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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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Top 8 IT certifications in demand today

CIO

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. According to PayScale, the average annual salary for CISA certified IT pros is $114,000 per year.

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Agility Meets SAP

Xebia

Applying agile methods in an SAP project is recommended, as they provide flexibility, quicker adaptation to business requirements, and better customer engagement, resulting in successful implementations and increased customer satisfaction. However, this agile transformation in SAP projects presents both opportunities and challenges.

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Digital pragmatism at Volvo means more control and less agile

CIO

The system we have now was created in the 1970s and it contains all the product information, but not all the capabilities required for the products and services we’re working on launching in the future,” he says. “So Volvo Cars’ digital department started to work agilely according to the SAFe Framework in a product-oriented model in 2018.

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How To Run Effective Scrum Meetings

Xebia

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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Scrum Meetings – Source of Transparency and Information

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Open communication and transparency play crucial role in Scrum projects. Unlike the popular view that most meetings are waste of time, Scrum lays a lot of emphasis on conducting highly focused, time-boxed and effective meetings to allow transparency and free flow of information. Prioritized Product Backlog Review Meetings.

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Introduction to Scrum Methodology

Perficient

Introduction This read provides information to the enthusiastic readers the knowledge of scrum Scrum is an Agile model framework. Agile is the best when we need to work quickly. Scrum is an agile method that enables us to concentrate on providing the greatest value to our business in the shortest possible time.

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