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Current State and Future Prospects of Scrum and Agile Development in Japan

Scrum.org

None of these are great indicators in isolation, but they all have one point in common: they indicate that Scrum and agile development is just not happening in Japan to the extent that it is elsewhere. In other words, for most people in Japan, software development was and remained an exercise in box checking. Why is that?

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Is Software Development Art or Engineering

Herding Cats

I started my career as a Software Engineer , writing Fortran 77 signal processing algorithms to find and track missile launchers in the middle eastern desert. This skill was an extension of the signal processing work I did as a grad student looking for information in the data stream of a particle accelerator.

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5 Agile Methodologies for Project Managers that are not Scrum Framework

Project Pulse Journal

Each methodology is relevant in its own right, unlocking potential, driving innovation, and ensuring that your projects meet expectations. Ready to transform your approach to project management and software development? Columns include "Reported," "Confirmed," "In Development," "Testing," and "Deployed."

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The Scrum Master Job (1): 4 Steps to Identify Suitable Employers or Clients

Scrum.org

The reasons for this are apparent, with software eating the world and the pace of innovation accelerating as the market-entry barriers of the technology sector are continuously lowered. Venture capital is also widely available, and startups are gaining an innovative advantage over established organizations. Job advertisement.

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In-Depth: The Evidence-Based Business Case For Agile

Scrum.org

They also note that this is particularly relevant to complex challenges, which is typically the case for the product innovation that happens in Agile teams. SCRUM and productivity in software projects: a systematic literature review. In 14th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE) (pp.

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What is a technical project manager? (And why you should think about becoming one)

Planio

They’re often expected to help establish software engineering tools, standards, and processes like code reviews and testing strategies. If you can’t walk the walk with your development team, they’re going to reject your suggestions. Be a conduit for information. How software systems are architected. Plus, it’s fun!

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol. México, 1 al 3 de Febrero de 2006. De Meyer, C. Loch, and M.