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Why Agile’s Cultural Impact Can No Longer Be Overlooked We take a look at why culture change continues to be a source of struggle for many teams who are attempting agile development and testing. We've known that changing or removing an existing culture is a difficult task, but how long will teams struggle with this task? |
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Five Reasons Why Agile Can Fail Unfortunately, some projects fail, even when using an agile development methodology. Instead of just rehashing horror stories, Joe Townsend attempts to get to the bottom of why these failures occur. |
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Why Cultural Differences Matter to Project Stakeholders In a time when many projects span organizations, countries, and time zones, an appreciation of culture—including national culture—is of paramount importance. Adrian Reed explains how cultural guides, comparisons, and observations can be extremely useful for your projects. |
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Why Rituals Are Important for Agile Teams A ritual—something that is part of all cultures—can foster community in a team and reduce the time and energy we spend making decisions on how we work. The challenge is to keep the rituals that are still useful, not fall into habit, and balance the value of rituals with agile values. |
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Moving Beyond a Superficial Understanding of Agile While agile is almost universally hailed, the majority of executives only have a "superficial" understanding of the methodology. Steve Vaughn explains that this level of understanding by upper management is a serious impediment to the necessary culture change that needs to take place. |
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Do You Have an Open-Door Policy That Really Works? Many managers claim to have an open-door policy. But if you take a glimpse inside their offices, you'll see that they're rarely there. Naomi Karten explains that if you’re a manager, it’s important to foster a culture that promotes idea exchange and open dialogue. |
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How to Use Gamification for an Agile Transformation In a recent LinkedIn poll, the failure to change organizational culture was voted as the prime cause of preventing an agile transformation. One way to counter this problem is to use gamification, which leaders can use to encourage employees to make the transformation. |
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Culture Shock: A Battle of the Sexes in Software Development The number of women in the field of software development has been on a steady decline for decades and little has been done to buck the trend. The need to ask why this lack of parity exists has passed. Today, groups are working to correct the problem—and not just continue to point it out. |
