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AoAD2 Chapter 4: Investing in Agility

James Shore

To share your thoughts, join the AoAD2 open review mailing list. There’s no objective measure of software productivity [Fowler 2003], but from experience, I’d estimate a 10-20% performance dip at first. The most effective help you can get is to hire experienced practitioners to coach each team full-time. Investing in Agility.

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AoAD2 Practice: No Bugs

James Shore

To share your thoughts, join the AoAD2 open review mailing list. Take a coach interested in trying Agile, assemble a team of novices, shake well, and bake for three years. Productivity was measured at almost three times the level for comparable embedded software teams. Van Schooenderwoert 2006]. Pick two.”.

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AoAD2 Chapter 5: Invest in Agility

James Shore

To share your thoughts, join the AoAD2 open review mailing list. There’s no objective measure of software productivity [Fowler 2003], but from experience, I’d estimate a 10-20% performance dip at first. The most effective help you can get is to hire experienced practitioners to coach each team full-time. Make Time for Learning.

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AoAD2 Practice: Whole Team

James Shore

To share your thoughts, join the AoAD2 open review mailing list. Modern software development takes a lot of skills. Broadly speaking, these skills can be grouped into customer skills, development skills, and coaching skills. Your feedback is appreciated! This excerpt is copyright 2007, 2020 by James Shore and Shane Warden.

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Toxic Work Environments | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Let me be as clear as I can - the phrase &# toxic work environment&# is code for bad leadership, becasue a toxic culture simply cannot co-exist in the presence of great leadership. Real leaders will quickly coach toxic team members to a healthy place, or show them the door - there is no third option. link] Donna Svei Great post Mike.

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#QUALITYtweet – Video Review

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Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer #QUALITYtweet – Video Review Simon Young at iJump reviews my book “#QUALITYtweet – 140 bite-sized ideas to deliver quality in every project” and other books in Thinkaha Series. Same holds true for your review processes. You can also watch this video at iJump TV website.

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Book Review: Everyone Communicates, Few Connect

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Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Book Review: Everyone Communicates, Few Connect A few weeks back, my friend Becky Robinson at Mountain State University gifted me with a copy of John C. Tags: Book review , communication lessons , John C. Maxwell’s latest book “ Everyone Communicates, Few Connect ”. Have a GREAT week ahead!