Agile

Chris Denny January 23, 2018 Marketing   Marketing Strategy Pixabay We ran our shop, The Engine is Red, on a standard waterfall model for six years, and felt all the aches and pains you’re all familiar with. We didn’t know any better at the time, and it wasn’t until frustration peaked that we changed. Then we learned about agile -- a flexible and efficient project development method used widely by tech startups engineering teams, whose hallmark is breaking down big projects into small cycles focused on iterative progress over fixed deliverables or tasks. We were intrigued. We’d used it here and there for projects, and found it refreshingly effective. Projects were completed faster, better, and best of all -- our clients really loved it. There were many challenges, but we stuck to it, figured out the difference between normal and abnormal growing pains, and kept going. As we tested on a project level, a bigger idea came along

By  Mike Adams   2018-01-16T10:30:16.15Z Features   The latest workplace technology innovations are empowering people to be happier and more productive from anywhere.       A new year always brings optimism and motivation to find new ways to boost productivity and efficiency. Most organisations are moving towards an agile workplace to increase employee wellbeing and cut operational costs, by moving their staff to smaller, more cost-effective premises, encouraging hot-desking and remote working.  We are seeing a widening of the definition of a workspace; from huddle and co-working spaces to coffee shops, more places are being deemed acceptable places to work, as long as the job gets done effectively. Many of these changes have been facilitated by technology. The popularity of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) has been driven by more powerful laptops, tablets and mobile devices, as well as better and increasingly ubiquitous Wi-Fi connectivity. With a fresh perspective

Jan 11, 2018, 3:15am EST INDUSTRIES & TAGS   Career & Workplace SHARE   Order Reprints   Save Article   Print Get Newsletters and Alerts Morning Edition >> Afternoon Edition >> Breaking News Enter your email address Sign Up Mark Langley Contributing Writer RELATED  CONTENT How to bridge the project management talent gap How to drive organizational change by making the most of sponsors Five management tips to improve project results Since an organization’s strategic initiatives are implemented through projects and programs that drive change, enhance competitive advantage and fuel growth, it is imperative that companies take a holistic approach to project management and select the project management method that best suits the needs of a given project.  Agile approaches can complement traditional project management methods to quickly meet customer demands in t