Too often we measure software development projects by using criteria such as schedule or budget. We treat these projects as construction projects and forget that a software development project is also a product development project that cannot be measured by using the same criteria. This blog entry takes a bit different approach, and explains why […] Read more
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Continuous integration has established its place among the good software development practices. However, setting up a continuous integration server and configuring it to run your tests automatically does not mean that you are really doing continuous integration. It only means that you have installed a continuous integration server and it run your tests automatically. Martin […] Read more
The problem with sprint retrospective meetings is that too often they are kept only because they are "required" by Scrum. If that is the case in your organization, you are probably feeling that sprint retrospective meetings are a waste of time. If I would be in your shoes, I would feel the same way. I […] Read more
Since agile software development has really hit the mainstream during the last few years, it is only natural that there are a lot of misconceptions around. Also, I have noticed that some misconceptions are more common than other ones. This blog entry is written to introduce you the three most common misconceptions about agile software […] Read more
When I am having trouble with a product or a service, I will contact customer support and expect that my problem is taken care of. Businesses, who truly care about their customers, ensures that the customer gets an answer right away or the customer support will contact the customer after they have figured out the […] Read more
Today I was asked, how the concerns mentioned in a sprint retrospective meetings can be transferred to concrete results. I am hardly a Scrum expert, but I have got some experience working as a member of a Scrum team. Thus, I decided to explain, what kind of methods I would use for obtaining maximum benefits […] Read more