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【A Brief History of Agile】Jeff Sutherland - Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time

Jeff is a legend, his achievements in a particular field are likely to be difficult for many people to realize in their all life.
2022-02-08 Sanplex Content

Elements and Pitfalls of IT Strategy under Digital Transformation

Generally speaking, strategy plays a crucial role in the development of a company. It is like a beacon on the other side of the ocean, guiding the direction of the company's giant ship. From the highest perspective, corporate strategy can be roughly divided into three levels: corporate strategy, business strategy, and functional strategy.
2022-01-30 Sanplex Content

Good Agile Management Depends on These Practical Methods!

From 2001 to 2021, the Manifesto for Agile Software Development celebrates its 20th birthday. During the past 20 years, Agile development has extended from the IT industry to most industries that implement project management. According to PMI market research, about 70% of industries in Asia Pacific apply Agile methodology, and most hiring managers believe that the ACP Certificate is valuable for both company growth and personal career development.
2022-01-30 Sanplex Content

Creating An Effective Project Workflow In 3 Easy Steps

A workflow is an essential tool when tackling a project. A project workflow stipulates the chain of activities and responsibilities that must be executed in order to move to the next step of a project. In basic terms, it can be said that a workflow is essentially a more advanced version of a checklist. It’s essential to create a clear, helpful workflow if you want to keep things running smoothly, and this article will set out how to create a workflow in three simple steps.
2022-01-17 Sanplex Content

Extreme Programming Practice: Planning Game

In Extreme Programming, the planning game is a planning meeting held by the development team and stakeholders. It has two sessions: release planning and iteration planning. Customers and all developers in the team must participate.
2021-12-31 Sanplex Content

Recommended Agile Readings 2021

This curated 2021 reading list presents top books on Agile, Scrum, and Lean methodologies. Organized into five categories—Philosophy, Leadership, General Management, Agile Management, and Agile Technical—it highlights highly recommended titles gathered from online communities and reviews to guide your agile journey.
2021-05-19 Sanplex Content

How to bring down a Scrum team by doing agile

This satirical article highlights 13 common anti-patterns and missteps in Agile implementation that can easily ruin a Scrum team. Through humor, it warns against radical changes, skipping coaching, ignoring technical debt, and fostering a toxic team culture.
2021-04-30 Sanplex Content

Where Do You Stand on Project Management?

This article explores the evolving role of a project manager, emphasizing the PMI Talent Triangle: Technical Project Management, Strategic & Business Management, and Leadership. It highlights that beyond managing resources ("management by spreadsheet"), modern project managers must understand organizational culture, align projects with strategic goals, and empathetically lead their teams.
2021-04-29 Sanplex Content

DevOps and Agile: What is the Difference?

This article explores the evolution of software development from the traditional Waterfall model to Agile and DevOps. It outlines their core values, highlights their similarities, and clarifies their key differences, emphasizing that Agile and DevOps are complementary forces designed to accelerate delivery and improve software quality.
2021-03-18 Sanplex Content

Are You Doing Fake Agile?

This article explores the concept of "fake Agile," detailing its common symptoms such as Extreme Agile, Zombie Agile, and Conservative Agile. It highlights the importance of truly embracing Agile principles rather than just superficially adopting its frameworks or tools.
2021-03-12 Sanplex Content