As the name suggests, lean six sigma methodology integrates the principles of lean manufacturing with those of Six Sigma. Many manufacturing organizations that have implemented the methodology have experienced enhanced productivity with a significant reduction in human resources, time and capital resources.
Why do some companies consistently outperform their peers? When companies that face identical circumstances are compared, one variable stands out among the winners- leadership quality. The best leaders are able to effectively influence three determinants of organizational performance-adaptation, efficiency, and human resources.
Projects in the financial sector can benefit from the scrum approach. This article takes a look at a smaller guys instead – the accounting firms and their day-to day operations.
The concept of planning within the agile methodology has often been misunderstood. Due to the commonly known statement “We value responding to change over following a plan” most of teams starting agile think that they will no longer need to plan for the future. Contrary to this popular opinion, planning plays just as big of a part in agile as it does in any other project management approach it is simply a little different.
With more and more companies allowing BYOD and Work from Home, Project Managers are facing challenges in meeting their project targets. This article focuses on what problems they face and how can these be easily surmounted.
How to manage change effectively is a process. We outline some easy and quick steps to make drastic change in your life!
Writing good Agile User Stories can be a daunting task at first. We show you ways to engage your stakeholders in meaningful conversation to ensure your stories step-up.
Depending on where an organization is at in its systems development methodology journey, it may not be able to jump to a purist agile model and be successful. I’ve learned that the following six principles are paramount in a successful agile project.
In this article we are going to look at two of the most widely used agile methodologies, which are Extreme Programming (XP) and Scrum. Though they follow most of the same iterations, they differ in certain elements. Let us begin with Extreme Programming.
The first step in managing the risks to your project is to identify those risks. This article provides you with “how to” advice on identifying risks to software development projects.