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

Scrum.org

The agile manifesto includes principles such as “continuous delivery of valuable software”, “continuous attention to technical excellence” and “at regular intervals the team reflects on how to become more effective”. Following these principles are a greater enabler of agility than following the Scrum framework alone. Sheppard & W.

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Creating a Risk-Adjusted Backlog

Leading Answers

That could take two weeks and cost $100,000 when factoring in the new software license, the team's burn rate, and the cost of delay to the organization. Assessing the chances of loss or gain occur throughout all forms of business and relies on taking an economic view of decision making. Risks Actions in the Backlog.

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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. Scrum is part of agile software development and teams practicing agile. What Is the Scrum Methodology?

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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 is flexible and adaptive, relying on constant feedback from stakeholders and teams in order to steer a project towards a desired goal. Having the customer and project team collaborate and work together toward the goal.

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Why Great (Scrum) Teams Have A Mind Of Their Own

Scrum.org

What team cognition looks like for Scrum teams, and what signs tell you whether it's there or not. What research in this area tells us about how you can design, support, and encourage teams to develop team cognition and become high-performing. From Individual Models To Team Mental Models.

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

Scrum.org

Team cognition is similar in the sense that the entire team can be thought of as a body, where each member (the limbs) has to learn how to coordinate their work effectively to move forward. This shared understanding is captured in the “team mental models” that drive team cognition. It takes time to develop teams.

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The Best Jira Alternatives for Project Management

Wrike

While Jira has its strengths — particularly for software developers — it may not provide the full range of features, integrations, and automation a modern organization requires. If you’ve ever been part of a software development team, you’ve probably heard of Jira. But the key here is choosing carefully.