Honored that @UCSanDiego features my "Phases of Team Development" on teamwork tradecraft in course curriculum.

See https://scottgraffius.com/blog/files/ucsd-2024.html for details

The 2026 edition of my work is here: https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.18184.89601

#UCSD #Agile #ProjectManagement #Teamwork #Leadership #UCSanDiego #PhasesOfTeamDevelopment #TeamworkTradecraft

Want to level up your engineering career? Adopt a Product Thinking mindset!

Learn how product management principles can help your engineering team deliver more impactful results, build empathy for users, and take greater ownership of what you build.

🎬 Watch the #InfoQ video by Stéphane Di Cesare & Cat Morris ⇨ https://bit.ly/4eUWnZp

📄 #transcript included

#Culture #ProjectManagement #Agile #SoftwareDevelopment

Any of you like planning so much that you consider it one of the most relaxing things you can do in a workweek, even if it involves timeblocking spreadsheets and Jira tickets?

Just trying to find my people lol

#ProjectManagement #productivity #worklife

Have you ever wanted an introductory course on flexible (a.k.a., "agile") project management? Help us make our course better by taking it for a test drive.

The course is based on one that @jim has run at https://dhsi.org/ for several years, but rewritten for nonprofit organizations rather than humanities research projects.

More details and a link to sign up at https://www.empathyforward.org/2026/05/flexible-project-management/

#agile #projectManagement

Joshua Angolano, CPCU presents '360° Agile: Seeing the Whole Picture' this July at Nebraska.Code().

https://nebraskacode.amegala.com/

#Agile #SoftwareDevelopment #EngineeringTeam #TechConference #LeanTECHniques #SoftwareEngineering #PracticalAgile #AgileLNK #LincolnNe #ProjectManagement #Stakeholders #DevConference

You ran an "agile kickoff workshop." The client nodded along. Three months later: "So when will everything be done?"

That's not a client problem. That's yours. One workshop doesn't create understanding. Continuous alignment does. Stop blaming the customer for not "getting agile."

#agile #projectmanagement #leadership #teamwork

10 recommended books on Agile

https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.27816.64002

#Agile #Scrum #ProjectManagement #Books #AgileBooks #10AgileBooks

"We're agile, we don't need a plan."

Wrong. Agile means planning *more*, not less. Every sprint, every standup, every retro - that's all planning.

What you actually mean: "I don't want to be held accountable for a plan." That's not agile. That's chaos.

#agile #projectmanagement #scrum #kanban #leadership

Content from my award-winning Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions (https://amzn.to/42tlJWW) heads up the Agile Innovation section of Harold Kerzner’s Innovation Project Management (https://amzn.to/3OTXwpC).

#Agile #ProjectManagement #Innovation #Book #AgileBook #ProjectManagementBook #InnovationBook

Dea Mandery presents 'Practical tips to break work down and deliver twice as fast' this July at Nebraska.Code().

https://nebraskacode.amegala.com/

#PracticalAgile #DeliverySpeed #Shipping #SoftwareDevelopment #Agile #womenintech #WomenInSTEM #womenwhocode #projectmanagement #TechConference #Heartland

“If you don’t collect any metrics, you’re flying blind. If you collect and focus on too many, they may be obstructing your field of view.”

— Scott M. Graffius, Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions

#Agile #AgileAnalytics #AgileBook #AgileProjectManagement #AgileQuote #AgileScrumGuide #Analytics #Data #DataQuote #Innovation #Metrics #MetricsQuote #ProjectManagement #ProjectManagementQuote #Quote #QuoteOnMetrics #Scrum #ScrumBook #ScrumQuote #Software

Johns Hopkins University includes my "Phases of Team Development" material on teamwork tradecraft in its curriculum. Incredibly honored.

Explore the full story:
https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.35998.34889

2026 edition of my work:
https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.18184.89601

#JHU #Agile #ProjectManagement #AgileProjectManagement #Teamwork #PhasesOfTeamDevelopment #TeamDevelopment #TeamDynamics #TeamBuilding #Collaboration

Keil Wilson presents 'Prepare for Agility: Conditions That Make Agile More Effective' at Nebraska.Code() this July.

https://nebraskacode.amegala.com/

#PracticalAgile #Agile #AgileTeams #Workflows #ProjectManagement #sprint #DevWorkflow #AgileLNK #softwaredevelopment #PMI #technology #TechCareer #TechTeam

Sustainable teams over individual heroics

https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.12459.91681

#Agile #AgileLeadership #AgileProjectManagement #AgileScrumGuide #AgileTeams #Collaboration #ContinuousImprovement #Innovation #Leadership #ProjectManagement #Scrum #SustainableTeams #TeamDynamics #Teamwork #WorkCulture #SustainableTeamsOverIndividualHeroics #HeroesInAgile

Thank you to Gartner for the shout-out!

EDIT: Originally from 2019, but worth revisiting.

#Agile #Scrum #AgileScrumGuide #AgileProjectManagement #ProjectManagement #ScrumMaster #ProductOwner #Book #Gartner #Tech #Metrics #Quote #MetricsQuote

Dr. Harold Kerzner's "Innovation Project Management" book features content from my "Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions" book:
https://amzn.to/3LFxFfO

#Agile #Scrum #AgileScrumGuide #ProjectManagement #Innovation #ScrumMaster #ProductOwner #Book

Code-less Game Design Workshop: Game Development Course using Construct 2 & 3. by Stephen Gose is the featured course on Leanpub!

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#ComputerProgramming #Ecommerce #GameDevelopment #ProgrammingCookbooks #EventDrivenArchitecture #Presentations #ProjectManagement #Games #ComputerScience #Education

Bureaucracy Is Not a Scaffold, It Is a Cage, by (not on Mastodon or Bluesky):

https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/bureaucracy-not-scaffold-it-cage

#agile #processes #projectmanagement #engineeringmanagement

Dynamic Reteaming by Heidi Helfand is on sale on Leanpub! Its suggested price is $30.00; get it for $16.00 with this coupon: https://leanpub.com/dynamicreteaming/c/LeanpubWeeklySale20260407 heidihelfand@mastodon.social #Agile #Startups #Teamwork #ProjectManagement

Game Studio Starter Kit (6 Game Collection) by Stephen Gose is the featured track on Leanpub!

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#ProjectManagement #GameDevelopment #HTML #Javascript #WebDevelopment #Education #Diy #CreativeNonFiction #Games #Gaming #Romance #TeenAndYoungAdult #Startups #Networking #CraftsAndHobbies

Code-less Game Design Workshop: Game Development Course using Construct 2 & 3. by Stephen Gose is the featured course on Leanpub!

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New 📚 Release! Fixing Software Delivery: An Engineering Leader’s Field Guide by Max Guernsey, III and Luniel de Beer

Fix software delivery problems by addressing their real causes, not the symptoms. Divided into concise, standalone executive briefs you can use immediately.

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#books #newrelease #agileenterprise #agile #projectmanagement #softwareengineering #engineering #leadership #engineeringmanagement

Game Studio Starter Kit (6 Game Collection) by Stephen Gose is the featured track of online courses on Leanpub!

This is the perfect Game Studio starter kit for launching your online dream business. This kit contains 6 tutorials books to help you create 9 different online game mechanics. You could have all 9 games ready in a day for each game. Start your Game Studio today.

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#ProjectManagement #GameDevelopment #HTML #Javascript #WebDevelopment #Education #Diy

From the Leanpub Blog:

Welcome to the Leanpub Launch video for Pain-Free MBSE: A Rigorous Yet Simple Approach to SysML Modeling by Doug Rosenberg and Brian Moberley!

Watch & read about it here: https://leanpub.com/blog/leanpub-book-launch-pain-free-mbse-a-rigorous-yet-simple-approach-to-sysml-modeling-by-doug-rosenberg-and-brian-moberley

#books #ebooks #mbse #engineering #management #projectmanagement

Game Studio Starter Kit (6 Game Collection) by Stephen Gose is the featured track on Leanpub!

This is the perfect Game Studio starter kit for launching your online dream business. This kit contains 6 tutorials books to help you create 9 different online game mechanics. You could have all 9 games ready in a day for each game. Start your Game Studio today.

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#ProjectManagement #GameDevelopment #HTML #Javascript #WebDevelopment #Education #Diy #CreativeNonFiction

No One is Coming to Save You by Stuart Young and Dave Prior is free with a Leanpub Reader membership! Or you can buy it for $19.99! https://leanpub.com/surfthechaos #ScrumProjectManagement #ProjectManagement #Career #Agile #Scrum #LeadershipAgile #Selfhelp #LifeCoaching

Code-less Game Design Workshop: Game Development Course using Construct 2 & 3. by Stephen Gose is the featured course on Leanpub!

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#ComputerProgramming #Ecommerce #GameDevelopment #ProgrammingCookbooks #EventDrivenArchitecture #Presentations #ProjectManagement #Games #ComputerScience #Education

Generative- und Agentic-AI für IT-Manager: Hype trifft auf Realität in großen Unternehmen by Wolfgang Keller is the featured book on Leanpub!

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#Ai #EthicsTechnology #SoftwareArchitecture #ProjectManagement #BusinessArchitecture #Strategy

Honored to be recognized by Thinkers360 as a 2026 top thought leader and influencer on Agile! Grateful for the recognition and congratulations to the other outstanding honorees.

https://scottgraffius.com/blog/files/thinkers350-honors-scott-m-graffius-as-a-2026-top-agile-thought-leader.html

#Agile #ProjectManagement #Leadership

2026 update: "Agile's Journey Through the Decades"!

From 1950s incremental development to the new "Manifesto for Enterprise Agility" jointly released by the PMI and Agile Alliance on March 3, 2026 ... https://scottgraffius.com/blog/files/agile-journey-2026.html

#Agile #ProjectManagement #EnterpriseAgility

Designing Trading Systems Series by Code Maverick is the featured bundle of ebooks 📚 on Leanpub!

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Explore https://ScottGraffius.com for unique resources and actionable insights on #AI, #Agile, #projectmanagement, and other #tech and #business topics. Examples:

🔵 $2.3B and Counting! https://scottgraffius.com/blog/files/navigating-the-spectrum-of-advanced-artificial-intelligence.html
🔵 Teams https://scottgraffius.com/blog/files/graffius-phases-of-team-development-2026.html
🔵 Metaverse https://scottgraffius.com/blog/files/marketing-in-the-metaverse-spotlights-graffius-research.html

New 📚 Release! Engineering Manager’s Compass: Insights for building effective engineering organizations by Dunya Kirkali
and Maxim Schepelin

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#management #leadership #nonfiction #projectmanagement #softwareengineering

Code-less Game Design Workshop: Game Development Course using Construct 2 & 3. by Stephen Gose is the featured course on Leanpub!

Link: https://leanpub.com/courses/leanpub/cgc-design-workshop

#ComputerProgramming #Ecommerce #GameDevelopment #ProgrammingCookbooks #EventDrivenArchitecture #Presentations #ProjectManagement #Games #ComputerScience #Education

Engineering Manager’s Compass: Insights for building effective engineering organizations by Dunya Kirkali and Maxim Schepelin is the featured book on Leanpub!

Link: https://leanpub.com/managers-compass

#BusinessAndManagement #LeadershipAgile #ProjectManagement #EngineeringManagement #Leadership #NonFiction #SoftwareEngineering

Game Studio Starter Kit (6 Game Collection) by Stephen Gose is the featured track on Leanpub!

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Generative- und Agentic-AI für IT-Manager: Hype trifft auf Realität in großen Unternehmen by Wolfgang Keller is the featured book on Leanpub!

Link: https://leanpub.com/agentai

#Ai #EthicsTechnology #SoftwareArchitecture #ProjectManagement #BusinessArchitecture #Strategy

Agile / PMO (or other transformation) leaders are increasingly positioned within close proximity to the CEO, signaling a shift in their strategic importance. See https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.24955.99364 for details. #Agile #ProjectManagement #PMO

Explore https://ScottGraffius.com for unique resources and actionable insights on #tech including #AI, plus #Agile, #projectmanagement, and #business. Examples:

➡️ 10 Books on Agile https://scottgraffius.com/blog/files/top-10-agile-books-2026.html
➡️ Teamwork https://scottgraffius.com/blog/files/graffius-phases-of-team-development-2026.html
➡️ IT Certifications https://scottgraffius.com/blog/files/top-it-certifications-2026.html

Limiting Work in Progress Is a Superpower, by (not on Mastodon or Bluesky):

https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/limiting-work-progress-superpower

#projectmanagement #processes #productivity #agile #scrum