Project Management for Software Development
Tutorials and tools for managing, estimating, planning and tracking software development projects: PMP, Agile, Scrum, Lean, Kanban
In spite of the improvements in software project management over the last several years, software projects still fail distressingly often, and the largest projects fail most often. “Why Big Software Projects Fail: The 12 Key Questions” explores the reasons for these failures and reviews the questions to consider in improving...
The Agile Project Leadership Network (APLN) is a 501(c)6 non profit organization that is focused on making people great project leaders by focusing on the following: * Value * Customer * Context * Teams * Individuals * Uncertainty These ideas are described further in the Declaration of Interdependence, which was...
An introduction to the software estimation process aimed at project managers, developers and customers who want to get a better understanding of the basics this subject, and avoid to make their projects a death march one.
The Pomodoro Technique is a way to get the most out of time management. Turn time into a valuable ally to accomplish what we want to do and chart continuous improvement in the way we do it.
An interview with Esther Derby about self-organization in (agile) teams. We talk about self-organization in Agile teams. What is it? What is it not? What is the role of a manager in a self-organizing team?
The Core Protocols are our ‘best practices’ for people, teams of people and organizations that want to get great results – all the time. They are ‘Core’ because they are foundational – they can be used by all teams, anywhere, even if you already have organizational patterns and best practices...
A directory of open source project management tools for planning, estimating and tracking software development projects. http://www.opensourceprojectmanagement.org/
The article “Yin Yang & Project Management” discusses how understanding the balance inherent in agiles guiding principles can help project managers make the transition from traditional project management methodologies to agile.
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