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Do We Need Risk Management in Agile Projects?

MPUG

In this article, we’re addressing a common question in modern project management: Do we need risk management in agile projects? Do agile projects have risks associated with them? Yes, of course, they do. Of course not. So, yes, of course, we need risk management in agile projects. So, let’s start again.

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Moving Beyond Velocity

Scrum.org

In my role as an Agile coach and Scrum trainer, I get the chance to talk to a lot of Scrum Masters and teams. When I ask them about what their team is measuring, the most common answers I hear are velocity, story points, and burn-down charts. What about business value metrics, I ask? Team health? And that's important!

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Estimating Agile Projects.Or Not

Leading Answers

There has been a debate raging since 2012 about the use and value of estimates on agile projects. There has been a debate raging since 2012 about the use and value of estimates on agile projects. Then I discovered this is closely aligned with what the more reasonable NoEstimates advocates suggest doing anyway.

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Understanding Velocity in Agile Approaches with MS Project

MPUG

What are the items you can deliver by the end of the project? What are the items the team can take for the forthcoming release or iteration? These questions fundamentally boil-down to the schedule of the project, and what and when the team can deliver over this schedule. Velocity = 16 (or 16 story points).

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Managing Big Data Projects in an Agile Way

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

Like Agile wasn’t big enough as a buzz word, let’s mix it with big data. Joke aside, doing Agile when engaged in big data projects is almost a must. Of course, other options are also available but Agile practices and techniques are much more suitable for these sorts of projects. Why Doing Agile is the Right Thing.

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Does Your Team Produce ‘Bugs’?

Scrum.org

James Shore wrote succinctly on this topic in The Art of Agile Development. James Shore wrote succinctly on this topic in The Art of Agile Development. This article is the story of such a discovery. Ryan is a Scrum Master currently working with Agile teams in a multi-national insurance enterprise. Name It to Tame It.”

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70 Scrum Master Theses

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On the other hand, the Scrum Master Theses also cover, for example, the relationship with the Product Owner, they deal with agile metrics, and how to kick-off an agile transition, thus moving beyond the original framework of the Scrum Guide. TL; DR: 70 Scrum Master Theses. Do you want to get this article in your inbox?

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