I remember a topic my childhood pastor would revisit from time to time: "gift projection". Without going deep into the subject, it's the tendency of...
0 replies - 11793 views - 09/22/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
How often have you lived this scenario? Customers and managers beg,
scream, and demand more features tomorrow. No matter what you tell them
you can get...
14 replies - 17868 views - 09/08/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
There are two things you must know in order to effectively create a roadmap. Although we'll be dealing with a technical roadmap, this applies to anyone wanting...
0 replies - 10540 views - 08/30/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
Planning meetings, done right, are one of the best communication tools your team can use. It gets the right people in the room and forces the discussion down...
4 replies - 11383 views - 08/18/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
Test automation is not a controversial topic in most circles. Even developers who don't write automated tests agree it's a great idea. They just don't have...
0 replies - 16253 views - 08/04/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
I recently stumbled across an amazing article. I've been using continuous integration for years, and I've used continuous deployment for a long time, but I've...
6 replies - 12592 views - 07/28/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
The fourth tenet of the Agile Manifesto is a difficult one. Responding to change over following a planWhy is that so difficult? What's the point of responding...
0 replies - 3842 views - 07/21/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
My technical brethren (and sistren) in the southern United States are probably more familiar with Kudzu than many of you, but it's a very fast growing type of...
2 replies - 7893 views - 06/14/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
I've been helping a company establish a few Scrum-style Agile teams lately and there seem to be, as always, a few recurring themes. I wanted to share them...
1 replies - 7524 views - 06/02/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
As we revisit the Agile Manifesto, we come to the often ignored line "customer collaboration over contract negotiation," and we all say "Well...
0 replies - 7768 views - 05/31/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
We're revisiting the Agile Manifesto in this series of articles, and this item is always of great interest to me. Would anyone ever make a conscious decision...
0 replies - 4061 views - 05/26/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
The Agile Manifesto is one of the most admired and ignored documents around. So many claim to be "Agile", then their actions tell us they are...
0 replies - 8194 views - 05/26/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
There's a famous quote from the United States Supreme Court a few years ago. They were trying to determine what was art and what was pornography. Lawyers being...
4 replies - 11843 views - 05/20/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
Every so often someone writes an article talking about what great code,
or beautiful software, is (or insert some other superlative.) And,
surprise!...
10 replies - 16066 views - 05/17/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
Most developers think that graphs and charts are for weak-minded managers who like pretty colors. And they couldn't be more wrong. The problem is actually the...
0 replies - 8899 views - 05/05/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
