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Selecting An Agile Coach

SVPG

Starting around 2004 and 2005 I began seeing an increasing number of teams moving to Agile, and of course the first thing they needed was training and often some coaching. First, it is important to recognize that most software today is not commercial product software. I should have written this article many years ago.

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Social, Agile, and Transformation: Strategic Agile Thinking: Balancing Value, Innovation and Research

ctotodevelopers.blogspot.com

Social, Agile, and Transformation. I cover several topics including agile software development, software startups, web 2.0, Strategic Agile Thinking: Balancing Value, Innovation and Research. 2) The agile "happy place". Agile teams sprint when value is known, implementation is low risk.

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Rally Software Acquired By CA Technologies for $480 Million

Feld Thoughts

I remember my friend Ryan Martens sitting down with me and Chris Wand around 2001 and walking us through his idea for changing the how he approached managing the software development process. In 2003 – while Agile was known – it was largely limited to ISVs and a few leading IT organizations. Get Agile with Rally Release 5.

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Accelerating Technology Change and Continuous Learning

Feld Thoughts

Though the notion of a “lean startup” that uses both Agile and Customer Development approaches is ostensibly strongly customer focused, the purpose of these methodologies is for the company to find an maximize its market, not specifically to optimize the user experience. I think he totally nails it. What do you think?

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19 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

The Hacker Chick Blog ended up becoming one of the top agile software development blogs on the Internet. I started my company in 2005 as a full-service marketing agency. I called it The Hacker Chick Blog – the name dripping with sarcasm – because *I’m just a hacker chick, what the hell do I know? *

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@altgate » Blog Archive » Outsourcing For Startups

Altgate

Another tip (whether outsourcing or developing in-house, make sure you follow the “2-man&# rule, which means that you should have at least 2 people familiar with your code which gives you insurance in case one goes away or moves on. link] fnazeeri I’ve seen it work (and not). link] Alex Cook Outsourcing is incredible.

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Native App vs. Web App: Which Is Better for Mobile Commerce?

mashable.com

Choosing Between Mobile and Native Apps One of the resounding themes for mobile software developers in 2011 is the debate between building a native app or building a mobile web app. While some developers are looking at ways to build hybrid solutions , this is a topic that continues to become more complex. All Rights Reserved.

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