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In-Depth: How To Create Better Work Agreements For Your Team

Scrum.org

Some find the process of creating them “childish” or “a waste of time”. Illustration by Thea Schukken The process of creating a skill matrix and having an open and honest conversation about the skills and what each of the member's needs from others are probably more important than the work agreements that come out of it.

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How I ended up becoming a (Professional) Scrum trainer

Gunther Verheyen

In October 2003 my life of Scrum started, albeit not with Scrum. I had been closely following up on the emergence and growth of Scrum.org as it coincided with a personal process of professional recovery. I experienced it as an expression of “Individuals and interactions over processes and tools”. It intrigued me.

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Moving Your Scrum Downfield [Paper]

Gunther Verheyen

Having worked with Scrum since 2003, I am fascinated by its ever-expanding use, which is not limited to software and (new) product development. Ken Schwaber first documented Scrum in 1995 in the paper “ SCRUM Development Process.” These six essential traits are indicative of Scrum coming to life. Gunther Verheyen.

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Project Innovation and “Crossing the Chasm”

Tony Adams

We talk a lot about Project Management structure, processes and practices – these are put forward as a way of providing stability and certainty. This idea says that companies that rely on sustaining innovation often build their products and deliver changes at a pace that customers come to expect.

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Project Innovation and “Crossing the Chasm”

Tony Adams

We talk a lot about Project Management structure, processes and practices – these are put forward as a way of providing stability and certainty. This idea says that companies that rely on sustaining innovation often build their products and deliver changes at a pace that customers come to expect.

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How to complain less and do more

Scrum.org

Agile Manifesto, Scrum Framework) to change this mindset and put individuals over processes from the outset. Reveal and discuss how it affects mental health, quality of work, time to market, sustainability, innovation, and the company's reputation. There have been numerous movements (e.g. Personality (Costa & McCrae, 1985).

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The Complete History of Agile Software Development

Agilemania

The manifesto served four values: Individuals and interactions over processes and tools. Agile processes harness change for the customer’s competitive advantage. Agile processes promote sustainable development. In 2003, the Agile Alliance organized its first conference in Utah.