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In-Depth: The Evidence-Based Business Case For Agile

Scrum.org

What is the business case for Agile teams? We think we do well to base our beliefs about Agile more on evidence. This post is our attempt to bring an evidence-based perspective to the business case of Agile teams. Each post discusses scientific research that is relevant to our work with Scrum and Agile teams.

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Basis of Estimating Software Development

Herding Cats

The estimating of software development is both straightforward and complex. Here are some resources that will provide guidance to produce credible software development estimates, in both traditional and agile domains. Software Sizing and Estimating: Mk II FPA , Charles Symons, John Wiley & Sons, 1991.

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Process Reduces Agility? Only on De Minimis Projects

Herding Cats

A popular toss off aphrase in some agile circles is process reduces agility. I've been in the software development business for 30 years, mostly in the Software Intensive System of Systems world, where embedded systems are 100 times more prevalent than business, web and desktop systems. 217–231, 2017.

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What is IT Service Management?

The IIL Blog

Most of these roles were based on aspects of IT operation, such as mainframe operation and maintenance, which later evolved into software development and commercialisation. LEAN processes emerged in 1991, with the Agile Manifesto launched by a group of software engineers in 2001.

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Summary of Capabilities Based Planning

Herding Cats

There have been some recent posts about managing scope, defining needed Features, determining how to release software to stakeholders - in both traditional and agile processes. The primary document produced from the Capabilities Based Planning process is the Concept of Operations. Davis, Russell D.

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6 Reason to choose Agile Project Management over Traditional Project Management

Agilemania

And, agile is one of the most popular project management approaches among all. Even 71% of companies agreed on using agile practices often, sometimes, and always. In this article, let’s explore more on the differences between traditional and agile project management to see what sets them apart from each other.

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

Scrum.org

Recently, the concept of “fluid teams”, “dynamic reteaming” or “ad-hoc teaming” has gained traction in the Agile community. Each post discusses scientific research that is relevant to our work with Scrum and Agile teams. Kozlowski & Ilgen (2006) describe this reciprocity as “process begets structure, which in turn guides process”.