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Digital pragmatism at Volvo means more control and less agile

CIO

As a result, many new car companies are created and competition increases, says Tobias Altehed, who leads Volvo Cars’ digital organization and sits on the company’s extended management team. Much of the system heritage comes from the time before Volvo Cars became independent from the Volvo Group.

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How To Maximize An Agile Team – Don’t Give Up On Scrum

Modus Create

When I first attended Scrummaster training, I went in wide-eyed and excited to learn all of the secrets behind this amazing “new” agile project-management strategy called Scrum. But my employer had just paid for me to go through the training, and I was expected to help improve their development processes.

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Scrum Anti-Patterns: Micromanagement

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

Scale: Team and/or across multiple teams. People new to Scrum often struggle to understand boundaries of control between being an effective manager, ScrumMaster, or Product Owner. A key ingredient is allowing self-organization of the group to flourish. Tells Team members how to do their job.

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Why 47% of Agile Transformations Fail!

scruminc

A good time was had by all at Scrum Day India 2020. A recent Forbes survey indicated to me that about 47% of Agile Transformations fail and 77% of Agile Transformations are Scrum transformations so most of the failures are due to bad Scrum. So Standish Group data is known to be convservative as to failure rates.

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Here’s The Crucial Metrics To Measure Your Software Development Team Effectiveness

Xicom

But, writing the lines of code or the number of hours spent at the office is not how you evaluate the effectiveness of a software developer in doing their job. Because in today’s competitive industry, like software development, quality almost eclipses the quantity of the job done. The budget increased by 160% more than the original.

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The Top 30 Agile Project Management Tools For 2020 [Ultimate Guide]

Codegiant

Managing your team doesn’t have to be a mind-boggling task… Nor managing your projects should be an overwhelming burden. Yet, without a powerful agile project management software, you’ll have hard times getting your teammates on the same page. What’s more, Codegiant offers both Kanban and Scrum boards.

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Cross-functional Team: Composition, Benefits, and Good Practices

Existek

Have you thought about the concept of a cross-functional team? What differentiates it from setting up traditional teams? How can it improve the software development process? In this article, we’ll discuss the characteristics of a cross-functional team, the benefits of having one, and how to build and manage such a team.