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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. For this purpose it defines three roles, a scrum master, a product owner and a development team, made up of several team members.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Scrum Ceremonies

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Scrum ceremonies are meetings that are unique to scrum teams. Scrum ceremonies ensure that everyone (the scrum master, product owner and development team) is in-sync. A sprint employs four different scrum ceremonies to ensure proper execution: sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review and sprint retrospective.

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

Scrum.org

Work agreements are basically team-agreed expectations on how you will behave, interact and deal with certain scenarios. Some find the process of creating them “childish” or “a waste of time”. Note that we’re using functional job titles here for clarity; not all companies use them, and the Scrum Guide only talks about “developers”.

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

Scrum.org

The need for fluid teams. The notion of fluid teams has been around for a long time, mostly in aviation, healthcare, and the armed forces. Bushe and Chu (2011) identify seven situations that drive the use of fluid teaming in those environments: High turnover among employees, leading to changes in teams. Bradley et.

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Kanban to manage Complex/ Quick Moving Situations

Digite

Also, we have quite diverse roles in the team (i.e., In the usual Scrum process, the P.O. Starting in 2007 when we moved from being a waterfall shop to 2011 when we adopted Kanban, we have ourselves mastered a number of challenges that the question above presents. Dev Lane for the main dev activity.

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10 Tips How to Evaluate Leadership Skills When Hiring

Teamweek

To help you assess leadership candidates more effectively, identify their strengths, and ensure you choose the right one to take your organization to new heights, let’s explore 10 tips to evaluate leadership skills when hiring. Use skill tests to measure and assess candidates’ suitability for leadership positions.

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Where Did All the Project Managers Go?

Leading Answers

“ Software is eating the world ” claimed venture capitalist, Marc Andreessen in his 2011, New York Times article. The next generation of project managers will have new titles like “Product Leads”, “Development Team Coordinators” and “Digital Transformation Leaders”. by Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr.   Role Changes.