Despite the benefits and success stories often tied to agile software development, the reality of moving a team to such a model can be a painful adjustment, according to a group of senior federal IT ...

If you’ve ever wondered how an IT project gets done, let us introduce you to two concepts: Agile and Scrum. In order to “stand up” (i.e., complete) projects with tight budgets and tighter deadlines, ...

It seems in many ways the business world is divided into the innovation haves and have-nots. Almost every company wants to innovate and increase the pace of change and adoption of new processes and ...

If you’ve heard of Agile project management, you’re likely familiar with Scrum, the best-known Agile framework. “It’s the one we most often use if we’re going to have a team do an Agile implementation ...

Agile methodologies allow project participants to adjust their activities in response to situations that arise during the project management process. One such methodology is Scrum, named after the ...

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A common pitfall development teams face when first transitioning to using Scrum is holding onto parts of their old processes. This is especially difficult for teams that are used to a waterfall model, ...

Scrum doesn't have many hard and fast rules, but it does have one requirement for Scrum teams: Before the sprint planning event ends, they must articulate a well-thought-out sprint goal. A good sprint ...