Old Habits Die Hard It’s easy to develop habits in one environment that don’t translate to a new environment. Here are some tips to keep old habits from holding you back. |
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Agile and Lean Performance Agile's focus on iterative development is undeniably effective, but that's not the whole story on why agile works. Learn why agile results in better performance and how you can use this information to achieve success in your own technology efforts. |
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Performance Factory for Agile and Lean Organizations Implementing agile and lean performance appraisals presents some unique challenges. This article discusses how to do so in a way that helps to enhance the agile and lean practices that so clearly result in excellent team and organizational performance. The good news is that agile and lean performance management is much more effective than other methods. |
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How Does One Measure Agile-Lean Product Development Progress or Results? Every project measures progress using metrics (or at least should). Agile is no exception and powerful techniques exist within agile to track and measure your project’s progress. However, agile goes a step further by regularly using metrics to adapt and improve with the constant goal of how we can be better today. |
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Making Multi-Team Agile Programs Successful Many people have questions about how to manage multi-team projects, and Ronica Roth explains how this can be accomplished in this article. Through coordination and open, constant communication, your multi-team projects will no longer cause head headaches, but will result in positive productivity. |
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Performance Management for Agile People Performance appraisal is difficult and perhaps even counterproductive, but many employers still require it. Here are a few tips on making it work a little better with agile teams. |
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How to Lose a Sale A vendor left me a phone message. He began by thanking me for visiting his booth at a conference at which I was a speaker. He told me his product was just what I needed—it would solve some of my biggest problems—and he assured me I’d benefit in many ways. He then asked if I’d call him back so we could continue the conversation. Conversation? What conversation? This fellow had mastered the Art of the One-Way Dialogue! |
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A Tale of Two Product Owners The product owner role on agile projects is critical to the team and the project. The product owner's influence, performance, and behavior can set the stage for smooth sailing—or sink a project. In this article, Anupam Kundu shares two different product owner experiences to drive home the argument how their behaviors and practices can shape organizational culture—specifically for new product development and start-ups. |
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January 28, 2011 |
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Weekend Testing Comes to the Americas Inspired by the success of India’s Weekend Testing movement, Michael Larsen saw a need for a group closer to home. The Weekend Testing Americas chapter invites testers from across the Western Hemisphere to join an informal, distributed group of their tester peers to learn and perfect their craft. |
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Agile Palooza DC 2010 - Sanjiv Augustine - Intrinsic Motivation and Agile Performance Management
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Agile Palooza DC 2010 - Sanjiv Augustine - Intrinsic Motivation and Agile Performance Management |
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