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📅 September 21, 2020 The Agile Manifesto ⏱ 3 minutes read

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…

📅 September 18, 2020 The Agile Manifesto ⏱ 3 minutes read

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…

📅 September 16, 2020 The Agile Manifesto ⏱ 3 minutes read

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,…

📅 September 14, 2020 The Agile Manifesto ⏱ 3 minutes read

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…

📅 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…