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Assume a Spherical Cow

Leading Agile

In 2012, I wrote a blog post entitled “Delivering provably-correct code.” ” In it, I suggested several approaches developers could use to gain high confidence that their code would be suitable for release. When they talk about the “correctness” of software, they’re talking about two different things.

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In-Depth: The Evidence-Based Business Case For Agile

Scrum.org

So we went to Google Scholar and searched for review articles. 2010) reviewed 28 scientific studies that investigated how Scrum is associated with overall business outcomes. A strength of such a review is that it allows for the identification of patterns across many studies. 2014 ; Young & Jordan, 2008 ; Russo, 2021 ).

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What Makes A Good Product Owner?

Scrum.org

One of the reviewers of this article, Maarten Dalmijn , noted that he missed “product discovery” as a core activity in the work by Bass (2018). The Sprint Review is an excellent opportunity to engage in product discovery. Judy & Krumin-Beens (2008) offer an interesting perspective on this in a case study. is more effective.

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Software Estimating Resources

Herding Cats

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to estimate software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Cost Modeling Agile Software Development,” Maarit Laanti and Petri Kettunen, International Transactions on Systems and Applications, Volume 1 Number 2, pp. Performance Evaluation of non?Markovian

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Estimating is a Learned Skill

Herding Cats

The primary purpose of software estimation is not to predict a project’s outcome; it is to determine whether a project’s targets are realistic enough to allow the project to be controlled to meet them ‒ Steve McConnell. The Future of Systems-and Software Development. Springer International Publishing, 2016.

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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. Turof, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering , 400, 2018. “A

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol.