Is Agile suited for Data Science
Is a “JIRA” mindset for Data Science the way to execute Data Science projects? Can some structure be put in place for Data Science projects? Is there an an Agile...
Notion for Project Management
Notion is a wonderful tool that takes on the likes of OneNote and Evernote as a note taking app and then adds on some surprising punch to make it a...
TeamGantt – Cloud-based Project Management Software
TeamGantt is a cloud-based project management solution for small, midsize and large enterprises. It uses a Gantt chart as the central planning feature for all your project needs. It offers project...
Sprint Retrospectives
As the name suggests, Sprint Retrospectives are an opportunity for Agile Scrum Teams to retrospect/ inspect on their performance during the sprint and come up with a plan for improvements...
Agile for Large Teams
If you have a large team, you might be wondering if Agile is still a suitable development methodology for you. Is there something as Agile for Large Teams? There indeed...
Introduction to Agile
Agile is the ability to respond and adapt to change. Software development is done iteratively, where requirements and solutions evolve through collaboration between self-organizing and cross-functional teams. Agile development enables...
Agile estimation using T-Shirt Sizing
High level estimates can be provided using the T-Shirt Sizing Estimation technique. It can be used as an alternative to Planning Poker for estimating Story Points for Agile projects. T-Shirt...
The Waterfall Development Methodology
The Waterfall Development Methodology is a sequential-order life cycle model. The project moves from one phase to the next phase sequentially. It can be considered as the “traditional” development model....
Effort Estimation using Planning Poker
Planning Poker is a consensus-based estimation technique commonly used in Agile Software Development to estimate effort or relative size of user stories. During a planning session, the Product Owner or...
Wrike – Project Management Software
Wrike is high-quality project management software that focuses on ease of use. Wrike is an all-in-one project management and collaboration software that brings thousands of teams around the globe closer...
Changes to Project Management post-COVID
Do you see any changes to Project Management post-COVID? Would it remain the same? Would it change? This article captures some of my ramblings related to this. Short Answer: Project...
Project Sponsor: Roles & Responsibilities
PMI defines a Project Sponsor as an individual (often a manager or executive) with overall accountability for the project. He or she is primarily concerned with ensuring that the project...
Introduction to OGSM
OGSM (Objectives, Goals, Strategies, and Measures) is a way of defining what you want to achieve, and how you will get there. OGSM Is a business-planning framework that can help...
Estimation Center of Excellence
There are various techniques to conduct an estimation exercise within an organization, but ensuring consistency at the Enterprise level is very important. This is where an Estimation Center of Excellence...
What is OKR?
OKR (Objectives & Key Results) is a goal setting framework that was popularized by Google and is in use by many organizations now. It is a simple approach to create...
Why do Estimates vary for same scope?
This is a follow-up to the initial article on Software Effort Estimation. We had an interesting feedback from one of our readers in the IT Software Services Industry. The statement...