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What’s Wrong With Training Wheels?

LeanEssays

When I observe teams using Scrum ceremonies that are two decades old, when I see roles that effectively put proxies between the engineering team and the problem to be solved, when I see a company struggling with a scaling process – I see training wheels. We need to stop giving our software teams training wheels: tasks and priorities.

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Why QA Testing Theory is Important

Exadel

In addition, as QA engineers are often part of the overall development process, they should understand, work, and build all processes through >Scrum. This means that we can work on any system, architecture, or device, from mobile and web applications to APIs, analytics tools, and TV consoles, etc.

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Our book “Software Architecture Metrics: Case Studies to Improve the Quality of Your Architecture” is published!

Apiumhub

He has been supporting Agile software development endeavors in a variety of settings and industries for more than 13 years, in roles that include software developer, software architect, project manager, Scrum Master, product owner, and head of software development.

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AoAD2 Practice: Whole Team

James Shore

Hi, I’m your Scrum Master,” she says. One of the most common types of coaches is the facilitator-coach , often called a Scrum Master 2 , who leads from the sidelines by facilitating conversations and resolving organizational roadblocks. 2 The name “Scrum Master” originated in the popular Scrum method.

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What is SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle)?

Openxcell

System Design: System Design: A study of the requirement specifications from the first phase and the system design is developed. This design helps in specifying the hardware and system requirements and defines the overall system architecture. It needs more managerial attention.

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The Scaling Dilemma

LeanEssays

One of the things Scrum has contributed to the practice of software development is the idea that small autonomous teams perform much better than large project teams or single-discipline teams that work in sequence. So the basic building blocks of scale – small, intact, multidisciplinary teams – are rarely found in a project environment.

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Grown-Up Lean

LeanEssays

Scrum [20] introduced iterations. But Scrum has failed to evolve fast enough. Shortcomings such as unlimited backlogs, relatively long iterations, product owners as proxies, and silence on technical disciplines earn Scrum a ‘not recommended’ rating for lean practitioners today.