Jan

14

Agile Concept of the Week: Technical Excellence

January 14, 2013 | Comments Off on Agile Concept of the Week: Technical Excellence

Continuing the theme from last week, where we discussed some of the principles behind the manifesto, this week’s concept is technical excellence. The principles say “Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility”. Why should that be so? Can’t we just add quality in later? Read more

Jan

7

Agile Concept of the Week: Maximize Work Not Done

January 7, 2013 | Comments Off on Agile Concept of the Week: Maximize Work Not Done

The Principles Behind the Agile Manifesto includes among it’s many good ideas the following: Simplicity – the art of maximizing the amount of work not done – is essential. What’s that about, then? Read more

Jan

2

Agile Concept of the Week: Backlog

January 2, 2013 | Comments Off on Agile Concept of the Week: Backlog

Agile practitioners like to use lightweight project management approaches. We still need a way to keep track of what needs to happen, even if we don’t use a Microsoft Project plan.  One approach, favored by Scrum practitioners, is the backlog. So what’s a backlog? Is there more than one type? And what goes in them? Read more

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