AgiLeaks: What Would WikiLeaks Say About Government IT Projects?

by Pat Guariglia, PMP | 3 Comments | 10 Mar 2011 | budgets

Untitled-4 I was doing research the other day and came across an interesting article on FederalTimes.com about an FBI information technology (IT) project that was estimated to cost approximately $451 million. When the article was written, in October 2010, th...

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Getting Dirty with Scrum

by Pat Guariglia, PMP | 8 Comments | 29 Oct 2010 | daily standup

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Scrum teams just look different. From their faded whiteboards to their discarded post-it notes, Scrum teams make their mark just by doing their job. Read one CSPs story of how his team's space tells the story of their struggles and their triumphs.

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Managing Myopia with Release Burndowns: A CSP’s perspective on Scrum metrics.

by Pat Guariglia, PMP | 5 Comments | 25 May 2010 | Data Reporting and Metrics

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Sprint burndowns are an essential Scrum artifact. Teams use them throughout the sprint to track work remaining. But one CSP has found that, for his projects, a release burndown has become just as essential, especially when it comes to communicating with upper management.

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Three Things I Wish I Knew Before Jumping

by Pat Guariglia, PMP | 0 Comments | 12 Jan 2010 | Going agile

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Three lessons one CSP learned during his first Scrum project.

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