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 ...

Explore how sprints fit within Scrum, how Scrum events work, and why other Agile approaches also use time-boxed development cycles. Explore the differences between relative story point estimation and ...

For the first time ever, Scrum Alliance is offering a flexible, self-paced online course to equip all levels, roles, and industries with essential scrum skills. This is the first time the organization ...

There is a growing trend among client companies to move toward "in-house development," where they build and grow systems ...

A reader remarked about my recent article on Salesforce.com, “Frankly, this looks like a plug for Scrum.” Well, yes. If there was a Nobel Prize for management, and if there was any justice in the ...

In modern development, it's common to conflate Agile and Scrum. After all, both development approaches emphasize iteration, collaboration and flexibility to deliver increased value to the user.

Scrum is a proven framework for product success in organizations, but becoming a truly Agile organization requires much more than just rote implementation of methods and processes. People play a ...

To understand why scrum has become such a popular agile development method, it's worth examining where it comes from, what it tries to solve and how it has changed over time. Perhaps the most popular ...

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, ...

Explore how sprints fit within Scrum, how Scrum events work, and why other Agile approaches also use time-boxed development cycles. Explore the differences between relative story point estimation and ...