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Top Global Lean/ Agile Thought Leaders and Influencers 2025

NimbleWork

Whether you’re new to Agile or a seasoned expert, these influencers offer invaluable insights, actionable strategies, and inspiration to elevate your practice. His work integrates anthropology, neuroscience, and adaptive systems theory, influencing global governments and industries.

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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. And, with significant in-the-trenches experience, they developed an interest in mentoring others.

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New to Project Management? 5 Ways to Build a Solid Reputation with the Project Team

The IIL Blog

For example, a non-technical colleague was assigned to manage a project with software engineers and worked very hard to “speak their language.” A PM can assist with these types of issues and have a positive influence on the team. Are project requirements constantly changing?

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The Journey and Future of Scrum and Agile – A Reflection

Scrum.org

Reflecting on Two Decades of Agile Over 20 years ago, while working as a Software Engineer on an Air Defense System, I found myself in a traditional waterfall context. The cultural shift towards Agile thinking has been profound, influencing how we approach work, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

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5 Steps to Get the (Right) Software Engineering Job on a Top Technical Team

Planio

So you want a software engineering job at Facebook/Apple/Amazon/Google/Netflix? It’s every software engineer’s dream to work with one of the top technical teams in the world. So how do you get a software engineering job at one of these companies? How to build a portfolio site for software engineering jobs.

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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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Project Management Guidelines (Part 1) - What We Can Learn From Project Failures

Inloox

Another reason can be the influence of the project environment or a high number of stakeholders. " Larry Constantine is a software engineer and designer who pioneered the Structured Design approach to software development. Projects are becoming increasingly complex.