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Scrum: A Brief History of a Long-Lived Hype

Scrum.org

The first, official version of the Scrum Guide was released in February 2010. So, how was Scrum defined before 2010 then? How did its definition evolve before and after 2010 and become the framework that we know today? The book “Agile Software Development with Scrum” by Ken Schwaber and Mike Beedle (2002).

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

Scrum.org

It has been linked to higher performance and motivation (Mathieu et al, 2000), increased effectiveness (Kearny, Gebert & Voelpel, 2009), and generally explains a substantial amount of the variance (~19%) in the effectiveness of teams (De Church & Mesmer-Magnus, 2010). Butchibabu and her colleagues (2016) performed an experiment with 13 teams.

2004 228
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Top PM 10 Articles of All Time

Rebel’s Guide to PM

My project alphabet was a popular post of 2010 and inspired Derek Huether to write a book about zombie project management. For more up-to-date software reviews, see my complete list here. This was one of my favorites: about Pareto and the 80/20 rule and how some stuff just needs to get done. Don’t know what that is?

2007 319
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In-Depth: The Evidence-Based Business Case For Agile

Scrum.org

2010) reviewed 28 scientific studies that investigated how Scrum is associated with overall business outcomes. Several empirical studies have indeed found that teams with a frequent delivery strategy are more likely to deliver successful project outcomes and satisfy stakeholders than teams that do not ( Chow & Cao, 2008 , Jørgensen, 2016 ).

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How to Run Microsoft Project on Mac (Updated Dec 2019)

ProjectManager.com

ProjectManager.com is free for 30 days, so you can test out the software and determine for yourself if it’s a good fit for you. MS Project is the standard project management tool for many project managers, but the expense of the software makes it an unrealistic solution for many industry professionals. Microsoft Project 2010.

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Scrum: A Brief History of a Long-Lived Hype

Gunther Verheyen

The first, official version of the Scrum Guide was released in February 2010. So, how was Scrum defined before 2010 then? How did its definition evolve before and after 2010 and become the framework that we know today? The Scrum Guide holds the definition of Scrum, they say.

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GirlsGuideToPM: My Top 10 Articles of All Time

Rebel’s Guide to PM

My project alphabet was a popular post of 2010 and inspired Derek Huether to write a book about zombie project management*. For more up-to-date software reviews, see my complete list here. We’re now in the 11 th year, and the most popular article this year has been my guide to the project management conferences happening during 2016.

2007 150