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The Sprint is the most basic iteration of the Agile process and probably the most popular Agile methodology in use. Essentially, a Sprint is a time-boxed period – usually 2-4 weeks long – during which a specific objective must be reached. There are three phases to follow: Phase One - Designing Designing

Kanban is probably the best thing that can happen to a DevOps team from the “project/process management” point of view. It is infinitely flexible and is able to address the core issues that a regular DevOps team has in a lightweight and unobtrusive way. Definitely, give it a try

The two basic, most popular methodologies are: Waterfall - "traditional" approach. Agile - a specific type of Rapid Application Development and newer than Waterfall. Waterfall is a linear approach to software development. In this methodology, the sequence of events is something like: Gather and document requirements Design Code

A responsibility assignment matrix (RAM), also known as RACI matrix or linear responsibility chart (LRC), describes the participation by various roles in completing tasks or deliverables for a project or business process. It is especially useful in clarifying roles and responsibilities in cross-functional/departmental projects and processes. RACI is an

A project post-mortem is a process, usually performed at the conclusion of a project, to determine and analyze elements of the project that were successful or unsuccessful. The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) refers to the process as lessons learned. Project post-mortems are intended to inform process improvements which

To better manage your team’s workload and hit deadlines, here are 6 steps to prioritizing projects that have a lot of moving parts: Collect a list of all your tasks. Identify urgent vs. important. Assess value. Order tasks by estimated effort. Know when to cut - after you prioritize

There are plenty of methods to estimate task complexity. I will list the most popular of them for you to be able to respond to a question: Bottom-Up Estimating - break larger tasks down into detailed tasks, and then estimate the time needed to complete each one. Top-Down Estimating -

"Delegated" carries with it the connotation that one is acting as a representative of a superior in carrying out a task. "Assigned" merely means told to do a task. If I were your superior, I could delegate you to carry out one of my tasks, or

The systems development life cycle (SDLC), also referred to as the application development life-cycle, is a term used in systems engineering, information systems and software engineering to describe a process for planning, creating, testing, and deploying an information system. The SDLC aligns with the key phases that are essential for

As ITIL defines this term, a stakeholder is a person who has an interest in an organization, project, IT service and so on. All stakeholders can be grouped to the list of 4 key stakeholders in IT management as follows: Service provider Customer End User Supplier Service provider - an

Availability - the ability of an IT service or other configuration item (CI) to perform its agreed function when required. Availability is determined by: Reliability Maintainability Serviceability Performance Security Reliability - a measure of how long IT service or CI can perform its agreed function without interruption. Maintainability - a

Incident - an unplanned interruption to an IT service or reduction in the quality of an IT service. Event - a change of state that has significance for the management of an IT service or other configuration item (CI). Configuration item - any component that needs to be managed in

ITIL stands for Information Technology Infrastructure Library. This library is a set of detailed practices for IT service management (ITSM) that focuses on aligning IT with the business needs. Axelos is the company that has been responsible for the ITIL's further development since 2003. https://www.axelos.com/best-practice-solutions/itil/