Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Is an Agile Transformation Coach any different than being an Agile Coach? When most people think about Agile Coaches, they tend to think about a person who comes in and assists the teams with things like: Learning Scrum, SAFe, LeSS. Agile Transformation Coach Leaders. Lean/Agile Leader.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 15, 2022

In this energizing 43rd Hands-on Agile session on outcome-based product planning, Jeff Gothelf clarified one thing: “Roadmapping is a flawed concept in the age of Agile. Maps, by their definition, are linear, and we don’t build linear products and services anymore. Roadmapping is a flawed concept in the age of Agile.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 26, 2021

A lot of talk in the Agile space centres on breaking down silos, and yet it appears that in practice it is one of the things that is met with the most inertia. When individuals identify with only one particular domain or specialism, coaching a team towards higher levels of cross-functionality becomes very difficult.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In this article, I’ll explore the need for and the attributes of an agile business operating system related to Private Equity (PE) portfolio companies. Dealing with common business challenges through agility. Business/Organizational Agility - The New Business Operating System.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

It’s a lot to read, so here are some spoilers drawn from common themes I heard time and time again in the interviews: Agile : if you don’t know enough about it, you need to start learning. These past few years have seen an incredible evolution in the way software is built. But what does it take to get there?

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Scrum.org

MAY 15, 2023

TL; DR: 60 ChatGPT Prompts for Agile Practitioners ChatGPT can be an excellent tool for those who know how to create prompts. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 46,000-plus subscribers. Create tips for coaching and supporting the Product Owner in Product Backlog refinement.

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Scrum.org

MAY 17, 2021

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 31,000-plus other subscribers. ?? Join more than 210 peers from May 27-29, 2021 , for the Virtual Agile Camp Berlin 2021, a live virtual Barcamp using open space technology principles and practices. TL; DR: Three Wide-Spread Stakeholder Failures.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 14, 2023

In the Oxford Diary, the word agility is defined as the ability to move quickly and easily. It is therefore understandable that many people relate agility to speed. The term “agility” is often used to describe “a change of direction of speed”. Agility involves the ability to react in unpredictable environments.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 5, 2023

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 47,000-plus subscribers. ? The most popular discussion on LinkedIn this week was : Agile Metrics — The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. ? ?? Your goal is to identify knowledgeable candidates among applicants who know about Scrum or agile product development.

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Scrum.org

MAY 8, 2023

So let’s have a look at some typical agile negotiation scenarios. ?? Zur deutschsprachigen Version des Artikels: Agile Verhandlungen – Das Leben ist Verhandlungssache; warum sollte Scrum anders sein? ? You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 46,000-plus subscribers.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

TL; DR: Agile Management Anti-Patterns. Learn more about agile management anti-patterns the aspiring servant leader should avoid during the organization’s transition: From applying the Stage-Gate® approach through the back door to the ‘where is my report’ attitude to other beloved signs of applied Taylorism.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 16, 2024

These innovative agile practices are a departure from the Taylorist traditions of the defense industry, which is grappling with continuous inflation and delays, impacting national security and human lives. On average, there are 27 hardware and software changes per day on a Tesla Model S production line. However, not all is lost.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 10, 2023

But, while you enjoy your well-deserved Stay-cation, do they uphold their Definition of Done? But, when you are on the beach sipping your slow roast and watching the sunrise, does your Product Owner continue to demonstrate solid Agile citizenship, or do they take the opportunity to slip into anti-patterns like Part-Time PO or Dominant PO?

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The scrum team discusses what can be done based on the definition of done and crafts the Sprint Goal and forecast their work. The team can avoid by widening the definition of a product or shortening sprint duration. . 3rd – Refer Definition of Done . 4th – Review Team capacity .

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Scrum.org

MARCH 14, 2023

Agile Fluency® Model is a fantastic model. With this model, you start seeing your journey as a series of paradigm shifts and stages toward higher fluency in Agile: The Agile Fluency model has been as an inspiration for us, when we were designing Org Topologies. Without defining value, no agile transformation is possible.

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Proofhub

AUGUST 17, 2021

7 Best Practices To Lead And Coach Remote Project Management Teams Source: [link] Does your remote project management business have a strategic plan for communicating, training, and delegating? Challenges Of Leading A Remote Project Management Team Leading and coaching a remote team is tricky. And what about your team members?—?are

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Leading Agile

MAY 25, 2023

In Agile, you only get the full benefits of Scrum and SAFe when certain conditions are met in the organization. People will often break the methodology or the framework instead of changing the org design and sacrificing their ability to be truly Agile. XP and DevOps are no different. Thanks for joining us today.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 17, 2020

Scrum has proven time and again to be the most popular framework for software development. Given that software is eating the world , a seasoned Scrum Master is nowadays in high demand. Then sign up for the Food for Agile Thought newsletter and join 26k other subscribers. Do you want to get this article in your inbox?

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Technical debt is a common software development term describing coding decisions that might slow future delivery of value to the customer. Poorly organized code or unnecessary code lines are also examples of technical debt. . I dive into the most common myths below. It makes sense when you think about it.

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The 15th State of Agile Survey is out. The survey revealed 66% of the organizations voted Scrum as the most sought-after Agile framework. Source: 15th State of Agile Report. Now, the question arises as to what Scrum is and why it is so popular, that it is an all-time favorite agile framework. Any guesses? What is Scrum?

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 4, 2022

TL; DR: Business Agility, Scrum and Generative AI’s Take on Getting There. I thought it might be fun to ask ChatGPT a few questions about business agility in general and Scrum in particular. . ???? You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 36,000-plus other subscribers. ??

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Scrum.org

MARCH 2, 2020

Scrum is used well beyond software because many teams and organizations recognize their work is complex, and they need to be nimble, creative, and value-focused. Yet defining your product can be challenging in both a software and non-software context. . The key benefits this offers are: Transparency to progress.

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Agilemania

AUGUST 21, 2022

At the end of the sprint, the team has a Sprint Review Meeting to discuss what was accomplished and what could be improved for the next sprint. Sprints are an essential part of agile software development. A sprint framework makes it possible for any team to implement scrum or agile processes with minimal overhead and complexity.

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Agilemania

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Recognized as one of the world’s foremost authorities on Lean-Agile best practices, Dean Leffingwell took it on himself to do something about it. He introduced the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). SAFe is based on following 10 Lean-Agile principles-. Most Common Reasons to Use Scaled Agile Framework. What is SAFe?

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Scrum.org

JUNE 15, 2020

TL; DR: Remote Agile Transitions. Since the pandemic has forced many of us to work remotely, this unique capability has been kicked into overdrive regarding remote agile transitions. Here are my top-10 challenges of organizational change that remote Agile has made more urgent to address than ever before. ??

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 4, 2024

These are not just ideals but the foundation of Scrum that empowers teams to navigate the complexities of their projects with agility and integrity. These are not just ideals but the foundation of Scrum that empowers teams to navigate the complexities of their projects with agility and integrity. What is the Scrum Framework?

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Agile A flexible and dynamic approach to project management that allows for iterative updates during defined time blocks, which allows for incremental value. Agile Manifesto The fundamental document that outlines the values and principles of Agile project management. Agile team A cross-functional group of individuals (e.g.,

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 17, 2023

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 36,000-plus other subscribers. ? Dying in beauty by sticking to the Definition of Done? You will use your knowledge of teaching, coaching, mentoring, communication, and conflict resolution to provide me with suggestions on how to solve the conflict.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 1, 2022

Each post discusses scientific research that is relevant to our work with Scrum and Agile teams. A while ago I was taking a walk with my partner Lisanne. A noisy flock of geese flew overhead in a messy V formation. We laughed at the amount of noise they produced. It all looked very chaotic. Then another flock flew overhead.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 26, 2020

This is quite a long read which you can download as the whitepaper "Systems Thinking in Organizational Coaching". In this whitepaper, I will be sharing an example of organizational coaching, in which I successfully applied the Systems Thinking approach. In fact, any type of change would benefit from using Systems Thinking approach.

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Planio

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Sprints are the backbone of any good Agile development team. Spring planning helps to refocus attention, minimize surprises, and (hopefully) guarantee better code gets shippied. Before we dive in, here's the outline of this article: Step 1: Review your product roadmap. Step 1: Review your product roadmap.

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Digite

MAY 15, 2018

It also encourages everyone to review/adopt the values (in Scrum language) that can help software development teams succeed in building software. This article is the fourth in a series of “Kanban and Scrum – Stronger Together”. Disclaimer. It feels like a forced comparison of apples and oranges. You should go read it now.

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Gunther Verheyen

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I embarked on my Agile journey in 2003 when we wrapped eXtreme Programming in Scrum. From 2013-2016 I maintained the official “Professional Scrum” series of Scrum.org meanwhile training candidate-PSTs and shepherding the global community of Professional Scrum Trainers and coaches. Warm regards Gunther independent Scrum Caretaker What?

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Scrum.org

JULY 14, 2021

Daniel is a Professor at the University of Aalborg and is specialized in empirical software engineering. Please note that our paper is currently reviewed by academic peers. . How can Scrum Masters and Agile coaches support this through exercises and workshops? How can you make a Scrum team more effective?

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 9, 2021

Im Sprint Review inspizieren wir, was fertig wurde und diskutieren mit unseren Stakeholdern zusammen was das Produkt als nächstes noch wertvoller macht – um es ggfls. Das Risiko, etwas zu entwickeln, was keiner braucht (Sprint Review) und Verbesserungspotential nicht auszuschöpfen. gleich im nächsten Sprint in Angriff zu nehmen.

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International Institute for Learning

MARCH 29, 2023

They also continue to champion the project and the benefits it will provide throughout the project. The sponsor will review the schedule status, budget status, projected work for the next reporting period, and any new significant risks and issues. Provide the initial high-level information about the project.

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Digite

JANUARY 7, 2018

This is the original book where David Anderson first laid down the definition of and guidance to the Kanban Method for software and knowledge work. This is the original book where David Anderson first laid down the definition of and guidance to the Kanban Method for software and knowledge work. Are you new to Kanban?

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