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

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Hoda & Noble (2017) identified learning processes as essential for teams to become Agile. References. SCRUM and productivity in software projects: a systematic literature review. In 14th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE) (pp. 2017, May). Cardozo, E.

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What Makes A Good Product Owner?

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Note that Bass calls this “Groom” in reference to “Product Backlog Grooming”. Kristinsdottir, Larusdottir & Cajander (2017) followed and interviewed Product Owners at Spotify. References. All Hands to the Pumps: The Product Owner Role in Small Companies Lero Technical Report: 2017. So what do they communicate about?

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Project Delivery through the Definition of Done

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This is the usual approach in software engineering, which heavily applies the agile framework in combination with how collaborative and flexible the teams work. References Huether, D. 2017, February). It includes passing automated tests and meeting compliance and documentation standards. Definition of done. LeadingAgile.

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Cone of Uncertainty Bibliography

Herding Cats

Here is a sample of reference papers used in our domain that may help further the understanding of how the CoU is used. But much has been done since then, and referring to the 1981 book is bad research method. Sizing Challenges," Victor Fuster & Taylor Putnam-Majarian, Software and IT-CASR Proceedings , 22-24 August 2017.

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Development Team Anti-Patterns

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Source : Scrum Guide 2017. . Check out the complete Scrum Guide 2017 list on the Development Team by downloading the Scrum Guide Reordered.). Finally, the term Development Team seems to limit the role to technical people, for example, software engineers. How is that supposed to work without the Product Owner?)

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Are Scrum Masters Sufficiently Focused On Valuable Outcomes?

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Noll and his colleagues (2017) reviewed other studies on the Scrum roles and also concluded that Scrum Masters spend most of their time on process facilitation and hosting Scrum events. References. 2017, November). In International Conference on Product-Focused Software Process Improvement (pp. Razzak, M. Springer, Cham.

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Risk Management is How Adults Manage Projects

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But when some statement is made about risk, estimating, performance modeling, or the like - always ask for references. No References? Complete Guide to the Basics of Project Risk Management: Improve Your Chances for Success, Dmitry Nizhebetskiy, Project Management Basics, 2017. I'm not expecting anyone to read all these books.