Remove 2006 Remove Fractional VPE Remove Testing
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AoAD2 Chapter 3: How to Be Agile

James Shore

Integrate all needed technical skills into each team, such as testing and operations. Ensure each team has control over their development, build, test, and release processes. Here’s an example of how manager buy-in works in a complex situation, drawn from my experience as a consultant. The VP liked what I had to say.

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AoAD2 Chapter 6: Invest in Change

James Shore

If not, you can hire consultants. Some Agile consultants have change management experience and can guide both aspects of your Agile adoption. Integrate all needed development skills into each team, such as testing and operations. Ensure each team has control over their development, build, test, and release processes.

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The Best Product Engineering Org in the World

James Shore

This is a talk about what you do, as VP of Engineering, when somebody asks for the impossible. They also love test-driven development, pairing, continuous integration, and evolutionary design. Its a big spreadsheet which describes each title in our engineering organization, along with the skills required to reach each title.