Agile2021: Better Together
Agile Alliance
MAY 11, 2021
In this podcast, Howard Sublett and I chat about how Agile Alliance and Scrum Alliance are working together this year to create a one-of-a-kind experience for the Agile community.
7 ways doing Scrum wrong hurts software quality
TechBeacon
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
When quality issues arise, many Scrum teams look to testing and technical development practices to address the problems. What they often miss is that poor implementation of Scrum has directly contributed to their quality issues.
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Scrum Inc. Japan – A New Hope
scruminc
MARCH 18, 2019
On March 8, 2019, in Tokyo Japan, I attended the press conference for the formation of Scrum Inc.’s s new joint venture, Scrum Inc. Professor Nonaka is one of the co-authors of, The New New Product Development Game, an HBR article that helped to spark some of the ideas behind Scrum and gave it its name.
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Retrospectives Gone Bad – Toronto Agile Conference 2020
Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User
NOVEMBER 9, 2020
Fresh off the completion of his newest book, The Guide to Effective Agile Retrospectives , Mark Levison presented “Retrospectives Gone Bad” at the Toronto Agile Conference 2020. The post Retrospectives Gone Bad - Toronto Agile Conference 2020 first appeared on Agile Pain Relief Consulting. Do you dread going to work?
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Why transparency and strong vision are crucial to run a company
Luis Goncalves
JUNE 18, 2018
I think the responsibility is different and the way how you manage your own employees is a bit different than when you are employed and you have a team of Scrum Masters. She hasn´t started working yet, but we already discuss the conferences and trainings she wants to attend.
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Article: Applying Lean Tools and Techniques to Scrum
InfoQ Culture Methods
JULY 7, 2021
This article focuses on some of the challenges that Scrum is facing and how Lean can be a complementary approach. The topic of waste, a central theme that Lean helps focus on, shows us that Scrum can be improved upon. By Leigh Griffin.
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How to Design Office Space for Scrum or Optimal Productivity
scruminc
MAY 4, 2018
How to Design Office Space for Scrum or Optimal Productivity. This campus is built for scaling Scrum. Open, flexible team rooms with minimal furniture ring the building, and every five meet together in an open room for Scrum of Scrums and MetaScrum. by Joe Justice | May 4, 2018 | Blog.
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AgileNCR: Empowering Knowledge Sharing and Business Agility
Xebia
DECEMBER 22, 2023
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. GenAI adoption will impact Scrum adoption, with teams that fail fast ultimately winning fast.
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Pick the Right Tech Conferences for You
UruIT
MAY 16, 2019
I’m currently in the USA to attend some tech conferences: the Nexus Conference by Nearshore Americas in New York and later, the MIT Symposium in Boston. The amount of conferences, symposiums, and all kinds of events happening from coast to coast is overwhelming. A 5-step guide for defining our yearly events calendar.
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Why 47% of Agile Transformations Fail!
scruminc
JULY 30, 2020
A good time was had by all at Scrum Day India 2020. A recent Forbes survey indicated to me that about 47% of Agile Transformations fail and 77% of Agile Transformations are Scrum transformations so most of the failures are due to bad Scrum. Why Scrum Works - Decision Latency. was well received.
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Passive collaboration is essential to remote work’s long-term success
TechCrunch
MARCH 10, 2021
Video conference platforms and chat applications help us collaborate actively, and tools like Microsoft Visual Studio Code and Google Docs allow for dedicated asynchronous collaboration, too. How many times have you walked by (or been a part of) a scrum meeting of engineers huddled around a whiteboard? Let’s think back to before COVID.
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Distributed Teams: How To Mitigate A Significant Business Risk Of The Coronavirus
scruminc
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
NOTE: Register for our FREE webinar on Scrum and Distributed Teams hosted by Jeff Sutherland and JJ Sutherland on March 12, 12 noon EDT. It involves building strong communication through tooling and coordination and transparency through Scrum Events that I’ll detail below. . by JJ Sutherland | Feb 28, 2020 | Blog | 0 comments.
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Subbing for the Scrum Master to fill a project gap
Perficient
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
So when your project’s Scrum Master has to step away for a period of time, the business analyst may be the role that temporarily steps in to fill the gap. Here are some things to consider if you’re stepping into the Scrum Master’s shoes. The main thing to remember is that Agile is all about team communication and collaboration.
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Dr. Jeff Sutherland and Ken Schwaber Release Updated Scrum Guide Celebrating 25 Years of Scrum
scruminc
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
New updates include simplified language, less prescriptive and emphasis on the Scrum Team and its need to be self-managing. BOSTON–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Scrum.org , the Home of Scrum, and Scrum Inc. , These changes were made with input from the community of Scrum users around the globe.
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Should Your Organization Be Co-Located, Fully Remote, or Hybrid?
scruminc
JUNE 3, 2021
by the Scrum Inc. Colocation has long been a mantra in the Agile and Scrum communities. But consider the updated 2020 Scrum Guide. Prior versions suggested Scrum teams be colocated for all the reasons stated above. Prior versions suggested Scrum teams be colocated for all the reasons stated above.
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Retrospectives: 548 Days To Fix 1 Line of Code
Agile Alliance
AUGUST 26, 2019
I was at a conference when a lightbulb went off. I brought these ideas to the scrum master. Through this story, I’ll teach you how I influenced our team and scrum master to change how they used retrospectives. Dates are missed, morale is low, and we’re ready to throw in the towel.
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22 What we learned from Ágiles 2018, Latin America’s Agile Methodologies Conference
UruIT
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
Insights from Latin America’s main Agile Conference. On October 2018 I went to my first Latin American Conference on Agile Methodologies, Ágiles 2018. In this post, I want to share with you some of my thoughts about how to make the most out of the conference if you decide to attend Ágiles 2019 as well as my top takeaways.
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Article: Scrum: The Art of Changing the Possible
InfoQ Culture Methods
OCTOBER 2, 2019
The Scrum Fieldbook aims at introducing Scrum within organizations outside of the software industry, where Scrum can help leaders achieve a culture of high performance. The author shares patterns, practices and practical steps that leaders can take to incorporate these successfully in their organization.
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Article: Leveraging the Agile Manifesto for More Sustainability
InfoQ Culture Methods
AUGUST 13, 2021
This article explores what sustainability exactly means, the current status of sustainability of the major agile organizations (Agile Alliance and Scrum Alliance), and the impact of software development on sustainability.
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3 Kanban myths and realities explained
TechBeacon
JUNE 4, 2021
Teams claim that Kanban is less process-intensive and has fewer roles and ceremonies than Scrum. And, they say, the metrics in Kanban are less rigorous than those used in Scrum. Enthusiasts also loudly declare how easy it is to complete items without the constraint of a sprint.
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A CIO’s gift guide for IT and business colleagues
CIO
DECEMBER 7, 2022
The usual candidates are Scrum, Kanban, and Lean Development. The right candidate is Conference Room Pilot. No, App Dev is more often responsible for configuring and integrating COTS (on-premises-installed commercial off-the-shelf software) and SaaS (cloud-hosted commercial off-the-shelf software) solutions.
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What a Great Time to Invest in an Agile Certification! Overview of Your Options: September, 2020
Gorilla Logic
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Although there are many Agile certification bodies, the most recognized and highly regarded organizations (as of September 2020) include: • Scrum Alliance (founded in 2001) . Not only are there different certification providers, there are different types of certifications, including: • Scrum Master. Scrum developer. Agile coach.
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A CIO’s gift guide for IT and business colleagues
CIO
DECEMBER 6, 2022
The usual candidates are Scrum, Kanban, and Lean Development. The right candidate is Conference Room Pilot. No, App Dev is more often responsible for configuring and integrating COTS (on-premises-installed commercial off-the-shelf software) and SaaS (cloud-hosted commercial off-the-shelf software) solutions.
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Home Hospital Accelerator: Spreading Acute Care at Home
scruminc
OCTOBER 25, 2021
by the Scrum Inc. Ariadne believes the Scrum framework can help them achieve that goal. . Scrum and the Accelerator. Many of the individual Scrum Team members are taking part in the accelerator and providing care to patients daily. The Scrum Teams in the accelerator work in one-week Sprints.
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For founders who want to launch apps, ‘being non-technical is not a limitation’
TechCrunch
MARCH 11, 2022
We deploy a range of tools to keep clients up to date, and this is typically accompanied by different meeting types, such as developer dailies and weekly or biweekly demos and planning sessions, which follow a scrum format. What percentage of your clients are non-technical people who have an idea, but no coding experience?
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Member of the Band – Helga Martinez Chacon Product Owner & Scrum Master
Gorilla Logic
DECEMBER 18, 2020
Helga Martinez Chacon — Product Owner & Scrum Master. Helga is an Agile consultant, currently working as a Product Owner/Scrum Master. – The first time I had to attend a conference call in English, I was extremely nervous and did not make any sense. Are you Gorilla material? Join the band today!
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54 Pick the Right Tech Conferences for You
UruIT
MAY 16, 2019
I’m currently in the USA to attend some tech conferences: the Nexus Conference by Nearshore Americas in New York and later, the MIT Symposium in Boston. The amount of conferences, symposiums, and all kinds of events happening from coast to coast is overwhelming. A 5-step guide for defining our yearly events calendar.
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What we learned from Ágiles 2018, Latin America’s Agile Methodologies Conference
UruIT
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
Insights from Latin America’s main Agile Conference. On October 2018 I went to my first Latin American Conference on Agile Methodologies, Ágiles 2018. In this post, I want to share with you some of my thoughts about how to make the most out of the conference if you decide to attend Ágiles 2019 as well as my top takeaways.
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Lessons for Leadership: How Employee Experience is Your Bottom Line
scruminc
JUNE 1, 2021
by Scrum Inc’s Public Education Team. At Scrum, Inc., Cynthia’s team tried out Scrum for the first time during the pandemic. With my background in Agile, I got the team to try Scrum. My team and I utilized the Scrum Board’s function of making work visible as a means to enforcing work-life balance.
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Coaching at the Nordic Business Forum in Helsinki
Agile42
AUGUST 27, 2019
I am very happy to be able to volunteer as a coach representing Scrum Alliance at Nordic Business Forum 2019 that will be held in Helsinki on October 9 and 10. From there, an appointment is scheduled with one of the Scrum Alliance coaches to facilitate a conversation determined by their agile needs.
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How BUiLT unites Black IT pros and builds equity
CIO
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Purdy, for example, completed his Professional Scrum Master certification through BUiLT. BUiLT also offers Black Tech Symposium events, which are regional conferences held throughout the year to highlight Black professionals who are leading innovation in the tech industry.
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Article: Resetting a Struggling Scrum Team Using Sprint 0
InfoQ Culture Methods
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Sprint 0 can be a great mechanism in Agile transformations to reset existing teams which are not delivering value, exhibiting a lack of accountability, or struggling with direct collaboration with customers.
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Meet the Coach: Giuseppe De Simone
Agile42
APRIL 30, 2018
I attended my first Scrum training is 2009 and encountering Scrum has been a life-changing experience for me. I got so inspired by all of them and learned so much in those three months that I realized that Scrum could be a concrete actualization of my beliefs in a humanized and productive personal and working life.
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6 great tech events you shouldn’t miss in Barcelona
Apiumhub
JULY 3, 2018
In this article we list upcoming congresses, conferences, meetups, workshops and katas that we believe are worth attending ! . The rivalry between Scrum and Kanban has found a peaceful resolution on a higher level. JSCamp is a two-day developer-driven conference and one-day workshops, crafted for and by the community.
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Going Back to the Basics: Agile Values
UruIT
OCTOBER 31, 2019
Last month I had the opportunity of attending “Ágiles Colombia”, the Colombian Conference on Agile frameworks that draws in attendees from all over Latin America. Typical of the Agile world, the conference had an open space format, one in which anyone can propose a talk and the schedule is self-organized. Be present here and now.
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81 What is Business Agility?
Accenture
APRIL 1, 2019
Finding Agile in the real world is easy for most: go to any software company and ask to see their development team – chances are, they have converged on an Agile hybrid working process integrating Scrum , Kanban , and Extreme Programming (XP). Business Agility Conference – Vienna, Austria (May 20-21). Scrum Gathering, Austin.
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How to Manage 6 Challenging Personality Types in Meetings – Part 3: The Great Debaters
Modus Create
APRIL 30, 2019
I was once working with a small scrum team during a release planning session. Our scrum master was also present to facilitate the meeting. Initially, our scrum master did a great job keeping the team on track whenever we became distracted from our goal. Unfortunately, we had several delivery teams and only one scrum master.
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74 5 Communities of Practice Rules To Improve Your Company Knowledge Capital
Evolution4all
APRIL 30, 2019
His participation is funded by the business units which in turn provides other funding ventures such as the annual projects, workshop attendance and annual conferences. With my team, I built 5 main products: High Performing Teams , Scrum Team Coach , Scrum Master Mentoring , Organisational Mastery and the External Business Accelerator.
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100 Agile in Government: How the most amazing LEGO City was built using Scrum?
Agile42
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
This event took place at the Spring Municipal Information Systems Association (MISA) Conference in beautiful Langley, British Columbia. The answer is *drum roll*. a ton of fun and the creation of the most amazing LEGO city ever! When and where did this event take place and who were these 70 City Planners?
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Presenting at ScanAgile 2019
Agile42
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
We are very happy to have two great agile42 coaches presenting at ScanAgile 2019 , the Scandinavian Agile Conference to be held in Helsinki on March 13th-14th. ScanAgile also displays some of the cutest conference artwork in the community!
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Communities of Practice Tools that Your Team Will Love
Evolution4all
APRIL 29, 2019
Simply create an account on Google and you can organise team conferences already. With my team, I built 5 main products: High Performing Teams , Scrum Team Coach , Scrum Master Mentoring , Organisational Mastery and the External Business Accelerator. Price: You can access the app for free.
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How Communities of Practice Develop Your Workers Skills?
Evolution4all
APRIL 26, 2019
Their interactions can happen in any form, from face-to-face conversations or virtual communication (chat, video conferences, or emails). With my team, I built 5 main products: High Performing Teams , Scrum Team Coach , Scrum Master Mentoring , Organisational Mastery and the External Business Accelerator.
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Efficient Skype communication in the age of COVID-19
Trigent
APRIL 1, 2020
Globally distributed teams use Skype as a primary communication platform – to conduct scrum meetings, 1-on-1 or group conversations, for screen sharing, and video conferences. During this COVID-19 pandemic, most of us are forced to work remotely, from home. We need to spend more time on Skype and similar tools than before.
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Agile 2008 Post Roundup
Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User
OCTOBER 5, 2008
import Figure from '@/components/global/figure.astro'; import Agile2008ConferenceLogo from 'src/content/blog/agile-2008-post-roundup/images/agile-2008-conference-logo.png'; I keep on stumbling across posts about Agile 2008 and thought it might be worth sharing. 1 , Agile 2008 - Wednesday afternoon pt.
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