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20 Years of The Agile Manifesto

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Can you believe the Agile Manifesto has been around 20 years? The Agile Manifesto has probably had the greatest impact on how projects are done – even how non- agile projects are done. The Agile Manifesto date was 11-13 February 2001. It has been 20 years since the Agile Manifesto, and that’s a moment worth marking.

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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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Scrum: A Brief History of a Long-Lived Hype

Scrum.org

Scrum has been around for a while, they say. The Scrum Guide holds the definition of Scrum, they say. The first, official version of the Scrum Guide was released in February 2010. So, how was Scrum defined before 2010 then? The book “Agile Project Management with Scrum” by Ken Schwaber (2004).

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Why Agile Transformations sometimes fail

Scrum.org

Based on my experience working in agile environments since 2010, I did some research and had general observations on the topic. Regardless of the business domains or product area, there are some common rules that may devastate your efforts toward agility. . Agile is not designed for us."). What could happen?

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Surprise. I am no wizard. Agile nor Scrum.

Gunther Verheyen

I regularly get inquiries from people reaching out for instructions, assistance, or other forms of guidance to learn about Scrum, pass exams, become a trainer, or advance their career towards “Agile coach” Surprise. 1) Honestly, I don’t know what an “ Agile Coach ” is or does. I am no wizard.

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Gründe, warum Scrum Teams auf Sprint-Ziele verzichten – und die Vorteile, wenn sie es doch nicht tun

Scrum.org

Es vergeht kein Scrum Training, an dem nicht darüber diskutiert wird… Die Rede ist von Sprint-Zielen. Sprint-Ziele sind für Scrum Teams optional. Du wirst mir zustimmen, dass diese Gründe eine Herausforderung für Scrum Teams darstellen. Unser Unternehmen ist nicht agil. Das Daily Scrum gleicht einem Statusbericht-Meeting.

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How to improve cross-functionality within your team?

Scrum.org

For Scrum teams specifically, Moe et. 2010) and Verwijs & Russo (2022) found that team effectiveness is inhibited when teams lack such cross-functionality. It also explains why so many Agile methodologies emphasize the use of shared goals to encourage collaboration over the division of work.

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