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by Martin Kearns and Mike Cohn |
May 2008
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Better Software
Tags: 2008 teamwork
In seeking to improve how we develop software, we continually inspect
and adapt. While thinking recently about the characteristics of the ideal
team member, we found similarities between the best-performing soft-
ware teams of today and the Knights of the Round Table. This article considers the Code of Chivalry as applied to team members.
Tags: 2008 teamwork
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by Mike Cohn |
August 2006
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Better Software
Tags: management metrics
Numbers may not lie, but mesaurements can sure mislead you. This article explores two myths about metrics and management and offers guidelines for devising project metrics that won't leave you broke and busted.
Tags: management metrics
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by Mike Cohn |
July 2006
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Better Software
Tags: agile planning
If the only certain things in life are death and taxes, why do so many teams think that if they plan well enough they're somehow going to add software to that short list? This article deals with the mistakes team make when they try to account for every potential need and how best to plan for those things that users don't even know they want (or don't want).
Tags: agile planning
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by Mike Cohn |
April 2006
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Better Software
Tags: agile
This tongue-in-cheek article offers humorous insight into the pitfalls of the waterfall process. You'll find yourself laughing at agile experts gone mad. You might even recognize some of your own company's policies taken to an extreme.
Tags: agile
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by Mike Cohn |
February 2006
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Better Software
Tags: customer user stories
Products that do everything they're supposed to do and offer consumers something they like, but didn't know they wanted, make customers happy. And that is what most of us in software development ultimately need to accomplish. But how do you separate the must-haves from the bells and whistles? And how do you make sure you're including the right bells and whistles? This article gives you clear advice on how to determine which features to include in order to meet and exceed your end users' expectations.
Tags: customer user stories
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by Mike Cohn |
January 2006
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Better Software
Tags: management prioritizing
Are you shirking your decision-making responsibility? It happens more often than you think, and quite by accident, too. Read this article to find out why failing to set priorities and assess risk can lead to decisions falling into the wrong hands.
Tags: management prioritizing
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by Mike Cohn |
October 2005
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Better Software
Tags: management
Projects fail for a plethora of reasons; one article could not hope to address all of them. However, this article does offer advice on how to fix the most common project ailments, ones that seem to affect many projects at one time or another.
Tags: management
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by Mike Cohn |
August 2005
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Better Software
Tags: management
Multitasking makes us feel more productive, but in truth trying to take on more than two tasks actually limits our productivity. This article deals with the dark side of multitasking and makes a case for the lost art of focused attention.
Tags: management
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by Mike Cohn |
April 2005
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Better Software
Tags: customers
Users are often kept at arm's length. We ask them for their input on the design, but then we, as the experts, take it from there. This article asks you to bring users into the design process as participants rather than simply as founts of information. You might be surprised at where it takes you.
Tags: customers
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by Kristy Hill and Mike Cohn |
May 2003
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STQE
Tags: programming
Over the years we've come up with many useful database development techniques. This article describes two we use to make sure that an application and its intended database stay synchronized.
Tags: programming
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