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What is agile methodology? Modern software development explained

InfoWorld

It’s hard to believe that the agile software development methodology officially turned 20 years old last year. What once was an outlying practice for startups collaborating in colocated spaces with stickies and whiteboards is now a sophisticated, scalable, and widely used set of agile software development processes and tools.

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Is it worth measuring software developer productivity? CIOs weigh in

CIO

At the same time, developers are scarce, and the demand for new software is high. This has spurred interest around understanding and measuring developer productivity, says Keith Mann, senior director, analyst, at Gartner. Organizations need to get the most out of the limited number of developers they’ve got,” he says.

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Wild West to Agile: Adventures in software development evolution and revolution

Agile Alliance

RESOURCES Wild West to Agile: Adventures in software development evolution and revolution All Resources Blog Experience Reports Webcasts Videos Books Event Sessions Research Papers All ResourcesBlogExperience ReportsWebcastsVideosBooksEvent SessionsResearch Papers About this Publication Wild West to Agile is drawn from personal experience, from the (..)

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Software Development in an Agile Company

Agile Alliance

In this interview I had the pleasure of meeting Federico Zuppa, who is an old friend of the Agile community. Federico is from Argentina and has been working at 10Pines, a company very focused on the technical side of Agility, for about a decade. Federico was among the first to help promote the Agile movement … Continued.

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E-book: 5 Strategies to Boost Software Deliveries

In this e-book written in partnership with Wesley Zapellini, he shared his vast in Managing Agile Teams. Finally, someone summarized in 5 practical strategies on how to improve any software development workflow. Real-life examples, charts, and graphs!

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How AI Will Reshape Agile Development: Takeaways from a Recent Briefing

Agile Alliance

Dive into the fusion of AI and Agile methodologies and their impact on project management and software development. The post How AI Will Reshape Agile Development: Takeaways from a Recent Briefing first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Agile Software Development Mistakes to Avoid

The Crazy Programmer

According to a survey taken of the Scrum Alliance, approximately 70 percent of all groups handling Agile software development believe there are issues present between various internal departments within the company. The fact is, Agile groups work at a much faster pace. Improper Training of the Agile Team.

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Building Like Amazon

Speaker: Leo Zhadanovsky, Principal Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services

Amazon's journey to its current modern architecture and processes provides insights for all software development leaders. To get there, Amazon focused on decomposing for agility, making critical cultural and operational changes, and creating tools for software delivery. The "two pizza" team culture.

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Data-Driven Performance Feedback Helps Teams Improve Customer Outcomes

Speaker: Mickey Mantle, Founder and CEO at Wanderful Interactive Storybooks | Ron Lichty, Consultant: Interim VP Engineering, Author, Ron Lichty Consulting, Inc.

In order to be successful at delivering software, organizations need to become data-driven. And in the era of agile, which recognizes that software development is a team sport, performance reviews need to use data for programmer growth and to give focus to business results.