I recently read the book 'The Lean Startup' by Eric Ries. I was really impressed.
First of all, it's not just for startups! Eric defines a startup as anyone working on new products or services in an environment of extreme uncertainty. In today's business world, where we're living with a volatile economy, the rapid pace of change, consumerisation of IT, and a highly competitive market, I reckon...
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This is a guest blog post from Alex Adamopoulos, CEO of emergn
Since the signing of the Agile Manifesto in 2001, Agile as a software development methodology has entered the mainstream...
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If anyone was thinking agile is old news, think again.
As part of this blog, I monitor Google search volumes pretty closely, which gives a good indication of demand. And you know...
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Today I'm at ThoughtWorks Live in Sydney, a one day invite-only event aimed at executives. The theme is Continuous Delivery, and how organisations need to constantly adapt in order...
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Hi all. Apologies for this brief commercial interlude. I am looking for a new sponsor for this site. The sponsor ad position appears right at the top of every page, alongside...
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Hi all. After nearly 5 years of blogging about agile, I have just finished converting my blog posts into a 430-page A5 book.
It's basically a compilation of everything I've written...
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Happy new year to you! I've been selling my ebook 'Agile Made Easy!' for some time now, so I've decided to make it available as a new year special offer for just $25, instead of the...
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I've recently finished reading this book, Clever, by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones, who work alongside Gary Hamel at the London Business School.
Gary Hamel I'm sure you know has written...
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I'm not a big fan of predictions, but I was asked to make some comments about what I think 2012 will bring for the agile community. This is what I think...
I think 2012 will see...
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There has never been a more important time to be outstanding at software delivery. An organisation's capability in software development is now a major differentiator. Possibly the...
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Talking about agile transformation specifically, it's such a huge topic that I've often found myself trying to get my head around how to possibly explain it and where to start. In...
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I recently read the book 'Agile Software Requirements' by Dean Leffingwell.
I must admit, judging from the title, this is a book I wouldn't have picked up. Whilst there's...
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Here is an article I read recently that I found really interesting. It's an introduction to complexity theory and provides some insight into human behaviour and why agile works...
Introduction...
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