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Scrum and Lean Thinking - What's the relation?

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In the 2020 version of the Scrum Guide a new thinking model was added to the principles on which Scrum is founded - Lean Thinking. However, not enough justice is done in explaining WHY Lean Thinking was introduced or added to Scrum guide. And this stands true for the other accountabilities on the Scrum Team as well.

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The Journey and Future of Scrum and Agile – A Reflection

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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. Our team leader was educated with Scrum and wanted to see if it would work. So he began our education, teaching us self-management and relentless focus on Done.

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Kanban History: Origin & Expansion Across Industries

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For those unsure what kanban is, we’ll first explain the kanban system and then go into kanban history from its development to its uses in manufacturing, project management and software development. Plus, we’ll get into scrumban, a combination of kanban with scrum. What Is Kanban Software? What Is Kanban?

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

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This post is a non-technical version of an academic paper about Scrum teams that I wrote with Daniel Russo. Daniel is a Professor at the University of Aalborg and is specialized in empirical software engineering. I am an organizational psychologist and Scrum practitioner with a love for survey development and statistics.

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5 Scrum Myths – Busted

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Myth 1 – Scrum is a Methodology. A specific methodology is a well-defined set of principles, concepts, tools, and associated practices that guide processes to meet a focused goal. People often refer to Scrum as Methodology. From a practical point of view, Scrum is not a methodology, neither by definition. Source: wiki.

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Creating A Community Of Practice For Scrum Masters

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Let’s be honest – being the only Scrum Master in an organization is not fun! That is why I found working in organizations where we had a team of Scrum Masters or other Agile professionals a much more rewarding experience. Scrum thrives on self-managing cross-functional teams. Even when I was already experienced in the role.

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Are Scrum Masters Sufficiently Focused On Valuable Outcomes?

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The first intuition of many Scrum Masters?—?including I have a hunch that this single observation alludes to a more persistent pattern across Scrum Masters. Namely, that Scrum Masters are often more focused on the quality of the process than on the value of the outcomes. So what do Scrum Masters do most of their time?

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