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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. Scrum Values.

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On Technical Debt And Code Smells: Surprising insights from scientific studies

Scrum.org

Each post discusses scientific research that is relevant to our work with Scrum and Agile teams. Why is code quality so often an issue? Why do software teams?—?despite But also a field that has much to say about code quality and how we can be better developers. Technical Debt and Code Smells.

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How to use Slack for project management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

A survey showed that teams using Slack had: 32% less email 23% fewer meetings 24% of features (in technical teams) delivered on time 27% less time required for software testing 10% improvement in employee satisfaction. For most projects, you are going to need something else as well to create your Gantt chart or Scrum board, for example.

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

Scrum.org

And we share results from our own analyses based on actual data from stakeholders and Scrum teams that we collected through the Scrum Team Survey. Each post discusses scientific research that is relevant to our work with Scrum and Agile teams. We collected the data through our Scrum Team Survey. We worked with Prof.

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Scaling Scrum with Nexus and Kanban

Scrum.org

Everybody wants to Scale Scrum. So you have a couple of Scrum Teams that are working in adjacent areas and you're starting to face some challenges in delivering value in a coordinated integrative way. This is more or less the time you started searching for "scaling agile" "scaling scrum" and exploring your options.

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5 Whys to Explore Scrum with an independent Scrum Caretaker

Gunther Verheyen

I embarked on my Agile journey in 2003 when we wrapped eXtreme Programming in Scrum. Besides having engaged with many teams and organizations I have also created and facilitated many Scrum workshops and classes about various topics for various audiences since then. Warm regards Gunther independent Scrum Caretaker What?

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Dependency Management – the Good, the Bad, the Ugly

Scrum.org

Dependencies are an epidemic in software development. What the Scrum Guide says: “Cross-functional teams have all competencies needed to accomplish the work without depending on others not part of the team. The team model in Scrum is designed to optimize flexibility, creativity, and productivity.” - K. Schwaber and J.