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Links roundup for 2008-02-28
Shared bookmarks for del.icio.us user Synesthesia on 2008-02-28: Zoho Forums :: howto have unique ID Number for each record zoho-creator Zoho Forums :: How can I use a sequential number for each form? zoho-creator Making a unified blog post and comment feed with Yahoo! Pipes rss syndication yahoo-pipes TurboGearsPython framework incorporating Mochikit, Kid, CherryPy and [...]
Links roundup for 2008-02-27
Shared bookmarks for del.icio.us user Synesthesia on 2008-02-27: VersionOne – Excel Import Tips and Tricks versionone HOWTO
Links roundup for 2008-02-26
Shared bookmarks for del.icio.us user Synesthesia on 2008-02-26: How Writing Flow Can Happen For You Too ~ 9 Ways writing Introducing the “Double Iron Triangle” of Enterprise Architecture enterprise_architecture ea andLinux.orgRun Linux natively inside Windows linux XPM Project Report #1Experiences apply ing an XP-like model to a (building) architecture project. agile
Links roundup for 2008-02-25
Shared bookmarks for del.icio.us user Synesthesia on 2008-02-25: If estimation is harmful⦠then, whatâs not? lean agile Estimation considered harmful « epistemologicdiscussinglean agile Lean software development: An iteration-less agile process lean agile A Kanban System for Sustaining Engineering on Software SystemsDavid J Anderson and Rick Garber – experience at Corbis<br> agile kanban What engineering has [...]
Links roundup for 2008-02-22
Shared bookmarks for del.icio.us user Synesthesia on 2008-02-22: In search of one piece flow agile lean Value Stream Mapping lean From Worst to Best in 9 Months<br> pdf TOC Using CFDs agile CFD Regular Expressions Tutorial Table of Contents regex
Links roundup for 2008-02-13
Shared bookmarks for del.icio.us user Synesthesia on 2008-02-13: Agile contracts agile/contracts procurement
Reflections on Agile Approaches for Delivering Business Value
Iāve spent the last two days Agile Approaches for Delivering Business Value, and feel Iāve learnt a lot. Here are my initial reflections on the conference. Firstly, there are a lot of very smart people thinking about these issues ā it was thoroughly enjoyable to have to take on so many ideas in such a [...]
Acceptance Test Driven Development
Iām blogging the conference Agile Approaches for Delivering Business Value Acceptance Test Driven Development David Peterson Summary What happens if you put acceptance tests in the driving seat? Fresh ideas about the agile development process Practical techniques to improve your projectās agility Emphasis on process and practice (non-technical) Notes Whilst working at EasyNet, David modified [...]
DSDM Atern: The next step in agile!
Iām blogging the conference Agile Approaches for Delivering Business Value DSDM Atern: The next step in agile! Keith Richards, Keith Richards Consulting, on behalf of DSDM Consortium Summary DSDM Atern (login required) āThe Agile Project Delivery Frameworkā Latest iteration of DSDM ā much more aimed at being a generic project management method rather than IT-specific. [...]
When XP Met Outsourcing
Iām blogging the conference Agile Approaches for Delivering Business Value When XP Met Outsourcing Angela Martin, Martin IT Consulting Ltd Outsourcing is common for software development, and is the context for many projects using agile development processes. This paper presents two case studies concentrating on the customer role in projects using outsourcing and extreme programming [...]
A Square Peg in a Round Hole: Agile and fixed-price contracts
Iām blogging the conference Agile Approaches for Delivering Business Value A Square Peg in a Round Hole: Agile and fixed-price contracts Duncan Pierce, Amarinda Consulting Ltd Summary Square peg: Agile processes flex scope freely and have open-ended timescales. Round hole: Fixed-price contracts usually come with a deadline and strict limits on how much scope change [...]
Can IT Projects be Insured?
Iām blogging the conference Agile Approaches for Delivering Business Value Can IT Projects be Insured? Graham Oakes, Graham Oakes Ltd Summary In the movie industry, the people financing new productions can buy “Completion Bonds” – effectively insurance policies that repay their investment if the film isn’t completed on time and in line with the original [...]
Fit for the Future: The future of Agile Acceptance Test Tools
Iām blogging the conference Agile Approaches for Delivering Business Value Fit for the Future: The future of Agile Acceptance Test Tools Antony Marcano, testingReflections.com The role of acceptance test tools in agile teams Where have they come from; what are they; what is their future? Report on the vision created during the Agile Alliance Functional [...]
Examples, Exemplars, Requirements, Tests
Iām blogging the conference Agile Approaches for Delivering Business Value Examples, Exemplars, Requirements, Tests Keith Braithwaite, Zuhlke (but speaking on behalf of SPA) Summary Automated Functional Tests ensure quality and drive process change Test failures are more often due to misunderstood requirements than sloppy coding Treating tests as executable specifications can help with both Tests [...]
Case Study: Using Agile: the QA perspective
Iām blogging the conference Agile Approaches for Delivering Business Value Using Agile: the QA perspective Chris Ambler ā QA Director Electronic Arts Not a developer, never have been, never will be. Not a techie! But have worked in testing (of various sorts) for 28 years. Focus is product, and quality. What does quality really mean? [...]
Keynote: Scaling Scrum
Iām blogging the conference Agile Approaches for Delivering Business Value Scaling Scrum Rachel Davies, Agile Experience Ltd. Summary Scrum is the simplest possible agile method so it’s easy to get started with a small team of software developers. What happens when you try to apply Scrum to large projects? This talk shares experiences of working [...]
Leading Agile Teams
Iām blogging the conference Agile Approaches for Delivering Business Value Leading Agile Teams Dot Tudor, TCC Summary One school of thought is that good leaders make a big difference to the successful outcome of any initiative. On the other hand, some agilists want to eliminate leaders and go with situational leadership and self-organising teams. There [...]
Case Study: Agile – Why Should Your Business Care ?
Iām blogging the conference Agile Approaches for Delivering Business Value Agile – Why Should Your Business Care? Bill Birnie, Senior Manager, IS Development Solutions, Standard Life Employee Services Limited, Ollie LaFontan, Exoftware Summary What does my business want from Agile ? Creating an Agile culture and the importance of measures Consolidating gains and driving more [...]
Case Study: Delivering a Public-Private Partnership using DSDM
Iām blogging the conference Agile Approaches for Delivering Business Value National Packaging Waste Database ā a DSDM Case Study Steve Watkins, Head of IT Portfolio Office, Environment Agency and Jeremy Renwick, Kubernetes Ltd Summary Delivering the National Packaging Waste Database (NPWD) on time and to budget Facilitating a very diverse stakeholder community drawn from industry [...]
Case Study: Agile Analysis: A Proposition Assessment Case Study
Iām blogging the conference Agile Approaches for Delivering Business Value Agile Analysis: A Proposition Assessment Case Study Luke Barrett, Senior Business Analyst, Thoughtworks Summary While the benefits of taking an Agile approach to the heart of the software development cycle are becoming increasingly recognised, this people-centric, communication-oriented, test-driven way of working is also powerful in [...]
The Ten Golden Rules for Successful Agile Projects
Iām blogging the conference Agile Approaches for Delivering Business Value The Ten Golden Rules for Successful Agile Projects Keith Richards, Keith Richards Consulting Summary Agile approaches to projects are maturing and becoming mainstream, yet some are more successful than others This presentation describes the ten golden rules that will increase the chances of success, and [...]
Conference: Agile Approaches for Delivering Business Value
Iām blogging the conference Agile Approaches for Delivering Business Value The stated goals are to provide: a forum for the exchange of information regarding all agile development technologies; an opportunity to hear case studies from a variety of sectors [an opportunity] to find out new viewpoints and developments and learn from the experiences of others [...]
Links roundup for 2008-02-11
Shared bookmarks for del.icio.us user Synesthesia on 2008-02-11: ExRx (Exercise Prescription) on the Net fitness NetMotion Wireless – Mobility XEMobile VPN for Wireless Security, Remote Access, Continuous Connectivity and Application Access vpn remote-access wireless products Planning Poker – Online Tool agile Hoshin Kanri–a SupriseJoe Ely links to useful slides on the Lean Strategy approachlean Hoshin-Kanri [...]
The boundaries of GTD
Ton Zijlstra has some provoking thoughts about the limitations of GTD-like systems :Ton’s Interdependent Thoughts: Thoughts on GTD System Weaknesses In short, Ton highlights the increasing need to apply qualitative (and often social- and/or network-based) approaches to filter the info-glut before you can start putting actions into a GTD-like process. I think heās spot on, [...]
Links roundup for 2008-02-10
Shared bookmarks for del.icio.us user Synesthesia on 2008-02-10: The Scrum Papers: Nuts, Bolts and Origins of an Agile Process agile scrum
Links roundup for 2008-02-09
Shared bookmarks for del.icio.us user Synesthesia on 2008-02-09: Welcome to the Mainstream – How To Fail with AgileMary Poppendieck on how not to do it<br> agile
BPUG Congress 2008
I spent half a day earlier this week at theĀ Best Practice User Group Congress.Ā BPUG is concerned with the application and use ofĀ OGC products such asĀ Prince2,Ā MSP andĀ MoR. As you might expect therefore there was little mention of alternative methods such as Agile. I didnāt have time to attend the conference sessions, so this is somewhat less [...]
Links roundup for 2008-02-08
Shared bookmarks for del.icio.us user Synesthesia on 2008-02-08: Inside Architecture : Standardization works with a limited, and rational, scopeNick Malik offers a simple taxonomy for understanding which aspects of a company’s capabilities make sense to standardise across other comapnies and other markets. ea enterprise_architecture WP Tags to Technorati wordpress/plugins
Looking forward to Agile Approaches for Delivering Business Value
Iām planning to attend Agile Approaches for Delivering Business Value next week. It looks like an interesting set of sessions, and although I doubt Iāll be liveblogging, I aim to post some notes here as soon afterwards as I can. Iām particularly interested in two of the talks on the second day: āA Square Peg [...]
Links roundup for 2008-02-07
Shared bookmarks for del.icio.us user Synesthesia on 2008-02-07: COMINDWORKInteresting hosted project management tool.project_management/tools webapps @research The hard stuff – VRM Use CasesJoe Andrieu on some of the work being done to make Vendor Relationship Management (VRM) possible. vrm How to solve âYou do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.â in WordPressIf you rename [...]
Links roundup for 2008-02-05
Shared bookmarks for del.icio.us user Synesthesia on 2008-02-05: Principle: Little’s Law littles_law queueing_theory Poppendieck: Managing The Pipeline poppendieck agile kanban toc No More IterationsWayne Allen documents the start of an experiment to move an agile development team onto a kanban-based, non-iterative workflow. agile kanban via:kevinrutherford How You Slice ItJeff Patton article on slicing up top-level [...]
Links roundup for 2008-02-04
Shared bookmarks for del.icio.us user Synesthesia on 2008-02-04: Standardise your desktop hardware to reduce TCOHP whitepaper tutorial on desktop TCO<br> tco Versioning Databases â Branching and MergingArticle 5/5 from K. Scott Allen on maintaining your app’s db schema in version controlversioncontrol dbms Views, Stored Procedures, and the LikeArticle 4/5 from K. Scott Allen on maintaining [...]
Links roundup for 2008-02-01
Shared bookmarks for del.icio.us user Synesthesia on 2008-02-01: 10 ways to effectively estimate and control project costs tco cio enterprise_it Calculating Total Cost of Ownership<br> tco enterprise_it Knowledge Management Magazine – The Power of OneSteve Barth articve from 2000 about Personal Knowledge Management pkm
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