Martin Fowler, co-author of the Agile Manifesto, and Neal Ford tackle the following question: Why does Agile software development work so well? They provide advice and stress the importance of communication, feedback as a crucial part of software development, the importance of boosting the creativity of developers, and how introspection …
This video is a presentation about the adoption of Extreme Programming (XP). It presents Extreme Programming and Agile. Technical best practices like Test-Driven Development (TDD) and continuous integration are also discussed.
There have been numerous writings about agile tools and methodologies, but very little mentioned about the critical leadership aspects behind continuous agile product delivery. In this talk, we will connect leadership characteristics to drivers that enable organizational capabilities that have resulted in 8x improvement in productivity along with 3x improvement …
We all have different styles of doing agile coaching; and to me there it not “THE one way”. We each have to find our own. For me to be the best coach that I can be, I have to be me. I have found my way and will talk about …
As many organizations are adopting more and more agile, a key question is emerging … how sustainable is agile in our organization? When the embedded agile coaches or consultants leave, will things go back to the way they were? How long will it take before agile becomes just empty rituals …
A common failure mode for organisations attempting to adopt an Agile style of software development occurs when an attempt is made to “Scale Agile”. Suddenly, the organisation finds that there are scheduling problems between teams. Delivery team members suddenly find that they are required to serve on several teams at …
