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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

ProjectManager.com

The scrum methodology has been around since the mid-1980s and has been a core sub-methodology of agile since 2001 when Ken Schwaber and Mike Beedle wrote the book on it: Agile Software Development with Scrum. That hasn’t stopped practitioners from using scrum in varying industries, from retail logistics to event planning.

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What Is a Project Director? Role, Responsibilities and Salary

ProjectManager.com

A project director is a person responsible for leading a team of project managers, which can also include contractors, sub-contractors, software developers, web developers, graphic designers, testers, network engineers and other staff that are essential to the project. Recommend changes to keep projects on track.

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Best Planner Apps for Mac in 2021

ProjectManager.com

The software is flexible enough to work in a variety of industries including construction, engineering, software development, marketing and sales, banking and finance and much more. Since it has both a Mac desktop application and a cloud interface, you can work online or offline.

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Free project management certifications

Moira Alexander

Agile Software Development - goes over fundamental agile concepts to enhance your software development skills. Project Management of Engineering Projects: Preparing for Success - teaches how to create your own project plan and learn the importance of the early project phases in achieving project success.

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SAFe Simply Explained (Part 2): Basic Idea and Most Important Terms

Inloox

Business agility requires that everyone involved in producing output - business and engineering executives, development, IT, sales, marketing, finance, support, compliance, and others - adopt lean and agile practices to continuously deliver innovative, high-quality products and services faster than the competing companies.

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SAFe Easy Explained (Part2): Basic Idea and Most Important Terms

Inloox

Business agility requires that everyone involved in producing output - business and engineering executives, development, IT, sales, marketing, finance, support, compliance, and others - adopt lean and agile practices to continuously deliver innovative, high-quality products and services faster than the competing companies.

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What does a Scrum Master do all day?

Scrum.org

1pm : Spend time with individual Developers who need help understanding when and how to collaborate with others and how to make their work transparent in the Sprint Backlog. 2pm : Meet with the Engineering Manager to exchange ideas on how to help everyone feel comfortable with the new way of working and the new expectations.

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