Leading Agile

APRIL 3, 2024

Not every agile transformation looks the same. To ensure that your transformation is heading in the right direction, you must first understand the value system of your business and the demands of the markets you serve. Emergence vs Convergence Next, markets have a similar competition taking place within themselves as well.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 14, 2024

The ‘project manager’ job descriptions have a wide variety of roles and duties, which can make it hard to know what’s right for you. What ‘project manager’ means to one business will be slightly different to how another company uses the term. That’s what a project is.

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The IIL Blog

MAY 1, 2024

By Nagaraja Gundappa First things first – let’s define business agility: Business agility, alternatively called enterprise agility and organizational agility, is the ability of an organization to rapidly adapt to market and environmental changes in productive and cost-effective ways according to PMI’s Disciplined Agile.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 30, 2024

In times of organizational challenges, the temptation to cut costs often leads some to view Agile frameworks as a luxury rather than a necessity. However, dismissing Agile as a luxury is a mistake that comes from underestimating the transformative power of Agile frameworks for solving complex problems.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 9, 2023

I have been working on agile projects for the past 10 years. A couple of years ago, I asked by an executive how he would know if the money they invested on setting up these agile release trains was working? He was essentially asking me to prove the “ROI” for agile and to measure delivery of value.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

When I started working for White October we followed the conventional “scrum” format, where the team get together, share what’s new, what’s challenging and what’s happening, and everyone gives feedback and makes suggestions to unblock each other. What’s the point of a daily standup meeting?

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 19, 2024

Kanban and scrum are agile project management methodologies that can be used for similar purposes, but each has its unique pros and cons. Well, it’s a trick question, because it depends on what that project is, the nature of your organization and which path is best for your team. What Is Kanban? What Is Scrum?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 16, 2020

This is a guest contribution from Monica Georgieff, Agile Coach and Trainer at AgileSherpas. What does this new decade have in store for marketers running projects? We’ve got the data to show you exactly how marketers are taking this period in their stride using Agile practices. Does Agile work for marketing?

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Scrum is the most popular Agile framework. According to the latest State of Agile survey from Digital.ai, 90% of teams who are using an Agile framework are using Scrum. Let the team decide what works best for them. Teams should find out what works best for them, not works best for other people.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Agile release planning, also known as scrum release planning, is an alternative to the traditional waterfall approach. From this grew the Agile methodology, and with it agile release planning (also known as scrum release planning). How does that fit into an agile project? What Is an Agile Release Plan?

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 18, 2023

Organizations have been taking their efforts toward Agility for many years. This question is often asked when I discuss the results or ongoing endeavors of the Agile Transformation with Management in organizations. The most common reason for such a situation is the lack of answers to the simple question: Why do we want to be Agile?

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Scrum.org

APRIL 19, 2023

Scrum is the most popular Agile framework. According to Digita.ai’s 16th annual report, 87% of organizations using an Agile framework use Scrum. That’s up from 58% of Agile teams using Scrum, as documented in the 14th annual State of Agile report. Why is Scrum so popular? I couldn’t agree more.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

TL; DR: Resistance to Agile Transformations Stakeholders often revert to resistance to agile transformations due to fears about job security, perceived loss of control, comfort with established practices, and misconceptions about Agile. For them, embracing Agile might feel like admitting those sacrifices were in vain.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Before we talk about the comparison and contrast between Scrum Master and Agile Leader, people often compare and contrast Scrum Master and Agile Coach, and they often ask me, what’s the difference? However, I think in the current setup, scrum is the most popular approach ( rightly or wrongly ) in the market.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

In the vast landscape of Agile development, there's a concept that often gets overlooked but is pivotal to the success of any Agile endeavour: Empiricism. It's not just about having a clear view of what's happening (transparency), but it's about actively analysing that data and making decisions based on it.

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Scrum.org

JULY 25, 2023

As Scrum.org trainers, we often come across common misconceptions from course attendees about Agile and Scrum. We tend to hear red flags of misalignment when we explore folk's current definitions and understanding of Agile and Scrum at the start of our courses. Agile eliminates the need for planning or documentation.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 26, 2023

The story of Capital One laying off hundreds of people in Agile roles is making the rounds. I have no direct connection to Capital One, so I can’t comment about what’s going on there. If/When leaders take these new ways of leading and showing up to heart, it creates healthy and sustainable agility. Probably not.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 14, 2023

Agile Fluency® Model is a fantastic model. With this model, you start seeing your journey as a series of paradigm shifts and stages toward higher fluency in Agile: The Agile Fluency model has been as an inspiration for us, when we were designing Org Topologies. Without defining value, no agile transformation is possible.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 30, 2023

TL; DR: Agile Transformation with ChatGPT or McBoston? I was interested in learning more about a typical daily challenge many agile practitioners face: How shall we successfully pursue an agile transformation? Or shall we embark on an agile transformation with ChatGPT providing some guidance?

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Scrum.org

MARCH 16, 2024

These innovative agile practices are a departure from the Taylorist traditions of the defense industry, which is grappling with continuous inflation and delays, impacting national security and human lives. What matters in the long term for an organization's survival is the pace of innovation. However, not all is lost. The problem?

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LiquidPlanner

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Are you thinking about introducing agile processes to your project management methodology? You’ve a few case studies, you’ve perhaps even seen agile working effectively at other companies. Additionally, it may not be enough for you to know that agile methods are a logical addition to your toolset at work. So why choose agile?

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Leading Agile

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A Dull, Sinking Feeling You know what good looks like—a modern, cloud-native, microservice architecture using SOLID principles, built and maintained with sound DevSecOps practices like TDD , CI, CD, and Infrastructure as Code. Maybe this system is used internally as a critical part of operating your business. Sometimes this works.

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Scrum.org

MAY 23, 2022

In this article, we'll explore the scrum master's accountabilities beyond the team in the service of the overall organizational agility and bust this myth once and for all. In terms of definition, Organizational Agility refers the ability of the organization to respond predictably to customers changing needs.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 19, 2023

Agile organizational characteristics are crucial, but they alone won’t determine all of your design decisions. What roles are needed, and how should you distribute authority and responsibility among units and roles? What roles are needed, and how should you distribute authority and responsibility among units and roles?

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 14, 2023

In the Oxford Diary, the word agility is defined as the ability to move quickly and easily. It is therefore understandable that many people relate agility to speed. The term “agility” is often used to describe “a change of direction of speed”. Agility involves the ability to react in unpredictable environments.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 29, 2024

( Japanese version・日本語版 ) When picturing an effective and truly agile product development team, one often imagines a software development team, pushing some software to production every day, maybe multiple times a day, ala Amazon. In other words, “have we built the thing right?”.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 5, 2023

This post continues my ongoing series revisiting the principles behind the Agile Manifesto. This time we are focussing on the following Agile principle – “Agile processes promote sustainable development. Agile approaches like Scrum have long promoted the importance of working at a sustainable pace.

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Scrum.org

MAY 19, 2023

Image Source: [link] Although Scrum is a well-known framework for agile software development, implementing Scrum alone won’t guarantee success. Deliver working software more frequently and reliably, reducing the time-to-market and increasing customer satisfaction. Scrum helps the team learn what they need quickly.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 22, 2021

The role of Agile Coach is growing in prominence in many organisations. From software development through to marketing and HR, whole organisations are now seeing benefits from agile adaptive approach to work, and are building internal positions for new Agile Coach roles. . The Scrum Master and Agile Coaching.

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Leading Agile

JULY 18, 2023

Agile needs to be tied to business-driven results. If not, then we start measuring things like people trained, teams doing Scrum, or the organization’s sentiment toward Agile to tell us if we’re succeeding. If your Agile isn’t helping you do that, then it’s not really Agile at all. First, how are we forming teams?

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Based on my experience working in agile environments since 2010, I did some research and had general observations on the topic. Regardless of the business domains or product area, there are some common rules that may devastate your efforts toward agility. . First of all, we need to underline that the Agile Transformation never ends.

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Scrum.org

JULY 5, 2021

What Are The Roots Of Agile Suffering AGILE SUFFERING. After more than a decade of helping organizations travel on the path of Agility, it feels more like traveling on the path of Agile Suffering. I began wondering why this is so, and what might be the roots of this suffering. BIG 'A' IN AGILE COACHING.

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Scrum.org

JULY 20, 2023

As the software development landscape evolves, evaluating the time-tested traditional project management strategies alongside the burgeoning agile methodologies is essential. TL;DR: Agile's emphasis on incremental development with working software mitigates risks efficiently by validating real-world use early and continuously.

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The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It reviews each of the key offerings, from the globally acclaimed Project Management Professional (PMP®) and PRINCE2®, to the more agile -minded certifications like ScrumMaster and Product Owner. The aim is to help you understand and highlight each of the offering’s focus and highlight your skills in the competitive job market.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 4, 2022

TL; DR: Business Agility, Scrum and Generative AI’s Take on Getting There. I thought it might be fun to ask ChatGPT a few questions about business agility in general and Scrum in particular. . ???? You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 36,000-plus other subscribers. ??

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Leading Agile

AUGUST 2, 2023

When people say they have a culture problem that’s preventing them from sustaining change in an Agile Transformation, what they’re really saying is that they have a cognitive dissonance problem. You have an inability to help people see how Agile is going to improve the organization. You just got to do it.

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