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The Failure of the Agile Model: Technology
“I love technology, but not as much as you, you see. But I still love technology. Always and forever.” –Kip Dynamite (‘Napoleon Dynamite’) Much like Kip, the first value of the Agile Manifesto is “Individuals and interactions over processes and tools.” But make no mistake – Agile gives no excuse for a lack of effective [...]
The Failure of the Agile Model: Process
Now that we’ve covered the need for a clear Product Owner role and appropriately delineated responsibility between the two, what about larger organizations which could have multiple roles across multiple projects and products? In keeping with Agile Manifesto, the team should “prioritize individuals and interactions over processes and tools,” as well as “customer collaboration over [...]
The Failure of the Agile Model: People
Have you ever found yourself in a sprint planning session where the Product Manager is out of touch with the technical prioritization requirements based on business needs? Or has your scrum master turned your daily standup into a by-the-book sound off of ‘the pigs’ with no input before or after the meeting from ‘the chickens’? [...]
The Failure of the Agile Model: Accountability
Accountability around direct management is obvious, but being within your power or control to do something implies accountability beyond the bullets of a job description. And it’s in the cross-functional, collaborative and transparent morning discussions where the Agile methodology shines…or else utterly fails.
Credera to Sponsor and Present Keynote at “Agile Comes to You” Seminar in Houston
The leading providers of Agile software development solutions are hosting a complimentary seminar entitled, “Agile Comes to You” on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2011 in Houston, TX. The seminar will focus on Agile development best practices and best-of-breed solutions to scale and optimize your development processes and teams. Justin Bell, Vice President with Credera will be the featured Keynote Speaker and will discuss the benefits of Agile and the common pitfalls.
“Agile Comes to You” Seminar in Houston
Join Agile ALM leaders Rally Software, Credera, AccuRev, and Urbancode for an in-person event showcasing the engineering tools behind successful Agile implementation. With Agile, tasks like frequent releases, continuous build integration, and quality management become everyday activities. Experienced practitioners will explain how to incorporate these tasks into your development cycles. Learn how Agile practices impact [...]
Executive Breakfast: “Leveraging Agile”
Are you Keeping Pace with Today’s Market Leaders? Agile and Lean processes are changing the way businesses speed time-to-market, better align business needs, and increase quality. Agile is at the tipping point and is fast becoming the way industry leaders innovate and compete. Get ahead of the curve and bring an Agile transformation to your [...]
Critical Success Factors for eCommerce Projects
I wanted to share my thoughts about the key benefits and success factors for eCommerce projects to minimize risk and set them up for success. From my experience doing eCommerce projects, I believe the following factors are critical to the success of the initiative: Proper project prioritization – Is this the right investment of your [...]
Project Prioritization Framework – A simple approach to prioritizing eCommerce projects
Every company I work with has a “wish list” of eCommerce projects longer than they will ever be able to complete. These come from different sources within the organization (e.g., marketing, sales, executive direction, technology projects, product managers, individual business units, etc.) and range from strategic, game changing initiatives to individual’s pet projects that will [...]
Agile is perfect for eCommerce
Agile development methodologies (e.g., Scrum, eXtreme Programming, etc.) have become very popular in recent years. The benefits of Agile development are generally thought to be improved flexibility, more frequent delivery of business value, increased collaboration between business and technical teams and the ability to handle frequently changing priorities. eCommerce projects are perfect for Agile development. [...]