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Featured Article: Decide to Decide by Geof Lory

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:54:59 -0800

The ability to make solid decisions, both business and technical, is one of the most important skills teams and organizations can cultivate. On every project, we make countless decisions -- some small, some with far reaching impact. While many different decision making styles and protocols can be used to fit varying situations, high performing agile teams are characterized by a collaborative and speedy decision making process even when dealing with ambiguity.

Premium Course: Dealing with Schedule-Killing Scope Creep

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:54:57 -0800

There you are just trying to get it all done -- on an already tight schedule, most likely -- and here comes yet another "must have" requirement, yet another cool thing we need to add. At this rate, you're pretty sure the team is never going to be able to get it all done. But it's an executive request, so I guess we'd better just do our best, right?

Wrong. This mini-course explains how to spot dangerous scope creep before it derails your project, how to deal with those "must-do" executive requests, and more.

Featured Template: Project Vision Example: Defining a Software Release Life Cycle

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:54:55 -0800

Sometimes, it's easier to show people an effective project vision than describe one. This example from a medium-sized product development company shows how to create a guiding document that helps the team make decisions and guides activity, instead of weighing everyone down with a lengthy manifesto. This Premium resource is free to registered Members until February 16, 2012.