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Current State and Future Prospects of Scrum and Agile Development in Japan

Scrum.org

Since I became a Professional Scrum Trainer in November, I have been asked a lot about the current state, and the future perspectives, for Scrum and agile development in Japan, where I’ve worked for the last six years. Yet, Scrum and the principles of agile development are not as common in Japan as they are in other parts of the world.

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Can you be agile if you release only once a year?

Scrum.org

( Japanese version・日本語版 ) When picturing an effective and truly agile product development team, one often imagines a software development team, pushing some software to production every day, maybe multiple times a day, ala Amazon. But most teams that try it find out that the benefits exceed the costs.

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How To Maximize The Efforts Of Your Agile Team

Binfire

According to agile visionaries, a robust, agile team embodies “we” rather than “I” and that teamwork is crucial to delivering great software. Agile focuses on the team collaboration, autonomy, and independence, instead of command-and-control. Develop a path that will guide you to your ultimate aim. Build Team Trust.

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Can scrum and agility be scaled and what’s the best way to do it?

Scrum.org

I have great respect for the people who are acting in product owner roles, but let’s say you’re a product owner on one team and the highest value item that’s in your team that you’re working on is 3 million US dollars. It’s very difficult to get a case study published there. It’s something that really disturbs me.

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Planning for the Unplanned: Solving Common Challenges in Risk Mitigation

Wrike

In this article, we will explore the definition and importance of risk mitigation, examine the common challenges faced by businesses, discuss strategies for effective risk mitigation, and analyze case studies to learn from successful implementations. Moreover, risk mitigation enables businesses to build resilience and adaptability.

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In-Depth: The Science On Sustainable Pace, Stress, And Motivation

Scrum.org

How sustainable is your pace as a developer? This has always been a huge struggle for us and most of the teams we’ve been part of. Unfortunately, many developers and development teams still burn more hours than are probably good for them. The initial practice was for developers to work no more than 40 hours a week.

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Implementing the Situational Leadership Theory in Project Management

Wrike

This theory recognizes that different situations require different leadership styles and that effective leaders are those who can adapt their approach to suit the needs of their team. Instead, it emphasizes the importance of adjusting leadership behaviors based on the maturity level of the team members and the specific task at hand.