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Commitments and their meaning in SG 2020

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In 2020, the Scrum Guide 2020 introduced the concept of commitments, one for each artifact (physical things). The sprint backlog should contain a good selection and meaningful plan but allow flexibility and agility. . If you’re not using them, you are doing a version of Scrum, not the Scrum defined in the Scrum Guide.

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Best Kanban Software of 2020

ProjectManager.com

2020 Best Kanban Software Rankings. ProjectManager.com is diverse enough to function in a waterfall, agile or hybrid environment. Kanbanize defines itself as an agile project management software. Blossom is trying to corner the market on distributed teams that work within an agile framework. ProjectManager.com.

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How to Fail as an Agile Coach in Scrum

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Scrum defines three specific accountabilities within the Scrum Team: the Developers, the Product Owner, and the Scrum Master. Scrum Guide 2020. The fact that Scrum doesn’t define other roles/positions/functions (how you want to call them) doesn’t rule out the fact that their accountabilities aren’t valuable. Scrum Guide 2020.

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Scrum Guide 2020 — Download the Free Scrum Guide 2020 Reordered to Spot Changes and Patterns

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TL; DR: The Scrum Guide 2020. The Scrum Guide 2020 is available now: Change is coming to make Scrum more accessible and inclusive beyond software development. Learn more about the changes, download the brand new and free Scrum Guide 2020 Reordered to spot patterns quickly, and join the Scrum community discussion.

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Scrum: The Goldilocks Agile Framework

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In the agile world, Scrum stands out as a Goldilocks framework. It was modified to accord with the 2020 Scrum guide. Scrum consists of five events, three artifacts, and three accountabilities, supported by the five Scrum values , empiricism , and the values and principles in the Agile manifesto.

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Is Agile the right fit?

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Agile isn’t the right fit for every business problem–it’s simply a tool in the toolkit–one of many. . Agile frameworks should be used to solve business problems in complex environments where more is known than known. Let’s start by defining our terms. . What is Agile? When is Agile the right fit?

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Definition of Done: Business Agility Abhors Technical Shoddiness

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TL; DR: The Definition of Done: Business Agility & Technical Excellence Most of the time, stakeholders are not interested in how we solve their problems as long as we ethically play by the rules. Instead, they are interested in the regular delivery of valuable Increments as these pave the road to business agility.