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Django gives us a robust set of tools for our database and administration of our application. This tutorial provides an introduction to Django models and those tools. We will look at how to create…
Sprint Grooming – Deciding on the Included Tasks
Several sub-tasks are needed for proper sprint grooming. They are essential steps in crafting a sprint plan. These tasks are not trivial and include such on-going difficulties as estimating the time or effort required. …
Scrum Ceremonies – Running An Effective Sprint
We have already touched on the scrum ceremonies. However, the way we perform each ceremony goes a long way towards embracing the Scrum process. Let’s take each item individually and examine how we can…
The Sprint Process – An Agile Approach
The sprint process is a popular way to implement the Agile approach to software development. Is has its detractors. However, there are many ways that this approach can split up a large project into…
Scrum – A Framework for Agile Software Development
The Agile Manifesto gave us many ideas. These were embraced by the software development community and implemented in many ways. Scrum is one of these implementations that has become very popular. Thus, it is…
Responding To Change – An Agile Value
In this episode, we reach the fourth and final value statement. There is a larger value in responding to change than following a plan. Planning is essential but reacting is even better. Thus, we…
Customer Collaboration Over Contract Negotiation
Software development works best when everyone is on the same team. We need to pull together to be most effective. However, the sub-groups and members of a team have differing goals. That is why…
Working Software Over Comprehensive Documentation
We started this season with a focus on satisfying the customer. Since then, we have built a case for working software being the best way to achieve satisfaction. Thus, comprehensive documentation is valuable. However,…
Individuals and Interactions Over Processes And Tools
We shift slightly in our tour of the Agile Manifesto to focus on the opening statements. In this episode, we dig into the value of individuals and interactions while acknowledging processes and tools. The…
Twelve Principles of the Agile Manifesto
We take a look at overall ideas from the twelve principles of the Agile Manifesto before moving on. There are some challenging concepts mixed in among recommendations that are very common. All of these…