ADP West 2012 - Kent McDonald - Agile Business Analysis - Agile Philanthropy and More
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Kent McDonald is a favorite speaker of many attendees at conferences around the globe. We invite you to listen to this conversation between Kent and Bob Payne, where they discuss everything agile, especially when dealing with agile business analysis. |
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Seven Strategies for Handling Distributed Agile Global markets, global talent, and a constant pressure to reduce costs through outsourcing are all major forces that contribute to distributed teams, but distribution can inhibit communication within the team. Here are seven strategies for staying agile in the face of distributed-team challenges. |
Sowmya Karunakaran
January 23, 2013 |
Management Myth 13: I Must Never Admit My Mistakes Managers are people, too. They have bad-manager days. And, even on good-manager days, they can show doubt, weakness, and uncertainty. They can be vulnerable. Managers are not omnipotent. That’s why it’s critical for a manager to admit a mistake immediately. |
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Agile Development and Software Metrics Dan Horvath explores useful metrics that utilize function point analysis (FPA) that you can apply to agile projects. Dan shows how to measure productivity and quality as well as how to estimate for agile projects. |
Dan Horvath
January 9, 2013 |
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Did You Know That Your Product Portfolio Is in Trouble? Based on his own work experiences, Anupam Kundu has found some patterns (or anti-patterns) that explain why product managers and product teams have a hard time managing their portfolios. |
Anupam Kundu
January 7, 2013 |
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AgileDC 2012 - Jim Highsmith - Organizational Agility and Adaptive Leadership
Podcast
We're proud to offer this podcast of a conversation between Bob Payne and Jim Highsmith, co-author of the Agile Manifesto. As one of the true pioneers of the agile practice, Jim brings with him an abundance of agile knowledge for teams who are just beginning, and those who have been at it for years. |
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From Agile Journal to Agile Connection: A Look Back at 2012 Johanna Rothman shares some of her highlights of the past year, which has been her first full year as the technical editor for the Agile Journal, now called Agile Connection. |
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New Skills for Software Testers and Software QA Engineers: 2013 … and Beyond! Let's take a look into the future—all the way to the year 2013! As a software tester or software quality engineer, are you planning to learn a new skill in the new year. If you are, make sure you approach it in a way that will make that skill stick. |
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Function Point Analysis Example: Hands on with Agile Development In an earlier article, Dan Horvath explored some history and definitions of agile and how Function Point Analysis (FPA) can be used in the measurement of agile projects. Dan emphasizes that the definition of the project is critical to this process. In this article, Dan demonstrates the use of FPA in agile development through a hands-on example. |
Dan Horvath
December 18, 2012 |
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Management Myth #12: I Must Promote the Best Technical Person to Be a Manager Managing requires a different skill set from technical work, yet many companies promote their best technical workers to management positions. Here are some things to consider when it's time to promote your technical workers. |
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