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Agile Book Club: Test-Driven Development (with Mike “GeePaw” Hill and J.B. Rainsberger)

James Shore

Test-Driven Development is one of the few truly new Agile ideas. Test-Driven Development. ?? Fast, Reliable Tests. ?? He’s a software development coach who works with software organizations around the world. For more about the book, visit the Art of Agile Development home page.

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Article: How to Spread Technical Practices Like TDD in an Organization

InfoQ Culture Methods

One of the success factors for Agile and DevOps is developers changing the way they work and adopting practices like Test-Driven Development (TDD). This article outlines some of the things that actually do work and explains “Samman,” which is a coaching method used with developers.

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August 6th in Washington, DC: How to Introduce Test-Driven Development to Your Team (Workshop)

James Shore

I’m leading a half-day training workshop at the Agile 2019 conference , which is in Washington D.C. This session is geared towards Scrummasters, coaches, managers, and anyone else who’s in a leadership role and isn’t a programmer themselves. Test-Driven Development (TDD) is an essential skill for agile teams.

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No Fighting In This (Agile) Dojo with M. David Green

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

David Green, discuss Agile Dojos and how they can make teams more effective. Coaches like Green help them to hone their skills and go through rituals more effectively. Coaches like Green help them to hone their skills and go through rituals more effectively. What is an Agile Dojo? (00:53). What is an Agile Dojo?

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Kick start your Agile Transformation Journey (and be a Digital Disruptor)

Capgemini

To reach this goal, companies must embark on an Agile Transformation journey. Agile Transformation is not (only) about methodology. Becoming an agile company is a complex process. Coaching can be an effective tool here, but bringing on board new talent is also useful, especially top and middle managers.

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Why Your Agile Adoption Should Pay For Itself Within the First Program Increment

Net Objectives

By learning Agile Product Management before shifting to a SAFe-like program increment planning event, groups can shorten the program increment being planned to 2-4 sprints instead of the normal 5-7. If you don't want to use SAFe, product management with some Lean-Agile coaching can be used instead. .

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AoAD2 Practice: No Bugs

James Shore

This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. Embedded Agile Project by the Numbers with Newbies. Test-Driven Development.