LiquidPlanner

JANUARY 18, 2023

Sometimes a team is new to agile and just wants to know if they are on the right track. A blog article describing “fake Agile” may be resonating a bit too much for comfort. First however, I suggest examining the question itself, “Am I doing Agile right?” It turns out that “agile” isn’t really a process.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Common complaint: "Scrum is not working in today's software engineering industry." Likewise, if Scrum isn't “working” in today’s software engineering industry, then perhaps there are counter-signals in the industry that are preventing teams from employing Scrum effectively. This was an industry-wide problem.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 7, 2023

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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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 19, 2022

What is the business case for Agile teams? We think we do well to base our beliefs about Agile more on evidence. This post is our attempt to bring an evidence-based perspective to the business case of Agile teams. Each post discusses scientific research that is relevant to our work with Scrum and Agile teams.

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Scrum.org

JULY 7, 2020

TL; DR: Agile Laws and Remote Agile. On many occasions in the recent past, working with distributed agile teams has amplified existing organizational, technical, and cultural challenges in many organizations. In that respect, the current issues that many distributed teams face may also act as accelerants to become more agile.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Myth 2 – Agile is equivalent to Scrum. 50% of people I interact with use Agile and Scrum interchangeably. When they say something like 'We are performing or doing Agile', they mean they are doing Scrum. Agile covers a larger arena with a well-defined set of values, concepts and principles. Read More >>. . About Author.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The most unbiased way to do this is through double-blind experimental research with control groups. There are dozens of high-quality academic works to draw from, there are dozens of academic journals dedicated to (agile) software development (ASD) and change management. So where do you find it? That is great!

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The Strategic Project Manager

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Feature Driven Development (FDD) is an agile methodology specifically applied to software development. This post explores what FDD is, FDD best practices, implications of FDD for strategy, and how FDD is implemented with other agile methods while managing a project. What Is the Agile Feature-driven Development Methodology?

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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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Binfire

AUGUST 28, 2019

In the project management and software development fields, Agile project management principles realized and practiced. . Companies are making huge investments in Agile and DevOps tools and training. The benefits of Agile are well known. Most people don’t know the Agiles guiding principles.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Whenever I would find myself as the only Agile person in an organization, I would feel very alone. That is why I found working in organizations where we had a team of Scrum Masters or other Agile professionals a much more rewarding experience. However, you might find yourself as the only Agile person in your organization.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 30, 2021

In fact, in my first job, at Hewlett Packard, I was a Software Engineer. You have to locate a team that is new to the Agile framework and try out few things such as: . Showing the stakeholders the functionalities and attributes of working software and getting their feedback. Introducing the fundamental ideas of Sprint .

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Redbooth

APRIL 26, 2018

If you work in tech or any industry where things change fast, you probably are familiar with agile project management. The model has been favored by software engineers for its efficacy and flexibility, and it’s beginning to catch on in agencies and startups. It’s easy to set up an agile project management system.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 10, 2020

Learn more about typical anti-patterns and signs that an organization is causing a toxic team culture, impeding its efforts to become agile. ?? Join the 25th Hands-on Agile meetup on August 20, 2020, to explore the virtual Ecocycle Planning. Then sign up for the Food for Agile Thought newsletter and join 26k other subscribers.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Not all groups have the authority to consider customers. Sadly, there is a knowledge gap in assisting organisations in understanding strategies that can influence their agility and support teams in change. Venkatesh Rajamani has more than 18 years of experience delivering working software in short, feedback-driven cycles.

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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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Scrum.org

JUNE 8, 2020

Even though the global Scrum adoption is now at 75% ( source: 14th State of Agile report 2020 ), the Scrum Master profession is still difficult to grasp for many. The majority of development groups count multiple teams. This makes large group facilitation skills indispensable.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 25, 2021

Read on and learn how to employ search-engines, LinkedIn’s people search, reaching out to peers in the agile community, and analyzing the event markets in the quest for your next Scrum Master job. ?? You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 29k other subscribers. Job advertisement.

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The IIL Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

LEAN processes emerged in 1991, with the Agile Manifesto launched by a group of software engineers in 2001. ITIL v2 followed this in 2001, ITIL v3 in 2007, and ITIL 4 in 2019. As ITSM evolved, so did the ways of delivering Information Technology services.

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Scrum.org

JULY 14, 2021

Daniel is a Professor at the University of Aalborg and is specialized in empirical software engineering. How can Scrum Masters and Agile coaches support this through exercises and workshops? Daniel Russo to write an academic paper that has been submitted to the academic journal “T ransactions of Software Engineering ”.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 11, 2020

While the direction from the Scrum Guide sounds straight forward, in practice, some people get confused that the role “Development Team” is assigned to a group of people, thus creating a sub-team within the larger Scrum Team. Finally, the term Development Team seems to limit the role to technical people, for example, software engineers.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 17, 2024

This concept is vital across methodologies like Agile and Waterfall , where its application significantly influences project outcomes. Due to their different approaches to project management, this definition varies significantly between Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

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Scrum.org

JULY 11, 2022

It’s about collaboration and openness, and speaking of collaboration, I am pleased to inform you that this article was written in cooperation with Stefano Milanesi ; a fantastic Agile Coach and consultant whom I was lucky to meet on my professional journey. . Working software over comprehensive documentation.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

“Believing is Seeing: Confirmation Bias Studies in Software Engineering, “Magne Jørgensen and Efi Papatheocharous, 41st Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (SEAA). Software quality measurement,” Magne Jørgensen, Advances in Engineering Software 30 (1999) 907–912.

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Herding Cats

MAY 7, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to estimate software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Cost Modeling Agile Software Development,” Maarit Laanti and Petri Kettunen, International Transactions on Systems and Applications, Volume 1 Number 2, pp. Chakraborty and K.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 13, 2022

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 35,000-plus subscribers. ?? The term “Developer” seems to limit the role to technical people, for example, software engineers. Please note that there is no business agility without technical excellence. Read More : Why Engineers Despise Agile. ).

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Binfire

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

If you are working on a software project, you better have a firm grip on software engineering discipline. Understanding people ‘s needs and how they work in a group is vital in your success as a project manager. It is never easy to have 100% agreement between a group of people. 2-Understand people.

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Leading Agile

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Software Engineer (SE): Couldn’t care less. Agile Coach (AC): We’re here to make the company #Agile and to make your team #Agile and to make you #Agile! Software Engineer (SE): Couldn’t care less. Agile makes everything alright. Agile makes everything awesome !

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Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

This is the motivation for short work intervals found in agile development. . Mazzuchi, and Shahram Sarkani, Systems Engineering , Volume 17, Issue 4, Winter 2014, Pages: 375–391. Hybrid–Agile Software Development Anti–Patterns, Risks, and Recommendations,” Paul E. The probability of something happening.

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PM Basics

MAY 16, 2022

TL;DR: The steps to becoming a software project manager. Learn agile methodologies. That’s an overall approach that will make you a software project manager. Agile Frameworks are popular in the software development industry. Agile Frameworks is a Must. Team Composition on a Software Project.

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LiquidPlanner

JANUARY 2, 2018

And yet, we had some significant shifts this year, most notably PMI releasing the sixth edition of “A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge” ( PMBOK® Guide ), alongside the Agile Practice Guide. Blending Agile and Waterfall. But let’s look forward. It isn’t about collecting professional development units to tick boxes.

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Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

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. Software Engineering Institute, January 1996. Risk Management Papers.

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Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol.

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Planio

DECEMBER 14, 2021

For advice on making the most out of your day, check out our guide on How to Become a More Productive Software Engineer. Now, break down each project into smaller groups of tasks, sprints, or packages of work. Planio gives you an overall view of your project either as an Agile board, Gantt Chart, or even issue list or calendar.

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Wrike

MARCH 14, 2023

Part of the Atlassian Group, Jira originated as bug tracking software for development teams , but has since grown to encompass a number of different products. Due to its origins in software engineering, Jira is great for issue management. That way, you can be sure you choose the right platform for your needs.

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Planio

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

As Figma product manager Badrul Farooqi explains: “My role as a PM involves a lot of alignment, a lot of communication, and a lot of connecting groups of people to make sure they have what they need to make each other successful. Choose from Agile or Traditional project management and create custom workflows based on your team’s needs.

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Epicflow Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Every project manager should have a strong understanding of project theories and methodologies, and be able to apply them in his or her work: Agile, . PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) (costs from $435 for members and $495 for non-members); . 9 LinkedIn Groups for Project Managers to Join.

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