Scrum Guide and Expansion Pack: Relevance and limits in systems engineering
There is now also an Expansion Pack for the Scrum Guide, which is relevant for Systems Engineering and Product Velocity.
The Velocity Loop: A DevOps-inspired model for physical products
The Velocity Loop is a DevOps-inspired model for cyber-physical products that supports Product Velocity.
Getting major projects right: 5 recommendations for organizations of all kinds (Part 2)
Last week (Part 1), I presented the research findings of Atif Ansar and Bent Flyvbjerg from the University of Oxford. The authors argue and prove that Grand Challenges can be implemented more efficiently with a platform strategy than through one-off projects. What would a paper be without concrete recommendations? First of all, the authors confirm what was already clear at the beginning: platform projects...
Implementing major projects correctly: Why a platform strategy delivers better results (Part 1)
What do the iPod/iPhone app store and the National Program for Information Technology (NPfIT) have in common? The first was an infrastructure project by Apple, the second by the UK National Health Service (NHS). Both projects were about building a digital ecosystem. Although both major projects had similar levels of resources (money, staff) only one was a success. While Apple...
