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

Scrum.org

What is the business case for Agile teams? We think we do well to base our beliefs about Agile more on evidence. This post is our attempt to bring an evidence-based perspective to the business case of Agile teams. Each post discusses scientific research that is relevant to our work with Scrum and Agile teams.

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What makes the difference between a GOOD Scrum Master and a GREAT Scrum?Master?

Scrum.org

Even though the global Scrum adoption is now at 75% ( source: 14th State of Agile report 2020 ), the Scrum Master profession is still difficult to grasp for many. A Scrum Master needs to learn about processes, change, frameworks, practices, soft-skills, psychology, software engineering, agile engineering practices and so forth.

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Project Delivery through the Definition of Done

Project Pulse Journal

This concept is vital across methodologies like Agile and Waterfall , where its application significantly influences project outcomes. Due to their different approaches to project management, this definition varies significantly between Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

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Money is important, but it is not what drives me

Gunther Verheyen

Money was not what drove my wife and I when I gave up my position as software engineer and aspiring project manager in favor of running a bookshop (1996). In the expanded version that became an independent Scrum Caretaker to leave no doubts that I am not a part of any fixed structure, big nor small (2017).

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What Makes A Good Product Owner?

Scrum.org

Each post discusses scientific research that is relevant to our work with Scrum and Agile teams. Kristinsdottir, Larusdottir & Cajander (2017) followed and interviewed Product Owners at Spotify. All Hands to the Pumps: The Product Owner Role in Small Companies Lero Technical Report: 2017. When agile meets the enterprise.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to assess risks, their impacts, and handling strategies for software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol. Software Engineering Institute, January 1996. February 2017. “A

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol.