Keyword Agile Project Management
Agile - Explaining Agile Project Management
Posted in agile governance, agile project management, agile theory
The Common Sense Approach to Project Management
- Incremental delivery of value
- High quality, effective results
- Focused on business value
Agile Management (or just Agile) is an umbrella term for a set of ideas, principles and methodologies for developing software, that share a common philosophy.
Implementation Approach
Posted in agile capability, agile programme management, agile project management
Our approach to building clients’ Agile change capability draws on best-of-breed techniques from IndigoBlue’s practical experience of delivering the most demanding Agile programmes. This, combined with active knowledge transfer, and long-term support, ensures efficient adoption of an Agile capability of enduring strategic business value.
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JAN
Realising the Value from Agile
31 JAN 2012 | Posted in agile governance, agile project management, agile value, business value, incremental delivery | Author Rob SmithIndigoBlue has a long held view that incremental delivery, and the supporting incremental strategy, is core to the success of Agile management. This tenet is the basis for our governance framework and our approach to managing Agile at scale. Last week I was presented with an illustration of this in the shape of one of our customers that has recently piloted the use of Agile in their office in the States.
DSDM Interview with Rob Smith on winning Agile Consultancy of the Year
Posted in agile project management
DSDM interviewed IndigoBlue MD Rob Smith to get his reaction on winning Agile Consultancy of the Year 2011/12.
DSDM interview with Rob Smith [1:37]:
ADAPT and CONTROL
Posted in ADAPT, agile adoption, agile business change, agile delivery, agile engineering, agile governance, agile programme management, agile project management
The governance framework or agile governance model is used in conjunction with a standard Agile processes, such as Scrum. They work in two specific ways:
Interview with Rob Smith on the Impact of the IfG report
Posted in Agile Business Conference 2011, agile project management, Government, IfG
Rob Smith, IndigoBlue MD on the impact of the IfG report - Delivering Agile in Governement.
Recorded for a preview for the Agile Business Conference 2011 [4:27]:
Second Wednesday - 2010 Archive
Posted in agile practices, agile project management, agile theory, IndigoBlue Second Wednesdays, lean, networking
Second Wednesdays - Agile and Lean Management Discussions over Breakfast - 2010 Archive
Backgound
The IndigoBlue Second Wednesdays are monthly breakfast discussions between Senior Business and IT Stakeholders in complex organisations. By invitation only and limited to 10 guests, the discussions are open and candid.
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Implementing Basic Governance
14 JUL 2011 | Posted in ADAPT, agile governance, agile project management, lean, planning, project velocity | Author Rob Smith |
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Last week I wrote a small blog post again pointing out the need for governance of Agile projects. In response Joseph Motha commented that my post would be more interesting if I explained how governance could be achieved. So here goes...
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MAY
Accentuate the negative
31 MAY 2011 | Posted in Agile in Government, Agile in public sector, agile project management, Government | Author Jason SmithIndigoBlue has been closely involved with the recent flurry of activity regarding the use of Agile methods in Government. We ran one of the principal pilot projects at the Home Office & Met Police, contributed to the IfG report and have been proselytising to a number of Government CIO’s. Our approach is reasonably straightforward: Agile is a set of techniques to help deliver incremental business improvement.
Video of talk giving an overview of IfG report by IndigoBlue MD Rob Smith.
Video on Skill Matters site: Rob Smith at Skills Matter seminar [11 minutes]