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#4 More Effective Agile, Part 1: Inspect and Adapt, Start with Scrum, Build Cross-Functional Teams, Integrate Testers into the Development Teams

#4 More Effective Agile, Part 1: Inspect and Adapt, Start with Scrum, Build Cross-Functional Teams, Integrate Testers into the Development Teams

FromInspect and Adapt


#4 More Effective Agile, Part 1: Inspect and Adapt, Start with Scrum, Build Cross-Functional Teams, Integrate Testers into the Development Teams

FromInspect and Adapt

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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Dec 2, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In the first of a series of episodes sharing crucial information from Steve McConnell's new book, More Effective Agile, Steve and Mark begin to describe the 28 key principles you need to understand to reap the full benefits of effective Agile. The principles discussed in this episode are"Inspect and Adapt." Agile is an empirical approach that depends on learning from experience. This requires creating opportunities to reflect periodically and make adjustments based on experience. "Start with Scrum." Scrum is not necessarily the final destination on an Agile journey, but it is the most-structured, best-supported place to start. "Build Cross-Functional Teams." Work on Agile projects occurs within self-managed teams. To be self-managed, teams must include the full set of skills needed to make well-informed decisions that are binding on the organization. "Integrate Testers into the Development Teams." Tighten the feedback loop between development and test by having the people doing the work work more closely together. Check out the stellar reviews of the book here! More Effective Agile: A Roadmap for Software Leaders (Construx Press, 2019) 
Released:
Dec 2, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (48)

World-class software development requires far more than language/platform expertise and steady sprints. Join us as we describe time-tested, industry-proven software best practices at the team, organization, and leadership levels, sharing examples from recent engagements with software teams of all sizes.Construx is led by industry leader Steve McConnell, author of Code Complete and More Effective Agile. Software experts first and software trainers and consultants second, our team has seen what works and doesn’t work in hundreds of software organizations.Host Mark Griffin spent the first half of his career as an electrical engineer doing silicon hardware design and leading software automation teams. He moved into the sales side of software because he wanted to spread the value of what his company was building. It was supposed to be a one-year assignment that turned into the second half of his career. His balance of deeply technical skills and right-brain artistry also makes him a masterful home brewer!