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Bliki: Periodic Face-to-Face

Martin Fowler

No video-conference system can create the that depth of interaction, staring at a computer screen to see what other people are doing is draining, with no opportunity to pop out for a coffee together to break up the work. Remote teams can be formed at large distances, and it's common to see members separated by hours of travel.

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How to Benefit from Rapid Application Development

Mobilunity

That’s why more and more companies are adhering to more flexible and agile development models, such as RAD software development. Waterfall VS Agile VS RAD: What to Choose? It can be easily integrated with any external system and extended applications. Understanding Rapid Application Development. Risk Control. Lean Design.

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Grown-Up Lean

LeanEssays

In chapter 3 (Agility and Leanness) he introduces DevOps, a set of technical practices based on cross-functional teams and heavy automation that effectively does away with the tradeoff between speed and control – you can have both. From rigid and risk-adverse to agile, experimental, and adaptable. That’s friction.