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Innovation Interviews: On building a culture of humility
The term “humility” is often misunderstood to be a lack of leadership. But that couldn’t be farther from the truth. It’s an essential quilty for building resilience—both in organizations... Read more
Webinar: Virtual Big Room Planning
Join Memo de Anda, VP of Agile Excellence at Concentrix Catalyst, for a webinar on how to conduct successful virtual agile quarterly planning sessions. You’ll walk away with a... Read more
Virtual Big Room Planning: Remote work solutions
While nothing can replace face-to-face communication, especially when it comes to teamwork, COVID-19 is forcing most organizations to rethink how they’re going to conduct Big Room Planning (BRP) sessions.... Read more
Why you need humility for agility
I was at a training once where the instructor was talking about how one of the biggest organizational redesign challenges that exist is the lack of “intellectual humility” within... Read more
Predictions for agile organizations
Growing up in Tijuana, I often came across “zonkeys” in the streets. Painted to look like zebras, these donkeys served as beasts of burden for tourists who came to Tijuana in search of “Old Mexico.” Why donkeys painted like... Read more
Why agile projects fail: 3 ways to break the cycle
Agile is everywhere: More than 97 percent of companies that develop software have some form of agile framework in their delivery cycle, according to the CollabNet VersionOne State of Agile report. Most agile implementations, however,... Read more
The properties of good architecture
Our previous installment looked at the role of architecture in ensuring quality in an Agile context. In this piece, we’ll look a little deeper at architecture and architectural documentation... Read more
The role of architecture in agile code quality
In terms of ensuring quality, the role of architecture, architectural best practices, and architectural process is foundational. Code that does not adhere to a rational and understandable architecture cannot... Read more
Defining a culture of software engineering quality
This series of articles is intended to explore how an organization can promulgate a ‘Culture of Quality’ in software engineering. While I will try to explore this topic in... Read more
Building software engineering quality by starting at the source
Contemporary approaches to source management extend beyond the warehousing and versioning of code. This article argues for viewing Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Testing and even Continuous Quality as... Read more