CIO

APRIL 2, 2024

Over the past decade, CIOs have invested significantly in digital transformation initiatives in an effort to improve customer experiences, build data analytics capabilities, and deliver productivity enhancements with automation. They should set expectations for their agile teams on simplifying end-user adoption.

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Xebia

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Scrum is a popular way of working in teams. Many people however, dislike one core element of Scrum: the meetings. Scrum meetings are often time consuming, boring and ineffective. It’s no wonder people flinch when they hear “Scrum” But it doesn’t have to be that way. Here are some tips on how to do that.

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Evolution4all

MARCH 15, 2023

An Agile Transformation does not need to be hard, if you know where to start and what to do you will increase your chances of success as a leader. The Agile Transformation Roadmap Do you want to do an Agile Transformation but you do not know where to start? This roadmap will help you!

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Openxcell

JANUARY 31, 2023

If you work in the Agile or Scrum field, it’s likely that you already know at least one of these phrases. You may also be curious about the difference between Agile and Scrum. The term “Agile and Scrum” are often used interchangeably in modern DevOps environments because of their similarities. What is Agile?

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scruminc

JULY 30, 2020

A good time was had by all at Scrum Day India 2020. My talk on “Why 47% of Agile Transformations Fail!” My slides are posted here - Why 47% of Agile Transformations Fail. The Forbes survey was funded by the Scrum Alliance and self-selected respondents indicated at 86% success rate. Why Scrum Works - Decision Latency.

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scruminc

MARCH 4, 2019

Agile Retail: Using Scrum to out Amazon, Amazon. Scrum Inc.’s s Joe Justice believes they have to turn to Agile Retail, and Scrum, to digitize their offerings, turnaround their fortunes or work to widen a competitive advantage. s Certified Scrum Master Class. by Joe Justice. This trend is accelerating. .

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scruminc

OCTOBER 7, 2020

When over 50% of Scrum implementations fail to deliver on time, on budget, with happy customers according to Standish Group data, we need to find tools and techniques to help us improve the odds against this. Scrum is by far the most widely used agile framework in the world, but we’ve also found that 58% of Scrum implementations fail.

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Codegiant

AUGUST 14, 2020

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.

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Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Isn’t Scrum like basketball where you can change the players on the court anytime there is an interruption? Let’s find out… High-performing teams —or teams that gets stuff done with insanely high quality— is the goal of many who arrive in Scrum expecting to get amazing performance out of their system. Why should we care?

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scruminc

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Business Agility – The Intersection of Outcomes and Efficiency. There is a debate In the global Agile coaching and training community about whether we should focus on the outcomes or efficiency of teams. At the same time, there is the question about the difference between business agility and team agility. .

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scruminc

DECEMBER 7, 2022

2022 State of Agile Report – 5 Takeaways. Key Findings of the 16th Annual State of Agile Report. by the Scrum Inc. The 2022 State of Agile Report quantifies what many business leaders have been feeling for some time – agility is now a requirement for success. . Agility is how you reach them.”.

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CIO

MARCH 25, 2024

Modern digital organisations tend to use an agile approach to delivery, with cross-functional teams, product-based operating models , and persistent funding. But to deliver transformative initiatives, CIOs need to embrace the agile, product-based approach, and that means convincing the CFO to switch to a persistent funding model.

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scruminc

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

This blog post explores the synergy between the OODA Loop and Scrum, delving into how this powerful decision-making tool can be leveraged for effective impediment removal. Here’s a brief rundown: Observe: Gather data to understand the current situation. Here’s a brief rundown: Observe: Gather data to understand the current situation.

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Perficient

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Understanding: What is Agile? Agile is a set of principles and practices for project management and product development that emphasizes flexibility, collaboration, customer-centricity, and adaptability to change. Nonetheless, Agile can enhance efficiency, patient outcomes, and both member and employee satisfaction in these sectors.

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scruminc

JULY 30, 2020

ACM Queue Magazine: How To Improve Your Scrum. The lightweight nature of Scrum makes it flexible, adaptable, and easy to understand. . They are the opposite of Agile. . However, as we wrote in the Scrum Guide, ‘Scrum is easy to understand but difficult to master.’ by Jeff Sutherland | July 14 , 2020 | Blog.

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Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

MARCH 13, 2020

The Scrum Guide offers very limited guidance, suggesting 3-9 people per team (exclusive of ScrumMaster and Product Owner), without giving reasons or context for those numbers. While this is primarily about Scrum, the lessons are applicable for any work that is collaborative and knowledge-based. Clear Roles and Responsibilities [ 8 ].

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Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

JULY 14, 2020

In the full Guide to Effective Agile Retrospectives , which will be released soon, I go even more in-depth and also include examples and descriptions of recommended activities to help improve this Scrum Event that Team Members and ScrumMasters often struggle to fully understand and do well. ” Scrum values openness and courage.

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scruminc

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Which Scrum Master Credential Is Best For Me? Your leadership team is ready to support Agile in your organization. They have tasked you with getting the teams ready to Scrum. A little research takes you to the Scrum Guide. A Scrum practitioner needs to know the ‘how’- how is the role administered out in the field.

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Exadel

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Read other Exadel articles about Agile approach. Successful Agile software development can’t be done without an effective Sprint Retrospective. Let’s start with the definition of Sprint Retrospective from the Scrum Guide : “The purpose of the Sprint Retrospective is to plan ways to increase quality and effectiveness.

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Agile42

JUNE 11, 2020

I get many questions in my trainings, and one of the most common is when to use Scrum – usually preceded by utterances of “Scrum will never work in my team…” The wording of the question below comes from the Scrum Alliance Certified Team Coach (CTC) application. The Question. Read on for my thoughts.

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CIO

MARCH 31, 2023

Business analysts are in high demand, with 24% of Fortune 500 companies currently hiring business analysts across a range of industries, including technology (27%), finance (13%), professional services (10%), and healthcare (5%), according to data from Zippia. Amazon, Capgemini, and IBM.

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scruminc

JANUARY 24, 2024

The Effort Estimation Matrix by Shaun Thompson | January 18, 2024 | Blog A Tool for Estimating Agile Story Points Introduction : In both Agile project and product management, accurately estimating effort is both vital and challenging. Should you seek to delve deeper or fine-tune your estimation process, my colleagues at Scrum Inc.

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scruminc

AUGUST 25, 2021

Should I Be A Scrum Master? 6 Questions To Determine If This Scrum Role Is Right For You. Expertly trained Scrum Masters are in high demand. Effective Scrum Masters are critical for the success of any Agile organization. Effective Scrum Masters are critical for the success of any Agile organization.

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Modus Create

JULY 21, 2020

Agile at Scale, or Scaled Agile, is all the rage! When and who should implement Scaled Agile? Scaled Agile is a way for organizations with many teams to plan, coordinate, and track work on large initiatives. In this blog post, we’ll review why, when, and how organizations should consider adopting Scaled Agile.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

There is the classic method that has been used for over 40 years called “waterfall” Then there’s the new upstart in town that everyone seems to be flocking to called “agile” All of these options can place a CIO in a difficult place. Say Hello To The New Guy: Agile. Agile also has benefits.

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Modus Create

MARCH 17, 2022

Our recent report 2022 State of Digital Transformation revealed that 57% of enterprises had adopted an agile framework for implementing digital initiatives. Even the federal government follows agile methodologies for 80% of its IT projects. . What is Agile Leadership? 5 Principles of Agile Leadership.

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Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

JANUARY 30, 2019

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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Openxcell

JANUARY 4, 2021

What is Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD)? Disciplined Agile Delivery or DAD is a hybrid agile approach for IT solutions that prioritizes people and learning. Disciplined Agile Delivery works towards the goal of the enterprise and can be scaled up. Disciplined Agile Delivery supports both Lean and Agile approaches.

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scruminc

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Why You Should Hire Your Own Scrum Masters. And How to Know a Good Scrum Master When You See One. True business agility is no longer something that’s nice for an organization to have. Yet outsourcing Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches is still a tactic being used by companies large and small.

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Luis Goncalves

JANUARY 31, 2018

Agile Retrospective Format. In today´s post, I want to talk about the Agile Retrospective format. I met several Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches that facilitate Agile Retrospectives without knowing this concept. In my opinion, a successful Agile Retrospective must follow somehow this structure. Gather Data.

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Evolution4all

AUGUST 5, 2018

I have recently been talking with several organisation leaders about Why Agile Portfolio Management is crucial. Why Agile Portfolio Management. In my opinion, Agile Portfolio management has the ability to solve or improve some of the issues I encountered in organisations. My first job was as a software engineer.

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Exadel

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Why Agile Testing? Agile methodologies have proved their efficiency as a flexible approach in software development by delivering solutions faster and with the ability to respond to change. Scrum, Kanban, and Scrumban are commonly used Agile methodologies that have their own guidelines and frameworks. QA Challenges.

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scruminc

OCTOBER 29, 2020

A Leader’s Guide To Successful Agile Transformation: How To Go Beyond Teams. What Agile organizations have, and traditional businesses lack, is the ability to constantly change. They are replaced with an adaptive, Agile operating system that drives innovation, speed, and value delivery. . To inspect, adapt.

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CIO

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Business analysts (BAs) are responsible for bridging the gap between IT and the business using data analytics to assess processes, determine requirements, and deliver data-driven recommendations and reports to executives and stakeholders. PayScale offers data on similar job titles that fall under the category of business analyst.

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scruminc

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Using Scrum To Improve Cybersecurity In The Department of Defense. Indeed, most of the five largest defense contractors in America are implementing Scrum and Scrum@Scale on projects to better handle changing requirements and to deliver value faster than ever before. by Denise Jarvie | December 2, 2020 | Blog.

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scruminc

MARCH 22, 2018

The process efficiency of executing a story on a Scrum team is the most important metric for team performance, because a team can easily double velocity in one sprint by driving process efficiency up over 50%. Sutherland, in Agile 2009 , Chicago, 2009. The required data is easily available in any Scrum tooling.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

For Heineken’s global CIO Ing Yan Ong, the journey to keep a historic beer brand relevant starts with simplifying ERP, adopting agile methodologies and rethinking customer and supplier relationships in an age of digital analytics and personalized communications. Agility has become critical, top-down and bottom-up.

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