Agile Transformation in IT-organizations

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INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1. WHAT IS THE AGILE METHODOLOGY?

CHAPTER 2. WHAT ARE THE OTHER METHODOLOGIES? LET'S COMPARE WATERFALL AND AGILE

CHAPTER 3. IMPLEMENTING AGILE APPROACH IDEAS INTO PRACTICE. LET'S BREAK DOWN THE INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES

CHAPTER 5. WHAT DOCUMENTATION ARTIFACTS ARE RELEVANT WHEN IMPLEMENTING AN AGILE APPROACH?

CHAPTER 6. WHAT METRICS CAN BE USED TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AGILE?

CHAPTER 7. WHY SOMETIMES IT IS BETTER TO TURN TO THE ASSISTANCE OF AN AGILE COACH?

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In 2021, the Agile Manifesto celebrated its 20th anniversary. The approach originated as a revolt of developers against clumsy IT corporations.

Let's figure out what Agile is, learn something from its history, and what is its difference from other software development approaches. We will also dive into some of the Agile frameworks, find out which option is most suitable for you, and what Agile coaching is, so this knowledge will allow you to apply it in your team or company.

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In early 2001, 17 people gathered not far from Wasatch Mountains in Snowbird, Utah, to discuss the future of software development. The participants of this group were united by concern about the current state of affairs in the industry, when “heavy-methodology” driven projects increasingly failed and flexible approaches were in great demand of legitimization and recognition. At the same time, they were not afraid that their thoughts about optimal solution differed.

The long weekend meeting resulted in Agile Manifesto of Software Development and became an answer to all these questions. This concise and expressive document consisted of only 68 words and changed software development forever. For almost two decades since its creation, these words (and the 12 principles that followed) have been adopted (to one degree or another) by a huge number of people, teams and companies.

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