A hybrid approach that bridges 敏捷’s adaptability and 瀑布’s predictability can be challenging to implement but beneficial for some projects. Toptal project experts share their notes from the field.
莫妮卡是主编, 产品和项目, at Toptal and a former editor at the 项目管理 Institute. She worked in academic and business publishing for more than 15 years on book projects for the University of California Press, as well as on marketing communications projects for Microsoft, SAP, 和总统. Monica also holds a doctorate in English.
敏捷 frameworks have shaped project management discourse for decades. This explainer traces the antecedents of Lean, Scrum, and 看板 and compares their approaches to managing software development projects.
Darren is a project manager and Scrum master with dedicated experience in both 瀑布 and 敏捷 approaches to managing software delivery. He spent 10 years as a developer and lead architect before becoming a project manager and has led successful projects across diverse industries, 包括运输, 电子商务, 和航空航天.
From auto manufacturing in the 1950s to the modern digital workplace, 看板’s evolution holds valuable lessons for today’s distributed project teams.
Olamide is a project manager who specializes in leveraging technology to solve enterprise challenges. He is a former senior 敏捷 project manager and senior IT business analyst for KPMG, and has also worked for Pluralsight and Alteryx.
What do 敏捷, 瀑布, and the former energy corporation Enron have in common? A strange shared history that may shed light on one of the most well-known conflicts in software development.
Adam is a project manager and IT professional with 30 years of experience in all aspects of enterprise and startup software, from development to operations. He has worked for companies like Lincoln Financial Group, OpenText, 和加拿大贝尔公司, 并著有 混乱工厂, a book on methods for improving and scaling enterprise app development.
It’s not uncommon for project managers to be assigned duties that should belong to a product owner. Find out how you can use this role confusion to your advantage, and increase your skills in both arenas.
Elizabeth is a Certified Scrum Master and Certified 产品 Owner with more than a decade of experience in 敏捷 project management. She has built and supported a variety of software products, including a complex IoT yacht security monitoring system with hardware, 移动, 网络应用程序, and a 移动 电子商务 platform for industrial metals company O’Neal Steel.
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The first days in a new position can be confusing and lead to avoidable mistakes. These Scrum master best practices will help you become the servant-leader your team needs.
Anna是一名敏捷教练, 高级Scrum管理员, 教练, and consultant with 16 years of experience in project and team management. She has helped more than 50 companies, 包括SGS Digicomply, Krisp, Ucraft, 汇丰银行, Ameriabank, 和Joomag, transform how teams collaborate and how work gets done.
In the final installment of Toptal’s 敏捷 scaling series, SAFe的创造者, Leffingwell院长, shares his expertise alongside three case studies from Toptal project managers who discuss the challenges and rewards of implementing an 敏捷 scaling framework.
Daniel is a Senior Editor for the Toptal 项目 and 产品 博客s. He has more than 20 years of experience at publications of the University of Chicago Press, 剑桥大学出版社, 和爱思唯尔.
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