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What is agile methodology? Modern software development explained

InfoWorld

It’s hard to believe that the agile software development methodology officially turned 20 years old last year. What once was an outlying practice for startups collaborating in colocated spaces with stickies and whiteboards is now a sophisticated, scalable, and widely used set of agile software development processes and tools.

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Feature-Driven Development vs. Scrum Sprints: Choosing the Right Approach

Daffodil Software

When considering agile methodologies, Scrum typically takes center stage in the discussion due to its long-standing status as the preferred choice among product managers for the past 15 years.

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Agile project management: Principles, benefits, tools, tips, and when to make the switch

CIO

Agile project management definition Agile project management is a methodology used primarily in software development that favors flexibility and collaboration, incorporating customer feedback throughout the project life cycle. The Scrum master meets with teams briefly each day to get progress updates.

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How To Maximize An Agile Team – Don’t Give Up On Scrum

Modus Create

When I first attended Scrummaster training, I went in wide-eyed and excited to learn all of the secrets behind this amazing “new” agile project-management strategy called Scrum. But my employer had just paid for me to go through the training, and I was expected to help improve their development processes.

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What a Great Time to Invest in an Agile Certification! Overview of Your Options: September, 2020

Gorilla Logic

If you’re interested in Agile software development, I highly recommend you consider investing time in an Agile certification. Software development gets increasingly competitive every year. Project Management Institute (founded in 1969) . • International Consortium of Agile (founded in 2010) . Scrum developer.

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5 signs your agile practices will lead to digital disaster

CIO

Business leaders expect IT to develop new products, improve customer experiences, automate workflows, and deliver new artificial intelligence capabilities. The best way to address this gap is to draft a simple vision statement written by product managers and delivery leaders in collaboration with stakeholders and agile teams.

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Scrum by Example – Stories for the Working ScrumMaster

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

Scrum by Example is meant to empower readers to become excellent in their practice of Scrum. We’ll examine many of the real-world challenges new ScrumMasters deal with , especially in work environments where Scrum has been only recently introduced or is not applied consistently. Steve – The “protagonist” of Scrum by Example.

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