The ability to hire excellent software developers is a limiting factor. There is a real shortage, and as a result there is serious competition for every qualified candidate. As a
Before the Agile Manifesto?there was Extreme Programming. I discovered it through the http://c2.com wiki???the first wiki and was instantly impressed. Extreme programming is indeed the extreme. There are values such
Agile methods can accelerate development significantly compared with traditional methods. This is true in particular for programming where fast edit-test-deploy cycles are possible even on a massive scale (look at
Flow is a mental state where you’re in “The Zone.” Time flies by, everything just works and you’re totally focused on the task at hand and apply yourself fully. You can
Many Agile methodologies promote a daily standup meeting. The idea is that people are uncomfortable standing for a long period of time, so it will help keep the meeting short.
Agile development practices have become mainstream as large and small organizations recognize Agile development’s superiority over other approaches for most projects. Organizations that follow the Agile method for development can
Agile methodologies have been used successfully in many big companies, but it is often a challenge. There are many reasons: lack of project sponsorship, prolonged user validation, existing policies, legacy
Two Meanings? The form of internal documentation appropriate for an organization following agile practices. Generating external documentation as an artifact/user story. The first meaning is typically a combination of code
Agile practices have proven themselves time and again for development and evolution of software systems. But, it’s not clear if the same agile approach can benefit user-facing aspects such as