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Scrum master certification: Top 13 certs for agile pros

CIO

The methodology, which is also used beyond software development at some businesses , is at the center of several frameworks such as Scrum, Lean, Kanban , and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). What is Scrum? What is a Scrum master? What can Scrum master certification do for your career?

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How to Sweeten a Bitter Manager, a Micromanagement Survival Guide

Xebia

A Scrum Master struggling to survive under the tyranny of micromanagement? A Product Owner who feels like they’re being sucked dry by an overbearing Agile coach? Or maybe a manager, leader, or coach who wants to understand how to support their team better? Turn your micromanagers into sweethearts again!

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Why You Should Grow Your Own Scrum Masters Instead of Bringing in Outside Coaches

Net Objectives

If you are kicking off new teams there are two types of coaches you can bring in. While it's useful to bring in someone who can actually help with the work, such as a technical or ATDD coach, when it comes to Scrum or Agile coaches it's usually better to grow your own.There are several reasons for this: .

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Agile vs Scrum: Differences & Similarities?—?The Complete Review [2020]

Codegiant

Agile vs Scrum: Differences & Similarities?—?The The Complete Review [2020] From the desk of a brilliant weirdo #1 : If you are using Scrum it’s safe to say that you are also using Agile. On the other hand, if you are using an Agile framework, that may not necessarily be Scrum. In Scrum, you have three main roles?—?the

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Agile in Everywhere: Memories of a beginner-level Scrum servant

Agile42

I had heard about Scrum and I already had started using Kanban by myself in my previous position. Now my team consisted of the ideal number of team members for Scrum. As part of my small talks with my friends and my colleagues, I starting telling them about Scrum and asking if they knew it and if they used it.

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How Communities of Practice and Leadership Build Your Workforce Leadership Skills

Evolution4all

Now it can be a community of Product Owners looking for a new approach to work with their Scrum Teams or a network of Developers sharing their new scripts to automate their work. And this is where leadership skills are exercised in this type of community. In ancient times, members of a tribe had to learn to survive.

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Scrum by Example – Product Backlog Refinement in Action

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

In Scrum, Product Backlog Refinement is an essential meeting of the Product Owner and the Development Team to gain clarity and a shared understanding of what needs to be done through discussion and sharing of ideas. As a result, the Team repeats the whole exercise for the Story to “Use a gift card.”.

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