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Adopting Agile Isn’t About Adopting Agile

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Nobody sets out to adopt agile just to adopt agile. Companies invest in agile because they think it will help them solve a business problem. They hope Agile will help the delivery teams work more efficiently, decrease defects, or provide a more collaborative working environment. So, what do they care about?

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5 Misconceptions with Regard to Agile Methodology

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The adoption of agile methodology faced a number of hurdles and misconceptions like any other new approach or concept. In this write-up some of the top misconceptions attached to agile methodology are discussed, in brief, to help you in understanding this concept more precisely.

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Exploring Agile Alternatives: New Paths in Project Management | Simplilearn

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In the dynamic world of project management, Agile has emerged as a frontrunner, celebrated for its flexibility, responsiveness to change, and focus on customer satisfaction. Diverse projects demand diverse methodologies, leading many to explore alternatives to Agile project management. However, it's not a one-size-fits-all solution.

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Understanding the Work of an Agile Transformation

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Agile is really about designing a System of Delivery that can produce the business results that matter to your executives and key stakeholders. The Real Work of the Transformation The work of an Agile Transformation isn’t learning, Scrum, SAFe , TDD or other Agile practices.

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Why Organizations Must Advance Their Process Optimization and Automation

Agile automation is the new norm, with businesspeople driving responsive and rapid automation. Digital Process Automation (DPA) is now a strategic priority, with organizations racing to digitize at scale and process optimization becoming a business-critical skill to increase operational efficiency and resilience.

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Planning Your Agile Transformation Journey

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Not every agile transformation looks the same. And one of the reasons why companies struggle with Agile is because Agilists value the upper right-hand quadrant—adaptive-emergent. Not every part of the business needs to be in the upper right-hand quadrant to get the benefits of agile. It all depends on how agile you want to be.

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What’s Limiting Your Agility?

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We’re going on record to tell you that dependencies will be your biggest challenge along your Agile Transformation journey. When you try to apply Agile in an organization that looks like this, it creates a lot of cognitive dissonance for the people in the organization because these dependencies are incongruent with what Agile teaches.

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