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Stop normalizing unprofessional behaviour in the name of agility

Scrum.org

In Scrum Events across the world, I hear repeated the phrase “that’s how agile works” when describing behaviours that are both unprofessional and the very opposite of an agile mindset. These behaviours will inhibit agility and are a result of a lack of understanding of the underlying principles.

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Agile vs Waterfall: What’s the Difference?

ProjectManager.com

Newton’s third law is also true in the case of agile vs waterfall, where one sprang to life as a reaction to the other. Created a few decades before the agile methodology, each phase is reliant upon the deliverables of the previous phase. What is Agile? Even though agile is popular, the history of agile is in its infancy.

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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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In-Depth: The Evidence-Based Business Case For Agile

Scrum.org

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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Agile vs Waterfall: Embracing the Hybrid Project Revolution

NimbleWork

When the Agile methodology was first introduced, it was embraced as a welcome replacement to the rigid Waterfall approach. The community largely accepted Agile and Waterfall as mutually exclusive project management paradigms. This led to segmented fractions in the community, where either side presented opposing views with skepticism.

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Guide to Building a Career as a Scrum Master

Scrum.org

In fact, in my first job, at Hewlett Packard, I was a Software Engineer. They became more confident in their job search, presenting themselves as better, more deserving candidates. You have to locate a team that is new to the Agile framework and try out few things such as: . Introducing the fundamental ideas of Sprint .

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Humanizing Work – the Next Frontier!

NimbleWork

The last 2 decades have seen significant improvements in software engineering. The adoption of Lean-Agile thinking and modern Engineering & DevOps practices has made rapid delivery with high quality possible. At NimbleWork, he heads the Engineering and Product Management functions.

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