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The Lack of Agile Leadership Qualities — Making Your Scrum Work #15

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TL; DR: The Lack of Agile Leadership Qualities — When Change Agents Don’t Act as Role Models. There are plenty of failure possibilities with Scrum. Given that Scrum is a framework with a reasonable yet short “manual,” this effect should not surprise anyone. Agile Leadership According to the Scrum Guide.

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Agile and Scrum: Unravelling the Misconceptions

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As Scrum.org trainers, we often come across common misconceptions from course attendees about Agile and Scrum. We tend to hear red flags of misalignment when we explore folk's current definitions and understanding of Agile and Scrum at the start of our courses. Scrum: Scrum is thought of as a methodology. What is Agile?

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What Is Kanban? Meaning, Definitions & Best Practices

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For example, the kanban methodology can be implemented in manufacturing, software development, product management, construction and many other industries. Today, kanban boards are primarily online tools, either stand-alone tools like Trello or integrated into project management software as a key feature. Here are some of them.

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Three Essential Agile Failure Patterns in 7:31 Minutes—Making Your Scrum Work #12

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There are plenty of failure possibilities with Scrum. Given that Scrum is a framework with a reasonable yet short “manual,” this effect should not surprise anyone. Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! Concerning the Manifesto of Agile Software Development, we are back to square one.)

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The 18 Most Influential People in Project Management

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Susanne Madsen is the author of several books on project management and leadership, including The Project Management Coaching Workbook and The Power of Project Leadership. She’s also the director of the London-based Project Leadership Institute, which works to build well-rounded and dynamic project management leaders.

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How to Run a Great Daily Scrum Meeting

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The word “Scrum” almost sounds like an insult, or maybe even the surname of a less than scrupulous character in a Charles Dickens novel. But in fact, Scrum is a way to address complexity. Scrum comes from software development, where it is part of Agile methodology. What Is the Daily Scrum Meeting?

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Project Manager Job Description (with free copy+paste examples!)

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Anything that has a start and a finish, resulting in a product, is a project and its life cycle requires the oversight and leadership of a project manager. Agile certifications: These are ideal for those project managers that want to work in agile environments as a scrum master, agile certified practitioner or agile value stream consultant.