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The Value of Transparency in Project Management

Mentormate

At MentorMate, we practice Agile Project Management. In most engagements, our Project Manager is acting as the keeper of the budget, scope, and timeline—very traditional project management responsibilities—while also fulfilling the role of Scrum Master on our Scrum Development teams.

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How to Prepare for a Scrum Master Interview

Exadel

The latest State of Agile report once again highlighted Scrum as the most popular Agile approach : 66% of companies follow it closely, and an additional 15% follow derivations of Scrum (ScrumBan 9% and Scrum/XP 6%). Understandably, then, there’s a huge demand for Scrum Masters. What is the Scrum Master responsible for?

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The Definitive Guide To Scrum Methodology For Project Management

Xicom

Time To Add Some Rocket Fuel To Your Project. If you have spent time in digital project management, you must have probably heard about scrum methodology. A PMI survey shows that a combined total of 55% of firms “Always”, “Often” or “Sometime” use scrum in their management to make their process streamlined.

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What is SAFe? A framework for scaling business agility

CIO

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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7 tell-tale signs of fake agile

CIO

The same is not true, sadly, for many agile project management and development initiatives. When a team lacks a dedicated product owner and/or Scrum master , it will struggle to implement the consistent agile practices needed to continuously improve and meet predictable delivery goals. Ask to see their team metrics,” he says.

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How to get your CFO to buy into a better model for IT funding

CIO

This approach enabled Finance and business stakeholders to use data insights to see the metrics move as the year progressed. We made use of the organisational balanced scorecard and the associated metrics tracked in our quarterly business performance reporting.” Budgeting, CFO, Project Management, Software Development

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What is the Recommended Scrum Team Size?

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

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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