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Has Agile Stalled?

Scrum.org

Sitting at lunch during Agile 2023, I felt deja vu. I have attended many Agile conferences. The conference always had a level of positive energy that, to me, felt like progress. At Agile 2023, I did not feel that. Building and maintaining energy requires a plan; making the change is everyone's responsibility.

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Agile Is Not Dead, It’s Evolving!

Scrum.org

This article is a follow-up post to “ Agile is Dead.” Despite frequent claims of Agile's death, I don't consider this to be true. It's interesting to think about Agile in the context of Ecocycle Planning. The accumulation of all the individual Ecocycles (one for each organization) defines the state of Agile in general.

Agile 160
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Resistance to Agile Transformations

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TL; DR: Resistance to Agile Transformations Stakeholders often revert to resistance to agile transformations due to fears about job security, perceived loss of control, comfort with established practices, and misconceptions about Agile. For them, embracing Agile might feel like admitting those sacrifices were in vain.

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Widerstände gegen agile Transformationen ??

Scrum.org

In Kürze: Widerstand gegen agile Transformationen Aufgrund von Ängsten um die Sicherheit des Arbeitsplatzes, des vermeintlichen Kontrollverlusts, der Bequemlichkeit mit etablierten Praktiken und falscher Vorstellungen über Agilität kommt es häufig zu Widerständen gegen agile Transformationen.

Agile 161
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5 Tips To Re-Energize Your Daily Standup Meetings

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Because after a few weeks I realized that the energy levels weren’t what they should be for such a creative, innovative agency. If you work with Agile methods , you will likely be attending standup meetings every day. There are plenty of benefits to agile meetings , including that this one is over and done with quickly!

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Why Agile Engineering Practices in Software Development Are Essential to Achieve Agility

Scrum.org

In the Oxford Diary, the word agility is defined as the ability to move quickly and easily. It is therefore understandable that many people relate agility to speed. The term “agility” is often used to describe “a change of direction of speed”. Agility involves the ability to react in unpredictable environments.

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The Agile Hangover

Scrum.org

Now Scrum is not just a smart way of delivering software, it is a fundamental part of any enterprise agility transformation. . A pattern I would like to label ‘The Agile Hangover’. . First there comes the Agile party. Lots of passion, energy, and money were spent on the desire to improve. They are already agile.