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Scrum master certification: Top 13 certs for agile pros

CIO

The methodology, which is also used beyond software development at some businesses , is at the center of several frameworks such as Scrum, Lean, Kanban , and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). What is Scrum? What is a Scrum master? What can Scrum master certification do for your career?

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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. Meetings run overtime, discussions keep going in circles and decisions are rarely made. Here are some tips on how to do that.

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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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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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Making Scrum meetings more productive

Apiumhub

In the list of activities in the Scrum software development life cycle ranked by their popularity amongst developers, “attending meetings” is perhaps locked in a perpetual battle only with “writing documentation” for the position of last place. This is, of course, merely reciting from the doctrine of Scrum. Introduction.

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Scrum Meetings – Source of Transparency and Information

SCRUMstudy

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. Sprint Planning Meeting.

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5 key mistakes IT leaders make at board meetings

CIO

It’s not uncommon for CIOs, CISOs, and sometimes their direct reports to be called on to participate in board meetings or to present IT strategies and plans to their boards of directors. Best practices for board meetings abound. But when I think about my own board presentations and meetings, it’s the simple mistakes I remember most.

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