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Can you be Agile with fixed-bid Projects?

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I always get one question from the candidates: Can Agile be applied in a fixed-bid project? The first thing to learn about agile is not to commit to something that you do not know and how incremental progress is the only way to predict the future. Is Agile Context-Dependent. So, how can you approach Fixed-bid projects in Agile?

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The 18 Most Influential People in Project Management

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Mike Cohn is a well-recognized author and expert on agile and Scrum project management topics, and the owner of a large and engaged Twitter account with over 42,000 followers. He writes consistently on his blog about software development and lean, Kanban and agile development principles. Bernardo Tirado. Pawel Brodzinski. Jon Terry .

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What are the focus areas of an Agile Coach?

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Who is an Agile Coach? Though, there is no universal definition of what is an Agile Coach. The first Agile Coaching Competency framework was developed by Lyssa Adkins and Michael Spaydback in 2011. The first Agile Coaching Competency framework was developed by Lyssa Adkins and Michael Spaydback in 2011.

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Why Your Team Resists Change – And How to Inspire Change

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Work-related stories engage employees on a more personal level, which helps them better comprehend the message and fosters greater loyalty to the organisation (Gill, 2011). Employees feel a stronger connection to the message conveyed through organisational storytelling because it resonates with their experiences and understanding.

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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. Scrum is part of agile software development and teams practicing agile. What Is the Scrum Methodology? Scrum Values. Scrum Roles.

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The 9 Biggest Project Management Trends in 2022

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Agile is here to stay. Even beyond Agile, there is a shift in thinking in the industry. Agile is here to stay Agile has always been something like the somewhat rebellious, younger, and cooler sibling in project management. But Agile has long since established itself as a full-fledged project management method.

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20 Years of the Agile Manifesto

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Agile Manifesto Poster Scrum just turned 25 with a big celebration last November. This week marks another big milestone in the agile community, the 20th Anniversary of the Agile Manifesto. To celebrate the moment, you can order a special Agile Manifesto 20th Anniversary Poster Combo. Jeff Sutherland (2011)

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