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Apache Bloodhound 0.4 Proj Managment Tool Released

The Apache Bloodhound team has just announced their first release of 2013. Bloodhound (Incubating) is a software collaboration tool that builds on the proven...

0 replies - 1345 views - 01/29/13 by Jessica Thornsby in Articles

Transition to Agile, Large Technical Debt, Small Project

Many months ago, Rebecca asked an interesting question about technical debt in projects. She asked, How to start when there’s a really big mess? In that...

1 replies - 1878 views - 01/24/13 by Johanna Rothman in Articles

Peck, Peck, Peck

A participant in one of my workshops of my workshops declared that in every team there is pecking order….and every one knows what the order is from one...

0 replies - 1022 views - 01/24/13 by Esther Derby in Articles

Empathy Workshop – Results and Instructions

This past Fall I delivered a training module on Empathy as part of a day long communication and teamwork training. In this post, I will give you step by step...

0 replies - 1016 views - 01/23/13 by Michael Sahota in Articles

Don't Inherit Code

I learned a long time ago that there are essentially three different kinds of relationship between two classes. They are, in order of increasing...

1 replies - 1980 views - 01/23/13 by Kevin Rutherford in Articles

ActuateOne for OEMs

"Actuate BIRT’s (Business Intelligence and Reporting Tool) proven technology allows software companies to innovate, leapfrog the competition and meet...

0 replies - 414 views - 01/22/13 by Kelley Gemma in Uncategorized

Best at Argument != Best Ideas

I was talking to my friend Penny the other day about a team she coaches. There’s a really smart guy on the team. I’ll call him Bob. Most of the time...

0 replies - 886 views - 01/22/13 by Esther Derby in Articles

Project Soundtracks – How I Killed Procrastination

I am a procrastinator. Everybody who’s ever agreed to meet with me can confirm that I am always 5 minutes late. It’s not because I’m mean or...

2 replies - 3321 views - 01/21/13 by Swizec Teller in Articles

The Project Counter-Sabotage Handbook

A project saboteur is a person doing his/her best to sink a project and cause it to fail through a variety of methods. Effective counter sabotage to identify...

0 replies - 1062 views - 01/21/13 by Anders Abel in Articles

6 Backlog Prioritization Techniques

There are several ways to prioritize the requirements in the backlog. Some of the most popular ones include, MoSCoW M - MUST have this. S - SHOULD...

0 replies - 3318 views - 01/21/13 by Venkatesh Kris... in Articles

Agile Documentation – Part II: Guiding Questions

In Part I of this topic I asked you to consider how and why you currently use documentation and posed some questions for you to consider as you think about the...

0 replies - 3413 views - 01/20/13 by Steve Rogalsky in Articles

Agile Documentation - Part I

Agile Documentation. These two simple words represent a common question and concern for professionals who are new to agile. Many IT professionals who work...

0 replies - 4942 views - 01/19/13 by Steve Rogalsky in Articles

Hiring for an Agile Team: 4 Reasons to Up Your Hiring Game

Most companies have policies that govern the selection and hiring process for new employees. Not a bad thing.  But I’ve noticed that in many of the...

0 replies - 1041 views - 01/18/13 by Esther Derby in Articles

5 People You Meet on Failing Projects

While the methods of project saboteurs are similar, any project in the wild may encounter very different kinds of saboteurs. The Project Saboteur Taxonomy is...

0 replies - 10570 views - 01/17/13 by Anders Abel in Articles

Management Principle from Dune

The other day Atamert Ölçgen quoted a passage from Dune in response to something I’d posted on Google+. I haven’t read the Dune books, but the passage...

0 replies - 2156 views - 01/16/13 by John Cook in Articles