TT Session 3: The Importance of Short Stories

Resource Type:
Webinar
Access Level:
Registered Access
Subcategory:
Lean-Agile
Author(s):
Amir Kolsky
This webinar is for Lean-Agile teams who want to understand what makes for effective stories, how to write them, and how big they should be. You will learn:
  • 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
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Publish Date:
02/01/2012
Length:
60 min

There Is No Silver Bullet

After 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

The 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

Resource Type:
Webinar
Access Level:
Registered Access
Subcategory:
Lean-Agile
Author(s):
Alan Shalloway

This 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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Length:
60 min

TT Session 2: Acceptance Test-Driven Development: An Early Lean-Agile Adoption Practice

Resource Type:
Webinar
Access Level:
Registered Access
Subcategory:
Lean-Agile
Author(s):
Amir Kolsky
This webinar introduces Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD), an essential practice for Lean-Agile software development. You will learn:
  • The ATDD process
  • How ATDD supports Lean-Agile software development
  • The changes in operations required to make it work
The benefits of ATDD include:
  • Exact and complete specifications
  • Agreement and understanding on the work to be done
  • Complete test specifications
  • Exact indication of completion of work
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Publish Date:
12/09/2011
Length:
60 min

A Thanksgiving Blog

Many 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 »

Introduction to Acceptance Test-Driven Development

Resource Type:
Slides
Access Level:
Registered Access
Author(s):
Amir Kolsky

3:30pm-4:45pm. Thursday, October 13  read more »

Publish Date:
10/13/2011

Avoiding Over and Under Design

Resource Type:
Slides
Access Level:
Registered Access
Author(s):
Alan Shalloway

2:00pm-3:15pm. Thursday, October 13  read more »

Publish Date:
10/13/2011

Introduction to Refactoring and TDD

Resource Type:
Slides
Access Level:
Registered Access
Author(s):
Scott Bain

12:30pm-1:45pm. Thursday, October 13  read more »

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Publish Date:
10/13/2011

Impressions of LESS 2011 and thoughts on helping those new to Lean, Kanban or Agile

I 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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