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Why does Agile focus on values and principles rather than a prescribed set of steps?

Scrum.org

Why does Agile focus on values and principles rather than a prescribed set of steps? Agile exists to address the idea that no predetermined set of steps will lead to a predefined outcome. In software that the production line may take the form of an automated build and deployment. Problem solved.

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Current State and Future Prospects of Scrum and Agile Development in Japan

Scrum.org

Since I became a Professional Scrum Trainer in November, I have been asked a lot about the current state, and the future perspectives, for Scrum and agile development in Japan, where I’ve worked for the last six years. Yet, Scrum and the principles of agile development are not as common in Japan as they are in other parts of the world.

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Which SAFe® Certification Course is the Best Pick for You?

Agilemania

When it comes to Scaling Agile, SAFe is the most popular framework. If you want to course wide details, it can be easily found on the Scaled Agile Framework website. Experience with Agile/SAFe: You have recently started your agile journey and you are not much aware about the basics. Member of Agile Team.

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

Our knowledge of this world - the planned and actual behaviors of the project. The naturally occurring work effort in the development of a software feature - even if we've built the feature before - is an irreducible uncertainty. This is the motivation for short work intervals found in agile development. . Eggstaff, Thomas A.

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Webinar Recap: Project Performance Measurement – Part 2: What to Measure and How to Report

MPUG

Please send those over at any time using the chat question box on the “go to webinar” control panel where we do plan to answer those questions for you throughout the session today. Having spent half my life in the commercial space and half in the government space, the questions are always there. What’s happening now.

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Reading List for the Cone of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

If the project estimate is NOT being reduced in some manner - inside the Cone's Upper and Lower bounds, then it is not likely the project will be able to stay on plan. Little [8] makes the claim that agile methods don't follow the Cone - that is the uncertainty doesn't reduce as the project proceeds. 1, January 2011. "A 37–48, 2007.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to assess risks, their impacts, and handling strategies for software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol. Planning, Tracking, and Reducing Complex Project’s Value at Risk,” Tyson R.