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Minimum Requirements Documentation: A Matter of Context

Johanna Rothman

A colleague asked me about the kinds of documentation the team might need for their stories. How little could they do for requirements documentation? I start with the pattern of Card, Conversation, Confirmation when I think about requirements and how much documentation. for ways to use lifecycles other than waterfall or agile.

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1 Leadership Assessment Tool You Need to Try

Organizational Talent Consulting

Development is essential for leaders to thrive in today's turbulent marketplace. Its uses in companies range from development and performance management to decision-making purposes such as compensation, promotions, and even downsizing initiatives. You're either growing or falling behind. If not, it means keep it simple, stupid!

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New Business Consulting Services

Business Consulting Agency

Consultants assist entrepreneurs in developing comprehensive and strategic plans, outlining the vision, mission, target market, competition analysis, and financial projections. This foundational document becomes a roadmap for the entrepreneurial journey. This financial roadmap is essential for sustainable growth.

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How HR Can Become Agile (and Why It Needs To)

Harvard Business

If software has eaten the world, then agile has eaten the software world. And there is no shortage of information and advice on how agile should be implemented in your tech organization. The tactics are clear, well-documented, and offered up in a myriad of flavors. A Quick Introduction to Agile Management. Related Video.

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The Secret History of Agile Innovation

Harvard Business

You hear a lot about “agile innovation” these days. Teams using agile methods get things done faster than teams using traditional processes. Agile has indisputably transformed software development, and many experts believe it is now poised to expand far beyond IT. They keep customers happier.

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How WIP Insights Allow Us to Revisit Brooks’ Law About Adding People to a Team

Johanna Rothman

Yes, the premise of my Agile and Lean Program Management book.) I have never seen those three conditions in any non-agile project, but that could be my experience and not universal. That's why many people were interested in the ratio of developers to testers back then. The tester is involved from the start of the project.

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How to Make Agile Work for the C-Suite

Harvard Business

Many companies are attempting a radical — and often rapid — shift from hierarchical structures to more agile environments, in order to operate at the speed required by today’s competitive marketplace. At Bain & Company, we do not believe that companies should try to use agile methods everywhere. This takes time.

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