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October 2, 2012  5:03 PM

Serena survey reveals current state of Agile



Posted by: Melanie Webb
agile, Agile Development, Agile software deveopment, Agile teams, Agile2012

At the recent Agile2012 conference, Serena Software conducted a survey amongst attendees to take the pulse of Agile development within the Agile community. Serena polled approximately 100 IT...

August 13, 2012  3:47 PM

Applying Lean-Agile principles for successful enterprise agility



Posted by: Melanie Webb
agile, Agile adoption, Agile managers, Agile teams, Agile transition, Agile2012, Alan Shalloway, enterprise Agile

How can Lean-Agile principles help guide teams in successfully adopting Agile in the enterprise? Alan Shalloway, founder and CEO of NetObjectives, is presenting "


August 9, 2012  2:14 PM

Agile2012 preview: Defining and delivering value with structured conversations



Posted by: Melanie Webb
agile, Agile Coaching, Agile conference, Agile Development, Agile Leadership, Agile teams, Software Quality

Structured conversations enable team members to communicate more effectively and meet delivery expectations, according to Ellen Gottesdiener, principal consultant and Mary Gorman, VP of quality and delivery at EBG Consulting. They are co-presenting "


May 9, 2012  9:16 PM

Improve daily standups with lessons learned from improv



Posted by: Melanie Webb
agile, Atlanta Scrum Gathering, Scrum, stand-up meetings

The connection between improv games and the daily standup may seem like a stretch at first, but as presenters

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December 21, 2011  5:09 PM

Top Agile stories of 2011



Posted by: Yvette Francino
Add new tag, agile

As we end 2011, we at SSQ are taking a look at our most popular stories of the year. Melanie Webb reported on our top ALM stories  and today I’m...


November 28, 2011  3:52 PM

The people side of software development with Ken Howard and Barry Rogers



Posted by: Yvette Francino
agile, Agile Manifesto, book review

One of the many perks of my job as Site Editor for SSQ is that I often get the latest books on topics related to software quality or Agile practices. These are usually technical books -- not the type you typically sit down and read cover to cover. However,


November 14, 2011  4:16 PM

What do you think of Agile?



Posted by: Yvette Francino
agile, survey, Theresa Lanowitz

"We hear a lot of talk about Agile in the media. We want to hear from you: -Is Agile hype or helpful? -Do you love Agile or hate it? -Or is your team proceeding with business as usual?" So starts the Agile survey being...


June 20, 2011  9:51 PM

Testers integrating with development team in the Agile lifecycle



Posted by: Yvette Francino
ADP West, agile, Agile Development Practices West, conference coverage

One of the differences between a traditional software development lifecycle and an Agile lifecycle is not just how developers, business people and testers collaborate, but when they collaborate. In traditional environments, testing typically comes after the coding is complete, when the code is...


June 17, 2011  5:30 PM

Where do managers fit in an Agile world?



Posted by: Yvette Francino
ADP conference, ADP West, agile

Do self-directed teams need managers? One of the sessions I attended at the recent Agile Development Practices West conference...

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June 2, 2011  8:23 PM

The complexities of developing Agile embedded software



Posted by: Yvette Francino
agile, Continuous Integration, embedded, Howard Deiner

Developing traditional software applications is difficult enough. Developing embedded software systems, applications that run on specialized devices, adds an additional layer of complication. In May, SearchSoftwareQuality.com published a series of articles by contributor Howard Deiner aimed at...