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Scrum and Lean Thinking - What's the relation?

Scrum.org

Lean Software Development As Scrum is typically utilized by Software Engineering teams, I will shift the focus to Lean Software Development. Lean Software Development focuses on applying a few principles from Lean Thinking to Software Development in order to make software product delivery more efficient.

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Product-Market Fit: What Is It & Why Is It Important?

ProjectManager.com

You can thank Marc Andreessen , the American entrepreneur, investor and software engineer, for the hyphenated phrase. There are sure to be definite needs that are going to lead to market opportunity. Look into software and other tools that can further enhance the user experience to reflect the actual product when it’s finalized.

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Zen and Code Maintenance

Leading Agile

The connection with software development/maintenance is probably obvious. Tying Up Loose Ends in Software. If anything, you ought to ask for special permission not to keep the code clean as you go. Keeping code clean at all times really ought to be considered baseline job performance for a software engineer.

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Stop normalizing unprofessional behaviour in the name of agility

Scrum.org

Agility requires more planning, more knowledge, more diligence, more discipline, and more competence… not less! Think about the lead software engineer at Volkswagen that got a 3-year prison sentence for following orders and writing code that disabled the catalytic convertor when under emissions tests.

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Top Global Lean/ Agile Thought Leaders and Influencers 2025

NimbleWork

From Software development to enterprise-level transformations, Agile has become the cornerstone of modern work, empowering teams to be flexible, iterative, and customer-focused. With over 30 years of experience, he is the president of Mountain Goat Software, specializing in building high-performance Agile teams. Founder of Scrum Inc.,

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Where to Start with Scrum? Is Value Stream Mapping Your Answer?

Scrum.org

In the realm of software development, principles of DevOps and a commitment to technical excellence can further enhance the process. Originating from lean manufacturing principles, VSM's relevance has expanded, becoming a cornerstone in fields such as software development.

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Development Team Anti-Patterns

Scrum.org

Development Teams are hence essential to Scrum’s built-in checks & balances as the Development Team has the sole control over the Sprint Backlog and is watching over the Definition of Done. Finally, the term Development Team seems to limit the role to technical people, for example, software engineers. A rookie mistake.