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Why agile? How agile vanishes hidden costs

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Management summary Why agile? How agile vanishes hidden costs. Agile has a kind of haze around it. For many companies, it seems to work well, given the adoption of Scrum by millions worldwide. Many embarked on an agile transformation. This article elaborates on how Agile strengthens your bottom line.

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The Modern Guide to the Daily Scrum Meeting

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

Many people who attend Scrum training courses start with the impression that the Daily Scrum is the whole of Scrum. Others think the Daily Scrum centres on three questions (this was true a long time ago). This guide to the Daily Scrum meeting was created to address these misconceptions as well as answer common questions.

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Why Having a Tech Lead or Manager as Scrum Master is a Bad Idea

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

Have you ever had friends or family ask, “I know you’re called a scrum master, but what does that mean? Tell them that the role of ScrumMaster is as a servant-leader, coach, and facilitator, navigating the dynamics of the team to ensure Scrum practices are followed and value is delivered effectively. What do you actually do ?”

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A Comprehensive guide to Agile Project Management

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Methodologies like DeveOps, Waterfall, Agile can help improve development time, shortening the lead time between fixes, reducing the rate of failure of new releases and minimizing disruption in the developmental process. Amongst many such methodologies, Agile Methodology has been the preferred methodology for a while now.

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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. In a meeting at Snowbird, Utah, U.S.

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How To Run a Daily Scrum Meeting

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Daily Scrum Meeting is a necessary part of every Sprint, because it helps teams track their progress toward the Sprint Goal. What is the Daily Scrum Meeting? Successful Agile software development is impossible without effective Daily Scrum Meetings. What is a Daily Scrum Meeting? Let’s start with the theory.

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Agile Retrospectives

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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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