Project closure is a written confirmation that all the involved parties approve the completed project or phase. Effectively, they agree that the project has been kept on track and that the expectations of all of its stakeholders have been met. Closing a project is the last stage of a project…

The sprint review is part of the scrum framework for product development and management. Knowing how to run a sprint review is a prerequisite for any product management or ownership role, but it’s important to make the ceremony more than just a demo of work completed during a sprint. A…

Project estimation techniques help project managers accurately estimate essential elements, such as cost and scope, within their projects. In Agile IT operations, these techniques can be used to plan for resource allocation properly. These estimation techniques allow PMs to provide better forecasts to clients and more accurately budget the funds…

‘Distributed team’ is a term that refers to a team where all members are physically located away from each other, operating within different time zones. Below, we’ll take you through the essential guideline for managing a distributed workforce to ensure work efficiency and greater collaboration between your team. Guideline The most…

Root cause analysis (RCA) is defined as a collective term that describes a wide range of approaches, tools, and techniques used to uncover the causes of problems. The main benefit of RCA is that it finds the fundamental errors in the development process, enabling teams to enact the proper measures…

A Sprint Retrospective is a meeting held after the sprint review and before the next sprint planning. The Sprint Retrospective aims to plan ways to increase quality and effectiveness. The Development team (may be Scrum teams or others) inspects how the last iteration went concerning individuals, interactions, processes, tools, and…

Dynamic market situations and changing customer requirements generate more demand for product development. Product releases should be developed and managed in short iterations, answering to the rapid external changes and keeping up a high-quality level. Agile practices offer a great way of monitoring and controlling rapid product development cycles and…

As DevOps culture spreads, so does its impact on other areas of the organization. Take project management: DevOps fundamentally changes how IT teams approach projects, shifting away from monolithic, multi-month initiatives in pursuit of greater speed and agility in the software development lifecycle. The DevOps process flow is all about…

A product is a vehicle to deliver value. It has a clear boundary, known stakeholders, and well-defined users or customers. A product could be a service, physical, or something more abstract. The whole Project scope is managed better when small chunks are planned periodically. Like the work breakdown structure (WBS)…