Interview and Book Review: Scrum Shortcuts Without Cutting Corners

“Scrum Shortcuts Without Cutting Corners” by Ilan Goldstein is a must read book that delivers real world examples on how to effectively implement and embed Agile in your team or organisation.

9th Annual State of Agile Survey Now Open

The 9th Annual State of Agile Survey is currently open for participants to share their adoption of Agile practices and processes for inclusion in the annual report.

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Olav Maassen, Liz Keogh & Chris Matts on Commitment and Real Options

Olav Maassen, Liz Keogh and Chris Matts talk about real options and the story behind “Commitment: A Novel About Managing Product Risk”, as well as discussing growing experts and leader archetypes.

Source: Olav Maassen, Liz Keogh & Chris Matts on Commitment and Real Options

Todd Charron on Lean Startup Machine & Improv in Agile

Todd Charron talks about some of the outcomes from Lean Startup Machine in Toronto, applying Lean Startup in the Enterprise and how can us improvisation techniques in Agile to reduce our fears.

Source: Todd Charron on Lean Startup Machine & Improv in Agile

Chris Clarke on the State of Agile ALM

Chris Clarke from Collabnet talks about the evolution of ALM, how Agile has affected its uptake across all levels of the organisation and some of the important metrics Agile teams should be measuring.

Source: Chris Clarke on the State of Agile ALM

Craig Smith on Agile Outside of IT and the 7 Deadly Sins of Agile Test Automation

I stepped aside from a number of interviews I was conducting at Agile 2013 and let Todd Charon interview me about my talk at the conference.

Craig Smith lets us in on the 7 deadly sins of Agile Test Automation and how we can take Agile out of the IT department.

Source: Craig Smith on Agile Outside of IT and the 7 Deadly Sins of Agile Test Automation

Esther Derby on Language, Communication and Change

Esther Derby shares her thoughts on language, communication and change and their importance in organisations, the definition of metaphor and designing your environment for Agile success.

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Chris McMahon on Open Software Testing at Wikipedia

Chris McMahon discusses radically open source testing at Wikipedia and has put out a call for the testing community to participate, as well as discussing approaches to browser test automation.

Source: Chris McMahon on Open Software Testing at Wikipedia

Woody Zuill on Mob Programming and No Estimates

Woody Zuill discusses Mob Programming, a practice where the whole team works on the same thing, at the same time in the same space on the same computer, as well as his thoughts on No Estimates.

Source: Woody Zuill on Mob Programming and No Estimates

Bryan Beecham on XP Not Dead

Bryan Beecham (aka Billy Garnet) reminds us that “XP not dead!” and shares his approach to teaching TDD and refactoring with Lego and applying XP and craftsmanship in teams as well as the human body.

Source: Bryan Beecham on XP Not Dead