- The role stories play and clarify some of the confusion around the term
- The story writing process and how it relates to acceptance testing
- The importance of keeping the stories short
TT Session 3: The Importance of Short Stories
Wed, 02/01/2012 - 11:41 — andreaThere Is No Silver Bullet
Posted January 29th, 2012 by alshallAfter over a dozen years of training and coaching in multiple Agile methods, we've seen how useful it is not to be attached to any one of them. Knowing a variety of methods helps you match the method to the need at hand. It also helps in its implementation. And it gives you the breadth of experience required to keep you from becoming dogmatic.
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Setting the Record Straight on Scrum and Agile
Posted January 25th, 2012 by alshallThe Gist of the Story
We believe in Agile software development for teams. From small teams to a 4000 person development group, our clients have enjoyed success with Agile. They have been able to deliver more value to customers at a more sustainable pace and with greater employee satisfaction than ever they were before. That is what keeps us going.
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BMT Session 4: The Four Reasons Only 32% of Software Development Projects Will Succeed this Year
Wed, 01/11/2012 - 14:34 — andreaThis webinar explores why so many software development projects fail. Unfortunately, most Agile methods do not address these reasons very well. To ensure success, you need to extend your methods to include the following:
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Fri, 12/09/2011 - 12:21 — andrea- The ATDD process
- How ATDD supports Lean-Agile software development
- The changes in operations required to make it work
- Exact and complete specifications
- Agreement and understanding on the work to be done
- Complete test specifications
- Exact indication of completion of work
A Thanksgiving Blog
Posted November 25th, 2011 by alshallMany family members and friends celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday. We continued our tradition in our gatherings of individually saying what we are grateful for. We typically do this in the present tense – that is, what we are grateful for now. I wanted to take the opportunity to give thanks for about things people have done for me in the past in my professional area. The list is not complete, so please do not be offended if I left you out – I have tried to keep this somewhat concise. read more »
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Introduction to Acceptance Test-Driven Development
Fri, 11/18/2011 - 17:41 — andrea3:30pm-4:45pm. Thursday, October 13 read more »
Avoiding Over and Under Design
Fri, 11/18/2011 - 17:38 — andrea2:00pm-3:15pm. Thursday, October 13 read more »
Introduction to Refactoring and TDD
Fri, 11/18/2011 - 17:29 — andrea12:30pm-1:45pm. Thursday, October 13 read more »
Impressions of LESS 2011 and thoughts on helping those new to Lean, Kanban or Agile
Posted November 11th, 2011 by alshallI must say I was very pleasantly surprised at how good the Conference on Lean Enterprise Software and Systems, 2011 in Stockholm was. I thought it would be good: while last year's LESS conference was a bit academic for my tastes, LESS 2011 offered a great blend of good speakers, consultants, and participants. I looked forward to the Beyond Budgeting track and Steve Denning.
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