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Startup Lessons Learned
MARCH 16, 2009
In most agile development systems, there is a notion of the "product backlog" a prioritized list of what software is most valuable to be developed next. The breakthrough idea of agile is that software should be built iteratively, with the pieces that customers value most created first. Hes often felt that there was something missing.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
But by taking advantage of open source, agile software, and iterative development, lean startups can operate with much less waste. I am heavily indebted to earlier theorists, and highly recommend the books Lean Thinking and Lean Software Development. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. No more, no less. Bring your questions.
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Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 10, 2008
I am convinced one of Joel Spolskys lasting contributions to the field of managing software teams will turn out to be the Joel Test , a checklist of 12 essential practices that you could use to rate the effectiveness of a software product development team. Please leave feedback!) When its receding, we rescope. Do you have a spec?
Startup Lessons Learned
OCTOBER 5, 2008
So the product manager winds up actually having to use the software, by hand, updating the spec and helping create a new test plan. Eventually, I hope to get them on a full agile diet, with TDD, scrums, sprints, pair programming, and more. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Bring your questions.
Startup Lessons Learned
JULY 29, 2009
Let's consider cases: Can you have a piece of software with good product design and bad technical design? Can you have a piece of software with bad product design and good technical design? This btw, is not true to all aspects of software and all realms of life. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco.
Startup Lessons Learned
APRIL 9, 2009
This is true whether youre selling million-dollar software to huge enterprises or selling fifty-cent virtual clothes to teenagers. I have been using various forms of Agile development -- mainly XP and Scrum -- for many years, but only recently came across "customer development" which makes a whole lot of sense to me. Excellent post.
Startup Lessons Learned
DECEMBER 6, 2008
For starters, theres whole volumes that need to be written about how to actually find and hire the people your startup needs. But most startups succeed in hiring, one way or another, and are still left with the problems of organizing the people that rapid growth brings in. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco.
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