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Essays from December 2007

2 essays from December 2007

  1. Function follows form… or results depend on team structure

    Dave Nicolette touches upon a subject that has been in my mind lately. Roles, do matter in a software development team. Quoting Conway’s law: the software produced will look like the organization that produced it. Why is this important in the context of Agile teams? Because, if your organizational structure mimics what it was when …

    1 min read

  2. Opening a new debate, our industry needs to grow…

    Agile development practices have caught on lately. Just look at the number of people attending what, some time ago, were “marginal” events like the ScrumGathering. The software industry as a whole is awaking to a new wave of “process improvement”. It’s important to look back in history and understand the previous waves in our industry …

    4 min read

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