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Agile. Creativity. Innovation.

International Institute for Learning

During the last two decades there has been the emergence of a number of software development methods as a response to the inefficiency of existing software development methods in rapidly changing environments (Highsmith, 2004). However, today the principles of agile have spread to other corporate functions such as innovation.

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Basis of Estimating Software Development

Herding Cats

The estimating of software development is both straightforward and complex. Here are some resources that will provide guidance to produce credible software development estimates, in both traditional and agile domains. Software Sizing and Estimating: Mk II FPA , Charles Symons, John Wiley & Sons, 1991. Don't hear one?

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Chess and Business Strategy

International Institute for Learning

Even relatively recent studies like Irwin and Pavcnik in 2004, which examines exactly the competition between Airbus and Boeing after the introduction of A380, did not consider a possible aircraft outside the segment of A380 and B747 that could affect the market. Economic Policy 21, 313– 358.

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Managing Virtual Teams Successfully

The IIL Blog

Building High-Performance Teams necessitates that we utilize innovative tools and techniques to engage the audience. Online gaming collaboration can be traced back to the introduction of the personal computer and software developers and came to life in the early 1990s when the Internet was introduced.

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Agile Leadership Toolkit - new book

Scrum.org

We live in uncertain times created by the move from the age of mass production to the digital or software age. This means customer satisfaction, innovation, digitization, and quality are king. He started with agile working in 2004 and has been an agile leader for many years. Responsibility of an Agile Leader.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to assess risks, their impacts, and handling strategies for software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol. 920, November 2004. Effective Risk Management 2 nd Edition , Edmund Conrow, AIAA, 2003.

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Agile Movers & Shakers (6): The Liberators Christiaan Verwijs & Barry Overeem

Scrum.org

“ Christiaan : A friend of mine started a software company. Barry : Failed software development projects. Barry : Failed software development projects. I was responsible for managing software development projects. Christiaan : I’ve always been developing software to help people (users, customers, myself) solve problems.

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