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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. So much so that many consider the paper to be part of the roots of Scrum. Why is that?

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Agile Wars – And How to Avoid Them By Barbara Roberts

International Institute for Learning

And yet for many years, the various Agile approaches appear to have been at war with one another. All too often, Agile is offered as a binary choice (“you are either agile or not agile”), together with the recommendation that one Agile approach (usually the one being “sold in”) is all you need.

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9 Best Project Management Certifications in 2024

International Institute for Learning

Courses Browse Courses Live Virtual Learning On-Demand In-Person Professional Certifications Learning Categories Project, Program and Portfolio Management Agile and Scrum Leadership and Interpersonal Skills Business Analysis Business Relationship Management Cybersecurity Information Technology Management Lean Six Sigma Microsoft Project Online Conferences (..)

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Why and How to Earn Your PMP Credential By Mike Griffiths

International Institute for Learning

He was co-lead for the PMBOK ® Guide—Seventh Edition, lead for the Agile Practice Guide, and contributor to the PMI-ACP ® and PMP ® exam content outlines. Before joining PMI, Mike consulted and managed innovation and technology projects throughout Europe, North and South America for 30+ years.

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Agile Transformation with Liberating Structures

Scrum.org

Liberating Structures are a very popular toolkit for Scrum Masters these days. Of course Liberating Structures also find their way into the Scrum events, for very good reasons. Agile Transformations are complex in nature. The Agile Transformation Kata is such a practice with a focus to increase agility in an organization.

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Adopting Agile Practices Isn’t Agile Transformation

Leading Agile

Agile needs to be tied to business-driven results. If not, then we start measuring things like people trained, teams doing Scrum, or the organization’s sentiment toward Agile to tell us if we’re succeeding. If your Agile isn’t helping you do that, then it’s not really Agile at all. First, how are we forming teams?

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Change Management Professional Development By APMG International

International Institute for Learning

AgilePM ® is a registered trademark of Agile Business Consortium Limited. While all changes and all individuals are unique, decades of research demonstrate there are actions we can take to influence people in their individual transitions. All rights reserved.