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How To Measure The Success Of A Scrum Master?

Scrum.org

Jimmy is the author of the book “96 Visualization Examples — a toolkit for the Agile coach”. In this blog post, we focus on one specific question that was raised: “How to measure the success of an Agile Coach or Scrum Master?”. Although I guess the terms Scrum Master or Agile Coach are easily interchangeable in this context.

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The Evolution of Project Management

The IIL Blog

We have read books and journal articles on various project management topics. When the Department of Defense (DoD) decided to expand the need for more technical projects following World War II, pressure was placed upon the aerospace and defense community to develop expertise in project management. By Harold Kerzner, Ph.D.,

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Scrum’s Nature: It Is a Tool; It Is Not About Love or Hate

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Scrum’s Nature: It Is a Tool; It Is Not About Love or Hate. Regularly, we find articles from developers detailing why ‘Agile’ in general and Scrum’s nature, in particular, deserve our collective disdain. Seriously, how hard can Scrum be if the manual comprises of 18 pages, right?).

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Data-Informed Retrospectives

Scrum.org

In their book Agile Retrospectives , Esther Derby and Diana Larsen popularized the idea that a Sprint Retrospect comprises five stages. The second stage refers to gathering data so that the Scrum Team can have data-informed Retrospectives. Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes !

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#NoEstimates Book - Chapter 1 Summation

Herding Cats

I posted some comments on the #NoEstimates book awhile back. This is a classic example used in the book of making seriously bad management decisions. . Hofstadter is speaking about the development of a Chess playing program - and doing so from the perspective of 1978 style software development.

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5 Best Project Management Certifications and Courses of 2019

nTask

Teams and organizations who were looking to expand, unknowingly adapted to a specific set of daily rituals that were later termed as Agile Project Management, PMP and other such condiments. These individuals are qualified to handle the requirements of ongoing projects; whether they are related to software development or physical boundaries.

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How To Make 2018 A Successful Year for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

High performing teams are motivated by an exceptional vision. The vision becomes a touchstone for difficult discussions with stakeholders, a path to unity for all project participants and a guide post for decision making with your team throughout the project. Mark Phillips runs a consultancy focused on high performing projects.

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