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Kanban History: Origin & Expansion Across Industries

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Google Sheets live in the cloud and therefore are collaborative documents, unlike the static documents of an Excel spreadsheet. While a Google Sheets kanban board document has advantages over an Excel one, neither is suited for a system that aims to reduce waste and increase efficiency. What Is Kanban Software?

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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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Agile Principles - Effective Communication

Scrum.org

I have always interpreted this principle as a call to focus more on conversations and less on documentation. That is not to say that documentation does not have a place. Scrum requires certain minimal forms of documentation such as the Product Backlog and Sprint Backlog. as a means of communication when developing a product.

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From Project Management Professional (PMP)® to Professional Scrum Master

Scrum.org

While I was already using the Scrum framework since 2001, be it in a Zombie way, it was time to take agility dead seriously. Not that these project management methodologies were no good; they did help me understand what works and what doesn't in a given context. With the teams I worked with, we always found solutions living the agile value.

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The Agile Manifesto, Explained

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The phrase agile software development was first used in 2001, but agile was in fact being applied to projects since the mid-1990s. In 2001, a group of 17 people working in the industry, codified the approach at a ski resort in Snowbird, Utah. Working software over comprehensive documentation: Documentation takes time.

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Records Management: A Quick Guide

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Whether you’re managing a traditional, agile or hybrid project, they all have one thing in common: documentation. Records are documents that outline the details that are relevant to the project and require monitoring to manage the project. Not all project documents are records. Next is the distribution and use stage.

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The Powerful Connections between the Agile Manifesto and Scrum

Scrum.org

The agile manifesto hasn’t changed since its creation in 2001. Working software over comprehensive documentation. There is still value in processes, tools, comprehensive documentation, contract negotiation and following a plan. The agile manifesto, as we usually refer to it. Scrum however, has been updated many times.

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