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20 influential women in software development

Apiumhub

She has over 18 years of experience in software industry as an author, speaker, mentor, consultant, technology leader and developer. Lisa also co-authored Testing Extreme Programming (Boston: Addison-Wesley, 2002) with Tip House. After a successful period as VP of Engineering at FreeAgent, Maria recently took up a whole new challenge.

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AoAD2 Chapter 3: How to Be Agile

James Shore

1 To succeed with Agile, follow these steps: 1 The method in this book is primarily based on Extreme Programming, but it also draws inspiration from Scrum, Kanban, Lean Software Development, the DevOps movement, and Lean Startup. Here’s an example of how manager buy-in works in a complex situation, drawn from my experience as a consultant.

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AoAD2 Chapter 6: Invest in Change

James Shore

If not, you can hire consultants. Some Agile consultants have change management experience and can guide both aspects of your Agile adoption. Here’s an example of how manager buy-in works in a complex situation, drawn from my experience as a consultant. The VP liked what I had to say. Reaching the Economic Buyer.

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