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Why Agile Engineering Practices in Software Development Are Essential to Achieve Agility

Scrum.org

In the Oxford Diary, the word agility is defined as the ability to move quickly and easily. This works as a metaphor for defining the scope of a project, and have teams work in short iterations in which they deliver each planned feature as quickly as possible, and then move on to the next. Which I think is unfortunate.

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Scrum Methodology: Roles, Events & Artifacts

ProjectManager.com

The scrum methodology was developed as a response to rigid project management approaches such as the waterfall method, which didn’t adapt to the needs of agile product and software development teams. It stresses accountability and is an iterative progress towards a well-defined goal. Sprint Review. Scrum Roles.

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What is Agile Project Management? (and how to implement it)

EasyProjects

If you follow the instructions to a tee, it’s going to taste fantastic – just like the reviews say. Agile Project Management Defined. Agile is flexible and adaptive, relying on constant feedback from stakeholders and teams in order to steer a project towards a desired goal. “For In Review ? Disgusting. Salesforce

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In-Depth: Stable Or Fluid Teams? What Does The Science Say?

Scrum.org

This concern is also present in academic literature, where authors like Mathieu and his colleagues (2008) and Mortensen and Haas (2018) point out that there is a research gap because studies are often based on stable teams, whereas this is often not the case in the modern workplace. What defines fluid and stable teams?

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Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

The following material comes from conferences, workshop, materials developed for clients. The overarching theme is focused on defining what Done looks like, assessing progress toward Done in units of measure meaningful to the decision makers. Mathematical and Science Writings (#MathSci). Presentations and Briefings.

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DDSTOP The Saga Continues

Herding Cats

2] " Wronger than Wrong ," Scientific American, November 2006. [3] Reducible Cost Estimating Risk - is dependent on technical, schedule, and programmatic risks, which must be assessed to provide an accurate picture of the project cost. A risk management plan defines the reducible and irreducible uncertainties that create a risk.

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DDSTOP The Saga Continues

Herding Cats

2] " Wronger than Wrong ," Scientific American, November 2006. [3] Reducible Cost Estimating Risk - is dependent on technical, schedule, and programmatic risks, which must be assessed to provide an accurate picture of the project cost. A risk management plan defines the reducible and irreducible uncertainties that create a risk.