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5 Agile Methodologies for Project Managers that are not Scrum Framework

Project Pulse Journal

Limit Work in Progress (WIP) – By limiting WIP, Kanban encourages teams to complete current tasks before taking on new ones, thus reducing multitasking and focusing on quality and efficiency. Feedback Loops – Incorporate regular meetings to review and adapt your workflow based on feedback.

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The Definition of Done

nTask

In 2002, Bill Wake published in his article the inconsistencies that arise from certain terms that are used within teams, including that if “done.”. It took until 2007 for the Definition of Done (DoD) to be a widespread full-fledged practice. Managed by the development team. ”.

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Scrum Master Engagement Patterns: The Development Team

Scrum.org

The first article of this series will address the Scrum Master engagement with the Development Team. Scrum Master Engagement with the Development Team. Following this layout, there are three main scenarios for the Scrum Master’s support of the team: The Co-located, Stable Scrum Team Scenario.

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In-Depth: Stable Or Fluid Teams? What Does The Science Say?

Scrum.org

Team cognition is similar in the sense that the entire team can be thought of as a body, where each member (the limbs) has to learn how to coordinate their work effectively to move forward. This shared understanding is captured in the “team mental models” that drive team cognition. It takes time to develop teams.

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Kanban/Flow - The Scrum Master's Not-So-Secret Weapon

Scrum.org

The Sprint Burndown Chart that looks awesome but somehow there's still a lot of work dumped on testing towards the end of the Sprint and a scramble to try and get a Done Increment before the Sprint Review. . Some years ago (circa 2007) I found a secret weapon for fighting this sort of behavior.

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From Servant Leadership to Shared Leadership

Leading Answers

We must also be able to make the team feel capable and develop team members to their fullest potential. Instead, it recommends leaders build leadership teams that comprise all the necessary skills. This is another instance where having diversity on the team is helpful. Why pay twice for the same opinions?”.

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Kanban to manage Complex/ Quick Moving Situations

Digite

Starting in 2007 when we moved from being a waterfall shop to 2011 when we adopted Kanban, we have ourselves mastered a number of challenges that the question above presents. Dev Lane for the main dev activity. The Dev board value stream follows a Test Driven Development flow. Our Kanban Journey.