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A Glimpse into the Future of Agile Software DevelopmentVenkatesh Krishnamurthy writes on the many different agile software development methodologies and what he sees in store for the future. Venkatesh believes that a new wave of agile approaches based on fundamentals taken from other industries will emerge. | 
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How to Identify Disengaged Employees—and Increase ProductivityProductivity can be difficult to increase but is usually easy to decrease. Undermotivated or unhappy employees spread discontent and use idle time to sidetrack their teammates. Identifying disengaged employees and removing them as a distraction will make everyone on the team more productive. | 
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Help Linux Newbies—Join the 100 Linux Tutorials Video CampaignAs Linux adoption grows, so does the need for developers. The Linux Foundation is asking for your help to build a collective Linux knowledge base of videos so that developers and IT managers new to Linux have the basic information they need to start contributing and benefiting sooner. | 
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What Is Business Value and How Do You Measure It?Agile approaches have changed the conversation about measuring project success, from comparing against cost, time, and scope projections to looking at how much value the project is going to deliver. The problem that remains, however, is determining what value really is and how to measure it. | 
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A Roundup of Configuration Management Database ToolsIf you’re a follower of the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), the configuration management database (CMDB) is a central point of your efforts. Joe Townsend gives us a handy roundup of the tools on the market that are available to help you control your IT environment. | 
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Four Tips for Mentoring Software Team MembersMentoring can be an invaluable tool to make sure a software development or testing team reaches its full potential and to ensure that members feel respected and valued. Nirav Assar looks at four essentials of mentoring that should never be overlooked when nurturing your team. | 
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How Agile Prevents Software Decay All of us have been in the situation where fixing a single issue can produce several other defects. Agile embraces continuous design changes and code refactoring to meet challenges from emerging requirements. This inherently promotes practices that prevent software decay. |
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Are You Ready for Wearable Computing?Wearable computing isn’t a new concept, but as we watch newer wearable products enter the market, it's interesting to see what this means to testers. Rajini Padmanaban looks at the core factors in the success of a wearable computing product and how they affect testers and their testing efforts. | 
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