Ian Mitchell05/23/13
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Do you know what a Sprint Review is for, and how it differs from a Retrospective? In this article we look at what a Sprint Review is meant to be, why it is important, how it differs from a Retrospective, and what you can do to make sure one actually happens.
Esther Derby 05/23/13
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A simple thank you can make a difference; appreciation builds good will, and reminds people that they are valued as human beings, not just as CPUs (Code Producing Units) or FTEs (Full Time Equivalents).
Olga Kouzina05/23/13
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A Triathlon requires diverse skills, you not only have to run, but to swim and to bike, and, as we know, good software developers need diverse skills, too. By the way, quite a few IT guys I know, they do triathlon as a hobby, so there really must be something to it.
Gil Zilberfeld05/23/13
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When I was project manager at Typemock, did I learn anything about becoming the product owner in an agile company? Let me give you five hints I learned.
Jurgen Appelo05/22/13
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I’ve been asking around on email and on the social networks what makes a conference memorable, special, or amazing. This topic has my special interest, not only because I attend between 20-25 conferences per year, but also because I’m trying to help make the DARE 2013 a great experience.
Johanna Rothman05/22/13
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I gave a talk at Devs in the ‘Ditch last week when I was in London. I posted the slides on slideshare: Overcoming Three Pitfalls of Transitioning to Agile.
Venkatesh Kris...05/22/13
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Our behavior is always a reaction to the system around us. Let us take an example of an Agile team working on a project, and as we know its behavior would be determined by the stakeholders, leaders, enterprise culture around them.
Esther Derby 05/22/13
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It’s easy to be critical of managers. A few things to remember. Point 0 - Most people in management roles want to do a good job, but may not know what to do or how to do it...
Casey Watson05/21/13
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If you take anything away from this cautionary tale it is to constantly be on the look out for those that adhere to the status quo. It takes a certain combination of this quality with an opportunistic personality to cause this sort of organization-wide damage but it does happen.
Johannes Brodwall05/21/13
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When creating something of value, the first people we care about are those who will get value from the product we create. I call these Consumers. These are the users and those who are affected by the work of the users.
Matt Vickery05/21/13
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Files can be added, committed and removed from git repositories using one or more of the following commands:
Johanna Rothman05/21/13
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I’m at the Much Ado About Agile conference this week, in beautiful Vancouver. During lunch one day, one of the conference participants started talking about premature optimization of code.
Joel Cochran05/20/13
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Joel Cochran experiments with a few standing desk strategies and settles on a desk that moves up and down. You should check out the pics. It's pretty cool.
Jurgen Appelo05/20/13
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Measuring something meaningful is hard, so let’s measure something that is meaningless but easy. Like your hours at work!
Swizec Teller05/20/13
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If you really want to learn something, write a book about it. It doesn’t take long. After two months of plomping my arse down repeatedly I finally finished my d3.js book. Or rather, I finished the first drafts.
Rogier Noort05/20/13
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After reading Tao of Twitter and Return on Influence written by Mark, and Stanford’s reputation, my expectations were high.
Mitch Pronschinske05/19/13
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None of us would be very good developers if we never had arguments about The Best Way to Do Things. But I've had enough silly arguments about tabs-versus-spaces to last me the rest of my life. When should we stop arguing and start writing code?
Kane Mar05/19/13
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I’ve started work on some new videos and this time it’s all about Agile Estimating, Planning and Contracts. This is the obvious next step having completed Scrum101, and I’m apply some of the lesson that I learned.
Mitch Pronschinske05/18/13
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Large-scale software and systems development involves a complex mix of people, teams, technologies, skills, architectures, and organizational structures that must all interact for projects to reach their goals. However, many organizations struggle to scale up agile approaches for their various programs, products, and services.
Tom Howlett05/18/13
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The moments when excitement builds throughout the whole team at the delight of discovery and creativity are precious. These moments feel like play rather than work and they breed openness and courage. So what conditions must exist for these moments to happen? Here’s some ideas...
Zac Gery05/17/13
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Developers are very logical and analytical. In the world of DiSC, which is a behavior assessment tool, most programmers fall into the D (Dominance) or C (Conscientiousness) categories.
Mitch Pronschinske05/17/13
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It really doesn’t matter how long you’ve been in this industry or which position you hold, understanding generation n00b and the value it brings should be mandatory for you.
Jim Bird05/17/13
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Experience and general reading aren’t enough to prepare for a PMI certification exam. PMI wants everyone who holds a certification to know the same things, and to share the same values and to think and act the same way.
Ian Mitchell05/17/13
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Allowing for a bank holiday and foreseeable absences, the team's Sprint Planning budget came to around 42 story points. Unfortunately, the Scrum Master had committed to deliver 65 points. Ouch.
Michael Sahota05/16/13
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A simple (and misunderstood) way people think of their change initiative like this: Their organization is just sitting there, ready to change in wonderful ways. We just have to tell people how great our new initiative is and they will be lining up to learn more and make things happen. Right?
