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Why Pre-assigning Tasks in Scrum is a Bad Idea (And What to Do Instead)

Scrum.org

Scrum is designed to empower teams, enhance collaboration, and increase adaptability. Yet, many teams fall into the trap of pre-assigning tasks at the start of a Sprint, believing it boosts efficiency. While the intention is good, this approach contradicts Scrums core principles and hampers performance.

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Top Project Management Conferences of 2020

ProjectManager.com

It’s not a bad practice, but why save it for once a year? So, save the date and mark your calendars, whether analog or digital: here are the top project management conferences of 2020. A software development conference with workshops on the theme of Our Digital Tomorrow. Change Management 2020 Conference.

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Agile Project Management: The new go-to for marketing teams in 2020

Rebel’s Guide to PM

However, beyond the bad news we’ve had to deal with since the beginning of this year, these changing circumstances have ushered in a different kind of enthusiasm for making process improvements in how we work together as well. What does this new decade have in store for marketers running projects? Does Agile work for marketing?

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What You Need to Know about the 2020 Scrum Guide

Scrum.org

On November 18, 2020, Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland released an updated version of the Scrum Guide. In this blog post, I will share what you need to know about the 2020 Scrum Guide. I will start with the most important things you need to know, and then I’ll get into a little more nuance for the Scrum nerds.

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Nine Sprint Goal Principles to Get Your Scrum Team Going

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In Scrum, the Sprint Goal serves as the spotlight that provides transparency to the Sprint Backlog, as the flag that allows the team to rally, and the one thing that provides focus and cohesion. The following nine Sprint Goal principles point at critical issues any Scrum team needs to consider on its path to excellence. ????

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Agile Metrics — The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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Suitable agile metrics reflect either a team’s progress in becoming agile or your organization’s progress in becoming a learning organization. At the team level, qualitative agile metrics often work better than quantitative metrics. Also, consider contributing to the Agile Metrics Survey 2020. TL; DR: Agile Metrics.

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Use Kanban and Flow Metrics to Reclaim Your Daily Scrum

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Every Scrum Team, at some point, will struggle with how to facilitate the Daily Scrum. It's the Daily Scrum, not the "stand-up.". It's a collaborative working session where the Developers on a Scrum Team update their work and plan to progress towards their Sprint Goal over the next 24 hours.