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Code and Coffee: Save Yourself!

Code and Coffee is a simple idea. Once a week, get together in the morning, grab a shot of caffeine, and write some code. Pair with an old friend or a new...

3 replies - 8374 views - 04/26/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles

Moving to Test-Driven Development and Exploring Language Paradigms

Michael Feathers defines legacy code as "code without tests."  There's a major qualitative difference when working on code without tests. ...

0 replies - 6836 views - 04/26/10 by Eric Hagan in Videos

Will Vanilla Scrum Work for You?

In the midst of all the methodology wrangling... I've always felt that there is a time and a place for Vanilla Scrum. The problem is that most of the...

0 replies - 1217 views - 04/26/10 by Mike Cottmeyer in News

The Pitfalls of Agile Going Mainstream

Jared Richardson says that agile is going mainstream in many areas, but many companies have only made a partial agile transformation which Richardson calls...

0 replies - 2938 views - 04/22/10 by Eric Hagan in Videos

OK, Let's Talk About Certification

Like many agile software development evangelists I am somewhat skeptical toward people taking pride in their certificates. In my experience, a certificate...

5 replies - 1656 views - 04/22/10 by Jurgen Appelo in News

The Best Way to Keep Your Product Moving Forward

There are so many tools available today that claim to magically clean up your code....

0 replies - 7739 views - 04/22/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles

Hard Stop Iterations: No Where to Hide!

One of biggest problems with the traditional waterfall model is simply it's length. It's a lot more difficult to understand how things went off the tracks when...

4 replies - 5364 views - 04/21/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles

The Lean Startup

The current macroeconomic climate presents unparalleled opportunities for those that can thrive with constrained resources. In this presentation,...

0 replies - 7334 views - 04/20/10 by Nitin Bharti in Videos

Tester and Developer "Cross-Pollination"

Joachim Herschmann is the Director of Product Management at Micro Focus.  He works on SilkTest, which is a functional and regression testing product,...

0 replies - 1301 views - 04/20/10 by Eric Hagan in Videos

3x5 Cards: What a Waste!

3x5 cards, sometimes Post-It notes, are a mocked, and often ignored, tool. We're an enterprise. We're a real company. We don't use anything as ridiculous as...

0 replies - 7879 views - 04/20/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles

Going Agile From Within

“You can’t apply Scrum without an external expert” “You can’t apply Scrum without a Certified Scrum Master” “You can’t apply Scrum without...

1 replies - 691 views - 04/20/10 by Michael Dubakov in News

Top Sources of Waste in ALM

In this interview, Sam Guckenheimer reveals what he believes to be the top sources of waste in ALM.  He also discusses the things to consider when...

0 replies - 1608 views - 04/19/10 by Eric Hagan in Videos

Alternatives to Certifications: How to Hire the Agile Way

When I speak out against certifications, one common response is a question: "Well, we need some way to hire good developers. How can we filter...

1 replies - 1965 views - 04/19/10 by James Shore in News

Certified Scrum Coach (CSC) – What you need to know

I started filling out my CSC (Certified Scrum Coach) application almost a year ago and then I stopped due to fear, uncertainty, and doubt. I had been...

0 replies - 1809 views - 04/16/10 by Michael Sahota in News

Do You Need Iteration Zero? A Case Study.

I don't think you need Iteration Zero. "Iteration Zero" is the idea that you should spend the first several weeks of a new Agile product...

1 replies - 935 views - 04/15/10 by James Shore in News