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How to improve cross-functionality within your team?

Scrum.org

Cross-functional teams are defined as consisting of members with different functional backgrounds ( Keller, 2001 ). Cross-functionality in teams has been linked to shorter development time ( Eisenhardt & Tabrizi, 1995 ) and increased quality and improved performance ( Keller, 2001 ). This is the essence of cross-functionality.

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20 Years of The Agile Manifesto

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The Agile Manifesto date was 11-13 February 2001. Martin Steve Mellor Ken Schwaber Jeff Sutherland Dave Thomas © 2001, the above authors this declaration may be freely copied in any form, but only in its entirety through this notice. And if anything, the agile landscape is more fragmented now than it was back in 2001.

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Remote Work and Scrum

Scrum.org

What is shocking is that this study finds productivity much higher than a 2001 study by Stanfords Nichols Bloom who cited a 13% productivity bump. But 2001 is very different from 2022 (or 2020) with improved bandwidth, better tools, and perhaps an appreciation of the culture required to effectively work remotely.

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Beware false accuracy with quantitative risk assessment

Kiron Bondale

The infamous Summer of the Shark in 2001 is a good example. Increased media hype occurred in spite of the fact that there were 76 shark attacks that year which was lower than the 85 attacks the previous year, and similarly, fewer shark attack-related deaths in 2001 compared to 2000.

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The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020: Initial Catalysts, Current Implications, and Future Impacts

Speaker: Elizabeth "Paige" Baumann, Founder and CEO of Paige Baumann Advisory, LLC

anti-money laundering laws since the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001. In this webinar, you'll be provided with a clear overview of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA), which also includes the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The AMLA represents the most significant changes in U.S.

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Agile Project Management

ActiveCollab

Agile is not a methodology but a set of principles (as defined in the Agile Manifesto in 2001) that suggests how we should approach project management. AGILE MANIFESTO In 2001, 17 software developers met in Utah to discuss their processes that were different from the usual waterfall.

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20 Years of the Agile Manifesto

Scrum.org

The weekend at the snowbird in Utah Feb 11-13, 2001 was exactly 20 years ago. Agile Manifesto Poster Scrum just turned 25 with a big celebration last November. This week marks another big milestone in the agile community, the 20th Anniversary of the Agile Manifesto.

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