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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. The Agile Manifesto says: We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Working software is the primary measure of progress. Celebrating 20 years.

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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). A survey study of critical success factors in agile software projects.

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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 the year I wrote the definitive guide to project management success criteria. Don’t know what that is?

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5 Ways To Use Visual Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Mine is definitely lists, but I use a lot of visual tools like Vizzlo for creating images that help my stakeholders understand the project environment. The first thoughts for mindmapping software are creativity sessions and process flows but you can do more than that. Screen capture from Alexa.com, 9 September 2021.

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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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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. We’ll explore the scrum methodology in-depth, but before that, let’s start with a simple scrum definition. What Is the Scrum Methodology?

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