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📅 September 11, 2020 The Agile Manifesto ⏱ 2 minutes read

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…

📅 September 9, 2020 The Agile Manifesto ⏱ 3 minutes read

Reflect on How To Become More Effective, Then Tune And Adjust

The final principle of the Agile Manifesto directs us to reflect on a project. We follow those eleven principles and then evaluate how we did so we can become more effective. This recommendation should…

📅 September 7, 2020 The Agile Manifesto ⏱ 3 minutes read

Self-Organizing Teams Produce The Best Results – An Agile Principle

We near the end of the focus on the agile principles with a bold statement. The idea of self-organizing teams producing the best results is a strong position. They are not merely better; they…

📅 September 4, 2020 The Agile Manifesto ⏱ 3 minutes read

Simplicity – Avoid Doing Busywork

Simplicity is an integral part of satisfying the customer. Ideally, we would provide them a button to click that does everything they want. However, that is rarely possible. We build complex systems that require…

📅 September 2, 2020 The Agile Manifesto ⏱ 2 minutes read

Good Design Enhances Agility

We have mentioned time and again that the goal of agile is satisfying the customer. However, each principle we explore provides ways to accomplish that goal. The principle we focus on in this episode…

📅 August 31, 2020 The Agile Manifesto ⏱ 3 minutes read

A Constant Pace Indefinitely – Measured Development

Software development has high and low points. Likewise, there are hectic and “slow” times that we live with as part of our work-life. When you think of software development as a marathon, a constant…

📅 August 28, 2020 The Agile Manifesto ⏱ 2 minutes read

Working Software – The Primary Measure of Progress

There are times where it helps to state the obvious. The most glaring truths can be lost in the details when we forget to focus or reset. Working software as our goal is one…

📅 August 26, 2020 The Agile Manifesto ⏱ 3 minutes read

Face-To-Face Conversation – Efficient And Effective

The season of digging deeper into the Agile Manifesto continues forward to the sixth principle. Our primary focus is on satisfying the customer. However, we now shift into how our approach can achieve that…

📅 August 24, 2020 The Agile Manifesto ⏱ 3 minutes read

An Environment And Support They Need

In this episode, we continue our crawl through the fifth principle of the agile manifesto. Our focus switches from motivated individuals to the environment and the support they need. Motivation is great. However, we…

📅 August 23, 2020 Python-Django Crash Course ⏱ 3 minutes read

Python-Django on AWS

This tutorial is a quick start to a Python-Django environment using the AWS environment and related services. It is a stand-alone tutorial or can be used to get started on our video series. This…