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a bias for separable teams run by leaders with a singular focus that optimizes for speed of delivery and innovation; the use of written narratives instead of slide decks to ensure that deep understanding of complex issues drives well-informed decisions; a relentless focus on input metrics to ensure that teams work on activities that propel the busi
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The role of impact maps
Gojko Adzic • Impact Mapping: Making a big impact with software products and projects
In an Agile environment, you need to be an adaptable, proactive self-starter. Most of the other scrum team members won’t habitually think of reaching out to the documentation team to notify you that a feature or enhancement has a documentation impact. You need to watch for and track down the information.
Splunk Documentation Team • The Product is Docs: Writing technical documentation in a product development group
See Rob Newbold, Project Management in the Fast Lane (Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1998); Billion Dollar Solution (Lake Ridge, VA: ProChain Solutions, Inc., 2008); and Andreas Scherer, Be Fast or Be Gone (Lake Ridge, VA: ProChain Solutions, Inc., 2001).
Gerald Kendall • Advanced Multi-Project Management: Achieving Outstanding Speed and Results with Predictability
Collaboration is critical to sense and respond approaches. It starts with the idea that a small team, working in short, iterative cycles will need diverse skills.
Josh Seiden • Sense and Respond: How Successful Organizations Listen to Customers and Create New Products Continuously
The core idea of agile development is that life is constantly changing, and we have to organize ourselves in ways to allow us to react to changes in real time. The centerpiece of the program is a weekly review session built on the principle of “inspect and adapt.” Three questions traditionally get asked: (1) What have you done this week? (2) What a
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They believe in the value of iteration.
Steve McMenamin • Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies: Understanding Patterns of Project Behavior (Dorset House eBooks)
It is likely that some stakeholders will fall back on old habits, and go directly to team members in an attempt to get their stuff done quickly. Team members can learn to redirect these requests with artfully diplomatic ripostes like: “This sounds important, you should bring it to our product owner!”
Chris Sims • The Elements of Scrum
Macro Process Guidance