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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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 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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Modus Create

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Organizations that refuse to adopt an Agile mindset can jeopardize their entire business. With that in mind, let’s focus on the fourth Agile value in the Agile Manifesto : Responding to change over planning. Adopting a change mentality means adopting an Agile mindset. . What is the Agile mindset?

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Split

MARCH 20, 2024

By optimizing release management flows, teams can facilitate on-demand deployments that enhance business agility without compromising stability. Understanding precisely how to improve release management is key for more efficient software development. Effective release management is pivotal for agile software development.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 6, 2022

The majority of such apps have undergone iterative and incremental development to enhance and improve their features. Most of our readers would have heard of Agile product management. It is a methodology that is followed by a majority of software development companies today. But it is not the only game in town.

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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. Agile is called Agile because it is supposed to allow the team to react to change with agility.

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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

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

As part of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) model, you start with a plan which can include — budgeting, gathering the right talent, deciding on the right tools/frameworks to use, and other items to implement the plan, and then we are left with the outcome. To use a scale friendly method, you have to start with a plan.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 14, 2023

Source: [link] Product development is the process of creating and improving products that meet the needs of consumers. In today’s fast-paced business environment, companies need to be agile and responsive to market changes. This is where lean product development comes in.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 31, 2022

A product manager building a SaaS product of some sort, working in Agile software development practices. Marty Cagan refers to them as “Experience Product Managers” in his book Inspired , as they primarily focus on human-centered, customer-focused products. The Business Approach, in comparison. “is

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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. integrating with sales and marketing integrations).

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 3, 2020

Creating a Product Discovery Track: A Practical Guide In the last decade we have evolved a lot in terms of agile development, Agility has become its own concept and we have lots of books and conferences for this subject. Agile methodology has matured a lot in the technology development phase?

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Mind the Product

APRIL 16, 2019

Open source refers to software and data that people can modify and share. The term originated in the context of software development and described a specific approach to computer programming. Agility : open source models encourage operations to develop at a faster pace. What is Open Source?

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Split

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

No matter what industry you work in, the evolving demands of an “agile” promise is a challenge to live up to. For developers, that requires constant pivots, faster response times, and a graceful recovery from failure. Identified after surveying over 31,000 software people, they designed four very helpful DORA Metrics.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 19, 2017

The Daily Scrum meeting, sometimes also referred to as stand-up meeting, wants to help the development team manage its work. Initially, it was an open meeting, but only development team members and ScrumMaster were allowed to talk (see Agile Software Development with Scrum ). 135 and 141).

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Stage-gate gets s**t on a lot in the world of lean and agile, but it does have merit in some industries. This book provides a solid foundation of knowledge for anyone working in product development. Revolutionizing Product Development ? Lean product development methods can be applied to any PD methodology?—?from

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 25, 2023

However, I can certainly think of product or marketing professionals who use the term value when referring to cheap widgety dashboards and features aimed at novelty seekers, or following an industry trend with no real vision. Users want to use software that will make it easy to collect data. Microsoft Sharepoint: Go Ahead And Laugh ?

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Split

JUNE 11, 2020

Often when we hear the term Software Development Life Cycle, we think of agile frameworks. In order to remain agile, we can apply similar procedures to the Software Release Life Cycle, or the process by which we move a product from coding into development. Release Stages.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 15, 2023

This will give shareholders, boards, executives and product development leaders a common frame of reference to work from. Returns from Product Development The different types of returns companies doing product development typically look for are: Equity Gains: the technology built leads to an increase in the value of the company.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 10, 2021

If this is you, I have a simple tool you can use to articulate why things ( might ) take as long as they do, explain it in a way that is helpful to those who are unfamiliar with software development, and finally, provide a simple 5 minute exercise you can do each week to get a bit faster. the real world. So if you want to go faster?—?

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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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Userpilot

JULY 9, 2021

Product Mastery by Geoff Watts teaches you how to be a successful product owner within agile software development practices with the use of case studies. The book is evidence-based (references to theories in footnotes) and contains exercises you can start using right away. Key learnings. Marty Cagan, Author of Inspired.

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UX Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Your Product Manager will be able to reference your calendar and plan, estimate and adjust their priorities. In the Product Designer Scorecard, there is a set of evaluations under each of the themes: Lean & Agile, Pairing and Communication, Research & Modeling, Interaction Design/UX Design, and Visual Design.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 18, 2022

engineers, developers, system architects?—?also Indeed, without concrete meeting notes to reference, there can be quite some disparity in how each participant remembers a meeting. About the author I’m a UX Designer turned Product Manager, with experience in startups, freelance, and agile B2B2C companies.

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ProductPlan

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Source for reference of the “triad” ]. It serves as the record reference for anyone building, selling, supporting, or using the product. Project managers, developers, testers, sales, and marketing must make sense of each product, how they interact, and any interdependencies. 6 Roadmapping Best Practices. Know your audience.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Localization testing is usually not the first thing that development companies consider. And yet this process should be included at every stage of software development, internationalization, and localization. Glossaries and vocabularies help with checking references and consistency. What is localization testing?

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

I’m referring to the full spectrum of business execution, from product management to design to engineering to marketing to sales to support and all the other functions needed to scale a business. are making it easier and faster for software developers to develop complex software applications atop this infrastructure.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 15, 2019

A story of love, hate, oppression and triumph I’ll admit, I’ve started to fall out of love with agile over the past year or so?—?don’t I wholeheartedly believe that you need to be adaptable to survive today but the further I travel on my own journey the more I wonder if we as an industry are moving past agile. Enter agile.

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Haines-Group

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Many teams using Agile software development favor this approach because it pushes the more time critical features forward in the development backlog. Discuss with all the relevant stakeholders, get consensus, and make a reference chart of these rating definitions. Rated on a 1-10 scale.

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Product thinking : User-centered product development, iteration, and MVPs, backlog management, scalability, execution. Agile : Product owner role, software development, team cadence, delivery. Reference and inspiration. Data-driven : Decisions based on objective criteria. Mastery of web metrics and tools.

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eG Innovations

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Companies are looking to adopt cloud computing services for elasticity, agility, and scalability. With enterprise-class technology accessed from the cloud, businesses can act fast, embrace pay-as-you-go services and disrupt the market today while staying lean and agile. ?. Traditional. Cloud provider sets up the infrastructure.

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The Basics of Product Management

JULY 1, 2020

It is very important to remember the principles of agile methodology , especially in the context of regular updates to the backlog. The definition of ready refers to the stage when a user story is ready to be picked up by the tech team within a sprint. The DoD is what drives the software development life cycle (SDLC).

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Modus Create

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Digital transformation consulting refers to services designed to continuously evolve organizations so that they can hit their goals in an increasingly digital environment. For example, coaching teams in agile software development so that they can drive continuous improvements based on user feedback.

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Modus Create

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Another thing that is very important in Agile development practices is exploratory testing. References. The main reason that we automate a test is repeatability. Before automating your next test case, step back and estimate how often you will run this test. Test cases for requirements that change frequently.

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Modus Create

JANUARY 11, 2022

Instead, especially with a newer or less-mature Agile team, we sometimes end up with one of the following scenarios. A Burndown Chart is an essential tool for any Agile team, providing valuable insights quickly and efficiently. This post was published under the Agile Community of Experts. Scenario 1: The Cliff. Conclusion.

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UX Studio: Product Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Aplana is a privately held software development company that has been on the market for 20 years. With expertise in product management, strategic thinking, and agile transformation, we strive to be more than a design agency. Note that product design agencies are sometimes referred to as industrial design companies.

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