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What are the focus areas of an Agile Coach?

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Who is an Agile Coach? Though, there is no universal definition of what is an Agile Coach. The first Agile Coaching Competency framework was developed by Lyssa Adkins and Michael Spaydback in 2011. The model has been adopted and adapted as the application of Agile has grown over the years. Agility health radar.

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

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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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Project Management Trends: 2018 Topics to Watch

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And yet, we had some significant shifts this year, most notably PMI releasing the sixth edition of “A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge” ( PMBOK® Guide ), alongside the Agile Practice Guide. Here are five trends that project managers should be watching out for in 2018. Blending Agile and Waterfall.

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5 Scrum Myths – Busted

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Myth 2 – Agile is equivalent to Scrum. 50% of people I interact with use Agile and Scrum interchangeably. When they say something like 'We are performing or doing Agile', they mean they are doing Scrum. Agile covers a larger arena with a well-defined set of values, concepts and principles.

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6 Tips for Leaders as a Coach

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In my view, leaders are expected to have coaching skills to build competent and agile organisations that are fully resilient. Venkatesh Rajamani has more than 17 years of experience delivering working software in short, feedback-driven cycles. He founded tryScrum.com in 2018 to execute his mission of Humanizing Organizations.

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Building blocks of the next generation of Organisations

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Sadly, there is a knowledge gap in assisting organisations in understanding strategies that can influence their agility and support teams in change. Venkatesh Rajamani has more than 18 years of experience delivering working software in short, feedback-driven cycles. Coordination that is voluntary improves commitment and self-control.

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What Makes A Good Product Owner?

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Each post discusses scientific research that is relevant to our work with Scrum and Agile teams. Julian Bass and his colleagues (2018) investigated which core activities Product Owners spent their time on in ten multinationals. 2018, May). Journal of Software: Evolution and Process , 33 (1), e2311. Beecham, S.,

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