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Scrum: A Brief History of a Long-Lived Hype

Scrum.org

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? How did its definition evolve before and after 2010 and become the framework that we know today?

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20 Years of The Agile Manifesto

Rebel’s Guide to PM

That’s when the Snowbird summit happened and the 17 authors got together to work out how things for software developers could be better. What dropped out of the meeting of the Snowbird 17 was an understanding of what was common between all the different ways of getting software development done. Celebrating 20 years.

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Scrum: A Brief History of a Long-Lived Hype

Gunther Verheyen

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? How did its definition evolve before and after 2010 and become the framework that we know today?

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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). This is also why the Scrum framework includes the Definition of Done.

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

Scrum.org

A working definition of Agile and Stakeholders. I prefer a process-based definition of agility. This definition answers the question: “What kind of processes typically happen in Agile teams that distinguish them from non-Agile teams?”. 2010, April). Journal of systems and software , 81 (6), 961–971. Cardozo et.

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Quick and Easy: This Is New in the Scrum Guide 2020

Inloox

The creators of Scrum , Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland, developed the concept in the early 1990s. In 2010, they published the first Scrum Guide, a guide to the method with the intention of providing people, teams and organizations with a framework to master complex tasks and create products with the highest possible value.

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Moving Your Scrum Downfield [Paper]

Gunther Verheyen

Ken Schwaber first documented Scrum in 1995 in the paper “ SCRUM Development Process.” In 2010 he initiated the creation of the Scrum Guide. Upon Jeff Sutherland’s consent, the Scrum Guide became the definitive body of knowledge holding the definition of Scrum (and what is not Scrum).

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