The Agile Trust Factor
One of the most important but least discussed aspects of agile is the trust necessary for a team to be efficient and successful. We discuss why on the blog.
What Works and What Works Better
Today I want to point you guys to a blog post from software engineer John Sonmez. The article is called The Development Pendulum. John makes some excellent points about the nature of development in today’s industry – specifically those who ascribe to agile philosophies such as test-driven development, continuous builds, and pair programming. You should […]
Don’t Forget the IT Department
A recent survey of CIO’s indicates that internal IT departments are often out of the loop when it comes to third-party services such as cloud and SaaS.
Microsoft Embraces Apache Hadoop
Yesterday Ted Kummert gave a PASS Summit 2011 keynote address,announcing that Microsoft will be utilizing Hadoop-based distributions for both Windows Server and Windows Azure.
All Together Now
The reigning days of segmenting a company are behind us. Oh sure, there will always be divisions and departments by necessity, but Morton has other ideas.
A Short History of Agile
Agile emerged in the early 2000’s as an alternative to the traditional waterfall-style management that many felt was at the root of common issues such as delays and poor internal communication. Closely related to emerging methodologies such as Extreme Programming and DSDM, Agile came on the scene with the publishing of the Agile Manifesto in 2001.