solved Topics: Continuous improvement of quality, effectiveness, and value of the

Topics:

Continuous improvement of quality, effectiveness, and value of the product, the process, and the team in the Agile project management context.
Course Project – Close & Reflect

Readings:

Layton, Ostermiller, & Kynaston (2020), Agile Project Management for Dummies: Chapter 15
Schwartz (2017). A Seat at the Table: Charters 13, 14

Video Lecture: Continuous Improvement   
 

Instructor’s      Notes (Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppwmS2nclG8&t=4s
Video: Bin Linders – The Need for       Continuous Improvement in Agile  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0RStMD767s&t=2s

Assignments:

Discussion 13 – Lean Practices & Continuous Improvement in Agile
Discussion 14 – Earning the Seat (Risk, Quality, Shadow IT)

(initial post due by Saturday of Week-8 @ 11:59 PM USCT, replies due by Saturday of Week 9 @ 11:59 PM USCT).

Discussion 13 – Lean Practices & Continuous Improvement in Agile
Initial post due by Saturday of Week-8 @ 11:59 PM USCT, replies due by Saturday of Week 9 @ 11:59 PM USCT)
Assignment:
Lean practices are often integrated with Agile frameworks as mechanisms for achieving a culture and state of continuous improvement both in-process and outcomes (Shahzeydi & Gandomani, 2016).  Listed below are Five common Lean practices.  For your initial post, briefly define each Lean practice. Then draft a discussion regarding how they are/may be implemented as an Agile framework (DAD, SAFe, Scrum, DSDM, etc.). What is your personal definition of Continous Improvement?  

Address Bottlenecks
Defer Decision Making
Considering Incentives
Measure and Manage WIP
Kaizen

Initial Response
Your initial submission, due by Saturday of Week 8, should be approximately 550-650 words. Your summary should include APA 6.0 compliant in-text citations and references. (If you are new to APA style please see the APA style references located from the Citation Styles Link under the eCourse Portal page.
Discussion 14 – Earning the Seat (Risk, Quality, Shadow IT)
(Initial post due by Saturday of Week-8 @ 11:59 PM USCT, replies due by Saturday of Week-9 @ 11:59 PM USCT)
 
Assignment:
For this assignment, draft a summary of Schwartz (2017) Part II Earning the Seat (Chapters 10, 11, 12). Then draft a response to the following: 

Substitute      Agile Project Manager for “IT Leaser”; what do you think      Schwartz means in the following statement  “An IT leader      adds business value by adopting an intelligent attitude toward risk”      (Schwartz, 2017, p. 217)?
Describe      the Agile Quality concept of “Fail often, fail fast, but fail      well” (Schwartz, 2017, p. 233).
What      is “Shadow IT” and how does Schwartz view its role in an      Agile organization? Do you concur with his view? Why, why not?