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Everything You Need to Know About Release Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We had a fortnightly release (and therefore a giant scrabble to try to get your changes in before the cut-off and presented to the CAB in time), but your company might have monthly releases or use a different cadence. In doing so, they help protect the stability and reputation of the software development team. Scheduling.

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The Power of Product Ownership: A Tale from Microsoft's Journey

Scrum.org

In the vast realm of software development, the role of a product owner is pivotal. It's not just about managing a product; it's about envisioning its future, steering its course, and ensuring that it delivers value. He recognised the limitations of a two-yearly release cadence. It was about changing a mindset.

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Map Your Route to Mastering Agile Fluency

Scrum.org

And in the 21st century for software development teams, this means realizing the paradigm of Continuous Delivery. Of course, every journey will be unique: some organizations will be capable to comprehend value at the feature level, to begin with. In Scrum terms, this is about improving upon the Definition of Done.

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Unlocking the Power and Mastery of Development Approach and Life Cycle

Project Pulse Journal

This domain facilitates strategic alignment, optimized delivery cadence, methodology customization, increased flexibility, and improved risk management. The desire for a project management framework that sustains deliverability, supports the required cadence, and remains faithful to an adaptable methodology is now within reach.

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Do We Need Risk Management in Agile Projects?

MPUG

Yes, of course, they do. Of course not. So, yes, of course, we need risk management in agile projects. As we will see, agile methods are, to a degree, a response to the kind of risks that software development projects face. This can, of course, be a benefit. Let’s expand that simple answer.

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Are These DevOps Obstacles Getting in the Way of Your Agile Transformation?

Leading Agile

The 5 Hidden Agility Killers Of course, the transformation itself is essential, but there are some factors that can slow it down. Dealing with Packaged Software The first one, it came up, right? Different change cadences. And, you know, ultimately the thing that slows software development down is fear of change.

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Agile Still Works

Scrum.org

People and Interactions over tools and software. Agile has been around for a while now, but many firms still see agility as a software development solution. It’s no secret that agile software teams see all sorts of performance gains. . How can we find the right cadence for collaboration and when should we collaborate?

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