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Agile, 10X Rule and Success

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There is no specific definition for success as every person according to his position and mindset has attention to different things. But if we want to know about success then there are three important points in any success, that is; ·        There is no shortage of success ·        Success is a duty ·        Success is important If we see, everyone will agree that success is important. The next point is that success is a duty. Whoever, is not even near success is all because they keep success as an option, success needs to be treated as a duty where you put your full potential and work like it is a do-or-die situation for you. Further, we can say that success has no limit as it is created by people who have no limit in ideas, intelligence, talent, creativity etcetera. What may be the aim, everyone strives for success. Even agile is so popular because it provides success at a higher level...

Creativity for Agile

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  “ Creative thinking is not a talent; it is a skill that can be learned. It empowers people by adding strength to your natural abilities which improve teamwork, productivity, and where appropriate, profits .” – Edward De Bono The most in-demand skill in today’s business is creativity. In general, creativity is a thing done that is outside of common boundaries or expectations. It is achieved when teams are agile but face problems, discomfort, and tension. In business creativity and design are the most paired duo. When it comes to agile creativity and designs go hand in hand as agile started with software development and any development requires creativity. If we see agile processes and methodologies, we will see that even after long-achieved progress in frameworks, agile is unable to get to the roots of creativity. Agile considers design and creativity as a group activity confusing the places where and how design should take place. Even so for agile, it is important to draw ou...

Healthy Mind Toolkit to Transform in an Agile Mindset

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  Even after knowing that the habits, behavior, and working ways we are following are not good for us still we neglect them or even if tried hard still unable to eliminate them. This occurs because we get comfortable with our situations and habits. This creates a mindset that what we are doing is the right thing. One such habit which includes harming oneself is self-sabotaging. Instead of calling it behavior, we will say it is a mindset as most times this behavior is manifest in an innocuous and unaware way. When it comes to transforming to agile this behavior is firstly addressed for getting into an agile mindset . Agile considers self-sabotaging as an obstacle to an individual's success, as negligence towards it will create stress, and issues in various areas of life. Before setting yourself ready for an agile mindset the very first thing you need to do is to learn how you are impeding your success, and how to stop from holding yourself backward and avoid self-sabotaging. No...

How to Get Things Done in Agile Methodology

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As more organizations are transforming to agile the competition in the business world is increasing, as agile is improving productivity, reducing time to market, better management of uncertainty, and employee satisfaction. Increasing the implementation of agile correctly and with accuracy is providing many benefits and hence the organization is driving their employees towards achieving accuracy in agile methodology to reduce their competition. When get disrupted by new competitors agile organizations further moves towards using the latest technologies and trends with agility . But what if you still want to improve further? It’s good that agile is not limited to processes and concepts but involves mindset and personal development. Agile is never restricted to a particular concept or process they are always welcoming with the concepts and trends where there are chances of improving as an organization or as an individual. The concept of getting things done in agile is one example...

15 Secrets of Managing Your Time for Agility

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When it comes to time management there are various strategies and tips available. Many use different hacks and ways to manage time. Many times these hacks and tips are forgotten or people don’t feel that useful. But something should be done for time management. In agile we have seen many processes that are introduced to manage time like; giving decision-making power to team members for their issues, instead of centralized decision-making to reduce time in decision-making and processing. Being agile people we always try to strive to be perfect, and hence try to manage our time correctly. There are various reasons that we strive for time management like to improve our productivity, save extra time for learning new skills and upgrading ourselves, get better at our tasks and get a ladder up in our role of responsibilities, or even relax etcetera. Time management is always important, but going on using every hack and tip you get will not lead you anywhere. Today we will discuss the ...

Agile Connection with Daily Life Worry

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We have many times heard that we must keep our work and personal life apart from one another or we must keep work worries at the door when we come back home and life worries away when at work. But is it possible? The average answer to it will be, No. Being a single personality it is hard for any person to keep their life stress or work stress away while entering the other side. Our personal life and work are both parts of our life so they will always be interconnected. In traditional work, this aspect has not been given much importance, as the importance of mental health is neglected to the most extent. When it comes to agile the scenario is different because agile always starts from the mindset thus, it gives high importance to mental health. But does that means agile work doesn’t add to any stress or issues at work that a person must worry about? Even after well-organized and planned agile development can be sometimes stressful creating anxiety. The constant strive to be perfect,...