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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. It wasn’t too sustainable (I guess). Among many other considerations it would allow me to focus on sustaining and promoting Scrum via the Professional Scrum offering and it would allow Ken to reduce his traveling and other exhausting activities.

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

Scrum.org

We know from research in teams that even light conflict has a negative effect on team productivity (De Dreu & Weingart, 2003). We’ve always found the following sentences useful to complete for work agreements in this area: “We encourage each other to maintain a sustainable pace by …”.

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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. Are you ready to start moving your Scrum downfield, push back the old adversary of predictive rigidity and sustainably increase your agility? Gunther Verheyen. independent Scrum Caretaker.

SCRUM 110
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Project Innovation and “Crossing the Chasm”

Tony Adams

Plenty has been written on innovation thinking – the classical distinction between incremental (evolutionary) and radical (revolutionary) innovation is well covered, with different variations including architectural vs modular , organic vs mechanistic and sustaining vs. disruptive.

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Project Innovation and “Crossing the Chasm”

Tony Adams

Plenty has been written on innovation thinking – the classical distinction between incremental (evolutionary) and radical (revolutionary) innovation is well covered, with different variations including architectural vs modular , organic vs mechanistic and sustaining vs. disruptive.

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How to complain less and do more

Scrum.org

First, consider there is a range of variables that influence our performance at the workplace, including, but not limited to: Number of working days and hours (Folkard & Tucker, 2003). Reveal and discuss how it affects mental health, quality of work, time to market, sustainability, innovation, and the company's reputation.

2003 138
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The Complete History of Agile Software Development

Agilemania

Agile processes promote sustainable development. In 2003, the Agile Alliance organized its first conference in Utah. The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation. Working software is the primary measure of progress.