Agile software development

MUST READ How teams transition to agile development methodologies ARTICLE - Organizations usually move to agile methods for the same reasons -- scope creep, time to market -- but details of the transition can vary from team to team. Can traditional project management and agile development coexist? ARTICLE - Are traditional project managers and agile practitioners fundamentally at odds? Or can they live together and even complement each other? How Covad made the switch to a distributed agile development process ARTICLE - Waterfall methodologies weren't working for Covad Communications, so the company switched its process to agile and cut costs while achieving faster project completions.

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	The benefits of exploratory testing in agile environments Submitted By: SearchSoftwareQuality.com | 30 Mar 2009 TIP - Exploratory testing can help testers keep up with the rapid development pace of agile projects. Find out why and how to use exploratory testing in agile.

	Best practices for moving testers from waterfall to agile development Submitted By: SearchSoftwareQuality.com | 30 Mar 2009 TIP - Software testers moving from a waterfall environment to the agile development model don't have to be driven to the head-banging stage of frustration.

	How to write a test strategy document 23 Mar 2009 EXPERT ANSWER - Learn the value of writing a testing strategy document and tips for making it useful for the whole team.

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	Agile software development tutorial: Agile testing SearchSoftwareQuality.com | TUTORIAL - In this section of our agile tutorial, learn how to be a successful software tester in an agile environment, from tips on test development to exploratory testing techniques.

	Agile software development tutorial: Agile requirements gathering SearchSoftwareQuality.com | TUTORIAL - In this section of our agile development tutorial, learn tips and techniques for defining and gathering requirements in an agile environment.

	Agile software development tutorial: Agile project management, tools SearchSoftwareQuality.com | TUTORIAL - Learn tips for successful agile project management as well as how to choose the right agile tools, from requirements management to bug tracking to unit testing tools.

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	Agile development growing, but problems remain SearchSoftwareQuality.com | 26 Jun 2009 ARTICLE - Despite success among businesses such as IBM, Agile development is still in its infancy. Adaptation and reorganization practices are making strides in the way of improvement.

	Agile, IBM tools boost Merge Healthcare's software quality SearchSoftwareQuality.com | 20 May 2009 ARTICLE - Merge Healthcare is a business-to-business (B2B) provider of advanced imaging and connectivity software for healthcare working with Agile, IBM tools.

	Agile development reshaping requirements SearchSoftwareQuality.com | 30 Apr 2009 ARTICLE - Traditional thinking around requirements needs to change and organizations need to think of requirements as more organic and negotiable in an agile environment.

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	Unit testing in an agile environment - Expert Podcast DOWNLOAD PODCAST PREMIERED:   11 SEP 2007, 09:00 EDT (13:00, GMT) SUMMARY:   Unit testing can help reduce the number of flaws in software. With more organizations moving to or considering agile development, however, there are certain things to keep in mind.

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	Agile 101: What you need to know about agile software development Published by: SearchSoftwareQuality.com | 01 Nov 2007 PODCAST - Advocates of agile development say this methodology is ideal for creating software. Learn what's involved when using agile and where the methodology will be five years from now.

	Agile development methodologies -- Podcast Published by: SearchSoftwareQuality.com | 12 Jun 2007 PODCAST - This recording from Venkat Subramaniam looks at different software development methodologies that promote agility, then compares and contrasts the features of each.

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	timebox 23 Mar 2008 WORD - In agile software development, a timebox is a defined period of time during which a task must be accomplished. Timeboxes are commonly used to manage software development risk. Development teams are repeatedly tasked with ...

	story 23 Mar 2008 WORD - In agile software development, a story is a particular business need assigned to the software development team. Stories must be broken down into small enough components that they may be delivered in a single development ...

	stand-up 23 Mar 2008 WORD - In agile software development, a stand-up is a daily progress meeting, traditionally held within a development area. Business customers may attend for the purpose of gathering information. Stand-ups are sometimes referred to ...

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	SEE ALSO - Topics Related to Agile software development:  Software development fundamentals, Scrum software development, Extreme Programming (XP), Model-driven development (MDD), Traditional software models (RUP, V-Model, CMM, Waterfall), Test-driven development (TDD)