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September 15, 2011  3:39 PM

Continuous integration step by step with Howard Deiner



Posted by: Yvette Francino
Agile 2011, Continuous Integration, Howard Deiner

We hear a lot about continuous integration these days, but some of us are still confused about what exactly CI is. Is it just a fancy way of doing builds? Does it mean you have to have all your regression tests automated? I got a chance to sit down with Howard Deiner at

September 8, 2011  9:23 PM

Application lifecycle management (ALM) trends



Posted by: Yvette Francino
Agile 2011, ALM, trends

At the Agile 2011 conference, plenty of ALM vendors were available to talk about their latest products and enhancements.


August 19, 2011  2:43 PM

Agile 2011: Speakers, vendors, analysts and participants



Posted by: Yvette Francino
Agile 2011, Agile conference

Agile 2011, the annual conference put on by the Agile Alliance, was held August 8th through 13th in Salt Lake City, in honor of the ten year anniversary of the Agile Manifesto, which was crafted in nearby Snowbird, Utah.

On SSQ's 


August 11, 2011  1:12 PM

VersionOne CEO Robert Holler announces strategic partnerships



Posted by: Yvette Francino
Agile 2011, Agile conference, ALM tools

This afternoon I had the pleasure of speaking to Robert Holler, CEO of VersionOne, one of the conference title sponsors at Agile 2011. VersionOne has a new UI and a number of recent enhancements, but what Holler spoke to me today about were VersionOne's two new strategic partnerships. The first is...


August 11, 2011  1:12 PM

Rally Software expands offerings with more Kanban and portfolio management



Posted by: Yvette Francino
Agile 2011, Rally Software, trends

Rally Software, one of the title sponsors here at the Agile 2011 conference in Salt Lake City, has made several


August 11, 2011  1:11 PM

ThoughtWorks announcements at Agile 2011



Posted by: Yvette Francino
Agile 2011, Thoughtworks

Representatives from ThoughtWorks and ThoughtWorks Studio were available today at the Agile 2011 conference to talk about their latest offerings. In this set of videos you'll hear from


August 10, 2011  6:52 PM

Embedded systems development gets attention at Agile 2011



Posted by: Yvette Francino
Agile 2011, Agile conference, embedded, embedded software quality, trends

One Agile trend I've noticed is that its practices and techniques are now being accepted in more in areas that traditionally did not use the methodology, such as embedded systems. As evidence of that, for the first time this year, there is an "Agile for Embedded Systems Development" track at the...


August 10, 2011  6:51 PM

Behavior driven development (BDD) with Liz Keogh



Posted by: Yvette Francino
Agile 2011, Agile conference, BDD, behavior driven development, Liz Keogh

At the Agile Alliance 2011 conference in Salt Lake City, there are 268 sessions, so choosing which ones to attend has been a challenge.


August 9, 2011  9:04 PM

Agile 2011 keynote: Positive emotions will lead to increased awareness



Posted by: Yvette Francino
Agile 2011, Barbara Fredrickson, positive psychology, positivity

Tuesday morning's Agile 2011 keynote, "Why Care about Positive Emotions?" by Positivity author Barbara...

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August 9, 2011  2:19 PM

Decision making and Agile self-directed teams



Posted by: Yvette Francino
Agile 2011, Agile conference, Agile teams, decisions, leadership, self-directed teams

Agile 2011 is starting off with a bang here in Salt Lake City. With 16 different tracks and so many high-profile speakers, it's tough to make a decision about which sessions to attend. Perhaps it...


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