Scrum.org

AUGUST 13, 2023

TL; DR: Adherence to Legacy Systems, Processes, and Practices Administrative overreach and micromanagement in Scrum mainly arise from clinging to legacy systems and traditional (management) practices, leading to rigidity and misapplication of Agile principles. Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 12, 2019

These days, it seems like everybody is all about doing things agile. Responding and incorporating customer feedback into products and processes requires self-organizing teams that are constantly tweaking what they do to be more efficient, where they can change regularly to meet new needs that pop up daily. How Work is Done in Agile.

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NimbleWork

APRIL 16, 2024

This is where Agile methodology shines. With its emphasis on flexibility, collaboration, and customer-centricity, Agile offers proven framework for success in navigating dynamic environments and achieving project objectives with confidence. Source : Stage of Agile Report 3.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Exclusively on my Substack Newsletter : The Importance of Quality for Agility — An Excerpt from the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide (7). ? You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 49,000-plus subscribers. ? Preorder the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book now for delivery in January 2024! ?️

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Kiron Bondale

DECEMBER 2, 2018

We hope that by conducting effective ceremonies we will achieve the agile trinity of improved value delivery, better quality and more fun. Each agile framework provides its own ceremonies but given that Scrum is still the most commonly referenced one, let’s focus on that framework’s events.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In this blog, we'll unravel how embedding a learning perspective within your transformation strategy can lead to more meaningful, lasting change, particularly in the context of Agile methodologies and digital transformation. Agile emphasizes adaptability, team collaboration, customer focus, and continuous improvement.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 19, 2023

Retrospectives are a crucial component of the Scrum framework, providing teams with a dedicated space to reflect on their performance and identify opportunities for growth. However, the effectiveness of Retrospectives heavily relies on the team’s ability to keep them fresh, engaging, and tailored to the team's needs.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Agile Methodology. What It Is: In a nutshell, Agile project management is an evolving and collaborative way to self-organize across teams. The agile methodology offers project teams a very dynamic way to work and collaborate and that’s why it is a very popular project management methodology for product and software development.

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NimbleWork

MARCH 27, 2024

When an agile team is not performing and meeting its goals, it can have an impact on productivity and morale. One area that could be looked at for improving the performance of an agile team is it’s velocity and seeing if there is room for improvement. Instead, focus on gradual and sustainable improvements.

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The Strategic Project Manager

JANUARY 3, 2024

This post looks in depth at the piece parts of agile portfolio management. After defining agile portfolio management, it delves into some of the specific agile principles at work. Then it looks at the role of strategy in agile portfolio management. What is Agile Portfolio Management?

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NimbleWork

DECEMBER 10, 2023

A retrospective meeting, often associated with agile methodologies like scrum and kanban , is a crucial opportunity for a team to reflect on their recent work and identify areas for improvement. Retrospectives should ideally be done at a regular cadence. What if there is little interest in doing them?

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Scrum.org

APRIL 23, 2023

TL; DR: Self-Management Is self-management an essential building block on an organization’s path to business agility or a nice-to-have cultural twist to, for example, keep teams happy and attract new talent? You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 46,000-plus subscribers. ? ? ? ??

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 35,000-plus subscribers. ?? September 27, 2022 : Join 200-plus peers at the 45th Hands-on Agile Meetup: FAST: An Innovative Way to Scale with James Shore. Retrospective : Inspects the Sprint at the team level, the Definition of Done, and creates improvements.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 4, 2022

It is a container event, which means that it contains all other events, including Sprint Planning, the Daily Scrum, the Sprint Retrospective, and the Sprint Review. Wouldn’t you want to meet with stakeholders more often at the Sprint Review to get feedback? The Sprint is one of the five events defined in the Scrum Guide. Conclusion.

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Scrum.org

JULY 8, 2019

TL; DR: Agile Leadership. I recently started aggregating my notes, links, and references related to agile leadership to understand better what it — in the context of an agile transition — may look like. In the end, becoming agile is not the goal of a transition; surviving as an organization is. Agile Mindset.

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Leading Agile

JANUARY 21, 2021

Mike Cottmeyer explores the key attributes in each of the three systems necessary for making a success out of the otherwise complex tax of large scale Agile Transformation. The three systems include a System of Delivery, a System of Transformation, and a System of Sustainability. Transcript. Like what are the networks of teams?

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 18, 2022

Difficulty in sustaining the Time-Box. The Scrum Master is always the one to keep a keen watch on sustaining the timeboxed activities. Recommended Antidote : Always sustain clarity on each event’s agenda, explain the importance of timeboxing to everyone on the team. Lack of Understanding between Agile Teams and Stakeholders.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 15, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM The quest for methodologies that offer efficiency and agility has never been rockier. Agile methodologies stand at the forefront of this quest, providing the blueprint for rapid, responsive, and customer-centric project execution. Agile methodologies offer a path to mastering these challenges.

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Project Bliss

MAY 10, 2017

Everybody’s talking about agile software development these days: project managers, software developers, IT directors, small startups and big corporations. What is Agile Software Development? Agile software development is an approach that promotes delivering value quickly to the customer. Agile Principles.

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Software Developers Software Development Software Review Agile 191

Sandeep Kashyap

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Introduction Want to be an agile project manager? It’s no secret that agile project management has become a buzzword in today’s fast-paced business world. But to succeed in this dynamic realm, you need the right agile project management skills. But first, let’s dive into what an agile project manager is. Don’t worry!

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Techno-PM

JUNE 5, 2023

Retrospective agile is a key practice in the agile methodology that focuses on continuous improvement. The retrospective agile process is an opportunity for the team to celebrate accomplishments, recognize challenges, and learn from past mistakes. What is agile retrospective?

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing business landscape, organizations are increasingly turning to agile methodologies to drive innovation and achieve their goals. At the heart of agile teams is the Scrum Master, a role that plays a crucial part in ensuring the team’s success.

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Agilemania

MARCH 30, 2021

Before agile came, several industries like software, aerospace, manufacturing used to follow the waterfall approach. ” In the early 2000s, Jon Kern and his group of 17 software developers started meeting in Oregon. A New Ideology is Born: The History of Agile Manifesto. Working software over comprehensive documentation.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 23, 2024

Whether in agile, traditional, or hybrid project environments, the objective remains to enhance the processes that guide how projects are initiated, planned, executed, and closed. This approach ensures that each project meets its specified goals and contributes to the broader knowledge and capabilities of the project management office (PMO).

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MPUG

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Let’s apply this by thinking of a team of Agile practitioners working on a software product. Retrospectives and intraspectives in Agile development do exactly that. They provide a better understanding and also help us to work sustainably over a long period. Retrospectives. Types of Retrospectives.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 22, 2022

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 35,000-plus subscribers. ?? The Scrum Guide characterizes the Definition of Done as follows: “The Definition of Done is a formal description of the state of the Increment when it meets the quality measures required for the product.” .

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Scrum.org

JUNE 14, 2021

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 31,000-plus other subscribers. ?? Join more us on July 6, 2021, for the Hands-on Agile #32: How to Win with Agile Resistant Teams—Scott Weiner. Alternatively, the “QA department” may still be a functional, non-agile silo.

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Planview

JUNE 1, 2021

It can be challenging to expand Agile practices beyond IT and development teams. Planview is committed to helping our customers with this transition and to that end, Chief Product Officer Patrick Tickle and I recently presented a webinar on “ Leading an Agile Transformation.”. First, why scale Agile in the first place?

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Agile and Scrum are the two most popular names in the industry. Most organizations think all Agile frameworks come with a one-size-fits-all approach. As a result, they set unrealistic expectations when using Agile practices in their organizations. More than 44% of Agile projects fail due to a lack of experience.

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Leading Agile

JULY 18, 2018

For small companies, Agile Transformation can be straightforward—since getting alignment can be accomplished by getting everyone in a room and creating shared understanding. “Agile Transformation is the work of refactoring the organzation so that it can actually do Agile.” The Meaning of Agile Transformation.

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Wrike

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Agile testing plays a vital role in achieving this balance, allowing teams to deliver high-quality software while maintaining a quick and iterative development cycle. By understanding the principles and techniques of agile testing, teams can overcome challenges and measure success effectively.

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Inloox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Scrum and Kanban are among the most popular methods in agile management. Regular Kanban feedback loops provide information and context for planning daily tasks and evolving the product and process to meet market or customer needs. This feedback can be collected in the form of retrospectives or lessons-learned meetings.

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Wrike

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Agile project management is an iterative, feedback-driven approach to completing and delivering successful projects. Agile management fosters a collaborative work environment where teams can tackle projects in a fast-paced yet informed manner. This article discusses all you need to know to implement Agile in your organization.

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MPUG

MARCH 8, 2021

Many project managers utilize a Lean-Agile approach when there is high change or churn in project requirements, significant lack of clarity in scope, high complexity to their projects, and/or a larger number of risks associated with such. Two Lean-Agile Types. Iteration-based Lean-Agile. Flow-based Lean-Agile.

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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

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

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Isn’t a Scrum Master some kind of an Agile Project Manager? Before we dive into an overview of the differences between a Scrum Master and a Project Project Manager, let’s start with the conclusion, which is: The Scrum Master is not an Agile Project Manager. What a Scrum Master does. This doesn't mean booking (conference) rooms.

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