Ingredients include: * very large tough customer with many needs and a strong tendency to waterfall * 1 sales team that is not accountable in any way for the promises made * 2 analysts trying to figure out what is needed and each is telling the teams what to do …
The benefits of continuous test integration are well known. Setting up an infrastruture for this can be a lot of work. It involves integration with version control, automated product building and running of tests, reporting on results in an accessible way, code coverage measuring, and code analysis such as with …
Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) started out as a way of teaching Test-Driven Development without getting sidetracked into the complex world of testing. BDD has grown to encompass behaviour at the story level, and is crossing over into the acceptance testing space. This session introduces some of the ideas and vocabulary behind …
A general presentation of the agile approach given to the Houston ALT.NET group. [vimeo 4527751 480 360] Presentation notes
The current macroeconomic climate presents unparalleled opportunities for those that can thrive with constrained resources. The Lean Startup is a practical approach for creating and managing a new breed of company that excels in low-cost experimentation, rapid iteration, and true customer insight. It uses principles of agile software development, open …
The Agile Manifesto asks for face-to-face communication, trust and close collaboration. But widely accepted wisdom is that trust needs touch. So how can you create this proximity over a distance? You can bridge the distance using virtual communication channels wisely and by travelling – at least from time to time. …
