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Workers are now organized in new types of groups as a result of the movement known as Agile at scale. However, to succeed, the changes have to be more than in name only. Dave West shares his thoughts in this Tech Target article. 

When Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ: NSIT) acquired Cardinal Solutions in 2018, the global integrator of Insight Intelligent Technology Solutions™ for organizations of all sizes gained Transformation Services to help clients achieve greater technological agility. In doing so, Insight applies the Scrum framework to improve product and service development, which is increasingly important as many organizations make digital transformation a business priority.

This article on Glasscubes blog compares Agile and Waterfall and features commentary from Kurt Bittner.

This article on the Glasscubes blog highlights 5 best practices in project portfolio management and features commentary from Kurt Bittner, VP of Enterprise Solutions, Scrum.org.

Scrum Master was named as one of the best career opportunities in the US by Glassdoor.

In this InfoQ article, Dave West, CEO and Product Owner, Scrum.org, talks about building successful agile teams, by exploring the concept of generalist vs. specialist team members, taking a look at technical skills and the balance of those skills, along with the job titles of those team members.

In this Forbes article, Steve Denning, talks about the types of Agile Metrics that can help teams succeed if they agree on them, including those in Evidence-Based Management.

Professional Scrum Trainer Preeth Pandalay was interviewed in this article.

In part two of this interview series Dave West tackles more questions about scaling.

In this article Dave West discusses Agile at scale with Mary Pratt from Tech Target.

Ken Schwaber was named to the top 130 Project Management Influencers by The Digital Project Manager.

In this CMSwire article, Kurt Bittner explores the idea that by embracing empiricism, leaders learn to experiment, inspect, and adapt, while continuously seeking better customer and business outcomes. 

Scrum.org was named to the SDTimes 100 Best in Show Influencers list.

As enterprises strive to digitize their organizations, whether it’s digitally transforming aspects of sales and marketing, customer interactions or supply chain, they’re undergoing a wholesale revamp of traditional businesses into digital business models.

Agile frameworks facilitate an iterative and incremental approach to achieving progress for defined goals, for example, streamlining the review process for digital content. Agile methods utilize time-boxed periods called Sprints to complete a set amount of work. Each planned Sprint is assigned a unique list of deliverables.

For many years, enterprises have been in a race to digitally transform how they work through the digitization of all areas of their business, to reduce costs and business frictions through creating efficiencies and delivering increased value to their customers. While many organizations have attempted a transformation, few have been successful.

Effective agile transformations require the right team makeup, a laser focus on business outcomes, and approaches to management and training that break from the past.

In this CMS Wire Article Eric Naiburg talks about the role of the Scrum Master and where the project manager position comes into play in Scrum.

Standing amidst the technological revolution, we find ourselves asking if the Agile Manifesto should still be our guide as we move into a world defined by continuous innovation....

In this paper, Kurt Bittner and Cesario Ramos discuss common systemic challenges for scaling agility. They close with a comparison between the approach to these challenges by popular scaling frameworks.

Agile teams are only as effective as their members. These core factors and key questions will help you select and develop the best.

Scrum.org, the Home of Scrum, announced its new Professional Scrum with User Experience™ (PSU) training course. PSU is a 2-day hands-on course where students with some Scrum experience learn how to integrate modern User Experience (UX) and design practices into their way of working in Scrum.

In this article, Ben Linders from InfoQ interviews Dave West and Stefan Wolpers about the findings of the 2019 Scrum Master Trends report.

Agile for Automotive sat down with Dave West and Nigel Thurlow to discuss Agile in the automotive industry and how Toyota Connected has used Scrum for their agile transformation.

In this article, Stefan Wolpers from Age of Product shares his thoughts on the 2019 Scrum Master Trends report.

For many people working within large companies it seems that every 2 years there is a transformation program. A program that will fundamentally change the company to make it cheaper, faster and more innovative. In this article, Dave West discusses his predictions for agile in 2019.

Scrum Teams don't pursue self-direction, however, simply to make their manager's lives easier. If done well, that is a happy outcome, but it's nowhere near the goal for the team. This article explore the importance of Self-Direction within Scrum Teams.

This article is part 2 of a series that highlights several case studies of companies using the Nexus Framework for scaling Scrum.

This article highlights several case studies of companies using the Nexus Framework for scaling Scrum.

Quantifying the difficulty of projects and how long it will take your team to complete them can help with release planning and minimizing problems with delivery.

Report based on a 2018 survey of over 2100 Scrum Masters reveals insights on the Scrum Master role, highlighting trends pertaining to gender, salary, training and more.

This article takes a look at the research study published by McKinsey and Company, in conjunction with Scrum.org, which identified the common characteristics of successful agile teams.

This article summarizes the recent study McKinsey and Scrum.org released titled, "How to Select and Develop Individuals for Successful Agile Teams: A Practical Guide".

InfoQ interviewed Patricia Kong, product owner - Enterprise Solutions, Scrum.org, and Kurt Bittner, vice president of Enterprise Solutions, Scrum.org, about Evidence-Based Management, measuring value, the relationship between value and innovation, and the updates to the Evidence-Based Management Guide.

McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, and Scrum.org, the mission-based organization dedicated to improving the profession of software delivery through training, certification assessments and community, released a new research study titled, How to Select and Develop Individuals for Successful Agile Teams: A Practical Guide.

Enterprises that want to form agile teams to explore new opportunities can build them from within. The key is to nurture the right personality traits.

In this article Professional Scrum Trainer Joshua Partogi gives an introduction to the Scrum Framework.

In this article on Atlassian Agile Coach, Dave West describes the basics around the Scrum Framework.

Transparency is easy to say and understand, but often really hard to implement. Why is transparency so important, but also so difficult to implement? Dave West explores this in this SD Times article.

In the this article Dave West, CEO of Scrum.org, outlines the Sprint Planning ceremony as it's described at Scrum.org. Scrum.org teaches Scrum according to the Scrum Guide, which is considered the official guide for the Scrum framework among the agile world.

In this CMSWire article, Eric Naiburg talks about where Business Analysts fit on a Scrum Team.

DEVOPSdigest asked experts from across the IT industry for their opinions on what steps in the SDLC should be automated. Part 2 covers the coding process.

DevOps, Agile, CI/CD, all the buzz words that define software development today are about speed and quality. If you plan to survive in the digital economy, you need to bring your applications to market faster, and you want to ensure quality.

In this InfoQ article, Dave West explores what to think about when your organization is transitioning to an Agile approach including protecting agile culture, self-organization, and focusing on outcomes.

In a recent CIO article, Dave West talks to Sharon Florentine about metrics to measure for agile success and Evidence Based Management.

Having a common way of understanding processes, definitions and how they work together is critical to team success.

Agile efforts face a number of common challenges which, if disregarded, can derail your efforts and reduce any intended benefits. Organizations can improve their agile efforts by focusing on five common challenges. This CMSWire article by Eric Naiburg explores these challenges.

What do you do when implementing Scrum? Who does what and what about Scrum reporting? Here are five “golden” rules for ensuring that any model you deploy does not undermine the fundamentals of agility.

Are you passionate about agile? Love to keep up with agile news? So do we. Check out this bite-sized article about the top agile blogs to follow.

One of the hottest questions these days, whether online or in the boardroom, is “How does the organization become more ‘agile’?” As the discussion evolves, it leads to, “How do we scale agility from one team to multiple, or should we?