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What is a Scrum master? A key role for project success

CIO

Scrum is a powerful framework for implementing agile processes in software development and other projects. This highly adopted framework utilizes short iterations of work, called sprints, and daily meetings, called scrums, to tackle discrete portions of a project in succession until the project is complete. Others do not.

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What is SAFe? A framework for scaling business agility

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Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) explained The Scaled Agile Framework encompasses a set of principles, processes, and best practices that helps larger organizations adopt agile methodologies , such as Lean, Kanban, and Scrum , to deliver high-quality products and services faster.

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AgileNCR: Empowering Knowledge Sharing and Business Agility

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This year, the conference took place virtually on the vFairs conference platform, attracting over 350 registrations from Agile enthusiasts, speakers, and volunteers from around the world. The conference has always focused on industry trends, best practices, and challenges, empowering enterprises on their journey toward business agility.

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Top 8 IT certifications in demand today

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Certified Agile Leadership (CAL) The Certified Agile Leadership (CAL) certification is offered by ScrumAlliance and includes three certification modules, including CAL Essentials, CAL for Teams, and CAL for Organizations.

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7 tell-tale signs of fake agile

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The same is not true, sadly, for many agile project management and development initiatives. Too often, an organization may launch something that looks like an agile program, calls itself an agile program, claims to operate like an agile program, yet really isn’t an agile program in the least.

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Spinach.io wants to help agile engineering teams run better online meetings

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co-founder and CEO Matan Talmi observed that engineering teams had a specific set of needs for online meetings than other teams. He and his co-founders decided to build a meeting tool designed specifically for engineers using agile methodology to run stand-up meetings online. Image Credits: Spinach.io.

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Digital pragmatism at Volvo means more control and less agile

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The automotive industry keeps accelerating into the technological switch to electric engines, and all efforts at Volvo Cars point to a clear ambition to be a clear frontrunner. Such a seismic shift also creates a different dynamic in the market, with a fundamentally simpler technical platform compared to internal combustion engines.

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