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Agility (and Learning Opportunities) Everywhere People often ask, "Can I apply agile methods to something other than software development?" Since the basic appeal of agile methods is to acknowledge uncertainty by planning in increments, evaluating where you are relative to the plan and other forces, and planning the next increment, it seems like there should be no obstacle to following an agile approach for any project. The lurking question many have is, "Can my type of project really be structured in an incremental way?" |
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Agile ALM for Delivering Customer Value: Back-end Disciplines In this second part of a two-part series, Mario Moreira explores the back-end disciplines of a lifecycle that establishes an ALM framework centering on customer value. If your organization has adopted agile and you are looking at building your ALM framework, consider an infrastructure and tooling that will help you establish and build customer value throughout the lifecycle. |
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An Agile Software Shop: Spreading Agile Across Departments In a medium to large software shop, where several groups are involved in the development of a product, implementing an agile methodology may be a challenge. |
Rafael Alvarez
January 11, 2012 |
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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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