Scrum.org

MARCH 14, 2023

Agile Fluency® Model is a fantastic model. With this model, you start seeing your journey as a series of paradigm shifts and stages toward higher fluency in Agile: The Agile Fluency model has been as an inspiration for us, when we were designing Org Topologies. Without defining value, no agile transformation is possible.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 18, 2019

As project managers, it’s important that we know how to best support our development teams (and vice versa), especially in Agile environments. Here is what we learned from an invaluable brainstorming session with our Tech Lead. At White October, we encourage direct communication between the development team and clients.

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Planio

JULY 4, 2022

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? Sprint review ceremony.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 7, 2019

TL; DR: Faking Agile Metrics — An Eye-Opening Exercise. Imagine you’re a Scrum Master and the line manager of your team believes that the best sign for a successful agile transformation is a steady increase in the Scrum Team’s velocity. Cooking the Agile Books — A Simple Exercise.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 22, 2021

If you are looking to fill a position for a Scrum Master (or agile coach) in your organization, you may find the following 47 interview questions useful to identify the right candidate. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 30,000-plus other subscribers. Agile Metrics.

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Binfire

AUGUST 27, 2017

The Agile project management methodology has been used by software engineers and IT professionals for the past sixteen years. The reason for this surge in popularity is quite understandable, the majority of projects benefit when managed using lean concepts promoted by Agile project management methodology.

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Teamweek

JULY 2, 2020

Agile project management is more popular than ever. That’s because over 75 percent of organizations realize the value of agile methods for delivering projects. But, given the recent rise in remote work, managers are struggling to find agile project management tools that fit their needs. Agile Planning Tools.

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Binfire

APRIL 7, 2017

The Agile project management methodology has been used in the software development and IT industry for the past sixteen years, but recently it has gained wide acceptance by many number of industries and organizations. But the tide is turning and Agile is gaining wide acceptance as a valid process for many projects.

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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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Techno-PM

OCTOBER 10, 2022

What Is Agile Release Planning? Agile Release Planning is a process that helps organisations to plan and manage agile software development projects. The Agile Release Planning process is an important part of agile software development because it helps organisations to create a road map for the project.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 28, 2019

The Stacey model summarizes in the groups the complexity drivers of a problem: requirements to achieve, technology to use and people involved in the product development or use. . The Stacey Matrix of development complexity . In the first case, estimating a roadmap to solve the whole problem may just not be possible.

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Wrike

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Agile project management is an iterative, feedback-driven approach to completing and delivering successful projects. Agile management fosters a collaborative work environment where teams can tackle projects in a fast-paced yet informed manner. This article discusses all you need to know to implement Agile in your organization.

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Planio

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Sprints are the backbone of any good Agile development team. But maybe more than that, sprint planning aligns the development team with the product owner. Like any relationship, the one between you and your team requires communication and clarity. Pro Tip: Use “Story points” to properly estimate tasks.

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Scrum.org

JULY 29, 2019

In my role as an Agile coach and Scrum trainer, I get the chance to talk to a lot of Scrum Masters and teams. When I ask them about what their team is measuring, the most common answers I hear are velocity, story points, and burn-down charts. Team health? What about business value metrics, I ask? And that's important!

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LiquidPlanner

DECEMBER 10, 2019

With the popularity of Agile, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), and Scrum, organizations are asked to justify the project manager’s role on a project. Scrum purists reject the idea of adding a project manager to the team as the team should be able to solve all the problems with the help of the product owner and scrum master.

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Leading Answers

MARCH 7, 2019

When our projects undertake defined, repeatable work using technologies and approaches our organizations have experience in, then uncertainty and change rates are typically low and manageable. Here, formal planning and estimation are difficult because we don’t know what we will encounter.

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MPUG

JULY 15, 2019

Also, in software development, requirement change is the rule, rather than the exception. Stories in Agile Development replace requirements. The remaining work happens when the story is developed. This leads to the concept of epics in Agile development. It’s an extension of the user story concept.

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Planio

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Software Development. The 5 best Software Development Processes (and how to pick the right one for you). Agile and Scrum. The SDLC: What is the software development lifecycle and why is it so important to have one? Cost estimation: How much is it going to cost? Deployment. Maintenance and Updates. Waterfall.

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Planio

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Data from the Harvard Business Review shows that a meager 35% of projects worldwide are deemed successful by the people who build and use them. Identify tasks, estimate timings, and map a timeline Step 4. Define team roles and assign team members to tasks Step 5. Tasks, due dates, and timelines.

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Agilemania

MARCH 14, 2023

A team’s definition of done helps them continuously add value to the product. The Definition of Done (DoD) is created by the development team or project team. The DoD should be agreed upon by all stakeholders, including the development team, product owner, and any other relevant parties.

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Appfluence

MARCH 8, 2021

Learn everything you need to know about Agile Project Management: its cornerstones, pros and cons, and how to implement it. What is Agile Project Management? Over the last few decades, we’ve witnessed how the world has changed and adapted to new technologies. What is Agile Project Management? Agile Characteristics.

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Techno-PM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

One of them being Agile. The Agile methodology is often preferred because of Scrum, which is an Agile framework. Part One: Beginning of a Sprint Before a sprint begins, a discussion occurs between the software development team and the product owner. Together they conduct sprint planning.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 11, 2020

TL; DR: Development Team Anti-Patterns. After covering the Scrum Master and the Product Owner, this article addresses Development Team anti-patterns, covering all Scrum Events as well as the Product Backlog artifact. The Role of the Development Team in Scrum. Do you want to get this article in your inbox?

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Planio

AUGUST 9, 2021

Estimate task time and effort. Sequence and assign team members to each task. How do Agile teams create a project schedule? Planio: Best for teams of all sizes (Agile and traditional). Monday.com: Best for non-technical teams. For example, should that feature take a day for a senior developer?

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Herding Cats

AUGUST 27, 2017

There's a recent post titled Four Fallacious Reasons to Estimate. It lists the usual suspects for why those spending the money think they don't have to estimate how much they plan to spend when they'll be done producing the value they've been assigned to produce for that expenditure. Let's look at each one in more detail.

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nTask

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

This is because of the fact that phasing is required in the development and if you really want to deliver a successful project then a properly rigid work structuring is required. Agile Project Management. The Agile frameworks commonly include different techniques such as Scrum, Kanban, FDD, and DSDM, etc.

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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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Leading Answers

JUNE 14, 2018

Instead, we launch agile transformations, digital transformations and productization transformations.   Agile Transformations. The goal:  Agile transformations move organizations from working with traditional project management approaches to using agile approaches. Transformations are flavor of the month.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 9, 2023

Can a large language model, not specializing in anything “agile,” pass a screening interview for a Scrum Master position? You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 36,000-plus other subscribers. ? ? ?? Follow-up question : Why is it beneficial that the team adheres to the values and practices of Scrum?

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ProProfs Project Management

MAY 6, 2021

Technological changes. Most of us are aware of the fact that traditional projects have a clear, static, and straightforward strategy where the project plan is laid out, tasks and resources are allotted and project managers keep the entire team and project on track. Work : Advancement of technologies changed the pace of work.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 36,000-plus other subscribers. ? You are well familiar with Scrum and other agile product development practices. Join your peers on April 5, 2023 : Hands-on Agile #50: The Product Community of Practice w/ Petra Wille. Q 01: Why Become Agile?

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Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Metaphors are used extensively in technical fields. What new metaphors have been adopted to describe emerging technologies and capabilities? How much weight should we give metaphors to help us understand technologies and capabilities (new or old)? “Velocity” in software development doesn’t mean velocity.

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Leading Answers

JUNE 14, 2018

Instead, we launch agile transformations, digital transformations and productization transformations.   Agile Transformations. The goal:  Agile transformations move organizations from working with traditional project management approaches to using agile approaches. Transformations are flavor of the month.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

If you are looking to fill a position for a Scrum Master (or agile coach) in your organization, you may find the following 47 interview questions useful to identify the right candidate. These should allow an interviewer to deep dive into a candidate’s understanding of Scrum and her agile mindset. How do you feel about this procedure?

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

One of the biggest challenges in agile project management is determining what tasks are needed to complete a project, how long each should take, and who needs to carry them out. The agile release plan helps in aligning the teams by addressing multiple aspects that can contribute to creative and innovative problem-solving.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 12, 2020

On the one side, they address typical Scrum events such as Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and the Sprint Retrospective. November 19, 2020 : If you use Scrum then join the free Hands-on Agile meetup—it will be worth your time ! Product Backlog Refinement and Estimation. Keeping technical debt at bay. Sprint Planning.

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Leading Answers

MAY 8, 2022

Agile approaches "Crossed the Chasm" a decade ago. The organizations we see adopting it today are in the "Late Majority" and "Laggard" categories of Geoffrey Moore's Technology Adoption Life Cycle. The image below, from Ahmed Sidky, shows agile as a mindset. This is Left-to-Right agile adoption.

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