Leading Successful Remote Software Development Teams
Remote work might now be considered the norm, but many software development teams have been doing it since “before it was cool”! That’s not to say everyone does it well, though…
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Building With the Right Scope in Software Development
In this article from chapter 4 of Specification by Example, author Gojko Adzic explains how to work together with business users to come up with the right stories and that the key idea to achieve that is not to start with user stories but with business goals and derive the...
Untangle Your Software Development Project Team
This presentation provides insights and an innovative application of Dave Snowden’s Estuarine Mapping at the team level. This method, often used for complex projects and bigger socio-economical systems, can also benefit everyone working with software development project teams.
Post-Mortem: “Bones” for Dead Software Projects
Rest In Peace (R.I.P. from Latin requiescat in pace) is a sentence that typically appears on Christian tombstones. Software development projects usually have the same destiny. Once they are finished, often the best thing that will happen is a little celebration for the project team.
The Imperfect Software Architect
Software architects often have to navigate a complex environment, wrestling with legacy systems, battling organizational politics, explaining technical choices to management, dealing with software development team dynamics and – above all – chasing the perfect software architecture.
The Role of Business Analysts in Agile Software Development
As companies transition to Agile and Scrum to manage their software development projects, how does this affect the work of business analysts? Nancy Nee, VP Global Product Strategy at ESI International, shares her opinion on the role of business analysts in Agile software development projects.
Why is MongoDB a Good NoSQL Implementation for Software Projects?
MongoDB is one of the most popular open source NoSQL database available. This database avoids the traditional table-based relational SQL database structure to favor of JSON-like documents with dynamic schemas. Jenny Richards explains in this article why MongoDB is a good NoSQL implementation for software development projects.
The Mental State of Flow : Measuring Team Effectiveness
Have you ever done something where you felt like you were in a higher state of awareness, your focus sharp like a knife, and time seemed to stand still? Imagine you could harness that same feeling in your work, working with your Scrum Team? Even cooler, imagine you could measure...
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