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The 12 Agile Principles: Definitions & How to Use Them

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If you did the due diligence beforehand, then you can trust them to do the work. But if it’s the latter, you want to try and keep the schedules to the same hours, so you can at least video conference. Continuous Attention to Technical Excellence and Good Design Enhances Agility. It erodes morale and sends talent packing.

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What’s the big deal about the Definition of Done in Scrum?

Scrum.org

People may not see the point when they hear about the Definition of Done in Scrum. They may say, "We are so sick of talking about the Definition of Done," or “Why does this matter?” First and foremost, what is a Definition of Done? Others may think a code review is needed before the work can be considered done.

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Everything You Need to Know About Release Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The release manager at my last job worked closely with the development team to review what code changes would be coming. Once everything looks good from a technical standpoint, the release manager could start working on preparing communications about the upcoming software change. And then the cycle begins again!

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How to use Slack for project management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

A survey showed that teams using Slack had: 32% less email 23% fewer meetings 24% of features (in technical teams) delivered on time 27% less time required for software testing 10% improvement in employee satisfaction. It’s definitely worth checking to see if what you use can integrate directly with Slack.

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Crossing divides

Scrum.org

Conferences and meetups are another great way for people to broaden knowledge. There are a plethora of events for all kinds of specialisms, including Agile conferences and meetups. Whatever the definition, Agile is something that is applicable across the team or organisation adopting it.

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The Best Meeting Minutes Transcription Software: An Independent Test and Review

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I was approached by the people at Reason8 to try their meeting transcription software, and together we decided the best test would be to do a market comparison and review similar tools. tech has moved on so much that now there are tools that transcribe your meetings for you. And settled on reviewing these three: Reason8.ai.

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Risk Breakdown Structure for Projects: A Complete Guide to RBS

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Technical: Scope, requirements and other technical issues call into this category. For example, on the top-level risk, you can start with a broad topic such as technical, management, external or scheduling risks. As noted, the basic categories for the risk breakdown structure are external, internal, technical and management.

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