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Scrum master certification: Top 13 certs for agile pros

CIO

The agile methodology, which facilitates collaboration between stakeholders, teams, and customers during software development, is fast gaining prominence in today’s enterprises. What is Scrum? What is a Scrum master? They also oversee Scrum teams, which consist of the product owner, the developers, and the sum master.

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Why Learning How to Decompose Stories with Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD) Is not Just Decomposition

Net Objectives

I’ve been having a very interesting twittervation about how to start teams off with Scrum. And that it’s more important to get teams actually starting Agile in the workshop than merely learning Scrum which will hopefully lead you to Agile. I believe you best learn by doing.

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What Are the Limits of the Scrum Framework?

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

Frequently in workshops, I get asked, “Where shouldn’t we use Scrum?” The short answer is there are lots of instances where the Scrum framework doesn’t fit. However, to give a more complete and effective answer to this question, first we need to have an idea of why and when Scrum does work and what the key conditions are for success.

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What Makes AGILE So Flexible?

SCRUMstudy

The Agile methodology is a popular project management approach for software development and implementation. Many software development companies are adopting one or more of the methods included under the Agile canopy, because of its numerous advantages. However, it should never be thought that Agile is a free-for-all.

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No Fighting In This (Agile) Dojo with M. David Green

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

David Green, discuss Agile Dojos and how they can make teams more effective. The results will be more engaged team members, scrum masters, and a way of working that converts skeptics and naysayers into Agile evangelists. What is an Agile Dojo? (00:53). Engaged scrum masters are essential for long-term change (26:49).

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Definition of Done vs. User Stories vs. Acceptance Criteria

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

One of the more frequently asked questions in my Scrum workshops is around the difference between Definition of “Done” and Acceptance Criteria , and how they relate to User Stories. While Acceptance Criteria is a commonly understood concept in software development, Definition of “Done” is unique to Scrum. User Stories.

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Kick start your Agile Transformation Journey (and be a Digital Disruptor)

Capgemini

To reach this goal, companies must embark on an Agile Transformation journey. Agile Transformation is not (only) about methodology. Becoming an agile company is a complex process. Software craftmanship: Your software development lifecycle will also change as part of the Agile Transformation journey.

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