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| In this special newsletter we bring you up to date on all the new content and news related to Agile on InfoQ. We are also maintaining a portal page for all this content on InfoQ at: http://www.infoq.com/agile. |
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| Latest Agile Content on InfoQ |
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| Jay Simons on Acquisition of Trello (news, Feb 28, 2017) | | Listen with Your Eyes: Non-Verbal Communication for Agile Teams (presentations, Feb 12, 2017) | | The Seven Righteous Fights (presentations, Jan 26, 2017) | | Lessons Learned the Hard Way (news, Jan 16, 2017) | | Survey Finds IT Still Not Aligned with Customer and Business Needs (news, Jan 04, 2017) |
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| The agile methodology may not be as far from traditional project management practices as you might think.This white paper provides an overview of ten agile techniques, and illustrates how applying these techniques can increase team effectiveness and overall project success. Download now. Sponsored content |
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| Top Viewed Content on InfoQ |
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| An Introduction to Modern Agile (articles, Oct 20, 2016) | | Why Agile Works (podcasts, Dec 12, 2016) | | Better Project Forecasts without Estimates: The Monte Carlo (presentations, Nov 06, 2016) | | How to Deal with Cognitive Biases That Hinder Collaboration (news, Nov 03, 2016) | | Esther Derby's Six Rules for Change (news, Nov 03, 2016) |
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| We have to break the cycle of hiring ourselves over and over again to achieve higher levels of diversity in the software industry, argues Birgitta Böckeler. According to her, things are slowly changing; organizations increasingly focus on diversity and inclusion. There are a lot of people out there who could be great and very happy to become a software developer, but they never even discover it. | | People stopped seeing the need to define the architecture or do software design due to incorrect interpretation of the agile manifesto, argued Simon Brown. Many software developers don’t seem to have a sufficient toolbox of practices and the software industry lacks a common vocabulary for architecture. A good architecture enables agility with just enough up front design to create firm foundations. |
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| This white paper suggests that an effective method to differentiate between the roles of project manager and business analyst is to focus on the specific outputs or work products created by the role, rather than the activities performed or skills utilized. Download now. Sponsored content |
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| Spotify wants to be really good at getting it wrong quickly and optimized for experimentation, said Marcus Frödin, director of engineering at Spotify. At Spark the Change London 2016 he presented a concept to learn from mistakes and breed success and gave examples of failures at Spotify and how they learned from them. | | In a presentation for OnAgile 2016, Johanna Rothman states that thinking small, and building upon the informal communication networks already at play in an organization, can help scale practices to manage large programs. Rothman provides advice on planning, architectural design, and measuring progress. | | Once a startup becomes successful it needs to scale its teams and technology to grow. Scaling has to be done in way that the startup remains effective, and thus capable of quickly delivering products to satisfy the needs of the fast growing user base. Some of the challenges faced are hiring people and onboarding them, along with technology decisions that allow you to grow and get the right people. |
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| We hear, and even use, the phrase “agile mindset.” But what is it, really? In this article several themes are identified, and ideas for introducing and nurturing these themes are discussed. |
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| In this article, Hugo Messer, a seasoned distributed agile practitioner, shares the top 5 challenges distributed teams face. Based on 10 years experience, he shares practical solutions. |
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| Team that perform great have a perfect balance of orientation on people and results. This article provides several exercises to explore how your team is doing and find your own state of perfection. |
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| What are the most important differences between a stub, a mock and a virtual service? When should they be used by both test and development teams? |
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| It can be difficult to change from a Waterfall approach to the Agile practice in which requirements are prepared ‘just in time. The secret to success in Agile is ruthless management of scope. |
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| If you are considering adopting Agile practices at your organization, or just looking to incorporate a little Agile into your day-to-day management style, this white paper describes seven reasons why adding Agile to your management toolbox could be a very smart idea. Download now. Sponsored content |
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| Richard Weissel advises Agile organizations to spend some time understanding what it is that makes the classroom environment a classic example of collaborative working based on trust and respect. |
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| Pete Cohen and Chris Bignoux discuss how a new product owner should tackle Agile projects, exploring techniques for informing stakeholders and facilitating decision-making. |
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| Melissa Casey discusses how humans change, adapt, and innovate at work, why closed systems block change, and the impact of hierarchical structures on cultural change efforts. |
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| Bas Vodde introduces the LeSS framework (https://less.works), how it was created and how it works. |
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