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An Agile Software Shop: Spreading Agile Across Departments In a medium to large software shop, where several groups are involved in the development of a product, implementing an agile methodology may be a challenge.
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The Zero-Defect Vision: Common Sources of Errors in Development Examine the common sources of errors in product development activities. By being aware of the things we can change in our environments, we can reach our goal of preventing errors. Then, a number of techniques can be employed in order to help teams work towards a zero-defect goal.
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Management Myth #1: The Myth of 100% Utilization Too many managers believe in the myth of 100% utilization—the belief that every single technical person must be fully utilized every single minute of every single day. The problem with this myth is that there is no time for innovation, no time for serendipitous thinking, no time for exploration, and it often leads to a less successful organization.
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Empowering Agile Teams Teams, when truly empowered, will always make better decisions than any one individual. Where can you empower teams as you adopt agile?
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Taking DevOps Mainstream In this article, Shawn Edmondson describes how the rise of DevOps can be measured right alongside the rise of cloud in its level of mainstream acceptance. Learn how DevOps takes a common sense approach to development while using agile methodologies and automation at the same time.
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Agile Leadership for Mid-Managers Len Whitmore explores how the growth of agile changes the roles, responsibilities, and titles of mid-managers more so than any other management group, because agile practices require more leadership and less of what is considered traditional management techniques.
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The Zero-Defect Vision: Error-proofing Your Way to Quality Bob Schatz helps you develop strategies to eliminate errors and prevent defects in your product or service.
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How to Give an Accurate Answer Scott Ames explains the Test Requirements Agile Metric and offers a real-world example of its use in software estimation.
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Agile Requirements Management with Keith Johnson Keith Johnson is vice president of product development at Jama Software. in this Sticky ToolLook interview, he discusses some of the changes that agile development has brought to the requirements management process.
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The Two Metrics that Matter This article is designed to provide specific steps for understanding your development effectiveness. Getting this right will help move your software development group toward being a true business partner, if it is not already.
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