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The Scrum Master Role is Misunderstood

Scrum.org

They were likely to have had 10 to 20 years of software engineering experience. It was common they had a well-established career. They had been a manager of teams for many years. They were likely to have founded a company of their own. And, with significant in-the-trenches experience, they developed an interest in mentoring others.

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The Agile Manifesto, Explained

ProjectManager.com

The phrase agile software development was first used in 2001, but agile was in fact being applied to projects since the mid-1990s. Software developers started to emphasize close collaboration between teams and stakeholders , frequent delivery of business value and self-organizing teams. Is Agile a Methodology?

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How to List Projects on Your Resume: A No Stress Guide

Rebel’s Guide to PM

If you are a software engineer, show me your software projects. You don’t have a lot of space on your resume, so pick a few projects that help you demonstrate the skill set and experience that most closely match the requirements for the job.

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Guide to Building a Career as a Scrum Master

Scrum.org

In fact, in my first job, at Hewlett Packard, I was a Software Engineer. I had started my professional career as a Software Engineer. Ensure that your colleagues and close friends know very well about your job search intentions. I gradually elevated to the role of a Scrum Master. . . Be Patient.

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What Makes Scrum Teams Effective? A scientific investigation of 1.200 Scrum teams

Scrum.org

Daniel is a Professor at the University of Aalborg and is specialized in empirical software engineering. Daniel Russo to write an academic paper that has been submitted to the academic journal “T ransactions of Software Engineering ”. Please note that our paper is currently reviewed by academic peers. .

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Five reasons why Scrum is not helping in getting twice the work done in half the time

Scrum.org

When looked closely, we found out that continuous integration is missing, no build automation, and pair programming and mob programming are complete NO. Adopting Extreme Programming Practices, separating release from deployment, and embracing modern software engineering practices will speed up team performance.

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What makes the difference between a GOOD Scrum Master and a GREAT Scrum?Master?

Scrum.org

A Scrum Master needs to learn about processes, change, frameworks, practices, soft-skills, psychology, software engineering, agile engineering practices and so forth. Closely related to creativity is curiosity. We also need a creative mind because plans hardly ever work out as planned.

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