May 2017
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Agile and Project Management Special Report

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In this special newsletter we bring you up to date on all the new content and news related to Agile and Project Management on InfoQ. We are also maintaining a portal page for this content on InfoQ at: https://www.infoq.com/agile and https://www.infoq.com/pm.
Automated Acceptance Testing Supports Continuous Delivery (news, Apr 28, 2017)
Jenkins Gets a Facelift with Release of Blue Ocean 1.0 (news, Apr 25, 2017)
Mastering Agile Testing (news, Mar 27, 2017)
Atlassian Opens up Team Health Monitors and Team Playbook Blueprints (news, Apr 12, 2017)

Top 10 Agile Techniques Every Team Should Know

The agile methodology may not be as far from traditional project management practices as you might think.This white paper provides an overview of ten agile techniques, and illustrates how applying these techniques can increase team effectiveness and overall project success. Download Now.

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Agile is King, But Continuous Integration is an Elusive Goal (news, Mar 23, 2017)
Enabling Awesome Engineering Teams (presentations, Mar 25, 2017)
Why Too Much Choice Is Killing Your Company (presentations, Mar 26, 2017)
The Age of the Self-Managed Organization (presentations, Apr 08, 2017)
Designing Organizations That Work for Lean and Agile Thinking People (presentations, Apr 15, 2017)

Exploring the Seven Principles of Sociocracy 3.0

Principles guide behaviour, and when made explicit can raise consciousness and help to evolve culture. The seven Sociocracy 3.0 principles support organizations that want to act in integrity with their environment, learn from experience, and generate a collaborative, adaptable and intelligent system to navigate complexity.

Lean and Agile Culture at the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle

Scaling lean and agile is not a question of frameworks, it's about values, principles and mindset. At Yle the company management has been involved in the agile transformation by carrying out experiments, learning and doing; not by implementing frameworks. Magic happens when you work together with people in teams on all levels.

Roles Defined: The Project Manager & The Business Analyst

This white paper suggests that an effective method to differentiate between the roles of project manager and business analyst is to focus on the specific outputs or work products created by the role, rather than the activities performed or skills utilized. Download now.

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Lessons Learned the Hard Way

Ricardo Fiel, Cloud Solutions Architect at Microsoft, gave a presentation at the Scrum Gathering Portugal 2016 on some common ground he has found when collaborating with several types of organizations and about the lessons he has learned on his way while trying to leverage teams’ environment.

Survey Finds IT Still Not Aligned with Customer and Business Needs

The results of a survey, run by Tasktop using the Forrester Modern Application Assessment Tool, indicate that, despite the ongoing adoption of agile, lean, DevOps and other 'modern' approaches, there is still a large gap between IT development priorities and the needs of customers and business people in many organisations.

Automation and Lean: Scaling up the Lean Value Chain

This article shows how Ericsson applied lean principles in IT service delivery for automating manual repetitive tasks to improve quality and efficiency.

An Introduction to Modern Agile

Modern Agile is four guiding principles that define a simpler, safer, speedier way to achieve awesome results. It has no roles, rituals or anointed practices. You choose how to act on the principles.

Stubbing, Mocking and Service Virtualization Differences for Test and Development Teams

What are the most important differences between a stub, a mock and a virtual service? When should they be used by both test and development teams?

What Exactly is the Agile Mindset?

We hear, and even use, the phrase “agile mindset.” But what is it, really? In this article several themes are identified, and ideas for introducing and nurturing these themes are discussed.

The Top 5 Problems with Distributed Teams and How to Solve Them

In this article, Hugo Messer, a seasoned distributed agile practitioner, shares the top 5 challenges distributed teams face. Based on 10 years experience, he shares practical solutions.

7 Reasons You Should Add Agile to Your Management Toolbox

If you are considering adopting Agile practices at your organization, or just looking to incorporate a little Agile into your day-to-day management style, this white paper describes seven reasons why adding Agile to your management toolbox could be a very smart idea. Download Now.

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The Most Important Things I Have Learnt This Year

Simon Powers shares what he learned from various Agile speakers teaching, coaching and coaching at Adventures with Agile.

Listen with Your Eyes: Non-Verbal Communication for Agile Teams

Helen Lisowski introduces the body language field, explaining how to recognize some common behaviors and how to start using it every day.

Putting the "V" Back in MVP

Ralf Jeffery explains the different types of MVP execution, why stakeholders struggle to support MVPs and how to deal with this issue, and how successful teams practice MVP design and execution.

Disciplined Agile Business Agility - One Size Does Not Fit All

Scott Ambler introduces the DA framework, describing strategies at the enterprise level currently being applied in organizations around the world.

Agility - Not Enough? Too Much? Trying to Find Just Right

Tim Lister discusses which departments of an organization can have much benefit from Agile and which will benefit a little or have an increased risk if using Agile.
 

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