Agile

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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