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In the "ask away" section Matt poses the following question: We're doing Scrum on a 10-12 person team (depending on what the DBAs are working on at the moment) and

Ask any question about Agile development or the process of software development in general and I'll do my best to answer it. If you'd like to see a post on

In Part I of this series I introduced the idea that traditional development is like a Chinese Finger Puzzle. Solutions to problems often make the problem worse instead of better. This post

One of the difficulties in moving to Agile development is that much of the “knowledge” that we have from decades of traditional development makes Agile seem counterintuitive. Part of this

In parts 1 through 3 of this series, I described how Multi-Stage Continuous Integration can be used at a team and multiple-team level. In this post, I will describe how Multi-Stage CI

Let's say there is a problem reported in the field which requires a hotfix. Well, if you are doing traditional software development, you can't exactly ask the customer to wait

In Part I and Part II I discussed the problems associated with Continuous Integration when combined with mainline development. In this part I’ll discuss a solution: Multi-Stage Continuous Integration. Have Some Self

[Note: this is a repost from my temporary WordPress Blog] A very common objection to Agile Development is that customers don’t want frequent releases. First, Agile Development does not require

Aside from personal preference, the only reason to make a change to the way you develop software is to realize a benefit. It could be to increase quality, customer satisfaction,

[Last updated: Oct 1, 2009] This is an evolving web-only book for the Agile DIY'er. A downloadable version, with more content (180+ pages), is also available. Table of Contents Introduction Agile

In Part I of this topic, I said that while Continuous Integration (CI) is a great practice, it can turn into “Continuous Noise” when combined with mainline development. Also, when the mainline

Frequent Releases This topic has created more controversy than I anticipated, which is great because it also means I’ve gotten lots of great feedback on it. Most of the feedback