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How Will Agile Software Practices Look in the Future?

As agile adoption continues to gain popularity, it appears that Scrum is at the forefront of many agile implementations. Given the rise of Scrum, it makes sense that you might wonder how agile will continue to evolve as new methodologies—some of which may replace Scrum—are being developed.

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Mukesh Chaudhary
How to Say "No" When Asked for Help

Collaboration among team members is what makes agile software development both effective and fun. Being part of a team means not only helping others so that the team makes progress but also asking for help when you need it so that you don’t block the team for too long.

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Steve Berczuk
Don't Let "Good" Ideas Go Bad!

Organizations need new and innovative ideas to solve complex problems. However, sometimes "good" ideas can be the very reason behind problems. Systems thinking and following the Golden Circle can help.

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Sameh Zeid
Agile Survey Reveals Reasons behind Successes and Failures

VersionOne's seventh annual agile survey results were recently revealed. Much to the delight of practitioners worldwide, agile is still growing in popularity for a wide variety of reasons. But not everyone is on board. Learn where agile succeeded—and where it didn't.

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Noel Wurst
Should You Embrace Agile Principles at Home?

Families struggling to reach a manageable work/life balance are often looking anywhere for help, but few look toward their employers for guidance when the answer may have been there for decades. We all knew agile benefited more than just software teams, but how many have applied it in our homes?

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Noel Wurst
Kanban—An Agent to Push Quality Upstream

Kanban promotes better visibility of everyone’s progress and enables them to play catch-up. Since the test group has dependencies on other teams, such as design or development, they are the ones who might have to catch pace. Due to its inherent features, kanban helps push quality upstream.

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Rajini Padmanaban
How Kanban Can Help You Be More Productive

Although multi-tabbed browsers allow users to open multiple websites in one window, people might see their productivity fall by the wayside with information overload. Venkatesh Krishnamurthy explains how kanban can help you deal with the dilemma (and anxiety) of having too many browser tabs open.

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Venkatesh Krish...
Lean, Agile, Lean Agile—What's the Difference?

Not everyone is going to embrace agile or lean, and even those who do often disagree on their overall definitions. The truth is that each method has its own individual meaning and benefit to your company. When you combine them, you truly maximize their potential.

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Noel Wurst