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Agile is a framework for a way of working in which:
- experts are empowered, to take ownership and create high-quality solutions,
- the gap between IT and Business is bridged, through input and validation by a business-representing Product Owner,
- transparency, alignment and early escalation (asking for help) are key,
- short cycles lead to adapting and improving plans,
- and we experiment with process improvements to gain efficiency.
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For this reason work with large estimates is broken down into smaller, workable pieces (that we can still test to validate a piece), and re-estimated.
A recommended tool/game for estimating together with a group is: https://planningpokeronline.com/
Sprinting or Continuous Flow
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- Agile Manifesto (free, self-paced 1 page)
- Scrum Guide (free, self-paced, pdf 14 pages)
- Jira beginner's guide to Agile (free, self-paced, 90 minutes, certification option)
- Scrum Competencies on Scrum.org (free, self-paced, 30 minutes including sub-pages)
- Scrum Master Learning Path on Path on Scrum.org (free, self-paced, 8 hours, certification can be bought)
- Scrum Master Practice Assessment on Scrum.org (free, 30 questions, 30 minutes, 85% pass rate)
- Product Owner Learning Path on Scrum.org (free, self-paced, 8 hours, certification can be bought)
- Product Owner Practice Assessment on Scrum.org (free, 30 questions, 30 minutes, 85% pass rate)
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