Planning for a Productive Retrospective – 4 Steps to Better Learning By Zenkara We’ve all been there before – a project that hasn’t gone so well: over budget, late, not meeting everyone’s expectations (project...
Criteria for Selecting a Development Method – Agile, Waterfall, Agifall By Zenkara Why did you choose the method you’re using right now? We’ve all been in the scenario where the old way of developing...
Planning for a Productive Retrospective – Key Challenges By Zenkara What are the key challenges to using Retrospectives/PIRs to improve? The challenges are legion are broadly fall under two main themes: Duck & cover...
10 Questions for Effective Retrospectives/Post Implementation Reviews By Zenkara If you run retrospectives and don’t find them valuable, then read on… Any organization that has existed for more than a few years will have...
How to Measure Software Quality on a Shoestring – Part 1 By Zenkara I was recently asked “if we were a small company (
23 Questions a Quality Auditor May Ask By Zenkara When an ISO9001 audit is on the horizon for your company, it’s a good idea to ensure your staff are able to answer the following...
The Underlying Problem of Agile vs CMMI By Zenkara Over the past several decades, various techniques have been proposed, developed and applied to improve the development and deployment of information systems. Many of these...
Project Kickoffs Improve Project Performance By Zenkara We were recently asked about why project kickoffs are important – surely people could just read the Project Management Plan and Project Charter. Nice in theory –...
Project Sponsor Pre-Meeting Checklist By Zenkara It’s always a good idea to come prepared to meetings with project sponsors – particularly if you’ve got bad news. The important thing is to spring no surprises....
What Makes a Successful PMO? By Zenkara Over the years we’ve seen some really good Project Management Offices, and we’ve seen a whole lot more which just don’t cut it. If you’re the manager...
