Category: Methodology
Software development process and methodology including comparison of agile and traditional methods.
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Alistair Cockburn – Agile is an Attitude
“Agile … is an attitude, not a technique with boundaries. An attitude has no boundaries, so we wouldn’t ask ‘can I use agile here’,…
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It’s (Still) All About the Team
If we can learn those basic, timeless principles that make any project successful, we’ll be able to identify them and adapt more easily to…
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The Value of Small Wins (or, How to Eat an Elephant)
Each bite we take of the proverbial elephant represents progress – a small win – toward the larger, more significant goal.
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Business Analysts: Don’t Forget Your ROI!
It’s important that we take our own advice when it comes to our analysis efforts and keep ROI (Return on Investment) at front of…
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Agile Teamwork – what BA’s need to know (Guest Post)
Agile team members must know something about teamwork and this means understanding a lot about human behavior and why people do the things they…
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Agile and Traditional Methodologies Compared…. Again
This post is spurred by a few articles I’ve read recently which have only served to reinforce some similar thoughts I’ve been having for…
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More on User Stories
How are user stories different from use cases and from traditional requirements?
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Onshore vs. Offshore
The way I see it, offshore outsourcing of IT work – chiefly development and QA – is not going away. Those of us stateside…
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The REAL Development Lifecycle?
Ok, time for something light. This is funny stuff. Forget the phases or iterations – THIS is how the development lifecycle really plays out……