by Lorenzo Del Marmol | Oct 27, 2019 | Agile Creativity, Agile Project Management
When you think “creativity”, you think liberty, freedom, and usualy not “clear structure” nor “well defined tasks”. Sciences gives you reason: studies have shown that rigorous task and structured work can hamper creative...
by Lorenzo Del Marmol | Sep 21, 2019 | Agile Project Management
Part 1: 12 Agile Principles or Agile Philosophy Has your boss just told you that you’re going to go through Agile Project Management certification or has a...
by Lorenzo Del Marmol | Aug 13, 2019 | Agile, Scrum
In my years of experience as a consultant and speaker, I always find that the most successful projects are the ones that are managed responsively and dynamically. Agile methodology is a very exciting and effective paradigm for software development projects and...
by Lorenzo Del Marmol | Jul 9, 2019 | Agile
Agile is defined as the ability to move quickly and easily. If you translate this concept to software development, Agile is the ability to coordinate a project while being able to react quickly to changes in your environment, keep risks to a minimum and quickly reach...
by Lorenzo Del Marmol | Apr 16, 2019 | Agile, Agile Project Management
In my many years as a consultant and project manager, I think that you can never have enough advice when implementing something as dynamic, difficult and rewarding as Agile Software Development. Since there are so many ways to implement it, it’s important to keep in...
by Lorenzo Del Marmol | Jan 8, 2019 | Agile, Business Case
Intel decided to adopt Scrum to improve its silicon product and to reduce functional problems in a specific group. This team was responsible for providing the test collateral to support cost-effective device screening and classification. Essentially, this is the group...
by Lorenzo Del Marmol | Dec 4, 2018 | Agile, Scrum
In my experience as a speaker and consultant over various projects both in-house and geographically-distributed, I’ve seen a lot of teams and organizations make the mistake of thinking that Scrum Masters are also Agile Project Managers. You have to keep in mind that...
by Lorenzo Del Marmol | Oct 21, 2014 | Release Management, Scrum
To the most expert project managers, Scrum release management is paradoxical, complex but intensely rewarding. I’ve never seen a great project manager say that he or she can implement Scrum or Agile method easily—but they can do so effectively with the right team. Why...