http://www.devagile.com/ http://backend.userland.com/rss/ Extreme Programming, Scrum, Test Driven Development Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:53:06 -0700 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:00:56 -0700 XOOPS WhatsNew 2.12 Whats New devagile@devagile.com devagile@devagile.com Copyright (c) 2012, Martinig & Associates en http://www.devagile.com/favicon.ico http://www.devagile.com/ 16 16 http://www.devagile.com/modules/mylinks/singlelink.php?lid=1061 Although Agile processes are being used increasingly in many software development environments, some enterprises still haven’t adopted Agile because of various concerns, especially about using it with distributed teams. In this article, I focus on the obstacles to using Agile in a distributed team e ... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:00:56 -0700 http://www.devagile.com/modules/mylinks/singlelink.php?lid=1061 Agile Links Directory http://www.devagile.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=961 Lexington, MA, January 31, 2012- AccuRev, Inc., the leading provider of advanced tools for managing the software development process, today broke new ground with the release of the first Git integration that seamlessly bridges the world of open source and commercial tools for enterprise-class softwa ... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:40:28 -0700 http://www.devagile.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=961 Articles, News, Etc. http://www.devagile.com/modules/mylinks/singlelink.php?lid=1060 In the Sungard Front Arena, current software portfolio a business functionality called Market Server Capability (MSC) is embedded and duplicated in many components. By the application of Agile and Lean principles on model-driven development, we will get an Agile approach for constructing the archite ... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:48:18 -0700 http://www.devagile.com/modules/mylinks/singlelink.php?lid=1060 Agile Links Directory http://www.devagile.com/modules/mylinks/singlelink.php?lid=1059 We executed our project in a Scrum manner without even knowing our method was Scrum. What initially looked like an impossible project was delivered in six months, with exceptional customer satisfaction and confidence all around. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:53:09 -0700 http://www.devagile.com/modules/mylinks/singlelink.php?lid=1059 Agile Links Directory http://www.devagile.com/modules/mylinks/singlelink.php?lid=1058 Mockery is a simple yet PHP mock object framework for use in unit testing with PHPUnit, PHPSpec or any other testing framework. Its core goal is to offer a test double framework with a succint API capable of clearly defining all possible object operations and interactions using a human readable Doma ... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:32:55 -0700 http://www.devagile.com/modules/mylinks/singlelink.php?lid=1058 Agile Links Directory http://www.devagile.com/modules/mylinks/singlelink.php?lid=1057 This free online tool provides simple service that allows you to create and edit your Scrum burn-down charts. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:08:14 -0700 http://www.devagile.com/modules/mylinks/singlelink.php?lid=1057 Agile Links Directory http://www.devagile.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=960 The new version v6.50 of freeware tool Sprintometer for Scrum and XP project management has been released on Jabuary 21, 2012. Everybody knows Sprint Burn down chart used in Scrum projects but very often managers need to know situation with the whole agile project and specifically they are intereste ... Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:44:22 -0700 http://www.devagile.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=960 Articles, News, Etc. http://www.devagile.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=959 Monrovia, CA – January 24, 2012 Parasoft Corporation, industry leader in automated defect prevention and detection, today introduced a new release of Parasoft Jtest: the industry's most comprehensive Java testing solution. Parasoft Jtest automates static analysis, unit testing, coverage an ... Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:57:13 -0700 http://www.devagile.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=959 Articles, News, Etc. http://www.devagile.com/modules/mylinks/singlelink.php?lid=1056 Dealing with a large amount of user stories (more than your fingers and toes can account for) is not easy, most often they sit one after the other in your product backlog, or they are shuffled on a story map. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:37:22 -0700 http://www.devagile.com/modules/mylinks/singlelink.php?lid=1056 Agile Links Directory http://www.devagile.com/modules/mylinks/singlelink.php?lid=1055 There is no such role as project manager in Scrum. But there are project managers in the organization. So what is the project manager supposed to do when the team is transitioning to Scrum? The easy part is that this question has already been asked and answered so many times. The hard part is that t ... Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:43:14 -0700 http://www.devagile.com/modules/mylinks/singlelink.php?lid=1055 Agile Links Directory http://www.devagile.com/modules/mylinks/singlelink.php?lid=1054 The Burndown chart is very simple. It is easy to explain, easy to understand. But there are pitfalls observed in many agile workshops and adoptions. People tend to think the Burndown chart is so simple they do not give appropriate attention to understand what it says. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:40:51 -0700 http://www.devagile.com/modules/mylinks/singlelink.php?lid=1054 Agile Links Directory http://www.devagile.com/modules/mylinks/singlelink.php?lid=1053 It's difficult to change learned behavior, and even harder to change group habits. This is one reason why it is difficult establish Scrum Most companies understand that Scrum has a lot of potential and bears the chance to shorten time-to-market or the delivery of high-quality software, but. . . . An ... Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:28:43 -0700 http://www.devagile.com/modules/mylinks/singlelink.php?lid=1053 Agile Links Directory http://www.devagile.com/modules/mylinks/singlelink.php?lid=1052 "Agile testing" is not a completely different testing procedure but a software testing practice, following the principles of the Agile life cycle. How? Its most salient aspect is that it emphasizes testing and close work with the end users or at least with the story owners throughout the project. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:25:34 -0700 http://www.devagile.com/modules/mylinks/singlelink.php?lid=1052 Agile Links Directory http://www.devagile.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=958 Uppsala, Sweden, January 19, 2012 – Hansoft, the leading vendor of tools for defect tracking, agile and lean development, has successfully launched Hansoft 6.7, including a readymade integration with JIRA. Hansoft 6.7 bridges tools and methodologies with improved features and SDK capabilities. ... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:27:03 -0700 http://www.devagile.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=958 Articles, News, Etc. http://www.devagile.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=957 Silicon Valley based Lean/ Agile ALM vendor Digité announced v1.4 of its Swift-Kanban tool which introduces SwiftSyncBETA for Atlassian JIRA that provides out-of-the-box integration with Swift-Kanban, and Card HierarchyBETA an early feature for users to explore Kanban for Portfolio Management ... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:34:57 -0700 http://www.devagile.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=957 Articles, News, Etc. http://www.devagile.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=956 Burlington, Mass – Jan 17, 2012 – Klocwork Inc, the global leader in automated source code analysis (SCA) solutions for developing more secure and reliable software, today launched Klocwork Insight 9.5. This latest release of the company's flagship product changes the entire usage mo ... Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:58:47 -0700 http://www.devagile.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=956 Articles, News, Etc. http://www.devagile.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=955 WoodRanch Technology (WRT), a California based company, has announced the new release of AgileWrap. The latest release of AgileWrap brings many new features and improvements: Tagging in user stories, enhancements in Burn-down chart and personal dashboard. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:02:11 -0700 http://www.devagile.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=955 Articles, News, Etc. http://www.devagile.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=954 Axosoft, a privately held software company located in Scottsdale, Arizona, has announced the latest release of OnTime. With the latest release of OnTime, users are able to easily switch between Agile / Scrum and traditional terminology. This allows for scrum teams and traditional users to get starte ... Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:17:21 -0700 http://www.devagile.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=954 Articles, News, Etc. http://www.devagile.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=953 iceScrum is and open source tool designed for Scrum, the most popular agile method. For the last 5 years it has grown around the Scrum pillars: Backlog, Sprint, ScrumMaster and Product Owner and helps teams with the ceremonies. The tool includes practices coming from Kanban, like the Work In Process ... Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:04:44 -0700 http://www.devagile.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=953 Articles, News, Etc. http://www.devagile.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=952 December 15, 2011 - The SonarSource’s SQALE product is a full implementation of the SQALE (Software Quality Assessment based on Lifecycle Expectations) methodology developed by Inspearit (formerly DNV ITGS). Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:27:04 -0700 http://www.devagile.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=952 Articles, News, Etc.