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What is the RICE model in product development?
In product development, we never have enough time or resources to implement all desired initiatives. Product owners constantly evaluate which developments to pursue and which to postpone, and making the right decisions is far from easy. The RICE model helps us make faster and more accurate decisions when prioritizing tasks.
Agility posters
Posters are very useful tools for conveying the message and there is great power in visualisation. Before the corona time, I used them on the walls of meeting rooms, but now in the virtual Zoom era, I used them in the Miro environment. Here you will find some of my agile posters and some favorites from other authors. Everything is meant to be used freely!
Agile Trends 2021
The unforeseen events of 2020 have shown the importance of adapting quickly to a changing environment and taking an agile approach. Agile trends in 2021 reflect the global economic situation and adaptation to the new needs of a changed world. Below, I will highlight the TOP5 agile trends that we will see more and more in the past and in the coming years.
Agile mindset and myths around it
The term “agile” has probably been heard by many people in different contexts – talking about dog training, talking about IT and software development, organizational management topics, and more. I will write down 9 myths that circulate around the term “agile” and that I have often encountered in my work.
Risks of a software project. Sample risk plan.
A dialogue about life itself, in the course of conducting a software audit. Me: “Okay, let’s review the risks of the project at the moment.” Junior project manager: “You know, I’m not really interested in these risks at all, I just want to finish the thing in a cool way.”
Free whiteboard tools
If you organize virtual meetings with your team and occasionally need to hold joint brainstorming sessions, participatory workshops, retrospectives, etc., then there are excellent whiteboard software to replace the physical whiteboard space.
What is the Knoster Model and what is it used for?
The Knoster Model [1] is a simple and powerful tool for those who need to manage important changes – project managers, team leaders, company leaders, etc. The model is useful if you want to understand how people psychologically adapt to change and how they cope with major changes in everyday life.
How to prepare a good online procurement? Sample technical specifications
It is impossible to overestimate the importance of the technical specification, i.e. the quality of the terms of reference. You get what you ask for. I am sharing here a sample technical specification document, which you can either use as a basis or review whether you forgot anything important.
How to prepare a good online procurement? Selection of procurement conditions
In my previous blog post, I talked about the selection of evaluation criteria as one of the most common typical mistakes when preparing a public procurement. In fact, there are several other conditions in the procurement that should be paid more attention to.
Kanban vs Scrum
Scrum and Kanban comparison.
The two most common methodologies are Scrum and Kanban: according to various studies, the share of Scrum use is over 50%, Kanban and various hybrids around 15%.
How to prepare a good online procurement? Selection of assessment criteria
For an IT project manager who will carry out
a new procurement Lately, I have had a succession of online procurement projects on my desk, in the course of which I have helped the client to prepare procurement documents for either a website or a mobile application, including the technical terms of reference.
5 Minute Scrum Test
Scrum-checklist for regular health checks
Here is a simple Scrum test that gives you an instant idea of how well your team is following the agile Scrum Framework. It is based on Henrik Kniberg’s popular Scrum checklist that is the best Scrum checklist I have used in my work.
Agility enthusiasts in Estonia
Here is a brief overview of the agility-related communities, service providers and trainers in Estonia that I know of at the moment.
Agile Blog: What and Why I Blog
This is my second serious attempt in the blogging world, and I have high hopes that this time my motivation will last longer than the first time, when the initial GDPR enthusiasm waned after about a year – https://gdpr-blog.ee.
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