The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Agile just turned twenty-one, but don’t put away that fake ID yet. This software development methodology is still in its infancy when it comes to our understanding of which teams should be embracing it and which should be shunning it. Perhaps after twenty-one years it’s time to look back at what exactly spurred this obsession.

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

The same is true in software. In this battle, I’ve found a secret weapon hidden within one of our core engineering strategies, an idea called Run Less Software. As well as being a critical philosophy behind how we build software, it also represents how I feel about the software industry and technology in general.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 7, 2019

When you have one team learning Agile, another learning Lean, and yet another learning Design Thinking, how are you supposed to get to alignment? There are so many frameworks and tools to choose from, so how do you make them work in the real world? What is Agile Really About? The goal is creating more software, faster.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 25, 2023

Agile antipatterns or scrum antipatterns are (poor) practices that are utilized to enhance a process. Nonetheless, they impede your efforts and slow your progress towards attaining Agile objectives, thereby achieving the opposite effect. List of destructive agile antipatterns and how to avoid them 1.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 18, 2022

Continuous improvement is a continual process to improve components of enterprise software?—?processes, processes, tools, products, and services. Regardless of today’s software development aspect, increasing demand for new features in the products makes competitive advantage higher than ever. Read the article to know what it is?

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

For years, managers have been trying to find ways to make software product development faster and easier. I never had to experience CASE tools in the 90s. Now, we have at least these: Low code environments so people can write their own code. “Agile” as a way to do much more work in much less time. (NO!

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UX Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

As a Product Designer working in a high-performing software team, I am tasked and responsible for championing user value, ensuring that the end user's needs are met when using the product. To stay focused and ensure that I deliver value to my team, here are 5 good, yet simple tools that I utilize in my day-to-day as a Product Designer.

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Mind the Product

MAY 13, 2020

We’re not designers (except when we are) or engineers (unless we can code) or anything actually, y’know, useful. What that viewpoint misses is that we build understanding, alignment, and purpose – and that our best tool is conversations. The Product Experience is hosted by Lily Smith and Randy Silver.

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Agile Velocity

OCTOBER 11, 2023

First, the assignment of story points is subjective and can vary widely among team members due to differences in experience, perception, and understanding of the work. For Agile team members, this data-driven approach means more accurate sprint commitments, reducing the stress of overcommitting and the disappointment of underdelivering.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 20, 2016

Whenever you are faced with an agile, dynamic environment—be it that your product is young and is experiencing significant change or that the market is dynamic with new competitors or technologies introducing change, you should work with a goal-oriented product roadmap, sometimes also referred to as theme-based. 1 Focus on Goals and Benefits.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Signs your organization has missed the point of Agile and it’s become another buzz-word! Treating Agile as just a method not part of a mindset, or culture, is a common contradiction in orgs trying to become Agile organizations. Not grasping the Why of Agile is behind many failures to transform into an Agile organization.

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Modus Create

AUGUST 31, 2021

Project management software includes a broad spectrum of tools. Although all of them are designed to simplify collaboration, not every tool targets the same piece of the puzzle. To know which project management tool your team should consider, you need to understand what collaboration challenges you are experiencing.

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Agile Velocity

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

As the pace of change continues to accelerate, embracing agility – the ability to turn on a dime for a dime – has become a key to ongoing success for many organizations. However, when companies launch Agile Transformations in hybrid environments, it can introduce a new set of challenges. All fit our definition of hybrid.

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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 Waterfall?

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Nulab

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The Nulab team is honored to announce that Software Advice recognized Backlog as a Top Kanban Tool in its 2022 Frontrunners report. Software Advice, a Gartner company, is a leading provider of advisory research for businesses navigating their software-buying journey. Learn more about the methodology here.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 5, 2021

One of the many Agile myths is that it is difficult to manage evolving requirements. However, veterans of the software testing world know that agile development is a superior method to manage the constantly changing needs that many software development projects encounter.

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Usersnap

DECEMBER 10, 2023

User Acceptance Testing (UAT) is important for more agile software development teams. It’s the last stage in the software development life cycle, and it ensures every product meets the requirements and designations of the users. Price comparison tools often didn’t work. List of user acceptance testing tools ?

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CardBoard

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Balancing requirements, managing deadlines, and aligning stakeholder expectations are just a part of your daily routine. It’s a practical, hands-on framework that’s designed to make your role as a product owner more manageable and more effective. It’s a useful tool for software teams to solve complex problems.

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Valerian Tech

JULY 27, 2023

Introduction In today's fast-paced and dynamic business environment, organizations are increasingly turning to agile methodologies to enhance their software development and project management processes. What are Agile Methodologies?

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Usersnap

AUGUST 4, 2020

Sometimes I feel a bit overwhelmed by the sheer amount of content in the field of project management. Especially when looking at the tool-side of project management. I see new tools popping up every other day. Project management tools. With every tool comes yet another distraction. The basics of Jira.

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Alchemer Mobile

AUGUST 6, 2020

Product managers are rapidly advancing their skills, and as a result, the industry as a whole has had to level-up to compete as the world’s biggest brands continue to adopt a mobile-first approach. We’ve written a lot—and I mean A LOT—of content focused around mobile product management. What Is Mobile Product Management?

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The Product Coalition

JULY 10, 2020

TL; DR: Agile Laws and Remote Agile On numerous occasions in the recent past, working with distributed agile teams has amplified existing organizational, technical, and cultural challenges in many organizations. In that respect, the current issues many distributed teams face may also act as accelerants to become more 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. Agile is just a means to an end.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

To be a kick-ass product manager , you need a very diverse skill set. This article explores both hard and soft skills that product managers need in their everyday work, so if you’re curious to learn more, dive right in. PMs need to know how to use product analytics tools to gain actionable insights.

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Split

MARCH 17, 2023

Continuous delivery (CD) and pipeline deployment (PD) are commonly associated with software development and deployment. Continuous delivery and pipeline deployment streamline the software development and delivery process, enabling teams to release software updates more frequently, with more confidence and fewer errors.

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Split

APRIL 12, 2023

Value Stream Management (VSM) is a powerful tool that allows software development teams to improve their effectiveness and efficiency. The implementation of VSM can bring about a variety of benefits for a software development team. So what is value stream management?

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Imagine a tool that not only automates tasks but also learns, adapts, and innovates — genAI development company, a technology that is already capturing significant attention. GenAI can fundamentally transform how businesses operate, fostering agility, efficiency, and innovation. What sets GenAI apart are its real-world applications.

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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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Split

MARCH 10, 2023

Believe it or not, this is also true of software architecture. Engineers love to crank out code. Why Care About Software Architecture? The Agile Manifesto starts with, and is fairly well summarized with the following sentence: We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it.

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CardBoard

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

scrum #scrumathome #scrummaster #agile #kanban ♬ Vlog BGM_03(953483) – Fujiwo Agile is a mindset. Both Scrum and Kanban are part of the Agile family, but they’re like siblings with different personalities. Scrum is a specific way to do Agile. It’s a way of thinking about how to get work done.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

However, with the growing need for innovation and agility, many of these companies are looking at methodologies like Lean Startup to help them adapt and thrive in turbulent waters. But, just as an ocean liner wasn’t designed for quick maneuvers, large corporations face unique challenges when trying to implement agile approaches.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Managers and product managers are often frustrated by the apparent lack of care the development team is showing for the needs of the business. Departmental goals and incentives further push developers towards building robust, scalable, elegant software. Agile dev did away with project waterfall?—?Specification

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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. Agile is just a means to an end.

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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. Agile is just a means to an end.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This article explores: What progress reports are Why they’re important in product and project management How to develop robust reports Best practices for writing them Let’s dive in! When collaborating on the report with other team members, use software with version control. Book the demo to find out more!

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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. What Does the Scrum Guide Say about the Sprint Review?

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Atlassian

JANUARY 27, 2022

Relocation discussions, even before the pandemic, required anywhere from 30 minutes to hours of time from the employee, their manager, and HR to explore individual cases one by one. We built the Estimator using Jira, Jira Service Management, Workato, and Workday, and have continued enhancing its capabilities over time. Related Article.

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