Agile and Scrum are not competing concepts. In fact, to implement the Scrum methodology properly, you must approach it with an Agile mindset. To do Scrum right, product development teams must be Agile ...

Implementing the agile process for software development efforts is just the beginning. To achieve the requisite collaboration between business and IT, to succeed using agile methods across multiple ...

It’s ironic that the idea of Agile—a central concept of competitiveness in the 21 st Century economy—which began in manufacturing in the early 1990s, took hold in software, not manufacturing. While ...

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Quick: when I say Agile or Scrum, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? If you said sprints, backlogs or user stories, then you’re either a veteran software developer or … a public radio employee ...

Software developer and industry consultant Ken Schwaber is one of the creators of Scrum software development techniques, and a widely recognized leader in agile development practices, the increasingly ...

The ability to adapt and deliver value quickly is a key differentiator for success (and ultimately, a satisfied end user) in Agile software development. This is where Scrum, a “set of values, ...

The command-and-control hierarchical organization of large companies is rapidly giving way to a more biological metaphor, one in which a corporate nervous system senses important signals from the ...

Saab Aerospace used the Scrum method to design the JAS 39 Gripen E, the Swedish strike fighter. This jet plane is faster than the Lockheed-Martin F-35 Lightning, and has similar combat range, but is ...