Organizations using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) might want to integrate a business analyst (BA). This proves rather difficult, since SAFe has not included this role in its framework. This leaves many organizations questioning how a BA could be integrated into the process. They opt to have a BA flesh out what needs to be developed. This sometimes leads to conflict with the Scrum teams or a requirements engineer of a team.
The Product Management Festival is one of the biggest events about product management at least in Europe. Again, I was able to join the 1,000 product managers and learn, grow, and impact. For those who couldn't join, you missed insightful and inspiring talks, Michael Perry from Shopify left everyone at awe with his closing keynote. … Weiterlesen My notes from the Product Management Festival 2018
In a discussion in the IIBA LinkedIn group, someone asked ‚Are any of you using UML, and how is working out for you?‘ The answer is like always: ‚it depends‘. It depends on the situation and what others expect. I use diagrams depending on the complexity of the undertaking and the current unknowns. If all … Weiterlesen My answer to the question ‚Are any of you using UML?‘
Meetings are the worst, aren't they? They can be a lot better if we stick to a small set of rules about structuring and hosting meetings. Communicate your agenda. Prepare the agenda with a defined set of topics and send it out ahead of time. This seems like the easy thing to do but I've … Weiterlesen Make your meetings valuable again
The PMF 2017 had again, like every Festival before it, awesome speakers providing a great number of memorable quotes. These are just an excerpt and not in an order of importance. Pick the ones that mean most to you. „The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.“ originally by Stephen Covey, … Weiterlesen Quotes from the Product Management Festival 2017
The short-term success of a project is often more important than the long-term success of a product or even organization.
I often get asked 'what is the best tool for requirements engineering and requirements management?' The answer is not so simple because what starts out as a question about a tool only for one group of people quickly turns into a question about the underlying process and organization. If you want the whole truth and nothing but the truth about introducing these tools … Weiterlesen What is the best Requirements Engineering Tool?
By now, most organizations should have understood that they have to become more agile in order to stay in business. Like any new trend, people need practice to use it correctly. Some organizations have taken shortcuts and bent the rules of Agile and Scrum, and "forgot" to think before they started to implement. A software development will seldom be successful … Weiterlesen The Birth of Upfront Thinking
Stell Dir vor, Du verlässt deinen Arbeitgeber und darfst nichts mitnehmen: keine Emails, keine Kalendereinträge, keine Gesprächsnotizen, nichts. Imagine you are leaving your employer and are not allowed to take anything with you: no mails, no calendar entries, no notes, nothing. For English please scroll down. Dein ganzes Leben enthält wunderbare und positive Momente, sei … Weiterlesen Momente verblassen / Moments fade away
Kollegen berichten mir häufig, dass sie in ihrer Arbeit untergehen, anstelle in ihr aufzugehen. Sie erhalten kontinuierlich neue Aufgaben, die sie beginnen müssen, ohne die laufenden beenden zu können. Der stetig wachsende Stapel an unvollendeten Aufgaben erzeugt bei uns Menschen Stress und macht uns auf Dauer unzufrieden, denn wir wollen Aufgaben bestmöglich erledigen und diese abhaken dürfen. Wir werden aber häufig am Erfolg gehindert … Weiterlesen 7 Prinzipien, mit denen Sie Ihre Aufgaben immer erledigen
Olav Dreier 