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7 Ways to Sell Agile to Project Stakeholders

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In certain cases, it’s possible to cling to legacy or home-rolled project management practices even when development teams have moved into some form of Agile development. Attend Agile events in your local area for networking and learning purposes (extra points if you bring your direct manager along).

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125 Project Management Buzzwords

The IIL Blog

Agile team A cross-functional group of individuals (e.g., Product Owner, Scrum Master, Development team members) who work collaboratively to deliver value in an Agile project. Backlog A list of tasks, features, or requirements to be addressed by an agile project manager or team and is often associated with Agile methodologies.

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11 Proven Stakeholder Communication Tactics

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Scrum Events. There are plenty of opportunities for stakeholders to interact responsibly with a Scrum Team. The two formal Scrum events that come to mind are: Sprint Reviews. The Sprint Review is Empiricism at work: inspect the Product Increment and adapt the Product Backlog. Show, don’t tell. Daily Scrums.

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Scrum Anti-Patterns GPT

Scrum.org

Lack of Stakeholder Engagement : Failure to involve key stakeholders in Scrum events, leading to misaligned expectations​​. Resource Constraints : Not providing Scrum Teams with necessary resources, tools, or training, impeding their ability to deliver value effectively​​.

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5 Agile Methodologies for Project Managers that are not Scrum Framework

Project Pulse Journal

Limit Work in Progress (WIP) – By limiting WIP, Kanban encourages teams to complete current tasks before taking on new ones, thus reducing multitasking and focusing on quality and efficiency. Feedback Loops – Incorporate regular meetings to review and adapt your workflow based on feedback.

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Agile Management Anti-Patterns — An Introduction for Aspiring Servant Leaders

Scrum.org

Instead, the management ought to provide the teams with goals and guidance on how to achieve these, along with funding sufficient to meet the objectives. The ‘where is my report’ mentality : The manager expects to receive reports regularly instead of participating in events, for example, the Sprint Reviews.

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32 Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns

Scrum.org

The following list of Scrum stakeholder anti-patterns addresses Scrum events, system-related issues as well as issues of individual players. Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns at Scrum Event Level. Any of the examples will impede the team’s productivity and might endanger the Sprint goal. Or it is not free from outside influence.

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