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Articles & Books From Steven J. Ostermiller
Article / Updated 03-15-2021
Agile is a descriptor of a mindset approach to project management that focuses on early delivery of business value, continuous improvement of the product being created and the processes used to create the product, scope flexibility, team input, and delivering well-tested products that reflect customer needs. © Followtheflow / Shutterstock.
Article / Updated 03-15-2021
"Who is my customer?" is a fundamental question everyone must ask as they begin product development. Product development teams explore this question frequently, using product and customer usage data to see trends and watch industries and markets closely. Not clearly understanding who your customer is makes product development difficult and rudderless.
Article / Updated 03-15-2021
Traditional approaches to project management focus significantly on processes, tools, comprehensive documentation, contract negotiation, and following a plan. Although agile product development remains dedicated to addressing each of these, the focus shifts to individuals, interactions, working functionality, customer collaboration, and responding to change.
Article / Updated 03-15-2021
Agile processes are different from traditional project management. Moving an organization from waterfall to an agile mindset is a significant change. Through our experience guiding companies through this type of change, we’ve identified the following important steps to successfully become an agile organization.
This updated edition shows you how to use the agile project management framework for success! Learn how to apply agile concepts to your projects. This fully updated book covers changes to agile approaches and new information related to the methods of managing an agile project. Agile Project Management For Dummies, 3rd Edition gives product developers and other project leaders the tools they need for a successful project.
Learn how scrum can help in every part of your life Scrum—an organizing approach that exposes work progress and quality —is used all over the place in software development, but it’s not just for coders. Scrum For Dummies shows you how scrum can improve performance regardless of your industry or project. You can even use scrum to get tangible results in your personal projects—prepare for retirement, organize travel, and much more.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 10-26-2022
Scrum ensures transparency, inspection, and adaptation to enable a focus on continuous improvement, scope flexibility, team input, and delivering quality products. Scrum aligns with the values and principles of the Agile Manifesto, which focus on people, communications, the product, and flexibility.This Cheat Sheet outlines the main principles of the scrum project management method.
Article / Updated 03-15-2021
Scrum teams flourish when scrum team members work closely together in an environment that supports continuous and close collaboration. The agile development team members are central to success. Creating the right environment for them to operate in goes a long way toward supporting their success. © Ashalatha / Shutterstock.