Implementing Agile is a bold step ahead for most software development teams. Some just want to improve their existing processes, others feel they need a complete overhaul of processes and culture in order to be able to keep pace with the accelerating market environment. There are various approaches to implementing Agile (and scaled Agile), and…
When managing SLAs or operational level agreements, escalation rules help you enforce agreed-upon procedures. codeBeamer ALM lets you configure escalation rules for any artifact type. Watch this video to learn how to: Set up escalation rules for tasks For more information, visit the relevant section of our Knowledge Base: Escalation Management: SLAs
Adaptability and Experience are key to success with Agile and Kanban. In a survey among experts carried out by Intland Software, the following question was asked. How much depends on a team experience and adaptability in achieving efficiency and higher productivity with Scrum or Kanban? One of the commenter suggested the question be tackled in two parts:…
Issue management, tickets on Kanban with escalation status IT Operations teams have to manage several parallel IT applications internally within the enterprise, or alternatively by providing IT application management services to external customers (ISPs). The main issue for those teams that have an easy to use monitoring and controlling system for issue tracking, is how to…
Scumban = Prescriptive Qualities of Scum + Continuous improvement of Kanban. Choosing between Scrum or Kanban is not an either / or question, there is a best of both option known as Scrumban. So what features of Scrum and Kanban are kept in Scrumban and why? Individually Scrum is more productive, so why use any part…
Kanban was originally implemented in production, but today it is widely used in other business areas including software development where its benefits have been realized improving efficiency and productivity. Kanban is based on the principles of a pull system, pioneered in Lean manufacturing. Lean thinking helps to refine and improve development in areas such as process flow,…
Demand Management Systems are on the front end of Project Management or Project Portfolio Management. Therefore, they are usually the first automated, workflow based solution that goes into the business value chain. Demand Management Systems are focused on demand – capturing ideas and managing the evaluation and approval process by providing support rating, vote ranking…
What are the benefits of Scrumban + What Kind of Work is Agile Scrumban Best Suited For? The Agile Scrumban approach combines the use of Scrum and Kanban and is commonly used in development and maintenance projects. It contains the best features of both methods with the fundamental elements of Scrum’s Agile working in combination…
Scrum is an Agile Project Management framework that is often used for software development for managing projects and the development of applications and software products. Where software development is concerned, Scrum helps teams to complete the most valuable work to create a potentially deliverable product at the end of the project. Scrum Project Management software also…
Kanban is a very popular for collaborative task management and the Kanban Board is widely used task Management tool in all areas of business, including front and back office activities. The Kanban method comes from production, and was first deployed in project management, then later many other areas of business explored the added value of Kanban…
To ’be Agile’ in business is to be able to react to the unexpected, to be able to adapt to a changing market environment and respond to consumers needs quickly. This also applies to software development. The Agile software development processes used today address not only the needs of developers and development but also can…
Kanban as a method has its roots in production and is an important element of both Kaizen and Lean production. Kanban is focused on the pull strategy, with resources allocated based on where and when they are needed to support just-in-time delivery. But how can Kanban be applied in software development and what are the…
Agile is all about “Individuals and interactions over processes and tools” just as the Agile Manifesto describes. We believe it is important to give creative people Autonomy-Mastery-Purpose as was described by Daniel Pink. Teams often see Kanban board (Agile Planning board) as a “necessary evil”. They consider it as an administration tool instead of “an…
