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To Fix Your OKRs – Go Back to First (Familiar) Principles

Scrum.org

This is challenging but satisfying (TIP: Slicing outcomes is similar to identifying a Minimum Viable Product, Minimally marketable features, and Slicing Stories… so your Product leaders and Agile practitioners can help out on this front). Figuring out the right Cadence . Disconnect/confusion between OKRs and agile ways of working.

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Disciplined Agile & SAFe

International Institute for Learning

By Alan Zucker Disciplined Agile® (DA) and the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) are two popular, second-generation agile methodologies. They build on lean-agile thinking, and standard Scrum, Kanban, and DevOps practices. They emerged about a decade after the Agile Manifesto.

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Are These DevOps Obstacles Getting in the Way of Your Agile Transformation?

Leading Agile

Today, Agilists must have a plan for incorporating DevOps practices into the early stages of Agile Transformation. But what if we told you there’s a whole class of DevOps considerations that no one is talking about that’s secretly killing your ability to unleash the potential of Agile? We’ll also discuss the lack of automation.

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Overcoming the Roadblocks in Agile Backlogs

Leading Agile

Many teams that operate within Agile are struggling. We find that the backlogs that Agile teams frequently operate from appear as a thematic list of items that the product owner wants built. Alternatively, backlogs may appear as a ream of minor engineering activities that are too small in scope to convey tangible value.

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Why an Agile Delivery Model Isn’t Always Enough

Leading Agile

An Agile Delivery Model will only take you so far. Why then do all the ceremonies and cadences still fail to deliver on the promise of Agility? Why then do all the ceremonies and cadences still fail to deliver on the promise of Agility? The truth is that most organizations were not built to be Agile.

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How Usable Working Products Are Your Ultimate Weapon Against Risks

Scrum.org

It baffles me how some agile teams, who claim to be the pioneers of modernity, are living in archaic times where usable working products are as rare as unicorns! Just a heads-up, my dear agile practitioners: the linchpin of Agile is a Usable Working Product. Automation is king in Agile. Yes, you read it right!

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11 Proven Stakeholder Communication Tactics

Scrum.org

Stakeholder communication: It is simply not enough for an agile product development organization to create great code and ship the resulting product like a clockwork. Join the free virtual BarCamp of the 27th Hands-on Agile Meetup on October 1, 2020. Stakeholder Communication Channels During an Agile Transition.