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They have gathered together the ‘best bits’ of various styles and methodologies they have been directly involved with, and combined them into a practical approach with the focus on delivering a pro...
-Mitch Wheat |
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...Much like the Mac, this book “just works”, because it takes the best from lessons learned from team leaders and team players and takes the mystery out of the project management processes as appl...
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..."Ship It!" is in the style of the other Pragmatic books and is an easy and focused read. I finished it in two days and have already gained a wealth of insight that I can apply immediately. Hig...
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(Jun 18)
I twittered and posted on FaceBook about stepping down and several people have pinged me privately to ask why. There's no big secret in it... I'm staying really, really busy these days. Let me walk you through it.
I'm commuting weekly to Columbus, Ohio. There are no direct flights, so it's 5+ hours on planes, in airports, waiting for thunderstorms to disperse, or it's an 8 hour drive. I've been driving (which is much more fun than small seats in regional jets.)
In Columbus (actually Dublin, Ohio), I'm working with a company that's making the jump from a traditional model to an Agile software process. We're working with developers, testers, support, sales, leadership, and more. It's a very fun and very rewarding engagement, but it's also very involved and requires long hours some days. Agile transformations are hard work, but really fun too.
I've started sketching out a new book... I'm leaning towards a quilting or alchemy metaphor, but it will be a book on how to blend various Agile approaches into a great working process that fits your company.
I've not done a decent job blogging on Agile Artisans in a while...
You get the idea. I'm staying really busy and something had to give... it ended up being DZone. It's a great site and if you're looking for a great platform with an international audience, DZone needs a new Agile Zone Leader. They'll keep you busy (three articles a week!), but it's a great way to force yourself to write.
I'll post another blog entry in a moment with a number of posts to my DZone writing.
Category: Agile
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My "Practical Test Automation" talk discusses why, and who, should be writing tests. (Hint, invite developers to this talk!)
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