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Is your team “pretending” to be agile?

Scrum.org

According to the 15th annual State of Agile report, there has been a tremendous increase in the adoption of agile frameworks over the last year. Within software teams, agile adoption grew from 37% in 2020 to 86% in 2021. . Agile beneath the Ice. . Resource managers do not know how to support agile teams.

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Agile Adoption – Left to Right is the Way to Go

Leading Answers

Agile approaches "Crossed the Chasm" a decade ago. As companies adopt agile because they have to / it's now expected / the industry norm / required to stay competitive / , we see more push-back and failures than ever. The image below, from Ahmed Sidky, shows agile as a mindset. This is Left-to-Right agile adoption.

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How To Be An Estimating Superhero

Rebel’s Guide to PM

A statistical model for estimating isn’t normally something I’d put in the ‘make my job easy’ box, but I might just have found one that works. He’s taken the PERT (Project Evaluation and Review Technique) estimating approach to the next level by letting you add a dash of professional judgement in with the numbers. OK, I get it.

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A modern (and easy) guide to the 5 agile ceremonies

Planio

Agile ceremonies are the fuel that keeps your development team moving forward. But what if you’re not entirely comfortable managing and running Agile ceremonies? Agile ceremonies get abandoned when teams stop seeing the value in them. What are Agile ceremonies? A ‘quick-start’ guide to the 5 Agile ceremonies.

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7 Secrets to Successful Project Manager/Team Collaboration

Rebel’s Guide to PM

As project managers, it’s important that we know how to best support our development teams (and vice versa), especially in Agile environments. A lot of the points below relate to teams in Agile environments , but can apply to any type of project team. At White October we continuously reflect on our process to refine the way we work.

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Cost Estimation in Project Management – An Introductory Guide for PMs

nTask

Thus, cost estimation in project management is essential for predicting the project’s scope. The big difference between a project with and without cost estimation is that you’re somehow prepared for the latter as you’d have already predicted the budget constraints in your cost estimation process.

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Transforming Engineering: Leveraging Data-Driven Insights for Quality Driven Development

NimbleWork

By embracing agile methodologies, we ensure that feedback loops are tight, enabling rapid adjustments and improvements. Agile + VSM = Data-Driven Decisions – Value Stream Mapping (VSM) provides us with a holistic view of our processes. BDD and agile methods go hand in hand. Here’s how we implemented it.