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How To Build A Career In Agile Software Development

YoungUpstarts

It is no surprise that Agile as a revolution of the software development and project management world is still picking up its pace. This has caused a need for Agile professionals within the IT sector who understand the principles and methodology behind this concepts of Scaled Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and Lean.

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[Interview] Michael K. Levine, Author Of “People Over Process: Leadership for Agility”

YoungUpstarts

Levine was an early proponent of agile and is a veteran of systems change and technology management. I’ve spent my career doing large-scale high impact technology management for major US institutions. I was one of four leaders of an enormous failed development project at Wells Fargo around 2007. What’s your main focus?

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How to Solve Problems in Your Business: Kanban, Kaizen and Scrum

Up and Running

The word kanban means “signboard” or “billboard” in Japanese, and it’s a concept most commonly applied to “lean” or “just in time” production. Scrum: a flexible way to manage product development. So what does scrum look like in the modern workplace? See Also: How to Recognize and Put a Stop to Employee Burnout.

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Why Everyone Wants To Be Agile

YoungUpstarts

If you keep up with the news on project management and business strategy, you’ve probably come across the buzzword “agile” more than a few times. It’s clear that the IT world loves agile: over 75 percent of software developers are using, or plan to use agile project management software. Defining Agile.

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Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 8, 2008 The lean startup Ive been thinking for some time about a term that could encapsulate trends that are changing the startup landscape. After some trial and error, Ive settled on the Lean Startup. I like the term because of two connotations: Lean in the sense of low-burn.

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Should You Co-Found Your Company With a Software Development Shop (2 of 2)?

David Teten

Should you co-found your company with a software development shop? I’ve talked with a number of software development shops who are eager to get into the business of cofounding companies, i.e., getting product revenue and equity instead of just consulting revenue. I spoke with Thatcher Bell , Managing Partner, CoVenture.

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How to manage technical and creative people when you’re in-between the two

The Next Web

Maybe you are tasked with managing cross-functional teams, with a creative objective grounded in digital and tech. There is no better person to lean on while wading through uncharted waters than a guide who knows each bend and what it has to offer. Talking scrum to creative won’t work as well as to developers.