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Do We Need ‘Agile’ Leadership?

Agile Coach

The agile movement started in 2001 with the Agile Manifesto , but it might shock some people by learning that business existed before 2001 and many organizations thrived before 2001, thrive today, and will continue to thrive long after Agile is dead. Great Leadership Books/Articles: Weology , Peter Aceto.

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MVP – Minimum Viable Product or Many Varied Perspectives?

Vitality Chicago

Let’s also look back to 2001 to understand who coined the term and why. Eric Ries gets a lot of credit for the minimum viable product though frankly, it was Frank Robinson that coined the term in 2001. Eric Ries and his mentor Steve Blank did popularize the MVP and it was Eric that included it in his 2011 book, the Lean Startup.

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Only the Hits – Our Best Agile Blog Posts of 2021

Vitality Chicago

1 – The 5 Best Agile Books for 2021. It is not just a list of 5 books – I’ve actually created a list of 5 Best Agile Books specific to each of the following audiences: Scrum Masters. PS: Look for an update of this article in the early part of 2022 – the current best agile books for 2022! #2

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A Quick Tutorial for Improving Your Retrospectives

Vitality Chicago

Books on the Retrospective. For those of you who still read books, there are two great books on retrospectives. The first is Norm Kerth’s 2001 book, Project Retrospectives; a Handbook for Team Reviews. The most beneficial I’ve found from Kerth’s book is the prime directive.

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Organizational Change Starts with Teams, Backlogs, and Working Tested Product

Leading Agile

I guess it was signed in what, 2001 or no? Yeah, 2001. Mike Cohn came out with the Agile Estimating and Planning book and really put some structure and discipline around how we’re going to break down user stories, how we’re going to measure velocity, how we’re going to do release planning, such like that.

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Software Craftsmanship

My Agile Partner

Software Craftsmanship: Rooted in the Agile Manifesto Written in 2001, the Agile Manifesto was crafted by 17 recognized specialists in the world of software development. A book titled “Software Craftsmanship” was published in 2001 to differentiate between developers confined to an industrial mindset and agile developers.

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Agile Methodology vs Framework vs. Toolkit – Does it Really Matter Eddie?

Vitality Chicago

Jim Highsmith highlights these and more in his 2002 book, Agile Software Development Ecosystems. Crystal is described in the 2005 book, Crystal Clear though it never really got much traction. Highsmith sidestepped the agile methodology label by calling them ecosystems which was quite diplomatic I guess. We’ll never know I guess.

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