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Killing Softly Your Software Development Project Team With…

Project Management Planet — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:31:03 +0000

So instead of looking for ways to make team formation possible, we began to think of ways to make it impossible. That was easy. In no time at all, we came up with lots of surefire ways to inhibit the formation of teams and disrupt project sociology. These measures, taken...

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Build Better Software Faster with Modern Software Engineering

Project Management Planet — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:05:07 +0000

In this presentation, Dave Farley explores ideas to build better software faster. With examples from software and other industries, he illustrates each of 10 ideas that when combined can be used to form the basis of a modern, agile, engineering approach to software development. This video also answers the question...

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Book Review: Leadership, Teamwork, and Trust

Project Management Planet — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 10:00:54 +0000

The late Watts S. Humphrey has been an important personality of the software development world. He led the development of the Software Capability Maturity Model (CMMI), an internationally recognized standard in the field of software process improvement. The title of his last book “Leadership, Teamwork, and Trust – Building a...

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Panic, Practice and Process

Project Management Planet — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 18:57:27 +0000

If you’re worrying about how you’re doing, you’re not paying attention to what you’re doing. When you’re panicking, you’re not improving. This lightning talk explores the value of focusing on process rather than progress in order to deliver quality while staying sane. https://vimeo.com/52325466 More references on this presentation: http://kytrinyx.com/panic-practice-process Video...

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Optimize Your Project Development Process

Project Management Planet — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 13:56:17 +0000

Tired of inefficient methods? Sad because you software project missed deadlines? Overwhelmed by everyday bottlenecks? If the answer for at least one of those questions is yes, you need to optimize your process. One of them is use of simulation games and gamification. But both tools can be extremely helpful....

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Lightweight Project Management Process

Project Management Planet — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:35:15 +0000

In this blog post, Eli Weinstock-Herman proposes a lightweight process for project management and explains that the most critical part of creating a process is to know why your creating it.

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