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The Rhythmic Dance of Agile with Cadence

MPUG

Now, you might be thinking what exactly a dance has to do with cadence in Agile? Let’s start first with the definition of cadence. CadenceDefinition and Basics. One can define cadence in Agile as follows: Cadence is a regular, predictable pattern of development work in Agile.

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Troubleshooting in Lean-Agile Development

MPUG

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. Flow-based.

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Project Management: Principles, Practices & Context

Velociteach

Understanding the definitions is helpful: Principles define the fundamental beliefs that guide decision-making and behaviors. Lean manufacturing influenced the quality movement, Agile , and DevOps. Lean organizations achieve these goals through empowerment and incremental change.

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The Three — Wait: Four — Elements of Empiricism

Scrum.org

Let’s start with what the Scrum Guide says about empiricism: “Scrum is founded on empiricism and lean thinking. Lean thinking reduces waste and focuses on the essentials.”. Retrospective : Inspects the Sprint at the team level, the Definition of Done, and creates improvements. Empiricism. Inspection enables adaptation.

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A Deeper Look: Top Changes in the New 2020 Scrum Guide for Agile Practitioners

MPUG

This definition of the ‘goal’ can create confusion for many who understand project-program-portfolio management and how goals aligns with the vision, mission, strategy, and objectives of an organization. For Increment, the commitment is the Definition of Done (DoD). Introduction of Cadence. Lean Thinking.

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Comparing Nexus and SAFe - Similarities, Differences, potential synergies

Scrum.org

Lean/Agile Leadership. Both SAFe and Scrum/Nexus emphasize the need for a different style of leadership - leaders who serve, have a growth mindset, lead by example, live and breath Lean/Agile principles and practices, and strive for relentless improvement. . SAFe’s theoretical base is more verbose but essentially similar. .

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Die 4 Elemente der Scrum Empirie

Scrum.org

Beginnen wir damit, was der Scrum Guide über Empirie besagt: “Scrum is founded on empiricism and lean thinking. Lean thinking reduces waste and focuses on the essentials.”. Retrospective : Überprüft den Sprint auf Teamebene, die Definition of Done, und identifiziert Verbesserungsmöglichkeiten. Die Theorie der Scrum Empirie.

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