Category Archives: Agile

My favorite bug-tracking system

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Jimmy Bogard

I’m of the opinion that a process must demonstrate the need for software, before software is put in place to manage that process.  Bug tracking is a process, but often we jump straight to a software solution for managing/tracking bugs … Continue reading →

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Video of the Continuous Integration workshop

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Eric Hexter

Early this week we  ( Jeffrey Palermo and I ) gave a Continuous Integration Workshop in Austin.  We were able to record the workshop and our company Headspring Systems made the recordings available on their website. There is just under … Continue reading →

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A Failed Opportunity To Coach, Teach, And Help Others Improve

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Derick Bailey

A colleague in the nation of Pablo-The-Donkey asked a question on the LosTechies private mailing list: “Has anyone had experience with bringing agile into a workplace that has legacy code that hurts to touch, let alone wrap tests around and … Continue reading →

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Continuous Database Integration – video

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Eric Hexter

At the continuous integration workshop Headspring Systems held in Austin this week one of the topics that we covered was Database Integration. We are still in the process of publishing the videos of the entire workshop but I thought I … Continue reading →

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Some Initial Thoughts On Agile Developer Skills And Certification

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Derick Bailey

There’s a new mailing list over on Google Groups surrounding the ideas behind Agile Developer Skills Certification. After reading this post by Ron Jeffries, I joined up with the group and started reading the traffic. I generally share the same … Continue reading →

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Free Continuous Integration Workshop in Austin Tuesday Sept 15th 1pm-5pm

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Eric Hexter

  I am doing a Continuous Integration Workshop next Tuesday.  The admission is free and will be held at the Microsoft Office.  To register go here: http://www.headspringsystems.com/services/agile-training/continuous-integration/   This will cover the basics of what continuous integration is as well … Continue reading →

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A Kanban Board Is A Production Leveling Task Board

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Derick Bailey

In the lean manufacturing world heijunka – production leveling – “is a technique for reducing the mura waste and vital to the development of production efficiency […]. The general idea is to produce intermediate goods at a constant rate, to … Continue reading →

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Breaking changes in Ncover 3.0 integration with Cruise Control .Net

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Eric Hexter

  There were some changes to the nCover xml reports for code coverage which will break your existing integration with cruise control .net. Specifically if you use the Statistics feature of Cruise Control which is one of the best features … Continue reading →

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Kanban In Time-Boxes: The Cadence of WIP and Sprints

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Derick Bailey

A comment that was left on a previous post, and a response that I made to the comment, got me thinking about Kanban and time boxes such as Sprints or Iterations some more. As I stated in my response, I … Continue reading →

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How To Get Started With Kanban In Software Development

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Derick Bailey

There’s a lot of great talk around the inter-weber-net-o-sphere on why Kanban works in software development, how to do specific details of Kanban, how to effectively talk about it, and other such subjects. If you’re interested in a great set … Continue reading →

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