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Scrum: Where Is It Now?

Scrum: Where Is It Now?
By Laszlo Szalvay

Agile methods have boomed in influence and practice, as organizations of all sizes and types acknowledge that linear thinking won’t cut it in a complex business world. But what does it actually mean to be Agile? This three-part series explores the question, focusing on the most popular agile approach, Scrum.

Idaho's Dept. of Health & Welfare Taps Danube Technologies for Scrum Software Development Project

Idaho's Dept. of Health & Welfare Taps Danube Technologies for Scrum Software Development Project
Danube training and ScrumWorks Pro help government team adopt Scrum practices to replace legacy applications and deliver improved community services

BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 9, 2008 – Danube Technologies, Inc., http://www.danube.com, the leader in software and training for the Scrum method of agile software development, is helping the Idaho Dept. of Health & Welfare (IDHW) develop mission-critical software with its ScrumCORE™ training and ScrumWorks® Pro project management software. With Danube, IDHW project leaders are managing a three-year development project that will automate the eligibility process and improve the delivery of key social services to more than 25 percent of the state’s population.

Two Sides of the Same Coin: Risk Management and ROI in Scrum

Two Sides of the Same Coin: Risk Management and ROI in Scrum
By Katie Playfair

Every day I talk to customers who are using Scrum, and every once in a while I hear from a team on which every member is completely convinced of Scrum’s merits. Those teams are not the norm. Most teams and even individuals have some healthy skepticism about an approach so different than the traditional paradigms they’ve worked in for years.

2008 Stockholm Scrum Gathering, Oct. 20 - 22

Look for Danube at the Stockholm Scrum Gathering

Stockholm, Sweden | October 20 - 22

Danube will be attending the 2008 Stockholm Scrum Gathering, Oct. 20 - 22.

Scrum: Where Did It Come From?

Scrum: Where Did It Come From?
By Laszlo Szalvay

Agile methods have boomed in influence and practice, as organizations of all sizes and types acknowledge that linear thinking won’t cut it in a complex business world. But what does it actually mean to be Agile? This three-part series explores the question, focusing on the most popular agile approach, Scrum.

Scrum Beat

Scrum Beat
By Stephanie Fagnani, Projects@Work

Organizations of different stripes are discovering that the methodology known as Scrum offers a faster, safer route to quality software development — including Idaho’s Health and Welfare Department and financial management solutions firm Intuit, which both call upon a Scrum-based lifecycle management tool to help them navigate the wide open terrain.

Danube Technologies Launches ScrumCORE Services Division for Comprehensive Scrum Training and Coaching

Danube Technologies Launches ScrumCORE Division for Comprehensive Scrum Training and Coaching
from Forbes.com on Tuesday, August 5, 2008

TORONTO, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- AGILE 2008 -- Danube Technologies, Inc., (http://www.danube.com) the leader in software and training for the Scrum method of agile software development, today announced ScrumCORE(TM), its newly formed services division that addresses the entire continuum of Scrum implementations, from early stages to advanced enterprise programs.

Scrum: An Agile Development Favorite

Scrum: An Agile Development Favorite
By John K. Waters, Application Development Trends

When it comes to agile software development methodologies -- such as Extreme Programming, Scrum, New Methodology, Dynamic System Development, Lean and others -- it often seems as though Extreme Programming grabs most of the headlines. But as far as Victor and Laszlo Szalvay are concerned, Scrum has emerged as the most popular lightweight method, and they say they've got the numbers to prove it.

Talk Is Cheap

Talk Is Cheap
Word-of-mouth advertising can be targeted, inexpensive and effective — if done well

By Suzanne Barlyn, The Wall Street Journal

Advertising can be a big problem for a small business. It can stretch a limited budget and often doesn't reach the precise audience the business is seeking.

One alternative is just to get the right people talking.
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