SoCal CTO

JUNE 26, 2012

They didn't feel they had visibility into timelines and costs for development of their software. In three of the cases, the founder was finding that the software teams (1 in-house, 2 outsourced) were delivering relatively well in the short-run. They couldn't plan their business. My belief is that you shouldn't sign that contract.

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ConversionXL

JULY 15, 2020

Each spring, the annual State of Agile Marketing Report sheds light on how Agile ways of working are being adopted within marketing. This year, for the first time in the report’s three-year history, Agile techniques overtook those maintaining traditional processes. But Agile is about more than just speed. Image source ).

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Agile, as the name suggests, is modeled with adaptability in mind. Agile project management and team leadership are best showcased by leading a team of developers in completing software development projects. Agile can also be applied across numerous other industries as an effective project management approach.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 5, 2015

If you keep up with the news on project management and business strategy, you’ve probably come across the buzzword “agile” more than a few times. But what does it mean to be agile and do agile as a business unit? But what does it mean to be agile and do agile as a business unit? Defining Agile.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Developing successful agile innovation methods can drive companies to great new heights. Then implementing agile innovation methods should be top on your list of to-dos. Taking an agile approach to project management means taking large tasks and splitting them into smaller tasks, as well as finding ways to be more innovative.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 12, 2020

From different software systems to overall philosophies, there are many ways that business strategies can inform the way you run your company. Use OKR software to Your Advantage. If you’re in software development, you’ve likely heard of the Scrum method. Use Product differentiation If You’re Small.

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OnlyOnce

MAY 12, 2016

Book Short: Scrum ptious . I just finished reading Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time , by Jeff Sutherland and JJ Sutherland. This reading was in anticipation of an Agile Facilitation training my executive team and I are going through next week, as part of Return Path’s Agile Everywhere initiative.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2016

The biggest trend in marketing in 2016 has been the idea of “agile marketing.” In a survey conducted by Workfront and Marketing Profs, roughly 30% of marketers are already using an agile methodology in their departments. Although undeniably useful, Scrum was originally created for software development.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 13, 2016

It was adopted in the software development industry. It follows a linear, sequential process and is the most common version of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for IT and software engineering projects. Waterfall defines all software requirements upfront. Agile methodology. Advantages of Agile methodology.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Scrum: a flexible way to manage product development. Finally, let’s take a look at the increasingly popular problem-solving method—especially in the technology sector—known as scrum. Scrum comes to us from the worlds of product and software development, where creative iteration and collaboration are of the utmost importance. .

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

These days, one of the decisions that startup owners make (or at least should think about making) is whether to be an agile company from the very start, to try to adopt it later or to do things the more traditional way. Most people are already familiar with agile principles to some extent, but just in case let’s go over the basics.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 28, 2015

Congrats to my friends at Rally Software on the announcement that they’ve signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by CA Technologies for $480 million. Ryan had a vision for an integration web-based system to layer on top of all of this to help support and manage the software development process.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 16, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, March 16, 2009 Combining agile development with customer development Today I read an excellent blog post that I just had to share. Jim Murphy is a long-time agile practitioner in startups. But startups sometimes have trouble applying agile successfully.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 7, 2024

The emphasis on speed and agility has never been more critical as consumer behaviors shift and technological advancements unfold rapidly. The Evolution Of Marketing In A High-Speed World The digital era has significantly accelerated marketing, necessitating a fundamental strategy shift from traditional to more agile methods.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 15, 2011

It's challenging to build, design and deploy software. Use Solid Agile Process for Estimating Development Timeline. Almost every software engineer I've ever worked with is irrational in how fast they believe they can build software. I'm a huge fan of scrum and would encourage any startup to explore it.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

We might have medium-term goals like “adopting agile methodologies” or “getting everyone on the same page with a project kick-off” as the outcomes for the reader. For example, the Jira Software team created a microsite dedicated to product-agnostic education about becoming an agile team. Distribution framework.

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ctotodevelopers.blogspot.com

JULY 11, 2012

Social, Agile, and Transformation. I cover several topics including agile software development, software startups, web 2.0, Strategic Agile Thinking: Balancing Value, Innovation and Research. 2) The agile "happy place". Agile teams sprint when value is known, implementation is low risk. at 8:15 AM.

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Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

20 % of the project managers are familiar with Scrum, but there are very few product managers – less than 1% of all. Java EE, Java SE, Javascript, PHP, Software, Development, Software Testing, SQL. Scrum, Agile, Product Management. Scrum, Agile, Problem Analysis, Business Catalyst, Business Analytics.

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SVPG

DECEMBER 8, 2010

And one of the reasons I advocate for Scrum is that as a process it values this role of project manager as “impediment remover” (known as the Scrum Master role). ” Another common problem that I see is when the project manager tries to fit all types of software into the same “one-size-fits-all” process.

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SVPG

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Which is why I'm a big advocate for what is sometimes referred to as Dual-Track Scrum. Jeff Patton first shared with me the term "Dual-Track Scrum" and I prefer this term because it better captures the parallel nature of Discovery and Delivery. Lean UX and Dual-Track Scrum are made for each other.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 19, 2011

Originally a waterfall shop, we transitioned to Agile development about two years ago. Now entering our third year with Agile we’re continually trying to improve the efficiency, productivity and velocity of the various teams. Levels of Agile adoption span the full spectrum across our 6 Scrum teams.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

I also want to explain that it is possible to have a truly agile work environment based on small, autonomous teams. Those who write the software operate it themselves. Being agile. As a result there is no unified process on how teams should develop their software.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

But by taking advantage of open source, agile software, and iterative development, lean startups can operate with much less waste. I am heavily indebted to earlier theorists, and highly recommend the books Lean Thinking and Lean Software Development. Of course, many startups are capital efficient and generally frugal.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Agile Scrum daily meetings have become a commonplace solution for development teams to hit and exceed targets. One Teams app in particular can be a godsend to teams forced into adopting remote work as standard and still maintain a working scrum methodology. ScrumGenius.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 17, 2014

At Palo Alto Software, we use it to manage our editorial calendar and the web development queue. If you’re looking for software that will allow you to work with your team, without needing to do it all from within your inbox, this is a good option. Take a look at Palo Alto Software employee profiles: Noah Parsons and Josh Cochrane.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

I am convinced one of Joel Spolskys lasting contributions to the field of managing software teams will turn out to be the Joel Test , a checklist of 12 essential practices that you could use to rate the effectiveness of a software product development team. Please leave feedback!) Can you make a build in one step? Youd better.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 6, 2008

The advantages of cross-functional teams are well documented, and for a thorough treatment I recommend the theory in the second half of Agile Software Development with Scrum. Scrum recommends 30 days; I have worked in one or two-week cycles up to about three months. At IMVU, we found 60 days was just about right.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 9, 2009

Thats the essence of so many of the lean startup techniques Ive evangelized: customer development , the Ideas/Code/Data feedback loop , and the adaptation of agile development to the startup experience. Creating a company-wide feedback loop that incorporates both customer development and agile development is a challenge.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 5, 2008

So the product manager winds up actually having to use the software, by hand, updating the spec and helping create a new test plan. Eventually, I hope to get them on a full agile diet, with TDD, scrums, sprints, pair programming, and more. By the time QA gets the feature, their test plan is badly out of date. Expo SF (May.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Heres something I can relate to: We used assembla for subversion, scrums, milestones, wikis, and for general organizational purposes. We had all the tools in place but we didn’t actually practice agile development. Scrum reports would come in once a month, nobody was actually responsible for anything. Expo SF (May.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

In this episode, Peter and Jonathan discuss Kaizen, Kanban, and Scrum methodology and how they can be applied to small businesses. They also chat about recent changes at Zappos, and the CFO of Palo Alto Software Trevor Betenson talks about human resources and conflict resolution. Atlassian: A Brief Introduction to Scrum.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 14, 2020

At G2 , for example, we learned that a query syntax like “free [software name]” can’t be solved with a filter on a category page. Users don’t want to come to a page and click on a filter to see free software; they want access only to free solutions when they search for them. Three things will help you with your pitch. Know the process.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 29, 2009

I hope to show why lean and agile techniques actually reduce the negative impacts of technical debt and increase our ability to take advantage of its positive effects. Yet other agile principles suggest the opposite, as in YAGNI and DoTheSimplestThingThatCouldPossiblyWork. Reconciling these principles requires a little humility.

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SVPG

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Nothing wrong with that if they just realized that this prepared them only for the Agile rituals the product owner has to perform, but for many, that’s not what happened. Or whatever software management system their team is using. For many product owners, they actually thought this meant they were trained as product managers.

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SVPG

OCTOBER 14, 2010

The old Waterfall theory of software had it essentially backwards. I much prefer Agile methods like Scrum over Waterfall because of how much less weight is given to “requirements” in Scrum. I’ve also learned that the design directions you take will often lead to very different functional requirements.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Github - Free public repositories, collaborator management, issue tracking, wikis, downloads, code review, graphs Pivotal Tracker – Agile project management tool that enables real time collaboration. WebSequenceDiagrams - sketch sequence diagrams.

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