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Essays from October 2008
3 essays from October 2008
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What is Velocity? (in agile software development)
Velocity is a term used in agile software development to illustrate the “rate of progress” for a team or a set of teams (i.e. a project/program). The simplest way to define velocity is: the number or user stories a team/project can do in one sprint (“do” here means that it really is done and potentially …
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Punished by the Annual Performance Review
Many of us in the Agile community have voice our opposition to the individual performance reviews and target setting.Now, a professor from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has come out with a similar position and not less than in the serious Wall Street Journal (copy of the article), yes, the same that your …
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WAgile is hot, it’s the new craze!
Have you heard of WAgile? No? It’s the new craze! Check it out here. PS: it’s a joke and it’s supposed to be a stab at all of that lip-service agile! In the best Dilbert style! Enjoy
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