Scrum.org

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Letting the Definition of Done Include Customer Approval This one still stings. I was working on a big Agile transformation with a major customer. We wanted to get their buy-in, so we added “customer approval” to our Definition of Done. Our Definition of Done became a moving target. Why did I do it? What to do instead.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

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. It has been 20 years since the Agile Manifesto, and that’s a moment worth marking.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Systems-Level Focus: They often address underlying organizational structureslike governance models, role definitions, and multi-team eventsto improve end-to-end product delivery. Elevating Katas like Elevate Product Ownership push beyond conventional role definitions, helping individuals expand their influence and understanding.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 31, 2023

Learn more The first project management basic is the definition of a project, which allows us to understand what project management is and why it’s so important for any type of organization. A different approach that is gaining popularity is called Agile , which comes from software development. Get started for free today.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 24, 2024

Let’s start by digging deeper into the definition of organizational project management and the various components that make it up. This approach lends itself to all project management methodologies, from a traditional waterfall approach, agile environment or hybrid. For those interested in learning more, follow the links below.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 30, 2025

TL;DR: A Harvard Study of Procter & Gamble Shows the Way Recent research shows AI isnt just another toolits a cybernetic teammate that enhances agile work. For agile practitioners, the choice isnt between humans or AI but between being AI-augmented or falling behind those who are. A reason to embrace generative AI in Agile?

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 31, 2019

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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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Theres also software that works best with traditional methodologies, such as waterfall, including Microsoft Project and Gantt chart software, and those focused on working in an agile environment, such as Trello and Jira, that work in a more iterative manner with kanban boards. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Agile release planning, also known as scrum release planning, is an alternative to the traditional waterfall approach. From this grew the Agile methodology, and with it agile release planning (also known as scrum release planning). How does that fit into an agile project? What Is an Agile Release Plan?

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

TL; DR: The Definition of Done: Business Agility & Technical Excellence Most of the time, stakeholders are not interested in how we solve their problems as long as we ethically play by the rules. Instead, they are interested in the regular delivery of valuable Increments as these pave the road to business agility.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Deliverable Description: Provides a clear definition of the deliverable, including its purpose, scope and expected outcome to ensure it meets stakeholder expectations and business requirements. Agile development teams often define acceptance criteria as part of user stories, ensuring clarity before development begins.

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Scrum.org

JULY 10, 2024

AI Assisting the Entire Scrum Team Some work crosses everyone on the Scrum Team and doesn’t fall to a specific accountability, like the creation of the Definition of Done, for example. Like any agile undertaking, over time technology combined with practice will increase team value.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Often after exploring the definition of done in our Scrum.org training, and exploring its importance to promote transparency and is a commitment to the increment every Sprint. A common question we get asked is how do we get started with creating a Definition of Done ? Importance of Definition of Done.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Read more about success criteria in my definitive guide to project success criteria ) How does this project tie back to company strategy? For example, if you are going to use Agile methods , make sure everyone is aware of that. What's the solution that has been agreed upon, if any? What analysis was done about the proposed solutions?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 19, 2023

Agile methods need Agile teams — teams that think differently and work in ways that support responsive delivery. An agile mindset, and a set of shared values, principles, and often Agile tools, help Agile teams succeed. So why are agile teams different to other types of ‘classic’ project team?

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 1, 2024

This article aims to demonstrate that agile practices, the ones we so passionately teach, can be applied beyond the obvious. If you're wondering if this is gonna be an entire ad for the book, don't worry. It won't be (maybe a little). Let's be honest from the beginning; it wasn't as smooth as we hoped. However, over this 2.5-year

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Each of those types also exhibits the six characteristics of a business process: It has definite boundaries, inputs and outputs It has an ordered list of activities in sequence It asks: “Who is the customer?” Each has its strengths and are tailored to fit the organization’s needs or project requirements.

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Scrum.org

JULY 18, 2024

Quality Focus: Your emphasis on delivering quality can seamlessly transition into maintaining the Scrum "Definition of Done," ensuring that all work meet the required standards of quality. Conclusion: In Scrum, the Delivery Performance Domain shifts from a (rigid) focus on scope and requirements to a flexible, value-driven approach.

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Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In this video, we explore the evolving landscape of Agile and examine why traditional frameworks may fall short in complex, large-scale organizations. Our discussion highlights the importance of stable teams, clear backlogs, and tested products—”The 3 Things”—as foundational for Agile success. Where are we at? Yeah, 2001.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Over time, various myths and beliefs have surrounded the concept of the Definition of Ready. In this article, we aim to dispel any lingering doubts so that you can confidently decide "To use Definition of Ready or not to use." Did you notice that there was no mention of Definition of Ready anywhere above? What does it entail?

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 2, 2025

Agile is the ability to respond to change while controlling risk. Agile has emerged as a huge global movement. Agile frameworks like Scrum help organisations deliver products earlier and at lower costs, giving them a competitive advantage in a fast-paced market. The Agile Manifesto The Agile Manifesto was created in 2001.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 26, 2024

In our work helping organisations to deliver successful Agile programmes we have encountered several Agile myths that prevent firms from reaping the rewards that Agile frameworks can offer. Expertly deployed Agile frameworks enable firms to thrive through achieving customer delight.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

That definition has taken hold thanks to the pandemic and the sudden change in the way people work. Another definition is the use of different methodologies to achieve modern project goals. There are traditional methods such as waterfall methodology, and more flexible, agile approaches. Hybrid work is a flexible term, however.

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Online PM Courses

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

By Chuck Cobb Agile Project Management Agile , Agile Project Management Share 0 Tweet 0 Share 0 Agile Project Management now feels like a part of the landscape of the project profession. It’s 7 years since the PMI introduced Agile into the 6th Edition of its Project Management Body of Knowledge.

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NimbleWork

JANUARY 2, 2025

Agile is more than a methodologyits a mindset that has revolutionized how organizations deliver value, adapt to change, and foster collaboration. From Software development to enterprise-level transformations, Agile has become the cornerstone of modern work, empowering teams to be flexible, iterative, and customer-focused.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Agile Methodology. What It Is: In a nutshell, Agile project management is an evolving and collaborative way to self-organize across teams. The agile methodology offers project teams a very dynamic way to work and collaborate and that’s why it is a very popular project management methodology for product and software development.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

For the first half of the book I did find myself waiting for the explanation of how this methodology is different from Agile (a forthcoming explanation was mentioned early on when many of us would logically start questioning the differences).

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 9, 2024

We’ll explore misunderstandings such as the application of the DOD, ways to use a fully achievable DOD and avoid creating a waterfall approach, when to inspect and adapt the DOD, and an example starting point for your DOD. The formal description of the Definition of Done First, let's look at what the Scrum Guide 2020 has to say about the DOD.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 4, 2022

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. What Is the Scrum Methodology?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 14, 2022

In that world, flying safely 99% of the time is a definitive “F”. Iterate to create agility In order to maintain a team that consistently meets levels of impeccable execution, we need to establish a learning culture that iterates and improves organically over time. Agile and Scrum serves exactly that. Impeccable, Not Perfect.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 14, 2021

Ideally, you’d be able to provide a definitive estimate, carefully created from loads of input from subject matter experts and plenty of research on past projects and their budgets. They are useful for: Larger projects, where you need to provide management information before you have all the detail for a more definitive estimate.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The concept of self-managing teams is not just a characteristic of Scrum; it is one of the foundational principles of the Agile Manifesto, where the term “self-organizing teams” is used (note that discussing similarities and differences between self-organising and self-managing is an unnecessary detour in the context of this article).

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Inloox

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Agility: separating the wheat from the chaff Next year will show which companies are practising effective agility and who is just “babbling agility”. Because: agility shamanism in the form of philosophical feel-good phrases will be discontinued. More and more companies will come to this realization in 2025.

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Inloox

OCTOBER 10, 2023

How do agile and classic project management methods differ? In principle, project management methods can be roughly divided into two groups: There are both agile and classic approaches. In principle, project management methods can be roughly divided into two groups: There are both agile and classic approaches.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 15, 2022

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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Scrum.org

JULY 30, 2024

Is it easy, definitely No. One of the values from manifesto for agile software development is customer collaboration over contract negotiation. Also one of the principles behind the manifesto for agile software development is "business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project".

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 31, 2023

In agile, this is called a user story, which is the general explanation for a feature from the perspective of the customer. It is a term that comes from working in an agile, iterative environment. You should have a list of conditions or capabilities that must be met by the project’s final delivery. Let’s talk about getting married.

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