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Taking the First Step toward Scrum

Scrum.org

Once firmly in the domain of software development, practitioners find that Scrum is equally applicable to many other kinds of complex work. While working at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) she won the Government of Canada 2015 GTEC Leadership Award for the CRA Agile Transformation. . .

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Taking the first step towards Scrum

Scrum.org

Once firmly in the domain of software development, practitioners find that Scrum is equally applicable to many other kinds of complex work. While working at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) she won the Government of Canada 2015 GTEC Leadership Award for the CRA Agile Transformation. . .

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In-Depth: The Science On Sustainable Pace, Stress, And Motivation

Scrum.org

Clinical burnout is a very severe condition that can put people out of work for the rest of their lives and is often indistinguishable from clinical depression (Bianchi, Schonfeld & Laurent, 2015). A completely stress-free environment is unlikely, and will also become very boring quickly (Mael & Jex, 2015). References. Bianchi, R.,

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Five Critical Aspects of A 21st-Century Digital Enterprise

The IIL Blog

He took these skills into civilian life and built a successful career leading high-performance software development and information service delivery teams. There, he learned complex systems, functioning in high-performance teams, and what it takes to be an exceptional leader.

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Projecting Project Success

MPUG

Although technology and software development tools are essential for most projects, it’s the leadership of a project that makes the difference between a project’s success or failure. According to a 2015 chaos report by the Standish group, it hasn’t. Success or Failure of a Project is a People Thing.

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Top 10 Lean/ Kanban Books for IT, Software and Knowledge Work!

Digite

123 pages, ET to Read: 2 hours, Published July 8th, 2015 by Pragmatic Bookshelf). Kanban Change Leadership: Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement. 320 pages, ET to Read: 5 hours, Published March 30th, 2015 by Wiley). A comprehensive guide to Scrumban for applying kanban and pull systems in software development.

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10 Powerful Questions in a Checklist to Save Your Projects

Project Risk Coach

The CHAOS Reports have been published every year since 1994 and are a snapshot of the state of the software development industry. The Standish Group 2015 Chaos Report studied 50,000 projects around the world, ranging from small enhancements to massive systems implementations.