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7 Highlights from Lean Startup Week

Startup Lessons Learned

Guest Post by Misti Yang, Writer for Lean Startup Co. Editor’s Note: We wrapped up the 2017 Lean Startup Week in San Francisco just a few weeks ago, and we’re excited to share with you some of the best lessons learned in entrepreneurship and corporate innovation. Because these Lean Startup people, they do crazy stuff,” Alex joked. “So

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The Best Project Management Framework for Startups

The Startup Magazine

Using Agile Methodology a Flexible Framework for Challenges The Agile technique is a guiding light for entrepreneurs looking for flexibility in project management. Scrum for Managing Team Interactions Scrum is a perfected orchestration of teamwork that arises within the vast canopy of Agile.

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How to Solve Problems in Your Business: Kanban, Kaizen and Scrum

Up and Running

See Also: From Problem Solving to Organic Pickles: 7 Startup Lessons from an Inspiring Entrepreneur. The word kanban means “signboard” or “billboard” in Japanese, and it’s a concept most commonly applied to “lean” or “just in time” production. Scrum: a flexible way to manage product development.

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Why Everyone Wants To Be Agile

YoungUpstarts

Many project management frameworks are rooted in agile, such as scrum, kanban, lean, and extreme programming (XP). Agile methodology typically breaks projects down into smaller increments to be worked on in short time frames (“sprints,” if you’re using scrum). Regular self-assessment and adjustment of teams and project.

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How groupthink and denial can ruin startups

The Next Web

Said McClure,”We worship at the altar of ‘ lean ‘ a little too much when really we should just be running our businesses. Scrum and large group discussions can be useful during the customer discovery phase of the business, but decisions should be based on what’s driving customers as opposed to the subjective.

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How to manage technical and creative people when you’re in-between the two

The Next Web

There is no better person to lean on while wading through uncharted waters than a guide who knows each bend and what it has to offer. Talking scrum to creative won’t work as well as to developers. Entrepreneur Insider How-To''s' They’ll be your bridge to the people on the other side of the tech (or creative) divide.

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The most valuable lessons I learned from managing a virtual team

The Next Web

Solution #1: At least once a week have a scrum meeting that absolutely everyone prioritizes. After the scrum, if time allows, hang out and catch up. It’s no secret that entrepreneurs work crazy hours. Lean methodology runs on measurements as well so it was a complementary system to implement. Image credit: Zoom.us.