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The Agile Manifesto, Explained

ProjectManager.com

The phrase agile software development was first used in 2001, but agile was in fact being applied to projects since the mid-1990s. Software developers started to emphasize close collaboration between teams and stakeholders , frequent delivery of business value and self-organizing teams. Agile processes promote sustainable development.

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In-Depth: The Evidence-Based Business Case For Agile

Scrum.org

Is it really that important that they are autonomous, able to release frequently, interact closely with stakeholders and spend all that time on continuous improvement? 2001 ) and proactive behavior ( LePine, Erez & Johnson, 2002 ). “So However, the sheer effort involved is so gargantuan that this is close to impossible.

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5 Agile Methodologies for Project Managers that are not Scrum Framework

Project Pulse Journal

Its foundation is built on rapid feedback loops, continuous improvement, and high-quality output, which aligns it more closely with Agile principles than the sequential, phase-gated approach of Waterfall. XP is definitively Agile and fundamentally distinct from the Waterfall model.

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Agile Project Management Principles

Binfire

The 12 rules of Agile project management principles are based on the Agile manifesto published by the Agile working group in February 2001. Promote close day-to-day collaboration between business managers and developers. The Agile approach works best when business people and developers work closely together.

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The Agile Manifesto from a Lean Perspective

Scrum.org

So where were you between February the 11th and 13th, 2001? Agile processes promote sustainable development. Overloading the team in an attempt to compensate is not sustainable over time. The need to maintain a sustainable pace in lean practice can hardly be overemphasized.

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Strategy as Simple Rules for Strategic PM’s

The Strategic Project Manager

It relates closely to the growth of the “project economy” What Is “Strategy as Simple Rules”? Sull introduced the concept in their article “ Strategy as Simple Rules ” in the Harvard Business Review in 2001. Kathleen M. Eisenhardt and Donald N.

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Agile project management: A beginner's guide

Moira Alexander

Later in 2001, the agile manifesto , a "formal proclamation of four key values and 12 principles to guide an iterative and people-centric approach to software development," was published by 17 software developers. Stakeholders and developers closely collaborate on a daily basis. A product or service is delivered with higher frequency.