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Agile Beyond IT: Lean Thinking

The IIL Blog

By Alan Zucker Agile is a mindset described by a set of values and principles. It traces its roots to Lean, which is also foundational to other modern management theories. Lean’s primary focus is delivering value quickly and eliminating waste. Toyota was a Lean pioneer. Lean is a set of principles.

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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

ProjectManager.com

Kanban and scrum are agile project management methodologies that can be used for similar purposes, but each has its unique pros and cons. As a project manager, it’s important to understand the difference between kanban and scrum so you can determine the best approach for your team. What Is Scrum? What Is Kanban?

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Kanban History: Origin & Expansion Across Industries

ProjectManager.com

Plus, we’ll get into scrumban, a combination of kanban with scrum. Learn more History of Kanban Kanban was first introduced in Japan as a lean manufacturing approach pioneered by Taiichi Ohno in the late 1940s. Kanban & Project Management Kanban project management works in an agile framework. What Is Kanban?

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Agile and Scrum: Unravelling the Misconceptions

Scrum.org

As Scrum.org trainers, we often come across common misconceptions from course attendees about Agile and Scrum. We tend to hear red flags of misalignment when we explore folk's current definitions and understanding of Agile and Scrum at the start of our courses. Agile eliminates the need for planning or documentation.

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Product Discovery for Scrum Teams

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Product Discovery for Scrum Teams While Scrum excels at building and releasing Increments, it does not guarantee that those are valuable—garbage in, garbage out. Scrum teams can equally make things no one is interested in using at all. Get notified when the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book is available !

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Scrum Anti-Patterns GPT

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Scrum Anti-Patterns GPT Can a Custom Scrum Anti-Patterns GPT align teams with Scrum principles? Dive into how leveraging custom GPTs might offer a novel path through Scrum’s common hurdles, focusing on creating actual customer value in the face of organizational and team-level challenges. ?

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5 Common Project Management Styles: Pros & Cons

ProjectManager.com

Waterfall Project Management This traditional project management style is defined by five stages—requirements, design, implementation, verification and maintenance. This project management style works best with projects in which the end result is clearly defined prior to starting and requires a lot of predictability.

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