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When invoicing on an Agile project, consultancies are often asked to provide granular reporting of daily tasks. This allows the client to see an exact cost breakdown of each feature developed – providing a mechanism for reconciling project delivery costs. Quite often, however, consultancies will track development tasks independently to the way they track and [...]
Introducing Agile concepts to a business environment plagued by traditional approaches (waterfall) can be a political nightmare. Here are a few short strategies to help alleviate the pain. 1. Don’t call it ‘Agile’. The word ‘Agile’ can come with bad connotations such as ‘corner cutting’ or ‘passing fad’, which makes companies skeptical about adopting the [...]
From time to time, we like to review the other Agile Project Management Software out there on the market for Scrum and Kanban. We built Bright Green to support our own Agile Methodology, so they of course are our favorites. However, don’t just take our word for it, check out some of the comparisons below and make [...]
It is with much excitement that today we announce the launch of a free version of our Agile Project Tool, Bright Green Projects. The free version of Bright Green Projects is fully functional and will allow you to; Capture Requirements, Issues and Risks. Prioritize Requirements and Issues in a backlog. Build estimates. Plan Iterations and [...]
We at Bright Green Projects love the cloud. In fact, we couldn’t be where we are today without it. Our company offers a hosted Agile Project Management tool. 12 months ago, we were a team of ex Management Consultants with a bunch of ideas. Today we run a truly global company with employees distributed throughout [...]
It was 20 years ago this week that the Berlin Wall fell. The event symbolized massive change and hope for the future. It spelled an end to years of communist indoctrination, and offered a new way of thinking to millions of people. Watching the anniversary on TV got me thinking about things that are happening [...]
In my last blog I mentioned how important it is for Agile Teams to understand and implement effective teamwork processes. We’ve been so convinced of the importance of Agile Teamwork that we’ve teamed up with the Team Management Systems organization to help Agile Teams improve their performance. In this blog I thought I’d write about [...]
Back in the 90’s self-managed teams were gaining popularity, but they had a high rate of failure mainly because team members lacked people skills. These ideas of self-managed teams were borrowed by the Agile movement when in 2001 they formulated a ‘new’ way of working, based on Agile principles. These principles value individuals and interactions [...]