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Feature Injection: Part Two

The tag-line for Feature Injection is "As we pull value from a system, we inject features." So before we can start, we need to identify the business value. But how do we do that? This edition also expands on the 20/20 vision conference concept.

How Do I Write Requirements Using Stories and Acceptance Criteria?—Part One

Russell Pannone writes that knowing what comes before the writing of stories, what comes after the writing of stories, and who is going to consume the stories sets the context for the form and substance of a story.

From Red Tape to No Tape: Maximizing Agile in Your Organization

Companies using agile development must recognize that they won’t reap the benefits of agile without the correct organizational philosophy. Companies often don’t even realize that they are following a path that can limit agile adoption. Here, Charles Suscheck describes two organizational philosophies—one that is adverse to successful agile adoption and one that facilitates the agile processes.

Charles Suscheck's picture Charles Suscheck
Mission Possible: ScrumMaster and Technical Contributor

Teams trying out Scrum might not be able to justify a full-time ScrumMaster to the organization, so the role is filled by a contributor on the team. This can be a challenge and, if done incorrectly, a problem. Learn some potential issues to be aware of and how to make the hybrid role work.

Steve Berczuk's picture Steve Berczuk
Are You Leading a Tribe?

In today's organizations, everyone is expected to lead. If you've been waiting for a leadership role to come to you, it might be time to step up and seek out your opportunity to be a leader. Look around you: Self-proclaimed leaders are receiving interesting projects, building enviable careers, and being promoted. In this article, we'll take a look at how Seth Godin's book Tribes can provide a useful framework for leading from the ground up.

Laura Brandenburg's picture Laura Brandenburg
Personality Factors That Influence Core Build and Release Management Practices

Leslie Sachs discusses the key people skills essential to appreciating how and which personality factors most impact one's ability to successfully implement core build and release management practices.

Leslie  Sachs's picture Leslie Sachs
Differentiating Between Estimating and Committing

Russell Pannone writes that there is inherent uncertainty and complexity in system-software development; you just don’t know what you don’t know. In agile and lean, accuracy (the measure of bias) and precision (the measure of spread) are very important when making a commitment for what you are going to get done in an iteration, but not so important when making an estimate for how long you think it will take you to develop and deliver the entire product.

TechWell Contributor's picture TechWell Contributor
Lyssa Adkins - Coaching Agile Teams Agile 2010
Podcast

Bob speaks with Lyssa Adkins about her book Coaching Agile Teams.

Bob Payne's picture Bob Payne
Michael Spayd - Agile 2010 - Coaching Coaches
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Michael Spayd - Agile 2010 - Coaching Coaches

Bob Payne's picture Bob Payne
declaration of interdependence The Competition of Agile

It is sensible to want to avoid the head-butting sort of competition—that is, arguing for the sake of arguing. But, differing opinions and styles can be a good thing. Competitive forces have driven markets, innovation, and civilization for millennia. Here, Jurgen Appelo takes a look at some of the various approaches to agile development and what they bring to the table.

Jurgen Appelo's picture Jurgen Appelo

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