agile

How to Manage Work-from-Home EmployeesWho wouldn’t want to work from home? For many, it’s the ideal set-up, and it’s not surprising that work-from-home arrangements are more common than ever. Naomi Karten writes on how management can create a productive work environment for remote employees.
Helpful Lessons to Successfully Transition to ScrumThe agile adoption trend continues to gain momentum. Additionally, among all the agile methodologies, Scrum remains the most popular way for implementing agile. Mukesh Chaudhary shares some helpful lessons to make a successful transition to Scrum and avoid a negative hybrid called ScrumBut.
Why Software Development Doesn't Need to Be PerfectIt’s a cliché that the perfect is the enemy of good. It’s also a driving principle of agile software development. Delivering software, or even ideas, that are good enough to work with but not “perfect” can encourage collaboration and creativity—and lead to a better solution.
Gaining Business Value through Proactive Risk ManagementAn inadequate liftoff can put a shuttle on a trajectory that leads to an unknown destination. Likewise, we can condition our projects for producing business value by improving their “liftoff” through proactive risk management.
What Is Acceptance Test-Driven Development?We help define the concept of acceptance test-driven development with the help of an interview between Ken Pugh and Ade Shokoya. As we raise the level of collaboration and shift the relationship between testers and developers, we realize the potential for faster, better products.
Why Agile Doesn't Always WorkThere are plenty of people who don’t believe agile development is worth the hype. And they may be right. Find out why some people are so opposed to agile.
The Product Canvas: A Complementary View

The product canvas, when used with a business model canvas, provides similar benefits to the product owner that the business model canvas provides to the product manager. Scott Sehlhorst examines the product canvas and the business model canvas and how the two tools can be used together.

As Software Jobs Increase, So Do Those Requiring Agile SkillsSoftware development jobs are more numerous than ever before, and hirers are increasingly looking for applicants who possess a certain skill—agile. With agile teams popping up around the world, there's never been a better time to be well versed in the manifesto.