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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. Cadence – Definition and Basics. One can define cadence in Agile as follows: Cadence is a regular, predictable pattern of development work in Agile. Working with Single Cadence.

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How We Reduced Cycle Time from 164 Days to 8 Days in 6 Months

Scrum.org

CADENCE & RELIABILITY. CADENCE: What was the sprint cadence you folks started off with? What was sustainable cadence after improvements? To shorten the feedback loop and reduce risk, our business stakeholders are part of our Scrum team and conduct UAT inside the Sprint. UAT is part of DOD. .

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The Importance of Connecting Agile to Business Value

Leading Agile

Transformation is an investment, and the results of that investment need to be communicated on a regular cadence. Regular proactive communication about how transformation activities are driving the overall performance of the organization is what will sustain executive engagement. Trust isn’t built overnight.

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Leadership Futures from the Next Generation: Adapting, Empowering, Thriving

The IIL Blog

Instead, there’s an expectation for staff to embody agility and an adaptive way of working, embracing a regular cadence of incremental improvement and actively working towards enhancing processes, strategies, and skills over time. That is why agile change and project management approaches are so popular.

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How effective are your agile ceremonies?

Kiron Bondale

The Scrum Guide calls sprints the heart of Scrum as these time boxes set the cadence for all other events. Each agile framework provides its own ceremonies but given that Scrum is still the most commonly referenced one, let’s focus on that framework’s events.

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5 Tips for Making a Retrospective Meeting More Productive

NimbleWork

Retrospectives should ideally be done at a regular cadence. Whether it’s reflecting on what worked well, pinpointing areas for improvement, or recognizing elements to sustain, a predetermined structure acts as a roadmap, guiding the team through a comprehensive evaluation. What if there is little interest in doing them?

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Unpacking Agile Transformation: The System of Delivery

Leading Agile

Through our work at LeadingAgile, we’ve come to believe there are three core systems necessary to instantiate and sustain an Agile enterprise. Think about things like how we write user stories, how we estimate work, how we run planning cadences, how we deal with technical concerns, and how we measure done.

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