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The worst ways estimates go wrong, plus time-tested rules of thumb for dramatically improving estimation accuracy.
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The keys to successful Scrum adoption that we've identified during our consulting and training work with clients.
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The pitfalls organizations commonly experience as they adopt Agile throughout their enterprise.
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Many teams encounter a consistent set of challenges with Scrum because of these gaps in their Scrum adoption.
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Some organizations aren't using Kanban because of these misconceptions, but many would be well served by some use of Kanban.
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How can you avoid Scrum implementation mistakes and achieve the full benefits of Scrum?
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Key insights about choosing an Agile scaling framework that is the right fit for your organization.
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Creating solutions to customer problems involves balancing three perspectives: business, usage, and technology.
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Improved software practices offer ROIs of 500% or even significantly more in many cases!
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Sound professional judgment is key to diagnosing past failures and creating future successes.
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Skillful project planners strive for accurate estimates, and they especially strive to avoid underestimating.
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Nonfunctional “quality of service” requirements specify how well the software is expected to perform.
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As a measurement program is established, the organization must first determine its specific improvement goals.
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Welcome to our podcast! Listen in as our experts discuss the most important concepts in professional software development.
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Learn the techniques that help organizations successfully introduce and support change.
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"Technical debt" refers to delayed technical work that is incurred when technical shortcuts are taken.
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Insights into using technical debt strategically and keeping technical and business staff involved in the process.
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This podcast series describes 28 key principles that enable effective Agile from Steve McConnell's book, More Effective Agile: A Roadmap for Software Leaders.
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Many companies have existing systems with little to no current unit testing. What response makes sense?
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Learn how world-class software organizations operate differently than average organizations.
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The "Cone of Uncertainty" is a model for understanding estimation uncertainty in software projects.
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Common impediments to estimation on Agile projects, plus key practices that lead to estimation providing far better results.
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Targeted practices based on well-established principles of human behavior can significantly increase your organization's innovation.
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The Scrum roles, critical attributes needed to be successful in the roles, and best practices for staffing the roles.
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The coordination, communication, integration, and architectural work necessary for geographically distributed Scrum.
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Creating solutions to customer problems involves balancing three perspectives: business, usage, and technology.
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An average software company spends 2–3 times more on each software project than a best-in-class company spends.
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How much of a factor is the Cone and how does it affect both Agile and sequential projects?
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How can you realize the full benefits of Scrum in larger teams, geographically distributed teams, and more complex organizations?
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A Scrum wall drives collaboration, shares information, shows progress, and highlights impediments.
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