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The Importance of Agile Source Code Management If agile teams do not effectively utilize source code management, they can miss out on key benefits and sometimes even lose essential source code used for application deployment. But done well, a source code management solution can provide the best platform for effective agile practices. Bob Aiello explains. |
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Where Are All the Great Software Testers? It can be difficult to find great software testers for senior roles; often, the people you want to hire are the ones who are already gainfully employed. Michael Sowers gives his suggestions for identifying qualified and experienced software engineers who can deliver on senior testing role accountabilities. |
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How Can We Get More Business Value Out of Software Development? CIOs and software development managers can tell you what the budget is for a particular project. But what about the value delivered by a software project? Does your organization make that consideration? The Value Visualization Framework can help you define and track that important factor. |
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True Servant Leaders Live the Agile Principles The values and principles stated in the Agile Manifesto align well with servant leadership. Taken together, these ideals and standards can help managers understand their new role in organizations that have transformed to agile, and be guiding lights for both agile managers and team members. |
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When Is it Time to Expand Your Agile Team? Should you expand your agile team to include an even greater number of members? And should you consider spreading your new agile knowledge to other members of the company to make the entire organization agile? Determining scale can be tricky. |
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Why Problems Are Good Many large enterprise technology systems have suffered incidents that had significant impact to the customers as well as the firm itself. But experienced IT professionals know that learning from our mistakes is good, and so, too, is harnessing the lessons learned from a serious incident or problem. |
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The Downside of Certainty It's when you're most certain that you understand a situation that you're most likely to have misunderstood it. Whether you're dealing with customers or coworkers, it never hurts to seek additional information. After some clarification, you may find that you weren't so certain after all. |
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The Win-Win Benefit of Expressing Appreciation People are less likely to express thanks or appreciation at work than anyplace else. But studies suggest that employees who feel appreciated are more productive and loyal, so it's worth making an effort. The intriguing bit? It's a win-win experience—when you appreciate someone, you feel good, too. |
