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SEPTEMBER 1, 2008

Back in January, we had one team at BusinessWeek practicing agile software development. I then saw this post Agile Project Management: Lessons Learned at Google that I found on the Agile Software Development topic at Business Exchange that gave me some new ideas on scaling agile. Makes sense for Google given their scale.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Are you a technology executive looking to adopt or migrate to an agile software development practice? In this post, Id like to share some concepts on maturing the agile software development lifecycle. Your coach will probably have a program, but heres one on How to Implement Scrum in 10 Easy Steps. Isaac Sacolick.

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MARCH 25, 2009

Ive been asked lately about the role of project managers on agile or SCRUM teams. Some specifics: Scrum and agile are very team and inward facing. Labels: agile software development , project management. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. agile software development. (56). software qa. (8).

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DECEMBER 3, 2008

Agile proponents did themselves a favor adopting the generic agile development to represent processes like SCRUM, Extreme Programming, etc. Also, agile practitioners (product owners, scrum masters, developers, etc.) Labels: agile software development , it management , software development. software development. (51).

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

More and more teams and companies are considering agile processes, SCRUM, Extreme, or hybrids to either pilot new initiatives or to establish the practice. Labels: agile software development , project management , software development , web development. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. about me.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2008

I then discussed how BusinessWeek moved to an agile development process (specifically, SCRUM), to build its newest product, the Business Exchange. Labels: about me , agile software development , business exchange , content agility , web 2.0. 1 comment: shannon 7:16 PM Any tips for how to budget when using SCRUM rather than waterfall?

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NOVEMBER 23, 2008

People have asked me, "how do you get executive buy in on moving a department or team to an agile development software lifecycle "? Agile practices (SCRUM, XP , etc.) We didnt spend a lot of time discussing SCRUM or other approaches internally or with executives. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009

My favorite business topics include CIO , Agile Software Development , Enterprise 2.0 , Open Source Software and Social Networking. Labels: about me , agile software development , business exchange , in the news , media and publishing , web 2.0. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. software qa. (8).

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JANUARY 5, 2009

Looking back to 2008, I shifted this blog from covering startups and issues for CTOs (re: Startup CTO ) and covered a lot about the agile software development life cycle. I also covered some practical matters on when to use (and not use) pair programming , a bit on the Scrum Master role , and on story writing vs requirements docs.

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MARCH 11, 2013

Measuring actual costs turns out to be an easier process assuming that you have a tool to manage the backlog and a scrum master running daily standups. Labels: agile planning , agile software development , cio , it management , project management. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. software development. (51).

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JUNE 9, 2009

Recognize that process is always in a state of flux and improvement, so when improvements are needed or opportunities identified use an agile / SCRUM process to schedule, commit, and measure improvements. Next post: SCRUM for Process Maturity. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. software development. (51).

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FEBRUARY 12, 2009

If you’re lucky they’ll tell you about their software stack and then throw in a bit about their software development life cycle. Scalability for a SaaS vendor has at least the following areas: Software platform – How often do they put out new releases of core software? agile software development. (56).

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Define an idea as a structured wiki page, a Google form , a Quickbase App , etc. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. agile software development. (56). agile software development. (56). software development. (51). software qa. (8). No Scrum Master? Follow @nyike. Twitter Profile.

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AUGUST 11, 2010

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. Thanks for sharing. -- Tenax Technologies is a Belarussian software company delivering complex web solutions. software development. (51).

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010

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.) Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2009

Labels: agile software development , product management , project management. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. agile software development. (56). agile software development. (56). software development. (51). software qa. (8). Top Ten Thoughts for SCRUM Newbies. Isaac Sacolick.

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APRIL 16, 2009

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. Great articles posted at the Business Exchange Agile Software Development topic. Labels: agile software development , product management. software qa.

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JUNE 2, 2009

Now theres nothing wrong with the article or some of the concepts, but I feel compelled to throw in my two cents on maturity models in general and especially applied to agile software development. In general, Ive only seen maturity models used in one way - to sell enterprise executives either software or services. software qa. (8).

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APRIL 10, 2009

Below is an incomplete list of some things the Business needs to manage when working with an Agile software development team 1) Expect to spend a lot of time with the technologists! - Labels: agile software development , business exchange , product management. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. about me.

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MARCH 17, 2009

If youre practicing SCRUM, make key members of your teams have some basic training. Labels: agile software development , offshore development , project management. I also know about a similar company which provides Offshore Software Development , Web Development, Web Design services to their clients globally. software qa. (8).

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FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Some vendors like Google (apps.) That hasnt been my experience in building KashFlow (leading UK SaaS accounting software), but thats because Ive been fortunate in being the founder *and* developer. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. agile software development. (56). agile software development. (56).

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