The daily Scrum meeting, also known as the daily stand-up, is the daily meeting where your software development team gathers to provide project status updates about what has been done, what needs to be done, and where there are issues. In theory, these meetings are supposed to help the team communicate and produce a better[…]
Today’s blog post is part of our guest blogger series, and is written by Ryan Cooper. We’ve all been there. The deadline is looming, everything is behind schedule, and you’re in a rush to finish the FooBar module. You’re puzzling over one last glitch. You know how to fix it, but it looks like it[…]
There’s the right way to do something … and then there’s the wrong way. Unfortunately, measuring agile development is often approached in the latter method. Too many managers measure the development of an Agile project through lines of code produced or through team velocity without realizing that these measurements lead to negative consequences. In order[…]
There’s a lot of debate about whether the use of story points or ideal days should prevail in Agile planning. While there are certainly benefits to both, they both also have their downsides. Read about story points and ideal days, as well as the advantages and disadvantages to each below, and let us know if[…]
There’s a saying that goes “there’s more than one way to skin a cat.” Fortunately for cats everywhere, we’re not going to skin one. We’re simply applying this logic to software development. There are several ways to develop software, two of the most prominent methods being waterfall and Agile. And as anytime there are two[…]
There’s a lot of debate about whether the use of story points or hours should prevail in Agile planning. Unfortunately, despite the debate, there seems to be a bit of confusion as to what story points actually are. If you’re looking for a better understanding of the topic, so that you can choose between team[…]
Water and oil. Cats and dogs. Secure development and Agile environments.Everyone knowsthese things don’t mix. While the first two pairings are obvious, the later may need some explaining. The reason that secure development and Agile methodology don’t mix is that the later hurts the former. Agile is focused on rapid and frequent deliveries with changing business[…]