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The Agile Journey: From Origins to Agile 2.0

Scrum.org

Since 2001, Agile has undergone a significant transformation. I've seen, firsthand, how organisations have struggled to fully embrace Agile's core principles. Often, there's a tendency to revert to hierarchical, command-and-control structures, which runs counter to the Agile ethos. The emergence of Agile 2.0

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20 Years of The Agile Manifesto

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Can you believe the Agile Manifesto has been around 20 years? The Agile Manifesto has probably had the greatest impact on how projects are done – even how non- agile projects are done. The Agile Manifesto date was 11-13 February 2001. What does the Agile Manifesto say? The Agile Manifesto Authors.

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¿Agile es una herramienta para la microgestión?

Scrum.org

Además, pocas metodologías han generado tanto debate y controversia como Agile, sobretodo si lo enfrentamos a la microgestión o el micro-management. Desde su inicio, Agile ha sido tanto elogiado como un enfoque revolucionario para la gestión de iniciativas, desarrollo de productos y servicios.

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Pitfalls of referencing agile

Kiron Bondale

One of the clichés you will run across if you read enough articles or watch enough videos about agility is that we should be using the term as an adjective rather than as a noun. “We are doing agileAgile is an umbrella term for many concepts aimed at delivering value, improving quality and making people awesome.

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Agile Principles - Effective Communication

Scrum.org

This post continues my ongoing series revisiting the principles behind the Agile Manifesto. This time we are focussing on the following Agile principle – “The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation.” In-person communication may be inherently better.

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The Agile Manifesto, Explained

ProjectManager.com

More along the lines of project management, though, is the Agile Manifesto. Agile is a bit of a controversial topic in the field. Either way, agile offers a fast and nimble way to work that first benefited software development before expanding its reach to almost every industry. What Is Agile? You’re not alone.

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Agile vs Waterfall: What’s the Difference?

ProjectManager.com

Newton’s third law is also true in the case of agile vs waterfall, where one sprang to life as a reaction to the other. Created a few decades before the agile methodology, each phase is reliant upon the deliverables of the previous phase. What is Agile? Even though agile is popular, the history of agile is in its infancy.

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