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Agile Book Club: Evolutionary Design

James Shore

That’s a problem for Agile, because if change becomes significantly more expensive over time, the Agile model doesn’t make sense. So instead, Agile teams can use evolutionary design: a way of starting simple and improving your design as you go. It’s essential to long-term Agile success. About the Book Club.

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AoAD2 Practice: Continuous Integration

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. Continuous Integration. Continuous integration is a better approach.

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Back to the Office With the Agile Fluency® Game

James Shore

And what better way to refresh that teamwork than with the Agile Fluency Game? I’m happy to announce that I am now offering in-person and remote workshops featuring the Agile Fluency Game. About the Agile Fluency Game. The Agile Fluency Game is a fun and thought-provoking exercise for team members, managers, and executives.

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Software Testing and Agile

Coveros

February 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Agile Manifesto. Take a moment to think about where you were in February of 2001—at the inception of the Agile Manifesto. With these aforementioned memory joggers, a few questions come to mind: Has the introduction of agile helped or hindered software testing?

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My Best Essays

James Shore

I've been writing about agile software development for nearly 20 years, and most of it is available on this blog. The Agile Fluency™ Model: A Brief Guide to Success with Agile - 6 Mar 2018. A model for getting the most out of agile ideas. The Art of Agile Development (Book) - 2008.

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My Best Essays

James Shore

I've been writing about agile software development for nearly 20 years, and most of it is available on this blog. The Agile Fluency™ Model: A Brief Guide to Success with Agile - 6 Mar 2018. A model for getting the most out of agile ideas. The Art of Agile Development (Book) - 2008.

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Quality Engineering Has DevOps and Agile in the Driving Seat

DevOps.com

As opposed to the traditional software development lifecycle (aka waterfall), today’s Agile and DevOps-based software development process is more outcome-oriented. The focus on Agile and DevOps is […]. The post Quality Engineering Has DevOps and Agile in the Driving Seat appeared first on DevOps.com.

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