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Methods & Tools - February 2017
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Agile Transformation Failure - Understanding Management Debt In many cases, Agile transformations seem to be doomed to failure before they begin. This article looks at one of the key causes of why Agile transformations fail in many organizations.
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One of the most important expectations to set early on is about involvement in the process. Many project stakeholders accustomed to traditional-style development view their role in a software development project as akin to dropping a car off for service: You tell someone what you need done and come back at appointed time to pick up the finished work. Stakeholders, especially anyone in a product owner role, will need to understand that this is not the right way to build software-intensive products.
Source: Succeeding with Agile, Mike Cohn, Addison-Wesley
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New Release of Percona Server for MongoDB
Jenkins Pipeline Makes it Easier to Manage Software Delivery Pipelines
CNCF Purchases RethinkDB Source Code and Contributes it to The Linux Foundation
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There might exist some lonely standalone software developers that create software without any other person involved, but my guess is that there are not many of them. Communication is an essential skill in software development, testing and project management… and life. As feedback is a key communication tool, I was therefore very interested when I stumble on this book about feedback written by an Agile coach.
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Reference: Make Them Grow by Giving Feedback People Apply, Michal Nowostawski, CreateSpace, ISBN-13: 978-1539744153
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