Discussions on Agile theory and Agile approaches
The Emergent Leader The emergent leader is one that rises up from the crowd. They aren’t appointed by the organization, they are appointed by their peers. They may be formally elected or they may have developed naturally into someone the… Read More ›
The 7 Core Concepts of Lean 1. Eliminate Waste Time and resources cost money. Extra time and resources beyond what you require, make things more expensive than they need to be. To maximize the value, you must work to minimize… Read More ›
Which is more effective, a distributed team or a co-located one? I am not convinced that a co-located team is more effective. I don’t care how many times you say it, I need more proof than the one study I… Read More ›
A video on the 8 Principles of DSDM The 8 Principles: Focus on the Business Need Deliver on Time Collaborate Never Compromise Quality Build Incrementally From Firm Foundations Develop Iteratively Communicate Continuously and Clearly Demonstrate Control More Detail on the… Read More ›
*The following was written by guest blogger Tammy Ziemba What Is DSDM? Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM) is an Agile strategy fusing Agile principles with the entire project life-cycle. DSDM rationality foundation is the project arrangement with the key objectives… Read More ›
The PAL I was an interesting test and moderately difficult. I was sometimes faced with questions that could easily be a couple of different correct answers. This was my second attempt at this test. My first attempt was shortly after the… Read More ›
The Agile world is complex. It is full of dozens of frameworks that do different things or are based on slightly different ideas. This is intended to be a comprehensive list of all Agile frameworks. Each framework contains a general… Read More ›
The world is full of Agile certifications. Everyone has their list of favorites or ones they think are vastly superior to others. Here is my list. If you are like me and you hate the boot-camp style of education, it… Read More ›
Scrum has been too often shoved into situations where it has no business being. I know Scrum proponents will often tell you Scrum is versatile and it can go anywhere – it can’t. There are jobs that are too big… Read More ›
*The following is written by guest blogger Tammy Ziemba With the assistance of Feature Driven Development, you can make the design, code, and code inspection plans without going into expounding administrative work. Here the focus is more on depending on… Read More ›
*The following is written by guest blogger Tammy Ziemba Extreme Programming (XP) is an agile software development framework that aims to deliver higher quality software and higher personal satisfaction for the development team. XP is the most explicit of the… Read More ›
What is Flaccid Scrum or Flaccid Agile? In the beginning, Scrum teams are moving along fast. They are doing most of what they say they will do in a Sprint and churning out code like a virtual code factory. As… Read More ›
*The following is written by guest blogger Tammy Ziemba Test Driven Development (TDD) is a moderate programming advancement process that is driven by a computerized test case which characterizes the ideal improvement to the system. The test is first executed… Read More ›
*The following is written by guest blogger Tammy Ziemba Agile development is based upon a value system and specific core practices, that when reliably connected, result in high performing software development organizations. Build up Wildly Important Goals: A team… Read More ›
Projects fail for several reasons and those reasons often vary depending on who you ask. My own opinion, you can track back just about every single failure reason to issues with planning or issues with communication; sometimes both. That is,… Read More ›
Agile is a generic or “umbrella” term for an operational framework or methodology that strives to keep a focus on requirements by using adaptive approaches and continuous improvement practices. A Simple Agile Explanation Not everyone has time to read one… Read More ›
