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Seven Tips for Virtual Requirements Meetings Increasingly, projects teams are dispersed and may be working not only in different cities but potentially in different countries, continents, and time zones. Adrian Reed offers seven tips to help overcome challenges when facilitating virtual requirements elicitation sessions for a dispersed team. |
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The Changing Role of Software Testers The focus of the software testing discipline has undergone radical changes in the last decade. Rajini Bharath examines the factors affecting software testers today, what the future holds for software testers, and how they can smoothly and successfully ride this wave of role evolution. |
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Where Should Your Loyalties Lie? Ask yourself this: If you saw another project in trouble and really thought you could help, would you offer your services? Brendan Quinn takes a look at loyalty—loyalty to yourself, your team, other teams, and your company—and how it can affect everyone. |
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Get Out There and Learn About Stakeholders' Problems One of the more often repeated phrases from the lean startup and customer development lexicon is the admonition to "get out of the building" in order to meet and learn about customers. What project teams should take away from this idea is the need to interact with stakeholders to address problems. |
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Why Some Teams Don’t Work There are teams that work well, and other teams that are so ineffective, merely being dysfunctional would be a step in the right direction. Naomi Karten explains the reasons why some teams don't work. The solution isn’t to dispense with teams but to figure out what makes them function effectively. |
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The Importance of Courage in Agile Teams An important attribute of agile teams is the courage to do the right things. You need courage in making the right architectural decisions, tackling the right stories, and standing up for values and principles you believe in. |
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Tips to Improve Your Negotiating Skills Most people think they don’t know how to negotiate, but the reality is that you are already a negotiator. Nearly every day, you carry out negotiations with people in your personal and professional life. A few tips might help you get better at it and feel more confident doing it. |
