Scrum.org

JANUARY 26, 2023

The story of Capital One laying off hundreds of people in Agile roles is making the rounds. I have no direct connection to Capital One, so I can’t comment about what’s going on there. If/When leaders take these new ways of leading and showing up to heart, it creates healthy and sustainable agility. Probably not.

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Agile Sustainability 2023 SCRUM 189

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Scrum is the most popular Agile framework. According to the latest State of Agile survey from Digital.ai, 90% of teams who are using an Agile framework are using Scrum. Let the team decide what works best for them. Teams should find out what works best for them, not works best for other people.

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SCRUM Software Review Agile Software 158

Scrum.org

APRIL 9, 2023

I have been working on agile projects for the past 10 years. A couple of years ago, I asked by an executive how he would know if the money they invested on setting up these agile release trains was working? He was essentially asking me to prove the “ROI” for agile and to measure delivery of value.

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Agile Innovation Executing Sustainability 201

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

TL; DR: Getting Hired as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach Are you considering a new Scrum Master or Agile Coach job? Read on and learn how to employ search engines, LinkedIn’s people search, reach out to peers in the agile community, and analyze the event markets in the quest for your next Scrum Master job.

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SCRUM Agile 2024 Engineering 148

Scrum.org

MAY 9, 2024

Incremental delivery means that what is delivered is usable. Still not sure what I mean by incremental delivery? Still not sure what I mean by incremental delivery? Check out my recent article The value of incremental delivery in Scrum.) In this article, I introduce - and debunk! - The key word there is done.

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Underperforming Technical Team 2024 Infrastructure Risk Management 187

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Every project is different, of course, but the differences when managing software development projects are especially so, due to its distinct life-cycle processes. What Is Software Project Management? Software project management is the planning, managing and tracking of software development projects. Learn more.

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Software Review Software Software Developers Software Development 329

Scrum.org

MAY 8, 2023

As you may recall, no one on a Scrum team can tell anyone else what to do, how to do it, or when to do it. So let’s have a look at some typical agile negotiation scenarios. ?? Zur deutschsprachigen Version des Artikels: Agile Verhandlungen – Das Leben ist Verhandlungssache; warum sollte Scrum anders sein? ?

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SCRUM Agile Technical Review Software Review 158

nTask

AUGUST 5, 2021

Regardless of whether it is a part of the project management paradigm or something else, the first step in any process is planning. Agile release planning plays a similar role in Agile processes. With the help of an agile release plan, Agile professionals can carve out a schedule for the release of new increments, etc.

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Agile Planning Technical Review Defining 148

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Based on my experience working in agile environments since 2010, I did some research and had general observations on the topic. Regardless of the business domains or product area, there are some common rules that may devastate your efforts toward agility. . First of all, we need to underline that the Agile Transformation never ends.

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Agile Technical Review SCRUM 2010 253

Scrum.org

AUGUST 18, 2023

Organizations have been taking their efforts toward Agility for many years. This question is often asked when I discuss the results or ongoing endeavors of the Agile Transformation with Management in organizations. The second reason is a poor understanding of what Agility is all about. Why is that? Adaptiveness.

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Agile SCRUM Innovation Leadership 137

Scrum.org

MAY 19, 2023

Image Source: [link] Although Scrum is a well-known framework for agile software development, implementing Scrum alone won’t guarantee success. Scrum and technical practices help achieve business agility by building the right thing and delivering it sooner. Scrum helps the team learn what they need quickly.

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SCRUM Agile Software Developers Software Development 167

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In the world of Agile practices, where adaptability and effectiveness reign supreme, two terms often pop up: Right Sizing and Same Sizing. What does “Same Sizing” even mean? These seemingly similar concepts can make a significant difference in your Agile journey. What Is Right-Sizing? What Is Same Sizing?

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Cadence Estimate Agile Software Developers 225

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

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.

Technical Review 179

Technical Review Agile SCRUM Sustainability 179

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

What is PRINCE2®? PRINCE2® is a project management method. It’s structured, and experience-based, created from the lived experience of thousands of project managers and successful projects. It’s a customizable way of managing and controlling the work. PRINCE2® was released in 1996 and had major updates in 2009 and 2017.

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Prince2 Technical Review Governance Government 363

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 18, 2021

In this article we’ll look at the types of artifacts in project management, typical documents for each type. What is an artifact? In project management, artifacts relate to documents: the project documentation you produce that defines and supports the work you are doing. The article will be updated in due course.

Logistics 510

Logistics Artificial Inteligence PMI Performance Measurement 510

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 19, 2022

What is the business case for Agile teams? Is it really that important that they are autonomous, able to release frequently, interact closely with stakeholders and spend all that time on continuous improvement? But what is the evidence we have for this? A working definition of Agile and Stakeholders.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Many organizations nowadays have an urgency to adopt Agility. So, it's not a surprise that Agility has become mainstream, 20 years after the Agile Manifesto was released. So, it's not a surprise that Agility has become mainstream, 20 years after the Agile Manifesto was released. Agile immaturity.

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Agile SCRUM Innovation Risk Management 193

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

Everything you need to know about project management terms is here in one list! Plus we’ve added handy links to help you dive deeper into different topics with videos, articles and even our round-up of all resources so you can put these important terms into practice with your projects.

Software Review 393

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Lean Event Chain 393

Scrum.org

APRIL 7, 2022

When I coach, consult and teach classes, I often get questions about creating an agile maturity tool or defining agile maturity metrics. I also noticed that the purpose and value of agile maturity metrics are misunderstood. Agile comes at a price. Going agile costs money. Agile comes at a price.

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Agile Monitoring SCRUM Initiating 199

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 29, 2023

This is the third of three articles analyzing the 183 anti-patterns from the upcoming Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book. The other two articles, see below, address adhering to legacy systems, processes, practices, and communication and collaboration issues. ? Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

SCRUM 188

SCRUM 2024 Sustainability Technical Review 188

Scrum.org

MARCH 26, 2024

These practices can be very unproductive and may undercut many of the benefits that the organization is seeking from an Agile transformation in the first place. This article will discuss three common bad practices and explain why Scrum is no excuse. See our recent article Can Scrum Work for Hard Deadlines? How is this done?

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SCRUM 2024 2020 Agile 176

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

What Is a Project Management Methodology? A project management methodology is a set of principles, tools and techniques that are used to plan, execute and manage projects. Project management methodologies help project managers lead team members and manage work, while facilitating team collaboration.

Technical Review 483

Technical Review Prince2 Manufacturing Lean 483

Agilemania

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Scaled Agile Framework, SAFe® is the world’s leading framework for Business Agility. The seven core competencies each have three dimensions making it a total of twenty-one dimensions to enable Business Agility. These dimensions contain some of the practices, patterns, and guidelines to Scale Agility across the enterprise.

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Cadence Agile Certification Lean 98

MPUG

JANUARY 23, 2023

Scrum is one of the most used frameworks in Lean-Agile space , among others such as Kanban, eXtreme Programming (XP), or Scrum combined with XP. What about the Burndown Chart for the Sprints or Releases, and how to prepare them? And more… Welcome to the three-part series of Practical Scrum with MS Project Agile.

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SCRUM Agile 2005 Lean 111

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

But what does it take to get there? A while back, I asked project management experts w hat we should be aware of as we go into the new year to achieve their most successful year ever? And this article is a summary of what they replied. The collected wisdom in their answers is incredibly valuable. Let’s jump in.

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2023 Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team 409

nTask

APRIL 5, 2021

One such way of improving performance in Agile planning. Agile panning is used by a whopping 71% of organizations to manage their projects. It has been proven that agile projects have a faster delivery rate when compared with other methodologies of project planning and management. What Is Agile Planning?

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Executing Agile Planning 2021 128

Scrum.org

AUGUST 13, 2023

TL; DR: Adherence to Legacy Systems, Processes, and Practices Administrative overreach and micromanagement in Scrum mainly arise from clinging to legacy systems and traditional (management) practices, leading to rigidity and misapplication of Agile principles. Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

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Process Sustainability Technical Review SCRUM 147

The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

By APMG International September 6, 2023 Agile project management is a flexible approach to managing projects which involves taking incremental steps referred to as sprints or iterations. Here is a brief overview of its evolution: Before Agile, Waterfall was the dominant project management approach.

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Agile Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Development Team Review 88

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 20, 2023

In this article we’ll look at the types of artifacts in project management, typical documents for each type. What is an artifact? In project management, artifacts relate to documents, templates, outputs or a specific deliverable. For example: a project management artifact is the project closure document.

Logistics 258

Logistics Artificial Inteligence PMI Performance Measurement 258

Scrum.org

JANUARY 29, 2024

What does it mean? See our article What is Iterative, Incremental Delivery? Incremental delivery is central to Scrum because many of the benefits of Agile come from this concept. In this article, we'll explore - and debunk! - Incremental delivery sounds a little intimidating.

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Software Estimate SCRUM Risk Management 165

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Join the Mastering Agility Discord community! This article continues from the Product Wall introduction article. In this article, we explain the Roadmap section. In this article, we explain the Roadmap section. Let's define what it is, and also what is not.

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Innovation Sustainability SCRUM Budget 185

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

TL; DR: Agile Management Anti-Patterns. Learn more about agile management anti-patterns the aspiring servant leader should avoid during the organization’s transition: From applying the Stage-Gate® approach through the back door to the ‘where is my report’ attitude to other beloved signs of applied Taylorism.

Software Review 190

Software Review Agile Underperforming Technical Team Development Team Review 190

MPUG

JUNE 28, 2021

Now, you might be thinking what exactly a dance has to do with cadence in Agile? One can define cadence in Agile as follows: Cadence is a regular, predictable pattern of development work in Agile. The concept of cadence in Agile is suitably explained with a dance. Let’s start first with the definition of cadence.

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Cadence Agile Technical Review SCRUM 115

Leading Agile

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In preparation, we’ve been pouring over this year’s data and we were curious to know what 2023’s top performing Field Notes were. We thought it would be cool to round up all those Field Notes into one article and share the best of the best with you. Is SAFe Agile? Valuable, just not Transformation.

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2023 Underperforming Technical Team Agile 2024 128

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

TL; DR: Overcoming Common Product Backlog Management Traps w/ David Pereira How teams manage their Product Backlog often makes or breaks their value creation chances. Poor backlog management leads to a feature factory trap, while a mindful strategy enables the team to drive value steadily. Hands-on Agile. ?

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Underperforming Technical Team 2024 Lean Estimate 152

Scrum.org

MARCH 7, 2023

Since I became a Professional Scrum Trainer in November, I have been asked a lot about the current state, and the future perspectives, for Scrum and agile development in Japan, where I’ve worked for the last six years. Yet, Scrum and the principles of agile development are not as common in Japan as they are in other parts of the world.

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Agile Software Engineering 123

Leading Answers

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

What does this have to do with project communications? Many traditional project management deliverables have agile alternatives. A release roadmap contains many of the elements of a Gantt chart. A release roadmap contains many of the elements of a Gantt chart. Has Mike finally gone mad? Why is this?

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Agile Planning Underperforming Technical Team Development Team Review 135