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5  misconceptions about Scrum's Sprint Event

Scrum.org

The duration of the Sprint is timeboxed to a maximum of one month, establishing a cadence within which the Scrum team works together to deliver value. Here’s why: Because Scrum enables teams to manage their time and work (rather than an outside force), their pace and scope are more sustainable. Conclusion.

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The Transformation Journey: Lessons Learned

Planview

At the same time, our traditional planning processes cannot keep up or sustain us anymore: The annual plan is most on-strategy the day you finish it. We wonder if many enterprises even did annual planning for 2021: How many organizations are still running off the plan they created in 2019? Then the past year threw everyone for a loop.

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SAFe Simply Explained (Part 1): Core Competencies and Principles

Inloox

SAFe is continuously improved and evolved, with the latest version 5 released in February 2021. These capabilities support each other and create opportunities for sustained leadership in the marketplace and services. Thus, the goal is to create a continuous delivery pipeline that is customer-centric and creates real value.

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Agile Transformation: ChatGPT or McBoston?

Scrum.org

The team will establish a Sprint cadence, usually two weeks, in which they will plan, execute, and review their work. Sustainability: The transformation should be sustainable, meaning that the organization should be able to continue the change after the consultancy is gone. I have my doubts in this regard.

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Agency utilization rate: 9 steps to increasing billable time

Resource Guru

A rising, sustainable rate might signal it’s time to outsource work, hire more staff, or expand services. However, while a more general benchmark, according to Statista , the global employee billable utilization at professional services organizations from 2014 to 2021 hovered around 71%. Make it a priority.

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Why Agile Transformation Fails | AgileIndy 2021

Leading Agile

This is Mike Cottmeyer's talk from AgileIndy 2021 on The Executive's Guide to Why Agile Transformation Fails. Announcer] This is Mike Cottmeyer’s talk from AgileIndy, 2021 on “Why Agile Transformation Fails.” And so sustainable business agility. And so you won’t sustain the energy. Transcript.

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