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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	How to deal with iteration issues in Agile Submitted By: SearchSoftwareQuality.com | 11 Nov 2009 TIP - Ways to avoid common Agile mistakes -- out-of-control technical debt and misuse of subject matter experts -- are offered in David Christiansen's tip.

	How to stop developer vs. tester, quality-killing blame game Submitted By: SearchSoftwareQuality.com | 03 Nov 2009 TIP - Agile expert offers ways to improve software quality by stopping Agile developer-versus-tester fingerpointing.

	How to improve software user acceptance testing practices 11 Nov 2009 TIP - How application user acceptance testing (UAT) differs from functional testing and ways to improve UAT processes are explained in this tip.

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	Accelerating businesses with agile development Stand Back And Deliver | 01 Jun 2009 BOOK CHAPTER - Want to become a better leader in agile development projects? This chapter from Stand Back And Deliver, will teach you excellent approaches to everyday programming issues.

	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.

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	Tasktop brings task management into the application lifecycle SearchSoftwareQuality | 02 Nov 2009 ARTICLE - Tasktop Technologies has released Mylyn Tasktop Pro 1.6, a new task-focused interface designed to monitor and manage application lifecycles in an agile development environment.

	Agile by the numbers: Survey finds more adoption, but age-old problems SearchSoftwareQuality | 27 Oct 2009 ARTICLE - According to a recent survey conducted by SearchSoftwareQuality, agile adoption continues to be on the rise, however there still seems to be confusion with the agile methodology.

	Software expert on Agile's rise, avoiding project management mistakes SearchSoftwareQuality | 07 Oct 2009 INTERVIEW - Software project management consultant opines on importance of agile development, common errors in PM, PM career preparation and more.

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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)