Related Content
 |
From Waterfall to Agile: Keys to Making the Transition A number of teams are making the agile transition, and while plenty of agile coaches give strong advice for how to go from zero to agile in a measured, streamlined manner, it’s also important to focus on how to transition from an existing waterfall mentality to an agile one. |
|
 |
Are Most Leaders Liars? With scandals hitting the headlines on a regular basis, it seems foolhardy to assume honesty among those in charge. As a result, leaders who truly are honest need to work harder to display evidence of the fact in order to gain the trust of those who look to them. Developing a culture of honesty is crucial. |
|
 |
How DevOps Is Making Testers Evolve As the streamlined DevOps movement catches on, more and more companies are abandoning “traditional testers” and getting software developers to test. Testers are not becoming obsolete—but it means testers have to evolve and start ensuring that quality is baked in. Adam Auerbach details how they need to change. |
|
 |
Why Your Agile Team Needs to Slow Down in Order to Speed Up If you find yourself rushing through development or accelerating your testing process to a speed that’s not conducive to the nature of your software or project, it might be time to take a step back, examine your methods, and find a new solution. |
|
 |
How to Tell if People Think You Talk Too Much If you talk too much, you may not realize how much you annoy people. Of course, you also may not realize how much of the conversation you're actually dominating. Naomi Karten gives some social cues to be aware of and some self-examination practices so you can tell if you've unknowingly been gabbing too much. |
|
 |
How Do We Sell the “Test Early” Principle? Many companies are striving to test earlier. But goals and principles are always easier to articulate than they are to implement. Often, this is less of a technical issue and much more an organizational, change management challenge. Michael Sowers talks about the steps to take to make things happen. |
|
 |
Six-Hour Workdays: As Great As They Sound? Companies in Sweden are experimenting with shifting to a six-hour workday. If employees have less time to do their work, they won't dabble in personal, time-wasting activities, so the same amount of work will still get done as in an eight-hour workday—or so the thinking goes. Would you try a six-hour workday? |
|
 |
How the Right Tools Can Help You Overcome Common Agile Pain Points Agile is a major undertaking for any business as it requires significant changes, and there are a number of issues that teams can experience along the way. Sanjay Zalavadia looks at some common agile pain points and how the right tools can help organizations overcome these issues. |
