A comprehensive Project Management Plan is key to executing any project successfully. Within this overarching plan are Subsidiary Management Plans that provide detailed guidance for managing specific aspects of the project. Understanding the purpose and components of these sub-plans will…
When using Agile for managing projects, transparency and visibility into team progress are crucial. An invaluable tool for tracking work completed in a Sprint is the Sprint Burndown Chart. This is a visual report that allows Product Owners and teams…
When managing a project, you need to monitor your project’s progress and performance regularly to know if you are on track to success. Two important metrics for this are the Schedule Performance Index (SPI) and Cost Performance Index (CPI). Both…
As an aspiring Agile project manager, you are likely to know Scrum and Kanban are two popular Agile methodologies used to manage projects and workflows. But have you heard of Scrumban? Scrumban is a hybrid methodology that combines the principles…
When managing projects in an organization, you need to understand and define risk thresholds for these projects. A risk threshold indicates the amount of risk exposure your organization is willing to accept related to cost, time, scope, or quality. Setting…
When managing a project, effectively communicating its status is very crucial to its chances of success. One technique for doing this is the RAG status reporting which uses a simple traffic light color system of red, amber, and green to…
Advancing your project management career requires an understanding of organizational structures as they affect your role as a project manager to a large extent. One approach used by a good number of companies is the functional organizational structure. This traditional…
When testing software, various techniques are utilized to ensure that the application functions as expected. Two of the most common methods employed are sanity testing and regression testing. Both play important roles in the testing process, albeit with distinct purposes.…
Value streams are essential processes that organizations use to create solutions that provide customer value. Within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), two types of value streams are operational and Development. Development Value Streams (DVS) represent the sequence of activities required…
As organizations scale Agile practices, identifying and optimizing value streams becomes critical for delivering value efficiently. Operational value streams are the end-to-end processes used to fulfill customer requests and deliver products or services. Understanding your operational flows allows you to…