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Category: Agile

Blogs on Agile and Agile project management

Know Your Stakeholders

Posted November 1, 2019October 31, 2019 Alan Zucker4 CommentsPosted in Agile, Leadership, Project Management

Stakeholder management is one of the most critical project management functions.  Stakeholders are our customers, organizational leaders, members of our project teams, and people we […]

Going Agile

Posted October 6, 2019October 6, 2019 Alan ZuckerLeave a commentPosted in Agile, Leadership

Many organizations try to catapult into agility.  Striving to instantaneously transform their traditional practices and culture.  Unfortunately, this strategy is usually painful and often fails. The […]

PMI Goes Agile

Posted August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 Alan ZuckerLeave a commentPosted in Agile, Project Management

The Project Management Institute (PMI) is making a bold pivot toward agile.  As a project manager and an agilist, I am excited by these moves.  […]

Is Your Agile Project Healthy?

Posted August 3, 2019August 3, 2019 Alan Zucker1 CommentPosted in Agile

Experienced agile coaches and practitioners develop a sixth-sense. They can quickly assess the health of an agile project or team just as doctors do with […]

Road Trippin’ Organizational Change: The Journey

Posted May 1, 2019August 26, 2019 Alan Zucker2 CommentsPosted in Agile, Leadership, Project Management

Organizational change and transformation efforts are often challenging.  Most fail to meet their planned objectives with 30% failing outright.  In last month’s article, ”Road Trippin’ […]

Road Trippin’ Organizational Change: The Beginning

Posted March 31, 2019June 10, 2020 Alan Zucker4 CommentsPosted in Agile, Leadership, Project Management

Most organizational change efforts do not succeed.  They fail to achieve the desired results.  They are disruptive and sometimes leave the company worse-off. An oft-cited […]

The Daily Stand-Up Meeting: Best Practice

Posted March 1, 2019March 2, 2019 Alan Zucker4 CommentsPosted in Agile, Leadership, Project Management

Lean and Agile organizations have harnessed the power of the stand-up meeting as a valuable process tool. The stand-up is an efficient and effective way to […]

Kanban 101: Improving How We Work

Posted January 6, 2019January 6, 2019 Alan Zucker5 CommentsPosted in Agile, Project Management

Kanban is a versatile and powerful tool to help you manage your work. It can be used to track personal projects, complex operations and large programs; for […]

Create a Learning Environment:  Profit from Your Mistakes

Posted December 2, 2018December 2, 2018 Alan Zucker8 CommentsPosted in Agile, Leadership, Project Management

“All good lessons come at a cost.  Try to learn them inexpensively.” Howard Zucker When I made a mistake as a child, my father would […]

Forming a Team? Plan for Success

Posted November 1, 2018July 22, 2020 Alan Zucker6 CommentsPosted in Agile, Leadership, Project Management

Remember the last time you joined a new team or organization.  What was it like?  Was it awkward?  Did you make decisions easily?  Were expectations […]

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