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Each Agile project is based on little upfront planning; this makes it more adaptive to changes but less predictable. The project must use...

This article reviews the main differences between internal and external quality and sees the importance of having a quality philosophy in...

The build-measure-learn loop is at the core of the Lean methodology and one of my favorite frameworks for allowing companies to get into...

What is Agile? Is it a framework? A mindset? A methodology? There are too many misconceptions about what Agile is. This has led to wrong...

As I’ve written numerous times, agile teams must automate many aspects of their work, such as testing and build creation and any other...

Most of the testing effort, and in some cases all of it, is strictly the responsibility of the Agile teams. They should perform all...

One of the most important and famous quotes from Peter Ferdinand Drucker, the founder of modern management and perhaps the world’s most...

In the last ten or so years, I have been involved in many agile transitions as an implementer, trainer, or consultant. Each change...

In this article, I want to share a story of mine that happened almost a decade ago but is still relevant today to the Agile team mindset...

MoSCoW method, developed by Dai Clegg, is a broadly used prioritization technique in software development. The main principle of this...

This article provides an overview of Agile and illustrates the differences between Agile software development and traditional...

In addition to the four values, the Agile Manifesto contains twelve principles that are used as guides for all methodologies included...

I see it in many organizations and heard a lot about the benefits and success of self-managed teams working in the Agile environment. For...

In my book (Agile Quality: A Practical Approach), I talked quite a bit about testing and test managers in particular. I also release a...

The current crisis caused by the covid-19 has helped us appreciate the flexibility and skills of excellent staff. Ensuring they can meet...

If you are about to make a transition to Agile and decide to use Scrum as your preferred framework, it is vital to know the benefits of...

In an Agile environment, estimation is conducted by the team as part of their preparation for development. The estimation is done by...

Here I will share the most effective methods to increase individual and team motivation. I know that there are many other ways, but I...

Looking at the last few years, one can see more and more organizations using Agile frameworks (especially Scrum) as the preferred way to...

The software industry has become increasingly Agile-oriented. This transition requires the practical implementation of Agile practices...

Many questions arise when an organization starts the transformation to an Agile environment, some related to adopting the new Agile...

The Agile success factors are the make-or-break factors for an agile team wanting to be agile. You need to be aware of them and plan to...

The “bucket system” is a way to ensure the estimation process for many stories (greater than 40 and less than 500) is done efficiently...

In an Agile team, everyone contributes to the team goal, doing whatever it takes to deliver a high-quality product successfully. The nice...

Automation projects can be very challenging, even for the most experienced teams. Each automation project has its challenges,...

Many different challenges can influence your team’s ability to determine an accurate estimation. From my own experience, I've seen the...

At the end of the sprint, the team adds up effort estimates associated with user stories that meet their Definition of Done. This total...

Scrum teams are structurally different from traditional development teams. The Scrum framework contains three mandatory roles that form a...

Agile testing is a software testing practice based on the values of Agile software development. It’s a continuous process – where the...

Although I hate to use the term Best Practices I still think that it’s the best way to describe the items below that are based on the...

I started working in an Agile environment about ~14 years ago, having previously worked in "Waterfall" and "V-Model" methodologies. Like...

The best Agile teams are built from people who work together as one unit. Each team member has both the technical and the personal skills...

Although it may seem controversial, not estimating is a valid option in the Agile environment. It is used in the 'Kanban' framework based...

Planning poker is probably the most popular and preferred Agile estimation method in the industry. While using this estimation technique,...