project charter can be challenging, as all stakeholders must participate and come to a consensus. Three key elements should be included in a […]

Agile Teams In Agile environment, we are building high-performance teams. Building a high-performance team is critical to any project’s success. A high performance team has the right team members, is empowered, has built trust, works at a sustainable pace, has consistently high velocity/productivity, takes regular time for reflection to review work, has a team lead […]

Agile Terminology Caves and common The XP phrase ‘caves and common’ refers to the creation of two zones for team members. The common area is a public space where osmotic communication and collaboration are largely at play. The caves is a private space is reserved for private tasks that require an isolated and quiet environment. […]

Agile frameworks and terminology Common frameworks or methodologies used within agile include: scrum, extreme programming (XP), lean software development, crystal, feature driven development (FDD), dynamic systems development method (DSDM), agile unified process (AUP). [Agile Software Development: The Cooperative Game – 2nd Edition. Alistair Cockburn.] Agile methods offer several benefits including faster time to market, more business […]

Agile and Soft skills negotiation Key soft skills negotiation qualities for the effective implementation and practice of agile are: emotional intelligence, collaboration, adaptive leadership, negotiation, conflict resolution, servant leadership. [Coaching Agile Teams. Lyssa Adkins.] Soft skills negociation : Emotional intelligence Collaboration Adaptive leadership Negotiation Conflict resolution Servant leadership Adaptive leadership : Highsmith defines adaptive leadership […]

Agile analysis and design / agile modeling The Crystal development process is cyclical/iterative. Its primary components are chartering, delivery cycles, and project wrap-up.  Chartering : Chartering involves creating a project charter, which can last from a few days to a few weeks. Chartering consists of four activities: 1) Building the core project team 2) Performing […]

PMI-ACP test questions and answers (5) Test PMI-ACP Mock exam 5 40 questions Test Name: PMI-ACP Lite Mock Exam 5 Total Questions: 40 Correct Answers Needed to Pass: 30 (75.00%) Time Allowed: 60 Minutes This is a cumulative PMI-ACP Mock Exam which can be used as a benchmark for your PMI-ACP aptitude. This practice test […]

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PMI-ACP test questions and answers (1) 1.  Calculate the Net Present Value of the following investment candidate. The initial investment cost is $10,000. The discount rate is 0%. At the end of year 1, $500 is expected. At the end of year 2, $8,000 is expected. At the end of year 3, $1,500 is expected. […]

Human Branding Driven Development (1) Introduction Pour qu’une démarche Projet puisse conduire au succès (c’est-à-dire livrer le contenu prévu dans le temps prévu et aux coûts convenus sans dégradation de qualité), il faut placer l’Humain au cœur de toute décision stratégique et mettre ensuite en place tout l’accompagnement nécessaire pour que le changement soit bien […]