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Scrum Methodology: Roles, Events & Artifacts

ProjectManager.com

The scrum methodology was developed as a response to rigid project management approaches such as the waterfall method, which didn’t adapt to the needs of agile product and software development teams. It stresses accountability and is an iterative progress towards a well-defined goal. Sprint Review. Scrum Roles.

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Do you have a CRACK PO? (and a book review)

Kiron Bondale

Development team members are also valuable, but talent across most skill areas is available for the right price and with the right culture in place. I don’t normally write reviews on my blog, but I have deep respect for Eric’s knowledge of MS Project and his ability to make it able to stand on its head.

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Development Team – why your Scrum doesn’t work (2/3)

Scrum.org

This time we take the perspective of the Development Team. Development Team – Why your Scrum Doesn’t work (2/3) (this post). The posts are based on my own experience when I practiced the roles of Development Team (member), Product Owner, and Scrum Master. Development Team.

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How agile is your team (and what you can do about it!)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Discovering the recipe for team agility. About three years ago, together with several colleagues at Worldline and Atos, I worked on an open-source DevOps maturity assessment tool (you can find it on GitHub here or see it in action here ). The 5-minute agility self-assessment questionnaire. The answer is usually “no”.

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7 Secrets to Successful Project Manager/Team Collaboration

Rebel’s Guide to PM

As project managers, it’s important that we know how to best support our development teams (and vice versa), especially in Agile environments. A lot of the points below relate to teams in Agile environments , but can apply to any type of project team. Secret #7: Motivate the team. Elisa Cepale.

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Scrum Anti-Patterns GPT

Scrum.org

Dive into how leveraging custom GPTs might offer a novel path through Scrum’s common hurdles, focusing on creating actual customer value in the face of organizational and team-level challenges. ? Your single best investment to improve your professional standing ; order the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book now! ?

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7 Secrets to Successful Project Manager/Team Collaboration

Rebel’s Guide to PM

As project managers, it’s important that we know how to best support our development teams (and vice versa), especially in Agile environments. In the Planning phase, the project manager also defines internal and external communications. At White October, we encourage direct communication between the development team and clients.