The IIL Blog

MAY 9, 2018

The Nuts and Bolts of Agile and Scrum. Agile and Scrum: What’s the difference? It seems like almost every company, regardless of their industry, is practicing Agile and Scrum in some way and at some level of proficiency. If you’re new to Agile and Scrum, you may be scratching your head wondering first, what are they?

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Agilemania

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Scrum , Kanban , XP, Lean, RAD, SAFe®, and so on… We spend a lot of time concentrating on the distinctions across agile frameworks since the list is extensive and diverse. Agile frameworks are designed to lead your team toward continuous delivery while developing software. What’s so great about that?

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Agilemania

MAY 17, 2021

What is SAFe agile. Scaled Agile is an agile framework for developing or delivering large products or solutions produced by multiple teams working in parallel at an enterprise level. SAFe is designed to give teams flexibility and help manage some of the challenges larger organizations have when practicing agile.

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

To get such negative reviews after putting so much effort into writing an entire article. This is where the Agile feedback loop becomes a crucial factor. Let’s learn more about why fast feedback is a crucial aspect of Agile and how you can improve its usefulness. Scrum feedback loop such as sprint review, is an in-house process.

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

So, whether agile is a framework or methodology, let’s explore everything in this blog. Agile is the word used in every company. The fastest-growing startups build their software platforms and business operations with agile. But the question here is, “What is Agile?” Agile is not a methodology or a framework.

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Leading Agile

MARCH 15, 2023

Companies that adopt Agile never do it just for the sake of adopting Agile. They do know that Waterfall wasn’t working, so Agile will fix those problems, right? They think if they do the “Agile stuff,” they will make quicker progress to achieve their goals.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Isn’t a Scrum Master some kind of an Agile Project Manager? Before we dive into an overview of the differences between a Scrum Master and a Project Project Manager, let’s start with the conclusion, which is: The Scrum Master is not an Agile Project Manager. What is a Scrum Master? This doesn't mean booking (conference) rooms.

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Scrum.org

MAY 5, 2020

This includes your Product Owner and Development Team. How to improve team dynamics? How to show servant-leadership and ‘read the room’ when you’re not physically present with the team? In this blog post, we explore these questions by using the Scrum Master stances as a structure. How can you coach remotely?

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe™) is one of the most popular approaches to applying agile at scale out there. SAFe's perspective is that "Nothing beats an Agile Team" and it doesn't try to reinvent the wheel or even innovate too much when it comes to the Team level. See a recent blog post I wrote about this).

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Agilemania

MAY 17, 2021

What is SAFe agile. Scaled Agile is an agile framework for developing or delivering large products or solutions produced by multiple teams working in parallel at an enterprise level. SAFe is designed to give teams flexibility and help manage some of the challenges larger organizations have when practicing agile.

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Directly or indirectly, all the twelve agile principles of “agile manifesto” convey the importance of quality. Quality is a big part of the agile software development process. The agile approach promotes an environment where teams are encouraged to deliver valuable, working products that meet customers’ needs. .

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In addition, they oversee that teams follow the Agile principles and values. . Taking charge of the daily meetings, reviews, demos, and helping teams to improve are responsibilities of a Scrum Master. . Study the Nexus Guide and understand how numerous scrum teams work together. Read the Scrum.org resources.

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Other agile software development success factors, such as build automation, version control, and automated deployments, serve as inspiration. Customers will receive the product immediately, and developers will be actively committed to developing software. Why is a Continuous Delivery Pipeline Needed in Agile?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 21, 2019

Patton is a consultant who helps companies work in a way that’s focused on building great products, not just improving production speeds. He achieves this with a mixture of agile, lean and lead, UX design and design thinking startup frameworks. The authors can be stakeholders, such as clients, users, managers or the development team.

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Wrike

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Various factors — such as the type and size of projects and programs , stakeholder expectations on execution and delivery, and the amount of time your team has and needs to complete each task — combine to determine the best framework for achieving your organization’s goals and delivering optimal results consistently.

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Scrum is a lightweight agile framework that encourages team members to work on a problem together. It helps teams to gather knowledge from experience and learn self-organization through working on an issue. . Scrum encourages teams to improve by reflecting on their success and losses. . Product Backlog.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe™) is one of the most popular approaches to applying agile at scale out there. SAFe's perspective is that "Nothing beats an Agile Team" and it doesn't try to reinvent the wheel or even innovate too much when it comes to the Team level. See a recent blog post I wrote about this).

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The vast majority of businesses were doubtful when the Agile manifesto was introduced in 2001. Nowadays, everyone wants to be more agile. Each profitable organization, from Microsoft to Google, is striving for methods to integrate agile ideas into its process. Adoption of a scaled agile framework can help you alter this.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 2, 2020

It must have over 100 positive reviews online, averaging 4 stars or greater. If you’re looking for a comprehensive project management platform to organize teams and plan work, ProjectManager.com is a top choice. Commonly used in the software development industry, Trello is a popular collaboration tool.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

SAFe® has always been a controversial topic within the agile community. Therefore, back in 2017, I ran a first survey on the Net Promoter Score® of the Scaled Agile Framework SAFe®. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 34,000-plus subscribers. ?? The result back then was -52. Survey Data.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

It must have over 100 positive reviews online, averaging 4 stars or greater. If you’re looking for a comprehensive project management platform to organize teams and plan work, ProjectManager.com is a top choice. Commonly used in the software development industry, Trello is a popular collaboration tool.

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Leading Agile

JANUARY 28, 2019

Once we’ve implemented X, we’re Agile. It’s all or nothing; either you’re fully Agile, or you’re nowhere. In a 2014 blog post, I wrote: –start– …anything we do has an outcome. A simple pass/fail assessment may be useful at times. Only One Step to becoming Agile?

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Agilemania

MARCH 7, 2022

Scrum is the most popular framework as per the 15th State of Agile Report. As a result, more companies are joining the agile Agile journey, with the agile adoption rate going from 37% in 2020 to 86% in 2021. . It helps you effectively discover the fundamentals, Agile principles, and best practices.

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Redbooth

APRIL 9, 2018

Agile project management is favored for its speed, but even teams that claim to have Agile values are not working that quickly. Just ask the Financial Times , a company that spent four years redesigning their media platform in a supposedly Agile way. How an Agile team works.

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Agilemania

APRIL 9, 2021

Note: I have written this article assuming the reader has working experience in Agile and know the concept of Velocity. ” But we are into a world (Software Driven Corporate) that Agility drives. .” ” But we are into a world (Software Driven Corporate) that Agility drives. This is uncertain now.

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Proofhub

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Agile is the new normal. No, today everybody is agile, with more companies adopting the methodology with every passing year. Jokes aside, Agile has earned its reputation. What is Agile project management? What is Agile project management? those who first came up with this saying were definitely thinking Agile.

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The IIL Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

The development team was devastated. In my consulting practice, I see development teams struggling with their users. Build Left-to-Right Incremental and iterative delivery is a core agile practice. Develop detailed specifications upfront and then build to those specs. This experience is not unique.

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Agilemania

MARCH 14, 2023

A team’s definition of done helps them continuously add value to the product. In this blog, we are going to discuss how to create Definition of Done (DoD) and who creates one. The Definition of Done (DoD) is created by the development team or project team. How to Create Definition of Done (DoD)?

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Agilemania

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The POPM Training is a two-day course that focuses on the role of the SAFe® Product Owner and how it fits into Agile teams. SAFe® for Lean Enterprises is a knowledge base of proven, integrated principles, practices, and competencies for achieving business agility using Lean, Agile, and DevOps.

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Leading Agile

AUGUST 19, 2020

Agile isn’t ever really about Agile. In our Business Drivers of Agility webinar series hosted by LeadingAgile CEO, Mike Cottmeyer, Mike dives deep into six key business drivers to uncover how Agile can enable organizations to connect these drivers to better business outcomes. It’s about creating business outcomes.

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Keep reading to find out more about this essential role in your company’s software development team. A Scrum Master is a facilitator who helps a Scrum team to self-organize, collaborate, and continuously improve. Facilitating daily stand-up meetings with the team. Providing feedback to the team. Agile fundamentals.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The Project Manager is typically concerned with day-to-day progress of the Development Team. They rarely (or never) miss a Daily Scrum, they’re involved during the Daily Scrum and it might just be that they’re asking individual team members what they’ve done, what they’re going to do and if there’s anything blocking them.

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Agilemania

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®). In the process of developing lean-agile software, the SAFe® kind of organization is employed. Its guidelines aim to increase the agility of large teams and organizations so they can produce high-quality products quickly. Agile Release Train (ART). Enhances UX guidance.

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Planview

OCTOBER 8, 2020

An increase in the adoption of Agile or Hybrid methodologies. “Companies should consider setting up an enterprise board to jointly assess projects from a  capital planning  and overall enterprise perspective," he added.   Increased adoption of Agile or hybrid methodologies.

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Digite

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Continuing our theme of helping Agile teams understand the Kanban Method, so they can effectively adopt it for their improvement efforts, I am again honored to publish a guest article by another great friend of ours – Dave White. The more of us who can blog and promote conversation on the topic, the better. Introduction.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The Gatekeeper is the single point of contact between the Scrum Team and the outside world. The Gatekeeper tends to block all connections between the Development Team and its stakeholders; all communication goes through him/her. There’s nothing wrong with “protecting” the Development Team from the outside world.

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Leading Answers

JUNE 14, 2018

Instead, we launch agile transformations, digital transformations and productization transformations. Well, that’s the  idea and the promise of the consulting companies that sell transformation services.   Agile Transformations. A mantra of one agile approach is to  “Change the world of work.”.

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