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The Zero-Defect Vision: Common Sources of Errors in Development Examine the common sources of errors in product development activities. By being aware of the things we can change in our environments, we can reach our goal of preventing errors. Then, a number of techniques can be employed in order to help teams work towards a zero-defect goal. |
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Mission Critical Agility
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Jeff Norris explores key principles of agility from a fresh and entertaining perspective by drawing on inspiring stories of people who demonstrated agile work practices long before anyone had heard of a ScrumMaster. Come take a break from the rulebooks and taxonomies of the modern agile zoo and reflect on core traits that we all should embrace as we seek better ways of working. |
TechWell Staff
December 30, 2011 |
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Management Myth #1: The Myth of 100% Utilization Too many managers believe in the myth of 100% utilization—the belief that every single technical person must be fully utilized every single minute of every single day. The problem with this myth is that there is no time for innovation, no time for serendipitous thinking, no time for exploration, and it often leads to a less successful organization. |
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Empowering Agile Teams Teams, when truly empowered, will always make better decisions than any one individual. Where can you empower teams as you adopt agile? |
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Agile 2011: Ward Cunningham—Agile Manifesto, Ten Years Later and the Federated Wiki
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Bob Payne chats with Ward about the tenth anniversary of the Agile Manifesto and his newest wiki project. |
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Taking DevOps Mainstream In this article, Shawn Edmondson describes how the rise of DevOps can be measured right alongside the rise of cloud in its level of mainstream acceptance. Learn how DevOps takes a common sense approach to development while using agile methodologies and automation at the same time. |
Shawn Edmondson
December 28, 2011 |
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Agile Leadership for Mid-Managers Len Whitmore explores how the growth of agile changes the roles, responsibilities, and titles of mid-managers more so than any other management group, because agile practices require more leadership and less of what is considered traditional management techniques. |
Len Whitmore
December 28, 2011 |
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The Zero-Defect Vision: Error-proofing Your Way to Quality Bob Schatz helps you develop strategies to eliminate errors and prevent defects in your product or service. |
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Ten Proven Ways to Demotivate Your Team In this lightning talk from STAREAST 2011, Randy Rice offers ten proven ways to de-motivate your team, make sure you're getting the very least productivity out of them, and potentially lose them altogether. |
Randy Rice
December 16, 2011 |
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Configuration Management and DevOps with Jez Humble and Bob Aiello In this excerpt from an interview recorded at this year's Better Software and Agile Development Practices East conferences, authors Bob Aiello and Jez Humble discuss the challenges and the rewards of instituting configuration management and DevOps practices. |
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