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True Servant Leaders Live the Agile Principles The values and principles stated in the Agile Manifesto align well with servant leadership. Taken together, these ideals and standards can help managers understand their new role in organizations that have transformed to agile, and be guiding lights for both agile managers and team members. |
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When Is it Time to Expand Your Agile Team? Should you expand your agile team to include an even greater number of members? And should you consider spreading your new agile knowledge to other members of the company to make the entire organization agile? Determining scale can be tricky. |
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