Agile Alliance

JULY 24, 2020

I had the pleasure to interview Eduardo Ferro from Madrid-Spain Eduardo is a software crafter with more than 20 years of experience helping organizations of different sizes to build good quality software products. Eduardo has worked in different startups and these days he is working as Platform Engineering Manager for Clarity AI.

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James Shore

MAY 11, 2022

Software typically becomes more expensive to change over time. That’s a problem for Agile, because if change becomes significantly more expensive over time, the Agile model doesn’t make sense. So instead, Agile teams can use evolutionary design: a way of starting simple and improving your design as you go.

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James Shore

MARCH 29, 2021

This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. Test-Driven Development. No wonder, then, that software is buggy.

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Xebia

JULY 27, 2022

Which books should you read as a software developer? Software Developers Should Read the Right Books. To have an even more significant impact on your career as a software craftsman, you should not just read; you should read the right books. Clean Code : A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship.

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James Shore

OCTOBER 27, 2020

This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. Investing in Agility. They’re the secret to Agile success. Second Edition cover.

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Xebia

JULY 27, 2022

Software Craftmanship Requires Reading the Right Books. To have an even more significant impact on your career as a software craftsman, you should not just read; you should read the right books. I’d argue that to become a Software Craftsman, you should start with getting the right mindset. Apprenticeship Patterns.

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James Shore

JUNE 19, 2021

This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. Scaling Agility. A system of interdependent Agile teams is called large-scale Agile.

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SCRUMstudy

MARCH 29, 2018

The Agile methodology is a popular project management approach for software development and implementation. Many software development companies are adopting one or more of the methods included under the Agile canopy, because of its numerous advantages.

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DevOps.com

OCTOBER 14, 2019

As opposed to the traditional software development lifecycle (aka waterfall), today’s Agile and DevOps-based software development process is more outcome-oriented. The focus on Agile and DevOps is […].

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NeverFriday

JUNE 7, 2013

James Shore, author of the book “The Art of Agile”, wrote an article that covers the alternatives to acceptance testing. The way you write an acceptance test is to take a user story and then write code that tests the end result of a software process. James Shore, Alternatives to Acceptance Testing.

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CIO

JULY 25, 2024

To succeed, you need to understand the fundamentals of security, data storage, hardware, software, networking, and IT management frameworks — and how they all work together to deliver business value. This certification demonstrates your ability to work on or lead an agile team. What is the best certification for an IT manager?

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Gorilla Logic

MAY 19, 2021

Should you build software in-house or outsource it? It turns out that access to talented developers may be one of the most challenging pieces of the puzzle. . Ready to have a conversation about outsourcing your development to a top-ranked Agile development team? Let’s talk. As much as 51 percent of U.S.

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OverOps

JULY 15, 2019

It’s the place to be for rich interactions with other developers, both new and experienced. Continuous Reliability: An agile process to deliver higher quality applications. Dig in deeper with this intermediate-level session with Jayashree S Kumar, a Software Engineer at IBM’s India Software Labs. See you there?

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Accenture

OCTOBER 16, 2019

If you are reading this, your company probably produces software, even if just for its own internal use. And that software is probably abysmally bad. In short, your software sucks. How do we make sure that our software is doing what we want it to do? The simplest software is more complex than most refrigerators.

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LeanEssays

JULY 16, 2015

“We are a conservative company, so we are just starting our agile transformation,” the manager told me. It struck me that the reason an organization opts for late adoption is to learn from those who go first – from the companies that bushwhacked through the agile swamp a decade ago, or the organizations that followed a few years later.

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CIO

JULY 12, 2022

Few budgets can meet the continuous need for up-to-the-minute learning and training, particularly in fast-evolving tech areas such as programming languages, software development, containerization, and cloud computing. They’re adding community-driven learning to their existing training approaches. A fresh approach is needed.

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CIO

APRIL 22, 2022

From hardware and software upgrades to ongoing security patches, to application development and the rollout of software itself, project managers keep your teams on task and productive. The exam covers topics including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, extreme programming (XP), and test-driven development (TDD).

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Xoriant

JUNE 9, 2015

TDD is an Agile Development technique in which developers write test cases before writing the corresponding code for the user story assigned to him. Once the code passes the Acceptance test, the code is then refactored /simplified to be used as production code. Test Driven Development Approach.

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James Shore

MAY 3, 2019

I’m leading a half-day training workshop at the Agile 2019 conference , which is in Washington D.C. Test-Driven Development (TDD) is an essential skill for agile teams. Without it, codebases quickly lose the flexibility needed to support agile development. on August 5-9.

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James Shore

JANUARY 12, 2023

And what better way to refresh that teamwork than with the Agile Fluency Game? I’m happy to announce that I am now offering in-person and remote workshops featuring the Agile Fluency Game. About the Agile Fluency Game. The Agile Fluency Game is a fun and thought-provoking exercise for team members, managers, and executives.

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Gorilla Logic

OCTOBER 14, 2020

In Agile development, a user story provides a simplified description of a software feature from an end user perspective. You can make your user stories stronger with techniques from behavior-driven development (BDD). BDD offers many short- and long-term benefits to Agile teams, including: .

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Apiumhub

MARCH 30, 2023

Custom software development plays an important role in taking your project to the next level. Custom software development gives your business the flexibility and compatibility to scale up or down and tailor it to your needs. The alternative, off-the-shelf software could be inefficient or inadequate.

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Trigent

AUGUST 7, 2022

The University of Cambridge estimated that “software errors cost the global economy almost $300 billion annually”. The way of testing has transformed with the rising usage of DevOps, cloud, and agile in new tech. The prevalence of Agile/DevOps practices now requires testing to be carried out simultaneously with development.

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Code Simplicity

MAY 10, 2014

Today there was an interesting discussion between Kent Beck , Martin Fowler , and David Heinemeier Hansson on the nature and use of Test-Driven Development (TDD), where one writes tests first and then writes code. Run the test and see that it passes or fails (observation). ” Example. The First ODA.

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James Shore

DECEMBER 4, 2020

This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. Agile isn’t a silver bullet, either. Your teams will need time to learn Agile.

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Accenture

APRIL 12, 2018

It’s becoming more and more difficult to identify areas of life that don’t depend on software. Yet it may surprise you that much of the software we use every day is poorly written and designed, has little code coverage, and has created in users such low expectations that people – despite much bellyaching – simply put up with.

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KitelyTech

JANUARY 14, 2023

In 2023, software development methodologies will continue to evolve as technology progresses. With the right software development methodologies, your team can be empowered to create innovative products that are both cost-effective and able to meet the demands of the market.

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Coveros

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

February 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Agile Manifesto. “Extreme Programming turns the conventional software process sideways. Rather than planning, analyzing, and designing for the far-flung future, XP programmers do all of these activities—a little at a time—throughout development.”

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James Shore

JANUARY 11, 2019

I've been writing about agile software development for nearly 20 years, and most of it is available on this blog. The Agile Fluency™ Model: A Brief Guide to Success with Agile - 6 Mar 2018. A model for getting the most out of agile ideas. The Art of Agile Development (Book) - 2008.

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Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

JANUARY 30, 2019

Scrum has been used effectively with teams in a diverse array of industries, including Software Development (where it grew up), Hardware Development, Manufacturing[1], Marketing[2], HR… even Fighter Planes[3] and Gas Plant Design[4]! In Software Development, the common goal comes from the Product Vision and Strategy.

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James Shore

JANUARY 11, 2019

I've been writing about agile software development for nearly 20 years, and most of it is available on this blog. The Agile Fluency™ Model: A Brief Guide to Success with Agile - 6 Mar 2018. A model for getting the most out of agile ideas. The Art of Agile Development (Book) - 2008.

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Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

DECEMBER 10, 2019

While Acceptance Criteria is a commonly understood concept in software development, Definition of “Done” is unique to Scrum. So, a popular approach to describing Acceptance Criteria is “Specification By Example”, also known as Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) or Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD).

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Abstracta - Software Development

JANUARY 28, 2019

A software development strategy that makes sense for both your business team and tech team Behavior Driven Development (BDD), as its name indicates, is not a testing technique, but rather a development strategy (as well as TDD, which is test driven development). What it proposes.

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Gorilla Logic

MARCH 17, 2023

Experiences like these make many developers think about using Behavior-Driven Development (BDD). BDD emphasizes collaboration between developers, testers, and stakeholders to define and deliver software that meets business requirements. Do you have Agile-certified team members and technical leads?

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Capgemini

MARCH 27, 2020

To reach this goal, companies must embark on an Agile Transformation journey. Agile Transformation is not (only) about methodology. Becoming an agile company is a complex process. Software craftmanship: Your software development lifecycle will also change as part of the Agile Transformation journey.

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Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

JUNE 11, 2020

David Green, discuss Agile Dojos and how they can make teams more effective. The results will be more engaged team members, scrum masters, and a way of working that converts skeptics and naysayers into Agile evangelists. What is an Agile Dojo? (00:53). David Green join with me today and we are going to talk about Agile Dojos.

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James Shore

MARCH 17, 2022

This is an excerpt from The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition. The full text of this section is available below, courtesy of the Art of Agile Development book club ! Join us on Fridays from 8-8:45am Pacific for wide-ranging discussions about Agile. Fast, Reliable Tests. Our tests don’t get in our way.

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