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Current State and Future Prospects of Scrum and Agile Development in Japan

Scrum.org

Since I became a Professional Scrum Trainer in November, I have been asked a lot about the current state, and the future perspectives, for Scrum and agile development in Japan, where I’ve worked for the last six years. So much so that many consider the paper to be part of the roots of Scrum. Why is that?

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4 Easy Ways To Improve Information Technology and Engineering Team Efficiency

Wrike

In today’s fast-paced business environment, the importance of efficient information technology (IT) and engineering teams can’t be overstated. Optimize Project Management Processes Project management processes play a crucial role in IT and engineering team efficiency.

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

“Using the Agile Methodology to Mitigate the Risks of Highly Adaptive Projects,” Dana Roberson and Mary Anne Herndon, 10 th Annual CMMI Technology Conference And User Group , November 5 – 8, 2012, Denver, CO. Hybrid–Agile Software Development Anti–Patterns, Risks, and Recommendations,” Paul E. 2567-2578, Verona, Italy, 2009.

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DDSTOP The Saga Continues

Herding Cats

This also meant developing software systems to support this effort. We were one of the first users of eXtreme Programming, long before Scrum was around and presented that early work in 2003, " Making Agile Development Work in a Government Contracting Environment, Measuring velocity with Earned Value." . 6, No 5, October 2014. [3]

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DDSTOP The Saga Continues

Herding Cats

This also meant developing software systems to support this effort. We were one of the first users of eXtreme Programming, long before Scrum was around and presented that early work in 2003, " Making Agile Development Work in a Government Contracting Environment, Measuring velocity with Earned Value." . Software for the Mind.

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A Wrap Up of the #NoEstimating Conjecture Analysis to Date

Herding Cats

Software Engineering is a Verb - I advise my students to listen carefully the moment they decide to take no more mathematics courses. Information Technology Estimating Quality. Software Engineering Economics - all decisions are economic decisions. Produce Shippable Software Every Sprint?

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Estimating is a Learned Skill

Herding Cats

And the same process is applied to the Scrum development processes on those projects. . The primary purpose of software estimation is not to predict a project’s outcome; it is to determine whether a project’s targets are realistic enough to allow the project to be controlled to meet them ‒ Steve McConnell. 5 Oct 1990, Page 21.