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Effective Road Mapping: Driving Change in Your Team

There are two things you must know in order to effectively create a roadmap. Although we'll be dealing with a technical roadmap, this applies to anyone wanting...

0 replies - 10562 views - 08/30/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles

Agile Testing

I have come across many projects claiming to be Agile, however they are really doing nothing more than mini-waterfalls. They do the Requirements, design,...

0 replies - 2547 views - 08/30/10 by Venkatesh Kris... in News

Test Behavior, Not State

Many developers and testers write automated tests. Sometimes they're unit tests, other times package level, and occasionally integration. There are many...

4 replies - 11641 views - 08/25/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles

Agile Sherpa: A Gentle Guide to the Agile Landscape

There's tons of resources on agile and lean practices out there, but the hard part is finding a great site where agile beginners and advanced knowledge-seekers...

0 replies - 4076 views - 08/25/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Articles

Your Agile isn’t my Agile!

Have you ever had the feeling someone REALLY didn’t get it?  I had that feeling recently when reading this article about the supposed weaknesses of...

1 replies - 2291 views - 08/25/10 by Bob Hartman in News

Yes, Your Ego IS in the Way: On Humility and Management

One thing that makes me happy about my current gig is the managers whom I work alongside. I’ve been in environments that were not nearly so healthy. One in...

0 replies - 1853 views - 08/24/10 by Peter Schuh in News

Waste #2: Extra Features

Welcome to episode three of our series "The Seven Wastes of Software Development." In episode one, we introduced the concept of eliminating waste...

1 replies - 14161 views - 08/23/10 by Matt Stine in Articles

TinyPM, Big Release

TinyPM is a perfect tool (free for 5 users or less) for small to medium-sized agile projects with easy-to-use utilities for managing iterations, even in...

0 replies - 2655 views - 08/23/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in News

How Big Is Your Bucket?

A few posts back, I asked if an agile team should be expected to call their shots. In other words, should we expect that over time, an agile team should...

1 replies - 912 views - 08/23/10 by Mike Cottmeyer in News

Waste #1: Partially Done Work

Welcome to episode two of our series "The Seven Wastes of Software Development." In episode one, we introduced the concept of eliminating waste from...

1 replies - 19588 views - 08/20/10 by Matt Stine in Articles

7 Key Principles of Lean Software Development

I haven't blogged much about lean development. I'm not an expert on lean, but agile development is a great example of lean thinking in action. So I...

0 replies - 3384 views - 08/20/10 by Kelly Waters in News

Planning Meetings Are Essential

Planning meetings, done right, are one of the best communication tools your team can use. It gets the right people in the room and forces the discussion down...

4 replies - 11404 views - 08/18/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles

Navigating the Five Levels of Conflict - The Agile Way

Working together day after day is an intense human experience, with all the glories and warts that emerge from constant interaction...

1 replies - 14857 views - 08/18/10 by Lyssa Adkins in Articles

Video on why Scrum and Kanban are both good

At Agile Coach Camp North Carolina, I had the opportunity to give a lightning talk on Kanban on my posts: Scrum or Kanban? YES! andKanban is a Gateway...

0 replies - 1765 views - 08/18/10 by Michael Sahota in News

Measuring Agile: Metrics, Analytics, and Reporting

Most agile adopters are using the basic metrics such as burn downs (sprint or project) and velocity.  Teams experimenting with other methodologies are using...

0 replies - 3225 views - 08/17/10 by Lyndsey Clevesy in Videos