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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?

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Kanban History: Origin & Expansion Across Industries

ProjectManager.com

Kanban history has informed everything from manufacturing to software development. For those unsure what kanban is, we’ll first explain the kanban system and then go into kanban history from its development to its uses in manufacturing, project management and software development. What Is Kanban?

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

Scrum.org

Something was missing. For one or another reason I always went back to two small papers; a manifesto and a framework: the Manifesto for Agile Software Development ( [link] ), and the Scrum framework ( [link] ). The Scrum framework already helped me in the past, and it has never let me down since. All rights reserved.

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20 Years of The Agile Manifesto

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The Agile Manifesto date was 11-13 February 2001. That’s when the Snowbird summit happened and the 17 authors got together to work out how things for software developers could be better. The Agile Manifesto says: We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Celebrating 20 years.

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Agile and Scrum: Unravelling the Misconceptions

Scrum.org

As Scrum.org trainers, we often come across common misconceptions from course attendees about Agile and Scrum. We tend to hear red flags of misalignment when we explore folk's current definitions and understanding of Agile and Scrum at the start of our courses. Scrum: Scrum is thought of as a methodology. What is Agile?

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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

ProjectManager.com

We’ll go through some of the most popular project management methodologies, which are applied in many sectors such as software development, R&D and product development. When to Use It: The practice originated in software development and works well in that culture. Scrum Methodology. It’s led by what is called a Scrum master.

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The Powerful Connections between the Agile Manifesto and Scrum

Scrum.org

In the 1990’s, Scrum was one of a number of light methodologies that informed the creation of the manifesto for agile software development. The agile manifesto hasn’t changed since its creation in 2001. Scrum however, has been updated many times. Is the connection between the agile manifesto and scrum still there?

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