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Getting Enterprise Executives to buy in to an Agile Development.

Social, Agile and Transformation

Agile practices (SCRUM, XP , etc.) Can you imagine a Startup CTO telling investors that they would spend two months on documentation and three months on development work before demoing a first version of software? We didnt spend a lot of time discussing SCRUM or other approaches internally or with executives. Stay tuned.

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Larger Scale Agile Development - Social, Agile, and Transformation

Social, Agile and Transformation

The team was successful completing iterations, demoing to stakeholders, and releasing product to a growing audience. It covers agile release planning, scrum of scrums, and a number of other advanced topics. startup cto. (19). Strategic Technology. Monday, September 01, 2008. Larger Scale Agile Development.

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Business Responsibilities working with Agile Teams Part 2 - Social.

Social, Agile and Transformation

One good way to insure a smooth transition is to learn the process either through participation, taking a training class, and ideally applying agile/SCRUM as a business process. 3) Come to demos - Demos are when the team showcases the work of the iteration. startup cto. (19). Strategic Technology. Newer Post.

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Adopting Agile Development - The role of the CIO - Social, Agile.

Social, Agile and Transformation

Invite them to demos even if they cant come. 5) Help the team make it successful - Make sure all team members have a basic foundation in an agile (probably scrum) process. I highly recommend training and ideally an agile coach if you can afford it, but at minimum make sure you have a team lead (scrum master.) startup cto. (19).

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Business Responsibilities working with Agile Teams Part 1 - Social.

Social, Agile and Transformation

1 comment: Korayem 11:07 AM I work as a consultant with some scrum teams and i am glad to read your insights. Challenging, but sweet on demo days when you see everyone sitting around discussing things back and forth. startup cto. (19). Strategic Technology. about me. (33). agile planning. (17). big data. (20). TechCrunch.

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Product-based IT: A blueprint for success

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Leadership worked to identify process owners within the business to become product owners within product families that are essentially owned by IT, according to Gary Jeter, Trust One’s executive vice president and chief technology officer. Establishing technology and business owners also drives collaboration. CIO, USPTO.

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Building with Shape Up

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” Traditional agile, let’s say Scrum for example, looks a bit different: “OK dev team! As nicely illustrated in the book, this gets you a slice that works: In week 1, we aim to carve out, build, and demo our first slice, beginning a pattern that will continue throughout the cycle. Implement the details as you see fit.

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