Mironov Consulting

JUNE 30, 2017

I’ve noticed a frequent executive-level misalignment of expectations across a range of software/tech companies, particularly in B2B/Enterprise companies and where Sales/Marketing is geographically far away from Engineering/Product Management. Let’s call it the software development deli counter problem.

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Ask Benny

JANUARY 25, 2020

Too many times people confuse agile and scrum. Agile is a concept with principles that helps us develop software better, validate it as soon as we can, and bring value to our customers faster. Scrum is a valid and very popular framework for agile development. The Agile Manifesto. This is not agile.

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Ask Benny

JANUARY 25, 2020

Too many times people confuse agile and scrum. Agile is a concept with principles that helps us develop software better, validate it as soon as we can, and bring value to our customers faster. Scrum is a valid and very popular framework for agile development. The Agile Manifesto. This is not agile.

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Product Management University

JUNE 12, 2017

Some days it feels like Agile frameworks are dictating how product management is done. At a minimum, they seem to be dominating the product management narrative in the software industry. Let’s call a spade a spade – Agile is not a product management framework. Agile is a software development methodology.

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Modus Create

JULY 21, 2020

Agile at Scale, or Scaled Agile, is all the rage! When and who should implement Scaled Agile? Scaled Agile is a way for organizations with many teams to plan, coordinate, and track work on large initiatives. In this blog post, we’ll review why, when, and how organizations should consider adopting Scaled Agile.

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Ask Benny

JUNE 1, 2019

Too many times people confuse agile and scrum. Agile is a concept with principles that helps us develop software better, validate it as soon as we can, and bring value to our customers faster. Scrum is a valid and very popular framework for agile development. The Agile Manifesto. This is not agile.

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Userpilot

JULY 8, 2021

Product manager courses are everywhere. Therefore, we’ve put together a list of 6 product manager courses you should consider taking in 2021 for the following proficiency levels: Aspiring product manager. What product management skills should a good product manager course teach you? How do you pick the one that’s best for you?

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Agile Movers & Shakers: Diana Larsen’s Questionnaire Please describe what you do in 280 characters : “On my best days, I contribute to the growing and strengthening the practices of agile coaches and teams through as many channels as possible.” What brought you to ‘agile?’ “In Do you want to get this article in your inbox?

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Before I discuss how you can help an underachieving team, let’s briefly explore what good performance looks like, assuming that an agile, Scrum-based process is used. As the person in charge of the product, you depend on the work of the development team and you are, of course, affected by poor performance.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

DECEMBER 14, 2020

A common question for product managers, project managers, technical program managers, and software developers alike is what methodology to use given a project. There is plenty to choose from, whether it be Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, or Kanban. Let's get started with Agile vs. Waterfall. What is Agile?

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 18, 2020

Here’s how implementing agile localization into your workflow can help improve product quality and streamline your processes Today everything that can be agile is going agile. Agility has become a bonafide IT mantra for every process in the software development life cycle. What is Agile Localization?

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 1, 2019

Too many times people confuse agile and scrum. Agile is a concept with principles that helps us develop software better, validate it as soon as we can, and bring value to our customers faster. Scrum is a valid and very popular framework for agile development. Agile is just a means to an end.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

But the situation is different for product owners in the agile scaling framework SAFe. The SAFe product owner is tactical in nature and focuses on working on the product backlog and guiding the development teams. Unlike traditional approaches to software development, Scrum does not offer the role of a project manager.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 28, 2020

TL;DR: Creating an Agile Community of Practice Creating an agile community of practice helps winning hearts and minds within the organization as it provides authenticity to the agile transition?—?signaling Join the 25th Hands-on Agile meetup on August 20, 2020, to explore the virtual Ecocycle Planning.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 28, 2019

I want to share the most common and most significant issues with Agile implementation that I have seen in practice. What Agile is, has been initially described in the Agile Manifesto and further under 12 Agile Principles. Of course, I have seen the other extreme as well. I recommend reading both.

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Modus Create

JUNE 18, 2019

When I first attended Scrummaster training, I went in wide-eyed and excited to learn all of the secrets behind this amazing “new” agile project-management strategy called Scrum. It got so bad that the CEO outlawed Agile altogether. It all seemed so perfect… until I went back to my job. That’s when it got bad.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 27, 2020

Remote Agile (Part 7): Sprint Review with Distributed Teams TL; DR: A Remote Sprint Review with a Distributed Team We started this series on remote agile with looking into practices and tools; we explored virtual Liberating Structures, and how to master Zoom. Cheating : The Development Team shows items that are not “done.”

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 29, 2019

Agile is dead: SCRUM implementation survival guide | BraveGeeks by Yuri Mediakov, PM at BraveGeeks Team Photo by Frode Myklebust on Unsplash Dave Thomas, one of the creators of the Agile Manifesto, has declared Agile as dead, stating that the values of being agile have been totally lost behind the implementation.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 8, 2019

But in the context of planning, agile software development practitioners are wise to take Eisenhower’s words to heart. “In Eisenhower Why agile teams need a product roadmap There are many discussions out there on both the importance of, and lack of importance of agile product roadmaps.

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Agile Velocity

JUNE 4, 2020

My previous post focused on the Harvard Business Review (HBR) article “The Agile C-Suite” 1. . The title sets up the obvious–Agile isn’t new, but having C-suite level executives embrace it is. This myopic view of Agile has been an impediment to organizational and business adoption. . Denning’s Laws of Agile.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 24, 2022

As a Product Manager, at any given time you will be carrying on simultaneous conversations with developers, designers, your product team, data analysts, QA engineers, marketing, sales, possibly your executive team, client success, and of course, your users. You say “that’s not my job” often Now, let me be clear.

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 8, 2019

In today’s article, we’ll discuss the agile roadmapping process. We’ll start by reviewing the objectives of roadmaps and planning for agile teams, then share some special considerations for agile roadmaps. From there, we’ll walk you through the agile roadmapping process step by step. Eisenhower.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

But the situation is different for product owners in the agile scaling framework SAFe. The SAFe product owner is tactical in nature and focuses on working on the product backlog and guiding the development teams. Unlike traditional approaches to software development, Scrum does not offer the role of a project manager.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 20, 2018

The idea is that the development team’s forecast reflects the product owner’s sprint goal. Therefore, the fifth Hands-on Agile webinar addresses common sprint planning anti-patterns. Subscribing to the ’Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter with 17,000-plus subscribers. Hands-on Agile Webinar #5 on sprint planning anti-patterns.

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Userpilot

JULY 8, 2022

Feature-Driven Development (FDD) is an Agile development framework. It revolves around developing functionality that meets the needs of the customer. Features” in FDD are like user stories in other Agile frameworks. What is a feature-driven (FDD) development model? This reduces the risk.

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Product Management Unpacked

APRIL 10, 2019

Perhaps you’re already working in software development or a technical sales & marketing role at your current company. Universities such as Cornell and Harvard offer overview courses on Product Management. Spending just a half hour online exploring your options for entering this field can be mind-numbingly confusing.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Both are necessary for moving forward, of course. That is really what agile frameworks are getting teams to do. A successful road trip means that part of my strategy for getting to Disney World should be to have flexible plans that develop as we go. is getting over the need for a concrete plan at the start of the project.

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The Product HQ

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This includes agile project management or the process of releasing features in shorter iterations. Getting familiar with agile methodologies helps to manage program development and understand what it’s like to supervise a scrum team. The technical program manager oversees the creation of software.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Being an Agile geek, instead of just enjoying watching the kids having fun?—?which I immediately started to think about how it related to software development.? Photo by Ricky Kharawala on Unsplash The Agile geek in me kicked in again. Agile Development is both the solution and part of the problem.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 28, 2019

An inquiry was of course launched into what went wrong, and more importantly, who was to blame. Of course such things are common on any failure to launch a product as well. Shipbuilding in 1628 was not unlike the way many agile software development teams operate. So what did go wrong? The Engineering Process.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Regardless of the context, there are some fundamental principles guaranteed to improve your workflow: align your priorities with business goals, ensure you collaborate across your cross-functional team, adopt an Agile mindset, and don't lose focus on the importance of onboarding. What are some product development examples?

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Over the course of my product development career, I’ve developed the following hypothesis: “If I focus more on utility and usefulness, and less on a silver bullet of value, then I will solve more meaningful problems for customers, bridge more gaps and unlock more revenue for my company.” Why is that?

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Of course, it is hard to become as successful as Instagram (the platform attracted 100,000 users in one week after launch). But you can develop a project idea into something revolutionary, related to photo sharing and rating. Follow the best practices in Agile and lean development methodologies and take the following five steps: #1.

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Product Innovation Educators

APRIL 26, 2021

The 2020 State of Agile Report found that only 5% of organizations have never used Agile practices. Scrum is the most popular Agile methodology and there is a good chance you are using it. The Scrum Alliance is a member-driven nonprofit trade association that supports the Agile movement. million certifications.

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Sequent Learning

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

All companies want to act with agility and compete more aggressively in the battle for the hearts and minds of customers. Yet, large companies that are shifting to rapid or agile development continue to struggle with complexity, role definition, and adaptation to agile methods.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Photo: Pixabay/Goal At present, in the modern Agile world, we are used to talking about goals. There are many articles, books, courses, and other sources of knowledge that explain to us why the goals are valuable for the software development process. As a result, the goals have become an integral part of our daily life.

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Product Innovation Educators

APRIL 26, 2021

The 2020 State of Agile Report found that only 5% of organizations have never used Agile practices. Scrum is the most popular Agile methodology and there is a good chance you are using it. The Scrum Alliance is a member-driven nonprofit trade association that supports the Agile movement. million certifications.

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