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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. Related: How to Manage with Servant Leadership. So, we’ve hinted at the Agile Manifesto long enough—let’s define it. The following agile principles are what define an approach as agile.

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Agile and Scrum: Unravelling the Misconceptions

Scrum.org

In 2001 the Agile Manifesto for Software Development was introduced to encapsulate a new way of thinking with 4 values and 12 principles on how to deliver software products better. The Scrum Guide, which serves as the definitive source of Scrum knowledge, clearly defines its elements and principles. What is Agile?

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We are entering the Deployment Phase of the Digital Age

Scrum.org

As of today the top 10 most valuable companies in the world as defined by market capitalization are Apple, Microsoft, Saudi Oil Company, Amazon, Alphabet, Facebook, Tencent Holdings, Tesla, Alibaba, and Berkshire Hathaway. Compare to 2001 there is only one company that is on the list, Microsoft.

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Agile Illustrated – Sample #1

Leading Answers

The book is a graphical introduction to the agile mindset and the best servant leadership behaviors for supporting agile teams. It is difficult to define an up-front, unchanging view of what should be built. This challenge stems from the dynamic nature of knowledge work products, especially software systems.

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Agile. Creativity. Innovation.

International Institute for Learning

2009), include eXtreme Programming (XP) (Beck and Fowler, 2001) and Scrum (Schwaber and Beedle, 2002). This family of methods are now commonly known as Agile , and it has been through the formation of the Agile Alliance and the publication of the Agile Manifesto (Fowler and Highsmith 2001). Fowler (2001). Highsmith (2001).

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The Evolution of Project Management

The IIL Blog

Private sector sponsors defined project success in financial terms and repeat business opportunities. As such, the requirements were often poorly defined and could be based upon just an idea that needed to be elaborated during the execution of the project. Most of the projects involved innovation, R&D, and creativity.

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The Growth of Value-Driven Project Management

International Institute for Learning

Traditional projects were most often based upon well-defined customer requirements. Environmental factors, once defined at the onset of a project, were expected to remain the same over the life of the project. 1] Kerzner, Harold (2001). Processes were based upon a stationary rather than moving target.

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