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Debunking Sustainable Pace with Dr. Jeff Sutherland

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Jeff Sutherland and JJ Sutherland | October 4 , 2023 | Blog In the ever-evolving landscape of Agile methodologies, the term “sustainable pace” has often been relegated to the realm of buzzwords—misunderstood, misapplied, and at times, even misused as an excuse for mediocrity. One of which was the idea of sustainable pace.

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Scrum Values are the Foundation of Agile. Here’s why…

Luis Goncalves

Scrum is a framework for developing, delivering, and sustaining complex products. The Scrum Guide defines the roles, events, artifacts and the rules that define this framework. Not all product development frameworks have a certain set of values like Scrum. The Scrum Values. The first Scrum value is commitment.

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AoAD2 Chapter: Teamwork (Introduction)

James Shore

Scrum leaves the actual determination of who does what up to the team. Agile Software Development with Scrum. The “Energized Work” practice: Work in a way that the team can sustain indefinitely. Scrum calls it “The Scrum Team.” Build projects around motivated individuals. 1 [Beck et al. Beck 2004]. Beck et al.

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Transforming to an Agile Mindset, Part Two

Accenture

In Part One of Transforming to an Agile Mindset: “Martin’s Problem,” I wrote about how Agile represents not merely a set of practices like Scrum, but as with bureaucratic or meritocratic management, Agile is a distinct theory and practice on how to approach and do work. For Agile I refer to the Five Scrum Values.

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Transforming to an Agile Mindset, Part 2

Accenture

In Part One of Transforming to an Agile Mindset: “Martin’s Problem,” I wrote about how Agile represents not merely a set of practices like Scrum, but as with bureaucratic or meritocratic management, Agile is a distinct theory and practice on how to approach and do work. For Agile I refer to the Five Scrum Values.

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What is Agile? – Agile Principles and Frameworks

Openxcell

In 2001, a group of 17 software engineers met in Utah to discuss the increasing need for an alternative to documentation-driven and heavyweight software development processes. Agile processes promote sustainable development. Scrum Scrum framework has been proven to be one of the most effective agile methodologies.

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The Infinite Loop Part I: The Problem

Wolk Software Engineering

The Agile Manifesto (2001) # After many years of failed waterfall software projects, 17 renowned software developers met at a resort in Snowbird, Utah, to discuss lightweight development methods. Scrum (1995) # Scrum is an Agile SDM that presents organisations with a prescript process. The sprints are usually 2 to 4 weeks long.