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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

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Kanban and scrum are agile project management methodologies that can be used for similar purposes, but each has its unique pros and cons. As a project manager, it’s important to understand the difference between kanban and scrum so you can determine the best approach for your team. What Is Scrum?

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Scrum Methodology: Roles, Events & Artifacts

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The scrum methodology was developed as a response to rigid project management approaches such as the waterfall method, which didn’t adapt to the needs of agile product and software development teams. We’ll explore the scrum methodology in-depth, but before that, let’s start with a simple scrum definition. The Scrum Framework.

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Remote Work and Scrum

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And what does this mean for remote Scrum Teams? What is shocking is that this study finds productivity much higher than a 2001 study by Stanfords Nichols Bloom who cited a 13% productivity bump. For many Scrum Teams finishing tasks is less important than delivering value toward the Product Goal and Sprint Goals. So is this true?

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From Project Management Professional (PMP)® to Professional Scrum Master

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Something was missing. For one or another reason I always went back to two small papers; a manifesto and a framework: the Manifesto for Agile Software Development ( [link] ), and the Scrum framework ( [link] ). While I was already using the Scrum framework since 2001, be it in a Zombie way, it was time to take agility dead seriously.

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The Agile Journey: From Origins to Agile 2.0

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Since 2001, Agile has undergone a significant transformation. Key Topics: Agile's Evolution Since 2001 Challenges in Implementing Agile Agile 2.0 Join us in 2024 for our Learning Journeys, including bundles on Professional Scrum Product Owner, Professional Scrum Master, and Professional Agile Leadership Essentials.

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Agile and Scrum: Unravelling the Misconceptions

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As Scrum.org trainers, we often come across common misconceptions from course attendees about Agile and Scrum. We tend to hear red flags of misalignment when we explore folk's current definitions and understanding of Agile and Scrum at the start of our courses. Scrum: Scrum is thought of as a methodology. What is Agile?

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Kanban History: Origin & Expansion Across Industries

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Plus, we’ll get into scrumban, a combination of kanban with scrum. Scrum teams use pin boards with user story cards and during a sprint (short iteration working on tasks) each user story (tasks) is written on a card. These cards are the sprint backlog and are placed on a board for the scrum team to choose which user story to work on.