Software is Indistinguishable From Magic
Magicians conjure rabbits, scarves, birds, and people out of thin air with just a wave of their hand.We sit mesmerized on the edge of our seats,... more »
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Scaling Continuous Integration With Multi-Stage Continuous Integration
Continuous Integration has a dark side. When it is combined with the practice of mainline development, especially for a large development effort, it... more »
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Your Development Process is Part of Your Work Environment
Your development process (regardless of how it is implemented), is also part of your work environment. If as a result of your development process you... more »
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Do You Need a Standup Meeting?
Stand-up meetings are a great way to reduce delays in communicating important information. Another benefit of stand up meetings is the elimination of... more »
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Reinvest in Your Engine by Improving The Work Environment
The most expensive part of software development is the people. Thus, one of the most successful ways to increase profits is to increase the... more »
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Many Hands Make Light Work, But I've Only Got Two
When choosing how to allocate resources, it can be difficult to do an effective cost benefit analysis in a short period of time. One technique that I... more »
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Where Do The Real Benefits of Agile Come From?
Many people object to some of the Agile practices without realizing that they don't need to adopt them to get the primary benefits. You don't have to... more »
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Agile in a Nutshell
Tired of all of the mystical descriptions of Agile? Here's a brief description via comparison of doing a project the traditional way vs Agile.
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The "Faberge Egg" Widget
A real example of how keeping it simple is the best policy.
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ClearCase Tries to Go Agile, Hilarity Ensues (Video)
What happens when ClearCase tries to follow the (real) recommendations for going Agile?
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The Advantages of the Sustainable Pace of Agile Development
In a traditional project, the demand for resources from the four major aspects of software development see-saws dramatically over the course of a... more »
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Preparing for the Transition to Agile
About to transition to Agile development? Here's a good place to start.
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Is Waterfall vs Agile Just Strategy vs Tactics?
As Helmuth von Moltke (the Elder) said, “No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.” In the case of software development, the “enemy” is reality.... more »
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New Online Agile Mini-Book: Zero to Hyper Agile in 90 Days or Less
I used to be an anti-Agile skeptic. I ranted and raved against it. I believed it went against all that was good and right and true about software... more »
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How Agile Helped Litle Get to #1 on the Inc. 500
In 2006, Litle & Co. landed at No. 1 on the Inc. 500 list with $34.8 million in 2005 revenue and three-year growth of 5,629.1 percent. In 2007 Inc.... more »
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What Does a Transforming Lego Car Have To Do With Iterative Design?
Just because you have the requirements perfect, that doesn't mean you have all of the information required to actually build something to meet those... more »
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Software Dev Team Performance Problems? Try New Niagra Methodology!
Can't get releases out on time? Experiencing a rash of Problems? Got bugs? Just use Niagra and performance will improve overnight (when used as... more »
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