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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

ProjectManager.com

Kanban and scrum are agile project management methodologies that can be used for similar purposes, but each has its unique pros and cons. As a project manager, it’s important to understand the difference between kanban and scrum so you can determine the best approach for your team. What Is Scrum? What Is Kanban?

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The pandemic - Is this the right time to fire the Scrum Master?

Scrum.org

Many folks on LinkedIn these days, seems to have a renewed interest in firing the Scrum Master. I have been asked quiet a few times personally as to what will the scrum master do now that we are heading to a ‘New Normal’. So, it’s time to stop marginalizing the Scrum Master role and make an effort to understand what the role entails.

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The Next Scrum Frontier - Developing the Company as the Product

Scrum.org

You might also call these OKRs, Distributed Leadership, Nimble, DevOps, Lean Startup, or Scrum. These teams might include people from different functions — for example, Product Management, Marketing, Sales Enablement or Finance, Legal, and HR. In Scrum, this would mean that the company is the Product.

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SAFe Simply Explained (Part 2): Basic Idea and Most Important Terms

Inloox

The SAFe method is based on the Lean philosophy and offers a fixed framework in which Scrum and other agile management methods can be scaled to the entire company. The basic concept SAFe divides enterprise agility into three level of abstractions: Team level (Scrum teams). Go Lean! – Portfolio level (entire organization).

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SAFe Easy Explained (Part2): Basic Idea and Most Important Terms

Inloox

The SAFe method is based on the Lean philosophy and offers a fixed framework in which Scrum and other agile management methods can be scaled to the entire company. The basic concept SAFe divides enterprise agility into three level of abstractions: Team level (Scrum teams). Go Lean! – Portfolio level (entire organization).

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What Is The Role Of A Product Manager In SAFe®?

Agilemania

Have you heard everyone else is going agile or embracing lean, and you’re not sure what it means? They deliver functioning software repeatedly and progressively using agile approaches such as scrum and kanban. The SAFe® method allows huge enterprises to organize their product development in a lean, start-up-like manner.

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SAFe Simply Explained (Part 1): Core Competencies and Principles

Inloox

In most cases, however, previous experience is based only on the small-scale use of Scrum or other agile methods in individual departments. SAFe picks up many already familiar elements and concepts from existing methods such as Scrum or Lean Project Management, which makes the transition easier for many companies.