Silicon Valley Project Management https://svprojectmanagement.com Project management wisdom from practitioners and the UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:50:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://svprojectmanagement.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/SVlogo.png Silicon Valley Project Management https://svprojectmanagement.com 32 32 Navigating the AI Frontier: The PMO Governance, Quality, and Accountability https://svprojectmanagement.com/navigating-the-ai-frontier-the-pmo-governance-quality-and-accountability https://svprojectmanagement.com/navigating-the-ai-frontier-the-pmo-governance-quality-and-accountability#respond Thu, 15 Oct 2026 01:49:45 +0000 https://svprojectmanagement.com/?p=32633 This post captures a conversation from a PMO breakfast meeting I’ve hosted for over a decade for the PMI Silicon […]

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]]> https://svprojectmanagement.com/navigating-the-ai-frontier-the-pmo-governance-quality-and-accountability/feed 0 32633 Stop Hoping, Start Negotiating: How to Win with Negotiation https://svprojectmanagement.com/stop-hoping-start-negotiating-how-to-win-with-negotiation https://svprojectmanagement.com/stop-hoping-start-negotiating-how-to-win-with-negotiation#respond Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:31:37 +0000 https://svprojectmanagement.com/?p=32523 We’ve all heard the adage, “You get what you deserve.” But in today’s jungle of ideas, outcomes, and deals, that […]

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]]> https://svprojectmanagement.com/stop-hoping-start-negotiating-how-to-win-with-negotiation/feed 0 32523 The Thermo Fisher Agile Hardware Case Study 14/14: Conclusion – Did Scrum Work? https://svprojectmanagement.com/the-thermo-fisher-agile-hardware-case-study-14-14-conclusion-did-scrum-work https://svprojectmanagement.com/the-thermo-fisher-agile-hardware-case-study-14-14-conclusion-did-scrum-work#respond Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:07:53 +0000 https://svprojectmanagement.com/?p=32498 The Thermo Fisher Scientific engagement was my first opportunity to apply the ideas from my Agile Hardware research in a […]

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]]> https://svprojectmanagement.com/the-thermo-fisher-agile-hardware-case-study-14-14-conclusion-did-scrum-work/feed 0 32498 The Thermo Fisher Agile Hardware Case Study 13/14: Why Swarming Is Different in Hardware Development https://svprojectmanagement.com/the-thermo-fisher-agile-hardware-case-study-13-14-why-swarming-is-different-in-hardware-development https://svprojectmanagement.com/the-thermo-fisher-agile-hardware-case-study-13-14-why-swarming-is-different-in-hardware-development#respond Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:33:00 +0000 https://svprojectmanagement.com/?p=32473 One of the predictions from my Agile Hardware research was that swarming would be much less effective in hardware development […]

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]]> https://svprojectmanagement.com/the-thermo-fisher-agile-hardware-case-study-13-14-why-swarming-is-different-in-hardware-development/feed 0 32473 The Thermo Fisher Agile Hardware Case Study 12/14: Why Sprint Planning Is Different in Hardware Development https://svprojectmanagement.com/the-thermo-fisher-agile-hardware-case-study-12-14-why-sprint-planning-is-different-in-hardware-development https://svprojectmanagement.com/the-thermo-fisher-agile-hardware-case-study-12-14-why-sprint-planning-is-different-in-hardware-development#respond Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:57:01 +0000 https://svprojectmanagement.com/?p=32452 One of the predictions from my Agile Hardware research was that Sprint Planning would need to account for the specialized […]

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]]> https://svprojectmanagement.com/the-thermo-fisher-agile-hardware-case-study-12-14-why-sprint-planning-is-different-in-hardware-development/feed 0 32452 Value over Velocity: What AI is teaching Agile teams about priorities https://svprojectmanagement.com/value-over-velocity-what-ai-is-teaching-agile-teams-about-priorities https://svprojectmanagement.com/value-over-velocity-what-ai-is-teaching-agile-teams-about-priorities#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:15:32 +0000 https://svprojectmanagement.com/?p=32397 Picture this: It’s a random Tuesday, and a stakeholder drops a familiar message in Slack: “Can we add a bulk […]

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]]> https://svprojectmanagement.com/value-over-velocity-what-ai-is-teaching-agile-teams-about-priorities/feed 1 32397 The Thermo Fisher Agile Hardware Case Study 11/14: Why Velocity Is Different in Hardware Development https://svprojectmanagement.com/the-thermo-fisher-agile-hardware-case-study-11-14-why-velocity-is-different-in-hardware-development https://svprojectmanagement.com/the-thermo-fisher-agile-hardware-case-study-11-14-why-velocity-is-different-in-hardware-development#respond Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:29:54 +0000 https://svprojectmanagement.com/?p=32369 One of the predictions from my Agile Hardware research was that Velocity would behave differently when teams estimated work in […]

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]]> https://svprojectmanagement.com/the-thermo-fisher-agile-hardware-case-study-11-14-why-velocity-is-different-in-hardware-development/feed 0 32369 The Thermo Fisher Agile Hardware Case Study 10/14: Story Points Do Not Work Well for Hardware Teams Every Scrum team https://svprojectmanagement.com/32288-2 https://svprojectmanagement.com/32288-2#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:16:25 +0000 https://svprojectmanagement.com/?p=32288 Every Scrum team must estimate work in order to plan Releases and Sprints. At Thermo Fisher Scientific, we used the […]

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]]> https://svprojectmanagement.com/32288-2/feed 0 32288 The Thermo Fisher Agile Hardware Case Study 9/14: Quality Assurance Specialists Do Not Test Most Story Deliverables https://svprojectmanagement.com/the-thermo-fisher-agile-hardware-case-study-9-14-quality-assurance-specialists-do-not-test-most-story-deliverables https://svprojectmanagement.com/the-thermo-fisher-agile-hardware-case-study-9-14-quality-assurance-specialists-do-not-test-most-story-deliverables#respond Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:24:01 +0000 https://svprojectmanagement.com/?p=32269 One of the predictions from my Agile Hardware research was that the traditional software Quality Assurance model would not transfer […]

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]]> https://svprojectmanagement.com/the-thermo-fisher-agile-hardware-case-study-9-14-quality-assurance-specialists-do-not-test-most-story-deliverables/feed 0 32269 The Thermo Fisher Agile Hardware Case Study 8/14: Product Owners Don’t Write Most Stories https://svprojectmanagement.com/the-thermo-fisher-agile-hardware-case-study-8-14-product-owners-dont-write-most-stories https://svprojectmanagement.com/the-thermo-fisher-agile-hardware-case-study-8-14-product-owners-dont-write-most-stories#respond Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:37:12 +0000 https://svprojectmanagement.com/?p=32258 One of the predictions from my earlier research into Agile hardware development was that Product Owners would write a much […]

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]]> https://svprojectmanagement.com/the-thermo-fisher-agile-hardware-case-study-8-14-product-owners-dont-write-most-stories/feed 0 32258 The Thermo Fisher Agile Hardware Case Study 7/14: Story Writing Proves Difficult https://svprojectmanagement.com/the-thermo-fisher-agile-hardware-case-study-7-14-story-writing-proves-difficult https://svprojectmanagement.com/the-thermo-fisher-agile-hardware-case-study-7-14-story-writing-proves-difficult#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:48:22 +0000 https://svprojectmanagement.com/?p=32203 One of the surprises during the Thermo Fisher Scientific engagement was that the team initially struggled with writing Epics and […]

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