Our team at Agile in Nonprofits is likely to get into a deep discussion (and maybe even debate) about the use of the word priority versus priorities. The thing most likely to start the debate? If…
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What can your grant writing process look like using Agile and/or Scrum?
Have you considered implementing an Agile approach in your organization, perhaps even the Scrum framework? Yes, this approach is commonly used in software development; however, it can absolutely be adapted for nonprofit organizations and used…
Agile Tools: Nonprofit Discounts
Agile tools are some of my favorite things to continue to learn about. While tools don’t make you Agile they do help your team keep all your work visible. It may not always be…
Pivoting to Scrum During a Pandemic
Shelley Loethen is the founder of Encore Institute for Social Impact and implemented Scrum in the organization 2020. That’s right – at the height of pivoting to remote work and the unknown. While Shelley believes…
Scrum for One: Is it Possible?
A Scrum team, per the Scrum Guide, includes three roles (called accountabilities), the Product Owner, the Scrum Master, and the Developer (we usually say Team Member around here so there is no confusion in nonprofits…