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7 Directions for the PMO of the Future in Product-Oriented organisation

The article outlines the transition from a project to a product-oriented operating model and the evolution of the PMO towards a strategic product-oriented shift.
In order to support modern product-oriented organisations, the seven key development directions for PMOs are highlighted in the article.
These seven development directions include customer-centricity, business agility, product-oriented governance, and agile procurement.
Other key competencies that are beneficial for PMOs include portfolio Kanban, objective key results, and data analytics.
Implementing these key competencies is essential for PMOs to be effective and adaptable in product-oriented organisations.
The shift from a project to a product-oriented organisation requires time, investment, thoughtful leadership, and an open-minded team.
Organisations with a well-established project culture and active PMOs should become one of the change agents and advocates of evolution.
By shifting towards a product-oriented mindset, PMOs can cultivate greater clarity and a stronger focus on delivering meaningful outcomes.
Any investment in a changing mindset is probably the investment that will bring the biggest value from a PMO perspective.
Investing in these capabilities will enable the building, support, and future delivery of an effective and adaptable process for acquiring goods, services, or works to support product-oriented organisations.

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Dew Drop – January 8, 2025 (#4337)

Microsoft Azure now supports free Owncast instances. Luis Quintanilla shares how he was able to deploy an Owncast instance to Azure.
The Blazor Scheduler is a powerful component that can be used in scheduling tasks or meetings in an application. Peter Vogel takes us through getting started with using the Blazor Scheduler.
Silambarasan Ilango introduces the new Blazor Chat UI component, which allows users to interact and communicate with each other on Blazor-based web applications.
Tore Nestenius explains how you can add additional authorization parameters in ASP.NET Core 9.
Adam Bender introduces VSCode Elements, a web component library for developing Visual Studio Code extensions with React.
Veerakumar Narayanasamy provides a step-by-step guide on how to animate SVG path in Angular Charts.
In this tutorial, Voon Yee demonstrates how you can set up a Kubernetes cluster on Docker Desktop.
Elio Struyf introduces the React UI library for building webview-based extensions with React, which simplifies the process of creating a user interface in Visual Studio Code.
Toddle.dev is a new visual web application development platform that allows users to build complex web applications without writing code. Andreas Møller takes us through how it works.
Kevin Gosse continues his series on writing a .NET profiler in C# with Part 5, which focuses on handling synchronization.

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Ellen Grove: The Dual Work of Agile, Managing Projects and Change Simultaneously

Ellen Grove shares insights on managing organizational change effectively.
Scrum and Lean Change Management offer tools to make the “change work” visible alongside project work.
Infrastructure can be put in place to support this dual focus, enabling transparency and clarity.
Collaboration and visibility are key for lasting change, rather than isolation.

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5 Key Insights from Agile Leadership Surf Camp

A small group of leaders gathered in Costa Rica for the Agile Leadership Surf Camp, an innovative leadership development program that incorporates surfing and yoga.
Key insights from the camp include the importance of grace in leadership, finding comfort in discomfort, the value of community, the need to slow down, and the understanding that leadership is an energetic thing.
Leadership requires grace, which involves being kinder, compassionate, and patient with oneself and others.
Leaders should find comfort in discomfort, embracing uncertainty and change, staying present, and seeking learning in everything.

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What is the Definition of Done?

The Definition of Done (DoD) in Scrum is a shared understanding of what it means for a Product Backlog item to be considered complete.
Benefits of a Definition of Done include reduced administrative burden, increased transparency, improved consistency, and enhanced collaboration.
The Scrum team creates the Definition of Done if there is no organization-wide DoD, otherwise they adopt the minimum criteria and can add additional criteria.
A well-crafted DoD fosters transparency, understanding, and accountability, helping teams deliver high-quality increments in every Sprint.

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Product Development Research as a Team Sport

Product research is often viewed as something only researchers do or something that requires scientific minds.
Great product teams involve the whole team in the knowledge discovery process and make research a continual endeavor as they develop and sustain their products.
Research in product development requires a systematic approach, but emphasizing people-centricity and a culture of openness can help to dispel anxieties about getting involved in the process.
Continuous research to understand customer needs and behavior is necessary to carry out effective iterative development throughout a product's lifetime.
Organizations often have separate research and development teams, which can lead to silos and poor transfer of information, resulting in assumptions and missed opportunities for better products.
Bringing research and development into one team creates unity, transparency, and better collaboration, ultimately resulting in better products that meet customer needs.
Scrum.org launched classes to train people in treating research as an ongoing activity in product development and something that the whole team can manage collaboratively.
Product research is not a job title but an activity for increasing knowledge, and involving the whole product team diversifies perspectives, experiences, and knowledge that can be leveraged.
Including interactive activities that allow people to experience concepts first-hand can increase the impact of gaining knowledge.
Continuous research conducted by the whole product team should be part of a product's lifetime, from conception to end-of-life, to avoid the risk of the product becoming stale and reaching the end-of-life earlier than expected.

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Dew Drop – January 7, 2025 (#4336)

Microsoft AI resources developer home has been refreshed
Visual Studio’s Meter Histogram to unlock insights
Metalama 2025.0 generally available with C# 13 and .NET 9 support
Introducing the new Angular chat UI component
The year 2025: CES 2025 will be the year of the Windows 11 PC refresh, says Yusuf Mehdi
Upcoming CVE for end-of-life Node.js versions
Critter Stack Roadmap for 2025 announced by Jeremy D. Miller
Top 5 JavaScript Gantt Chart Libraries for 2025
Customizing and integrating Telerik slider control in .NET MAUI projects
The importance of investing in soft skills in the age of AI

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Product-Inspired People Management

Product-Inspired People Management
The author suggests that tools and frameworks used in product development can also be applied to people management.
These tools can make hiring and employee development more data-driven, communication more efficient, and team engagement more iterative.
The author plans to release a series of articles on these topics to help readers become better leaders.

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[VLOG] DORA Report 2024 Summary

DORA has published its latest report for 2024 with over 39,000 respondents.
The report highlights the impact of AI on the software development industry.
Common uses for AI in software development include writing code and summarizing information.
The report emphasizes the need to be user-centric and predicts significant investments in AI by tech giants.

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Ellen Grove: Why Feedback Loops Are Essential for Agile Teams

Ellen Grove emphasizes the importance of direct feedback loops with real users for Agile teams.
She shares a story about a team in a public sector enterprise that built features without user input, resulting in wasted effort and budget.
Ellen recommends continuous feedback from real users to avoid building the wrong product.
She also highlights the book 'Humble Inquiry' by Edgar Schein, which promotes building trust and collaboration through better questioning techniques.

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How do we decide how to solve a problem?

In software development, approaching problem-solving is crucial for quality and maintainability of solutions.
Understanding the exact nature of the problem is essential before considering solutions.
Articulating the problem's scope, constraints, and impact is important for effective problem-solving.
For performance issues in a React application, identifying the specific problem (slow load times, sluggish updates, memory leaks) is necessary for finding the appropriate solution.

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Agile for Hardware: A Case Study

Peter Borcella, co-founder of Big Orange Square, shares a case study on applying Agile principles for hardware.
A company struggling with declining market share and long development cycles sought help from Peter and his team.
Applying Agile practices tailored for hardware, they were able to reduce time-to-market and deliver products aligned with client needs.
This episode explores the transformative potential of Agile in hardware environments.

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A Product Roadmap Seen Like Never Before: Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Define Your Product Vision
Step 2: Key Objectives Identification
Step 3: Determine and Collect Input from the Stakeholders
Step 4: Prioritize Features and Initiatives

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A Quick Overview of Delivery Manager Role in the Modern Enterprise SDLC Process (Software Development Life Cycle)

Delivery Management refers to the process of implementing a project from inception to production and managing it until the end of the product's life cycle.
The scope of a Delivery Manager includes program/project management, setting up processes, ensuring technical expertise and architectural review, managing customer relations, and team leadership and building.
A Delivery Manager oversees planning, removes roadblocks, and sets priorities based on business value for effective Agile project implementation.
The DM establishes processes for development, testing, CI/CD pipelines, and ensures adherence to enterprise standards in areas like operational excellence, security, reliability, performance, and cost optimization.

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A Personal Retrospective

To start the new year, it is suggested to hold a personal retrospective.
Set aside uninterrupted time to reflect on what is going well and what could be better.
Consider over-investing, under-investing, and ignoring aspects of your life.
Take actions to protect, grow, let go, and be grateful for different areas of your life.

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