*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 of the association. The point of a DSDM […]
What Are the Big Five Personality Traits? The simple answer: they are a model intended to help understand the complexity of human personality, human relationships, and human reactions to situations. Understanding them is critical when it comes to a management approach that places humans at the center; […]
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 exam came out and I didn’t prepare or […]
This is meant to be a list of all known existing Agile frameworks and methodologies. Each framework contains a general overview and links to find additional information. Not all Agile frameworks or methodologies are isolated to software development projects. It should be noted that Agile is not […]
It can be convenient sitting at home taking a certification exam online. No going out, driving to a testing center, finding parking, and sitting in a room that usually feels too cold surrounded by other people taking their exams. I always end up in a room with someone […]
What I want to explore here are ideas on how to use Lean Manufacturing to help waste reduction in areas outside of manufacturing. When I worked in manufacturing, everything was about Lean Six Sigma. Outside of manufacturing, that sort of cultural drive to improve doesn’t seem to be […]
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 may provide some good options for you to […]
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 for Scrum. Scrum is a lightweight approach. It […]
*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 individuals and their work for development. *More […]
Also known as the five-factor model, the Big Five Personality Traits are regarded as the primary traits that differentiate people’s personalities from each other. Research has shown that variations in each of the five types can impact entrepreneurial intention. The Big Five personality traits are: Extroversion Agreeableness […]
*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 frameworks in regards to suitable design practices for […]
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 time goes on, they may start to get […]
*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 to come up short. The developer at that […]
*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 can concentrate on 1-3 things at any given […]
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, of course, assuming you have adequate support from […]
