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The Agile Manifesto, Explained

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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?

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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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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. Agile eliminates the need for planning or documentation.

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Kanban History: Origin & Expansion Across Industries

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Kanban & Project Management Kanban project management works in an agile framework. Kanban & Agile Software Development Kanban proved a good fit for the burgeoning software development field, especially those projects that worked in an agile environment that was responsive to change.

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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. Scrum is a project management framework with well-defined roles, guidelines and procedures that ensure this methodology is implemented consistently.

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How to improve cross-functionality within your team?

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Cross-functional teams are defined as consisting of members with different functional backgrounds ( Keller, 2001 ). Cross-functionality in teams has been linked to shorter development time ( Eisenhardt & Tabrizi, 1995 ) and increased quality and improved performance ( Keller, 2001 ). This is the essence of cross-functionality.

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Agile Project Management

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Agile is an approach to project management that favors responding to change over careful planning. Agile is not a methodology but a set of principles (as defined in the Agile Manifesto in 2001) that suggests how we should approach project management.

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