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How To Get a Team to Think Agile - Social, Agile, and Transformation

Social, Agile and Transformation

How To Get a Team to Think Agile. Its a smart team, but they are immediately jumping into solving problems and developing artifacts. The problem is, using agile process (scrum specifically) for planning, problem solving, developing a strategy, documenting an architecture requires some discipline and thinking a little differently.

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Maturing agile development without a maturity model - Social, Agile.

Social, Agile and Transformation

In many cases, maturity models are just tools used by consultants and sales engineers selling expensive ‘how to’ guides to senior IT executives. Next post: SCRUM for Process Maturity. Labels: agile software development , innovation , organizational change , product management , project management. web development. (12).

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Four Phases of Maturing Enterprise Agile Development

Social, Agile and Transformation

Your coach will probably have a program, but heres one on How to Implement Scrum in 10 Easy Steps. Also, see my Top Ten Thoughts for SCRUM Newbies. Scaling the practice - At some point, youll be thinking, "Ok, I have this working with one team and one product, now how to make this work with multiple teams? product lines?

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We're an Agile Family! - Social, Agile, and Transformation

Social, Agile and Transformation

But to be a agile family with a scrum board, and family retrospectives? software development. (51). web development. (12). How to Conduct an Agile Story Sizing Meeting. A colleague sent me this TED talk, Agile Programming for your Family. product management. (26). project management. (50). social media. (3).

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Content Agility at Marklogic's Digital Publishing Symposium - Social.

Social, Agile and Transformation

I spoke about how the publishing industry is at a crossroads: Traditional media faces revenue challenges Web 2.0 startups challenged, short runway on funding, needs to become cash positive Many technology options for web 2.0, Labels: about me , agile software development , business exchange , content agility , web 2.0.

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My Time Leading Tech at BusinessWeek - Social, Agile, and.

Social, Agile and Transformation

Our newest products were built on a new technology platform based on web standards, XML, and algorithmically generated content. We established an on/offshore agile development and delivery model. I'll always remember the Business Exchange team as being one of the best Scrum teams I have worked with. software development. (51).

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Offshore Agile Development - Totally Feasible! - Social, Agile, and.

Social, Agile and Transformation

From Iterative to Agile Once we optimized around iterative delivery, there was a collective effort between members of my team as well as our offshore partner to move to agile development. If youre practicing SCRUM, make key members of your teams have some basic training. Finally, agile development is always a work in progress.

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